goodwinm@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (Michael Goodwin) (03/08/91)
Does anyone know if a Dvorak keymap exists, or if I might be able to find one
on any FTP site? I have been interrested in this for some time, but I haven't
found any.
Thanks in advance,
Michael Goodwin
jph@ais.org (Joseph Hillenburg) (03/08/91)
In article <1991Mar07.222033.23864@lynx.CS.ORST.EDU> goodwinm@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (Michael Goodwin) writes: >Does anyone know if a Dvorak keymap exists, or if I might be able to find one >on any FTP site? I have been interrested in this for some time, but I haven't >found any. > Thanks in advance, > Michael Goodwin > Yeah, it's called Extras1.x:dev/keymaps/usa2. -- // Joseph Hillenburg, Secretary, Bloomington Amiga Users Group \X/ joseph@valnet.UUCP jph@irie.ais.org jph@albert.ai.mit.edu "Only Apple could slow down a 68030 chip" --Computer Shopper
peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) (03/19/91)
In article <1991Mar07.222033.23864@lynx.CS.ORST.EDU> goodwinm@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (Michael Goodwin) writes: >Does anyone know if a Dvorak keymap exists, or if I might be able to find one >on any FTP site? I have been interrested in this for some time, but I haven't >found any. It's in there! Look into your Extras disk, in the devs/keymaps drawer and try usa2. It IS Dvorak. -- Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions... Commodore Frankfurt, Germany \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk
rolee@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Profess'nal Agitator) (03/21/91)
In article <974@cbmger.UUCP> peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes: >It's in there! Look into your Extras disk, in the devs/keymaps drawer >and try usa2. It IS Dvorak. Now, if we rename usa2 to dvorak, will the OS recognize the change or do all keymaps have to be named countryn? Agitator #-> "Caltech -- A Division of rolee@hmcvax.bitnet // BITNET Harvey Mudd" rolee@jarthur.claremont.edu // InterNet -------------- R E M E M B E R B E I J I N G ------------\\-//------------ IBM PC - Who wants a politically correct computer? \X/ Only AMIGA! ============================================================================ Roderick Lee "The Professional Agitator" Harvey Mudd College
peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) (03/21/91)
In article <11329@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> rolee@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Profess'nal Agitator) writes: >In article <974@cbmger.UUCP> peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes: >>It's in there! Look into your Extras disk, in the devs/keymaps drawer >>and try usa2. It IS Dvorak. > >Now, if we rename usa2 to dvorak, will the OS recognize the change or do all >keymaps have to be named countryn? The name of the keymap has no meaning to the OS at all. You may rename it just as you like it. You only have to issue the setmap command (e.g. in the startup-sequence) with the current filename of the thing. If you asked a different question, like "how to get Dvorak mapping for other countries?", then it's tricky. The current Dvorak mapping is only for USA. I even don't know whether Dvorak mappings for other countries exist. (They should be fairly different, because Dvorak optimizes the layout for typing speed, and as you use other characters in other languages with other percentages of use, that should vary.) If there is such a beast, then you still could resort to one of those keymap editor programs on Fish disks (though none of them worked for me, the only thing that worked on my "d" keymap, was NewZAP3.0 :-). -- Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions... Commodore Frankfurt, Germany \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk
eric@cbmvax.commodore.com (Eric Cotton) (03/21/91)
In article <11329@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> rolee@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Profess'nal Agitator) writes: >In article <974@cbmger.UUCP> peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes: >>It's in there! Look into your Extras disk, in the devs/keymaps drawer >>and try usa2. It IS Dvorak. > >Now, if we rename usa2 to dvorak, will the OS recognize the change or do all >keymaps have to be named countryn? You are free to rename usa2 to dvorak. The OS does not care. The keymaps are named as they are as a convenience to each country. -- Eric Cotton Commodore-Amiga (215) 431-9100 1200 Wilson Drive {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!eric West Chester, PA 19380 "I don't find this stuff amusing anymore."
ludde@nada.kth.se (Erik Lundevall) (03/23/91)
In article <11329@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> rolee@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Profess'nal Agitator) writes: >In article <974@cbmger.UUCP> peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes: >>It's in there! Look into your Extras disk, in the devs/keymaps drawer >>and try usa2. It IS Dvorak. > >Now, if we rename usa2 to dvorak, will the OS recognize the change or do all >keymaps have to be named countryn? > Yes, you can rename the keymap. However, if you would have a different keymap with the name usa2 some more changes would have to be made. The name of the keymap is in the keymap itself also, so if you changed the name of usa2 to dvorak and some other keymap to usa2, there would be some problem. Doing a "setmap dvorak" and then a "setmap usa2" would not change the keymap to the "new" usa2. The solution is of course to change the name contained in the keymap also, or not having another usa2 keymap. >Agitator > #-> > > "Caltech -- A Division of rolee@hmcvax.bitnet // BITNET > Harvey Mudd" rolee@jarthur.claremont.edu // InterNet > -------------- R E M E M B E R B E I J I N G ------------\\-//------------ > IBM PC - Who wants a politically correct computer? \X/ Only AMIGA! > ============================================================================ > Roderick Lee "The Professional Agitator" Harvey Mudd College -- -Erik Lundevall "Visitors are expected to complain at the reception between 9am and 11am daily." -From a sign in a hotel in Aten ludde@nada.kth.se | ludde@adder.bula.se | uunet!cbmvax!cbmehq!cbmswe!adder!ludde