Well the asdf and aoeu are two scripts from dvorak7min. Its a typing tutor program for dvorak (in unstable).
Blurb from package: dvorak7min is a typing tutor to help you learn dvorak. Also included are a pair of useful scripts to easily change between qwerty and dvorak layouts. james On Thu, 16 Mar 2000 kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > Didn't know about that one. Just discovered another trick: > > man asdf > man aoeu > > ...switch between QWERTY and Dvorak keyboard layouts, in both console > and X Windows. > > While this is a neat hack, it's a bit annoying to have a command which > is simply a common random sequence of keypresses -- I discovered the > commands when testing my keyboard configuration having just run > kbdconfig and switching to a console window. Wanting to type something, > I did "asdf"...and got a message that I was loading the Dvorak keymap. > As root, natch. Granted it's nice to have a set of commands which uses > the same keystroke pattern to munge and de-munge a keyboard, but this is > happening a little too silently for my preferences. > > Moreover, the standard keymap which is substituted back in is different > from the one specified in my console-tools configuration (I switch > control and caps-lock). Poor design -- the tools should be integrated. > > -- > Karsten M. Self (kmself@ix.netcom.com) > What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? > > Scope out Scoop: http://scoop.kuro5hin.org/ > Nothin' rusty about Kuro5hin: http://www.kuro5hin.org/ > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
