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Title: DVORAK Keyboard:
Post by: In_Correct on July 05, 2011, 08:09:53 AM

Is there a way to use DVORAK keyboard with Amiga OS? :confused:

Title: Re: DVORAK Keyboard:
Post by: kzin on July 05, 2011, 08:30:53 AM

Quote from: In_Correct;648247

Is there a way to use DVORAK keyboard with Amiga OS? :confused:

yes go to "Input Preferences" and at the right of the window select Devorak. its working for me. dont know how I managed on the qwerty keyboard, and an added benefit, is no one else wants to use my computer.

Title: Re: DVORAK Keyboard:
Post by: Templario on July 05, 2011, 02:07:41 PM

One picture of this keyboard? because I want see how it is?

Title: Re: DVORAK Keyboard:
Post by: lunithy on July 05, 2011, 02:23:53 PM

(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQZp5np4Q60s3kWUNFvJtRuQZWvSL2zorx4CoJ3h6kvXT1jFZCN)

Quote from: Templario;648267

One picture of this keyboard? because I want see how it is?

Title: Re: DVORAK Keyboard:
Post by: Templario on July 06, 2011, 01:13:58 PM

Thank you for the pic, but why the keys have this distribution?

Title: Re: DVORAK Keyboard:
Post by: tone007 on July 06, 2011, 01:31:05 PM

Mr. Dvorak thinks it's better for your hands, it more evenly distributes the work over both instead of making the left hand do most of it.  Type for a while and pay attention to your hands, you'll see the left really is doing most of the work.

Title: Re: DVORAK Keyboard:
Post by: Kesa on July 06, 2011, 01:49:26 PM

Quote from: tone007;648420

Mr. Dvorak thinks it's better for your hands, it more evenly distributes the work over both instead of making the left hand do most of it.  Type for a while and pay attention to your hands, you'll see the left really is doing most of the work.

Your right hand is sore because you have been wanking too much. That's why you are using your left more than your right  :roflmao:

I think he was actually referring to secretaries when he claimed it more evenly distributes the work load over both hands. I'm quite sure you are not one of these. Are you? :roflmao:

Anyway i am willing to trust statistics over your own observations. The qwerty keyboard was never meant to be used in an efficient way but the dvorak is. So i think the dvorak is still more efficient than qwerty. I'm thinking i may have to get some stickers for my keyboard and have a bash around...

Title: Re: DVORAK Keyboard:
Post by: lunithy on July 06, 2011, 01:54:05 PM

The qwerty keyboard was designed for the old typewriters that had a mechanical movement which required some precision so the arms that struck the page did not get tangled.

Title: Re: DVORAK Keyboard:
Post by: Kesa on July 06, 2011, 02:01:39 PM

Quote from: lunithy;648425

The qwerty keyboard was designed for the old typewriters that had a mechanical movement which required some precision so the arms that struck the page did not get tangled.

 Exactly, and the dvorak was designed using complex stats designed for efficiency and not reliability like the qwerty was.