On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:38:57 -0500 "Russell L. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> * Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070424 08:42]: > > I understand that. I'm actually currently using dvorak7m to teach > > myself touch typing using the dvorak keymapping, and I'm using an > > ordinary qwerty keyboard. I switch back and forth with 'setxkbmap > > dvorak' / 'setxkbmap us. > ... > > I really need to learn to touch type properly, and then there will > > really be no reason not to use the same keyboard for everything, > > switching on the fly with 'setkkbmap' or something like I mentioned > > above (e.g. 'grp:ctrl_rwin_toggle'). Why wouldn't that be the optimal > > solution? > > Yes; that is the optimal solution. I learned to touch type in 1963, > and I switched to the Dvorak-Classic layout in 1983. The transition > took only a few weeks, because I refused to return to the QWERTY > layout. The transition takes much longer if you switch back and forth > from Dvorak to QWERTY. > > However, back then I did use a keyboard in which the keycaps > were marked according to the Dvorak layout. But now I use a standard > keyboard on which the keys have QWERTY markings. > > English keyboard users who decide to make the switch should choose the > "Dvorak-Classic" layout instead of the plain "Dvorak" layout. The > difference is that in the Classic layout -- which follows the original > as designed by Dvorak himself -- the numeric key row is as follows: > > [ 7 5 3 1 9 0 2 4 6 8 ] > > But the layout adopted by ANSI (American National Standards Institute) > about 1983 uses the QWERTY arrangement for the numeric row of keys. > This sometimes is called the "modified Dvorak" layout, but most of the > time it simply is called the "Dvorak" layout. > > If you wish to be able to type numbers without pain and without error, > insist upon the Dvorak-Classic layout! Note that Dvorak-Classic is > available in XKB. > > RLH Thanks for the suggestions. Any recommendations about typing tutor software or resources? I'm currently using dvorak7m, and I've tried gtypist. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
