From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from gscodenh01.cr.usgs.gov ([136.177.7.10]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1DJeDn-0005BD-00 for ; Thu, 07 Apr 2005 17:07:27 -0400 Received: from PUNK ([130.118.172.119]) by gscodenh01.cr.usgs.gov (Lotus Domino Release 6.5.2) with SMTP id 2005040715065289-245210 ; Thu, 7 Apr 2005 15:06:52 -0600 Message-ID: <001801c53bb5$b916dd90$77ac7682@azwaterDOM.wr.usgs.gov> From: "Sean McMahon" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20050407200918.GA30267@rednote.net> Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 14:06:52 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on gscodenh01/SERVER/USGS/DOI(Release 6.5.2|June 01, 2004) at 04/07/2005 15:06:53, Serialize by Router on gscodenh01/SERVER/USGS/DOI(Release 6.5.2|June 01, 2004) at 04/07/2005 15:07:27, Serialize complete at 04/07/2005 15:07:27 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: Re: dvorak X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Sean McMahon , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 21:07:27 -0000 The question is if you switch to dvorak, will the speakup help system still correctly identify the keys? At first you'll be pretty confused. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 1:09 PM Subject: Re: dvorak > Wow, Larry! You've switched completely? That's fascinating. You're the > only one I know who's done that. > > Funny. I was just thinking that it's easier for a blind person to > switch, because we're never going to be confused by those printed > letters on the keyboard. That also means that all we need to switch is > to load a different keymap. > > How's that for keeping other people's fingers off your keyboard? > > Hmmm, maybe there's some rationale here! > > Janina > > LARRY SKUTCHAN writes: > > Dvorak is a great keyboard layout. I use it exclusively, and without > > any scientific data, I find it much more efficient. It does take a > > month or two to get used to though, and it is a pain when you have to > > use a qwerty machine. > > > > The Dvorak home row is: > > a o e u i d h t n s > > > > The vowels are all on the left hand on home row. > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup