Re: mac-pc-rdc-ohi

The problem with Remote Desktop is that your keyboard's raw scan codes are
sent to it - which leaves the remote open to "interpret" those codes in to
the keyboard equivalent using the keyboard map at the destination. If you
log in to a session where you specified the keyboard (of the remote) should
be Dvorak - no matter what computer you're at (even one that types locally
in qwerty) you'll be typing Dvorak on the remote.

I have found that my best combat to this problem is my TypeMatrix keyboard
(no I'm not plugging) - it has a hardwired option for Dvorak - and when I
find myself on a remote that is Qwerty, I press the Dvorak button to swap my
keyboard's hard wiring. Otherwise, you'll just have to change the remote's
input method.

In my job (I'm a Web Admin) I access remote computers (servers) via RDP all
the time and the ones I access most often are in Dvorak under my local
profile. (Tip: Use passwords that only contain numbers, special characters
and the letters A and M - as those are the same no matter Dvorak or Qwerty
.... allowing less login screen frustration)

--Keith

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 10:32, fredcraven <[email protected]>wrote:

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>
> On a totally different topic...
>
> I've recently upgraded on my work computers. We are now running Parallels
> for Windows.
>
> One of my--and perhaps many of your--frustrations has been the use of
> remote desktop. No matter what your local keyboard it, it's lost on the
> remote side. Fortunately I've been able to have parallels re-map the
> command->control, control->windows, (alt stays alt). That helps. Doesn't
> help the other keys... But at least I'm not closing deleting, or locking at
> the wrong times anymore.
>
> Anybody with recent thoughts on RDC or VNC keyboard transference (I would
> pay for an RDC and or VNC client that honored my local settings).
>
> On another topic. I usually take care of the above problem with my Kinesis
> Contoured--hard wired keyboards solve a multitude of sins--but it remains
> rather large. I can't help notice that there is this
> http://www.trulyergonomic.com/ thing coming, but, if it actually gets
> made, it's only qwerty, with no Dvorak-Dealy switch. Nevertheless, it is an
> "Alt" keyboard, and I think the key placement looks very promising.
>
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