[P1] Dvorak keys

[good-dog at northshore.net]

I taught myself Dvorak several years ago and now use it exclusively, 
unless I'm at someone else's computer.  I'd put in a good twenty years 
on the QWERTY, so my touch typing skills were modest to decent.  Where 
I work is a Windows environment, so I just switched the internal 
configurations.

I learned using a very nice app called Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor.  I 
popped the keys off my old Powerbook 1400 (an easy task), and 
rearranged the layout.  It's a very nice feel for typing.  I'd suggest 
going with a typing tutor to gain some real practice. It' made my 
learning faster.

At first I was pokey and frustrated, but it didn't take long to get up 
to a good speed.

I haven't switched my keys on my 500mhz ibook. I go by memory and 
remembering where the keys are.  The OS X version of keycaps helps, 
too. I have Show Character Palette in the menu bar at the top along 
with the Dvorak keyboard selection from the internal OS X layout.

Hope this helps.

Mark
On Thursday, March 13, 2003, at 12:00 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote:

> On Thu, 13 Mar 2003, andy van der raadt wrote:
>
>>     If it's not possible in an easy and elegant matter, it's not that
>> big a deal, as I currently have some 20 years or so experience w/
>> Qwerty. I'm probably just out to make a Project for myself to
>> fill some time.