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From: mcb@oddjob.UChicago.EDU (Hungry mind and open eyes . . .)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Dvorek keyboard
Keywords: Dvorek keyboard
Message-ID: <14752@oddjob.UChicago.EDU>
Date: 17 May 88 00:24:50 GMT
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Reply-To: mcb@oddjob.uchicago.edu (Hungry mind and open eyes . . .)
Organization: U of Chicago- Department of Astrology and Metaphysics
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   Yeah!!  The Dvorak layout is vastly faster than the QWERTY, and on the
new Macintoshes, it works beautifully.
   The Dvorak keyboard layout is documented in Tech note #160 (key mapping).
The deal, basically, is this:
   The new Macintoshes use a two-stage key decoding sequence.  In the first
stage, which involves the KMAP resource, keys are mapped from their hardware
values to some device independent values.  The KMAP resource should only be
used for this purpose.
   To switch the logical keyboard mapping, you use a KCHR resource.  This
translates the device-independent key values into ascii values.  The format of
the KCHR resource is documented in TN160- essentially, it consists of a number
(usually 8) of 128 byte tables which control key mapping under different
modifier keys.  What you should probably do is copy the 'US' KCHR resource
from the System file, and modify it to suit your needs.  You then install the
new KCHR resource, along with a SICN resource of the same number into the
System file.  From now on, the Keyboard panel of the control panel will allow
you to choose between the US and Dvorak layouts.
   If anyone wants a ready-made KCHR and SICN set, send me mail.
   Incidentally, certain badly-written programs, like Telnet and MS Word,
do not work properly with a Dvorak layout.
							-Matt


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