On 24-May-99 Peter Howell Jr wrote:
>>Just for the record, the 'a' key on a qwerty is in the same position as
>>the 'a' key in the dvorak.
>
> So is the 'm'. I have a bit more complicated question which has
> as much to do with my own software as my computer's. I have an OS/2
> system at home with an ergonomic keyboard set up (via software) to dvorak.
> As a result, I have developed an interesting power/weakness. If I sit
> down at my ergonomic keyboard, I can type away in dvorak. I can also us a
> standard qwerty keyboard without a problem. Sit me down at an ergonomic
> qwerty kb or a standard dvorak and I'm in trouble.
> This makes life a little complicated because i'd like my linux box
> (RH5.2 - axp) to be set up for dvorak. I do most of my work in front of
> it, but I also must occassionally telnet in from other locations. I can't
> garantee what kind of keyboard I'll have at the terminal.
> Is there a way of easily switching back and forth between the two
> keyboard layouts? I have found some switches which work ofr my window
> manager, but don't effect the console. An acceptible fix would have to be
> universal for the user. Oh yes, that raises the other problem. I'm not
> the only user on the system. Is it possible for one user to have one
> layout at the same time another user has a different layout?
Complicated... I'll try to address each issue individually.
Telnet:
This is determined by the machine the telnet client is on and not by the server.
Console:
Use the "loadkeys" command. This will affect all virtual console at that machine
and will be retained even after logging out. It does not affect X.
X:
Any fix for X will affect X only. If you wish to change the keyboard mapping
for the console as well, you should use a script to run both "loadkeys" and the
program you use to configure keyboard mapping for X (probably "xmodmap").
Multi-users:
For X, the user's "~/.xinitrc" or "~/.xsession" file can be used to setup the
appropriate keyboard mapping. The console is harder to handle as changes to the
keymap there will be retained after logging out, and I have no solution for it
short of hacking "/bin/login".
Cort
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