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Looking for suggestions on putting little "feely" raised bumps on keys. I touch type by one handed Dvorak. Key labels are pretty much useless to me. I use the...
Stef
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Feb 1, 2004
5:39 pm
1769
To make permanent nubs: Get a long metal pin or even a nail. Heat the object with fire until it is red hot. Very carefully bring it it contact with the key you...
Paul JJ Alix
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Feb 1, 2004
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1770
Hello: What city are you in and what is the name of your public library? John ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free...
John Sherrill
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Feb 1, 2004
6:16 pm
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Paul, That should work for a good nub. It sounds like you have had a hand at it. Thanx. Abt the library. In the early days, all that was needed was the remap...
Stef
stfwallin
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Feb 1, 2004
7:12 pm
1772
Today, I popped all the keys off a Microsoft natural keyboard, model number E06401 PS2 , in order to shift them around to their Dvorak positions. I had not...
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paul_martzen
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Feb 2, 2004
5:00 pm
1773
Paul Martzen mentions the Belkin Ergo Pro and its mushy feel in his last message. I'll second his vote: don't buy this keyboard. A couple years ago, I bought...
Giles
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Feb 3, 2004
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1774
If you want something less radical, you may find at the dollar store some self-sticking rubber nubs sometimes used as the 'feet' of some light radio or tape...
EGD
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Feb 4, 2004
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1775
... What is a good glue that can stand up to ... My keyboard at work is an old IBM Model M with the keycaps rearranged to Dvorak. I used tiny drops of ordinary...
pbrun01
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Feb 7, 2004
5:27 am
1776
I have marked my keyboards with the MacIntosh system, i.e. the third rather than the index finger. So the markings I have are on the e and t. Of course, like...
EGD
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Feb 8, 2004
2:34 am
1777
... I have two old style Mac boards, but most of mine have the standard u/h nubs, which drives you crazy when you switch from one to the other and you're ...
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asaararenn
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Feb 8, 2004
5:19 am
1778
I had it before my hard drive packed in. Numbers went 7539102468 and were shift presses. I think it was Dvorak (Programmers) but I cannot find the driver ...
Marc
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Feb 10, 2004
2:46 pm
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On Tuesday, February 10, 2004 Thus spake Marc ... Not sure about the "shift press" but the numbers are the orginal Dvorak number layout. As it happens, I...
Fred Craven
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Feb 10, 2004
3:17 pm
1780
@ on this layout was 2 keys left of L, and not a shift press. :/...
Marc
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Feb 10, 2004
4:22 pm
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Marc, What OS are you using? If it is Windows NT/2000/XP I may be able to create a new driver for you. Regards, -- Tom Heathcote...
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tomheathcote
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Feb 11, 2004
8:33 pm
1782
I have software to do that, just unsure of all the key locations....
Marc
yaoibazz
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Feb 12, 2004
8:09 pm
1783
Hi Guys, Just a small post to talk about our project, Our non profit association Korvigelloù An Drouizig sells a breton keyboard with a special layout,...
philbargall
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Feb 13, 2004
10:47 am
1784
It has been almost exactly a year since I adopted the Dvorak layout (see post 1217). I thought I'd share some thoughts about my experience. I never really...
pbrun01
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Feb 23, 2004
12:53 am
1785
... Sounds like a vast improvement in speed, for you. It was ease of learning that got me touch typing with Dvorak. I'm not speedy. Maybe you will be. ... I...
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jqquist
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Feb 23, 2004
1:32 am
1786
I don't think I will do it again! I don't think I will advice any qwerty fan who is comfortable with that stupid distribution of keys to switch unless they...
EGD
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Feb 25, 2004
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1787
I have looked around and haven't found anywhere that I can't post a forsale notice. If I am not allowed, please forgive me and I hope a moderator pulls this...
vealskye
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Feb 28, 2004
6:31 am
1788
Ok guys update on the World Record Attempt. So far it has been going pretty well but there is one small problem that I have seem to run into. My right...
k1g7m
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Feb 29, 2004
2:43 pm
1789
Sounds like a pretty good jump in speed. I think that whoever said that your brain needs to do something 700,000 times in order to get it to do it...
k1g7m
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Feb 29, 2004
2:47 pm
1790
Just converted today, modified IPEX keyboard, keys all uniform height/angle, so no problems with lumpy layout, just a "qwerty" mind!!! It is getting easier,...
Chris Hogan
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Mar 8, 2004
10:35 am
1791
I've been using Dvorak for about 3 years. From the beginning, I was not too happy with the switch. It took longer to get comfortable with it than advertised...
sheryl_b_85202
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Mar 10, 2004
5:51 pm
1792
... The library has been about the only hassle for me. Fortunately, the entire catalog for the state is online (http://www.wiscat.net/) so I rarely use the...
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jqquist
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Mar 10, 2004
6:15 pm
1793
No keyboard has an advantage over the other. They are all just as good as the others. Many people simply feel that DVORAK is easier to get use to. Don't ask...
k1g7m
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Mar 10, 2004
6:23 pm
1794
On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, sheryl_b_85202 wrote: as a prelude I learned to touch type Qwerty in high school, after almost 25 years using qwerty I made the cold...
Access Systems
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Mar 10, 2004
6:35 pm
1795
well, the three replies before this one are tolerant. i am fully for dvorak. No mercy on qwerty. i type on german dvorak type II. this is a keyboard that has...
Cristian Conitzer
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Mar 10, 2004
10:28 pm
1796
Ok I am going to tell everyone my big secret. Today I broke the 140 wpm mark on a QWERTY keyboard. This is only 18 wpm or so short of the current world...
k1g7m
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Mar 11, 2004
2:09 am
1797
I am just so happy that I never learned to type on Qwerty. I know the difference, all I have to do is watch someone type Qwerty. I'm not toooooo interested in...
Paul JJ Alix
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