On Mon, 21 May 2007 23:38:07 -0500 "Russell L. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> * Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070521 23:14]: > >>> I've been using gtypist to learn dvorak, and I'm making progress. I've > >>> got the home and upper rows pretty much under control, and I'm working > >>> on the lower row. gtypist doesn't always give complete instructions, so > >>> I'm benefiting (I hope) from Russel's advice, and I have a PNG image of > >>> the keyboard (taken from wikikpedia, before I saw the 'xkbprint' > >>> command explained on the list recently ...) to show me where the keys > >>> are. > > I beg to differ with the advice which you have been given. You are > taking something which is simple and making it difficult. > > All that you need to do is: > > (1) Make yourself a Dvorak layout chart. There is no need for a fancy > printed chart; a chart drawn by hand is good enough. > > Again, I STRONGLY recommend the "classic" layout with the numeric key > row: > > [ 7 5 3 1 9 0 2 4 6 8 ] > > (2) Thumbtack the Dvorak chart to the wall in front of you or tape or > glue the chart to the top of your monitor. > > (3) Forget about practice. Abandon QWERTY immediately. Start using > Dvorak for "real" work -- from this moment onward. Thanks! > RLH Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
