Re: Dvorak for Brits?

"marzolian" <[email protected]> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:42:15 -0000
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I once customized my keyboard using the KLC. It will produce the best resul=
ts and it's greater for tinkerers, HOWEVER it will take you some time to in=
stall and learn to use, and even then it's clumsy.

My impression of the process was: it's as if you wanted to change the butto=
ns on your car radio and you had to remove the transmission to do so.=20

Steven


--- In [email protected], Kim Bastin <kimb@...> wrote:
>
> At http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964665 you will find the
> Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator, with which you can create your own
> layout. The layouts it creates are `genuine' Windows layouts which
> require no special software to run once installed.
>=20
> Kim Bastin
>=20
> On 23/08/2011 06:00, Craig Richmond wrote:
> > I live in the UK but grew up with Australian keyboard layouts and do
> > exactly as you suggest and just use those characters.
> >
> > At work I end up using insert character a lot because I have a
> > Kinesis keyboard and the ALT-number-number-number shortcuts aren't
> > practical to use on it.  Failing, that it might be time to figure
> > out how to create a keyboard code page yourself or work around the
> > problem by installing some kind of utility to help you type the
> > characters you're looking for easier.
> >
> > Craig
> >
> > On 22 Aug 2011, at 20:20, Marcus Brooks wrote:
> >
> >> Hey guys, how do British PC users generate the ~ and =A3 keys? I
> >> heard from a Brit who says his =A3 key is mapped wrong in Windows
> >> Dvorak, and ~ is missing. Is there a fix?
> >>
> >> FYI: In Mac OS X 10.6 US Dvorak, the tilde key is Shift-` (next to
> >> the 1 key), or Opt-n for the combiner, and =A3 is Option-3. --
> >> marcus@... http://area42.mwbrooks.com chat (A/Y/G):
> >> mwbrooks42
> >>
> >>
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      <p>I once customized my keyboard using the KLC. It will produce the b=
est results and it's greater for tinkerers, HOWEVER it will take you some t=
ime to install and learn to use, and even then it's clumsy.<br>
<br>
My impression of the process was: it's as if you wanted to change the butto=
ns on your car radio and you had to remove the transmission to do so. <br>
<br>
Steven<br>
<br>
--- In <a href=3D"mailto:altkeyboards%40yahoogroups.com">altkeyboards@yahoo=
groups.com</a>, Kim Bastin &lt;kimb@...&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; At <a href=3D"http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964665">http:=
//msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964665</a> you will find the<br>
&gt; Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator, with which you can create your own<=
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&gt; layout. The layouts it creates are `genuine' Windows layouts which<br>
&gt; require no special software to run once installed.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Kim Bastin<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; On 23/08/2011 06:00, Craig Richmond wrote:<br>
&gt; &gt; I live in the UK but grew up with Australian keyboard layouts and=
 do<br>
&gt; &gt; exactly as you suggest and just use those characters.<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; At work I end up using insert character a lot because I have a<br=
>
&gt; &gt; Kinesis keyboard and the ALT-number-number-number shortcuts aren'=
t<br>
&gt; &gt; practical to use on it.  Failing, that it might be time to figure=
<br>
&gt; &gt; out how to create a keyboard code page yourself or work around th=
e<br>
&gt; &gt; problem by installing some kind of utility to help you type the<b=
r>
&gt; &gt; characters you're looking for easier.<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Craig<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; On 22 Aug 2011, at 20:20, Marcus Brooks wrote:<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; Hey guys, how do British PC users generate the ~ and =A3 keys=
? I<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; heard from a Brit who says his =A3 key is mapped wrong in Win=
dows<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; Dvorak, and ~ is missing. Is there a fix?<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; FYI: In Mac OS X 10.6 US Dvorak, the tilde key is Shift-` (ne=
xt to<br>
&gt; &gt;&gt; the 1 key), or Opt-n for the combiner, and =A3 is Option-3. -=
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