From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from concerto.rednote.net ([66.92.170.139]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1DJdJn-0003m3-00 for ; Thu, 07 Apr 2005 16:09:35 -0400 Received: from concerto.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j37K9IwB007571 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 7 Apr 2005 16:09:18 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j37K9IWK007570 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 7 Apr 2005 16:09:18 -0400 Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 16:09:18 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20050407200918.GA30267@rednote.net> Mail-Followup-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Re: dvorak X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "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 20:09:36 -0000 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.