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Caveman,
I've been learning to type on the Dvorak keyboard. Is it possible for you to send me that freeware that lets me switch from querty and back? My problem is that on the public computers at school I don't have access at a level that lets me switch.
Thanks,
Ross Fazio
rossfazio@hocmail.com

Originally Posted by Caveman Joe

Just to complicate things further, I'm now typing on a QWERTY keyboard converted to DVORAK (by popping the keys off with a screwdriver, natch - no way I'm paying eighty quid for a keyboard), in QWERTY.
I've been able to touch-type in QWERTY for about ten years, so I no longer need the keys in front of me to be visible - and I find I can type nearly as fast in DVORAK if I can see the keys. I'm gradually making the shift over, and I can say that DVORAK does feel a lot more comfortable - and makes a lot more sense, too.

I have a freeware application that will switch between QWERTY and DVORAK layouts in Windows using the Scroll Lock key, which is very useful. It's about 40kb, and will run from a Flash drive. The Scroll Lock lamp on the keyboard responds as normal too, so you can tell with a glance at your keyboard which mode it's in. I'd give a link, but the site where I found it has gone mysteriously offline - but if anyone wants it, PM me and I can E-mail it over (given that it's free, I doubt the creator would mind).