On 17/10/06, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, 2006-10-16 at 14:04 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote: > The keyboard for typesetting machines (Linotypes, etc.) is a different > layout yet again, and makes up for the prevalence of certain letters > in the English language (the "e", for example, is the first channel > closest to the casting blank since "e" is used far more often than > other letters). Yes, I used to do hot-metal typesetting and ran > Linotypes. And if I remember correctly, is the only keyboard that lets you use proper punctuation, without cryptic key combinations. I seem to remember that it was also designed for fast one-handed typing.
Those are alternative dvorak layouts- there is a dvorak left hand and a dvorak right hand layout. The standard dvorak is for two handed typing. Dotan Cohen http://essentialinux.com/ http://english-lyrics.com/
