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- DVORAKKB: A Dvorak keyboard remapper for OS/2.
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- Written by: Mark Zetts
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- Version 1.1
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- (c) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1995.
- All rights Reserved.
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-
- Version 1.0 - First release.
- Version 1.1 - Fix bug where the left brace produced a right brace.
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- DVORAKKB remaps the standard 101/102 keyboard (US layout) to a
- Dvorak layout. The keyboard will be remapped in the PM screen
- group for PM, OS2, DOS and Seamless applications and for DOS and
- OS2 full screen applications. Full screen Windows may be converted
- to Dvorak by loading the Windows Dvorak keyboard driver (procedure
- provided).
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- DVORAKKB runs under OS/2 2.x and OS/2 3.x.
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- DVORAKKB may be invoked from either an OS/2 command line or as program
- object on the desktop. Invoking the program with no options will
- display help.
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- Left and right hand versions of the Dvorak keyboard are also available
- for the disabled.
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- Procedure to load the Windows Dvorak keyboard driver:
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- 1. Open WIN/OS2 folder.
- 2. Open WIN-OS/2 Main folder.
- 3. Double click on Control Panel icon.
- 4. Double click on International icon.
- 5. Drop down the Keyboard Layout combobox.
- 6. Select US-Dvorak (See Note 1).
- 7. Click on OK.
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- Note: 1. The Dvorak driver, KBDDV.DLL, is located on OS/2
- Installation diskette #9.
- 2. This will change seamless and full screen Windows
- sessions to the Dvorak layout.
- 3. The lefthand and righthand Dvorak layouts are
- not provided.
- 4. If the Windows Dvorak keyboard driver is not loaded,
- DVORAKKB will remap the seamless Windows session
- only. Full screen Windows will remain QWERTY.
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- A graphic of the Dvorak and QWERTY layouts may be displayed
- using the -L command option for quick reference.
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- Usage: DVORAKKB string -S -L -KILL -LQ -?
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- where: string Keyboard assignment
- -S Query status
- -L Display keyboard layout
- -KILL Unload the DVORAKKB utility.
- -LQ Display QWERTY keyboard layout
- -? Help
- -A About
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- Keyboard Assignments:
- DV - Standard Dvorak (Default)
- RH - Right Hand Dvorak
- LH - Left Hand Dvorak
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- Examples: DVORAKKB DV - Standard Dvorak keyboard
- DVORAKKB RH - Right hand Dvorak keyboard
- DVORAKKB -L - Display the current keyboard layout
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- To switch between Dvorak and QWERTY keyboard layouts, double click
- the Scroll Lock key. You MUST be in the PM screen group when switching
- between Dvorak and QWERTY. Switching is disabled in full screen mode.
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- NLS Notes: 1. You must be using the US keyboard layout to invoke
- the Dvorak remapper.
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- 2. If you change to a non-US layout while the keyboard
- is remapped to the Dvorak layout, the Dvorak layout
- is unloaded and the keyboard reverts to QWERTY or
- AZERTY.
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- 3. When you switch back to the US layout, the Dvorak
- layout will automatically be restored IF it was enabled
- prior to switching away from the US keyboard.
- Otherwise, just double click on the Scroll Lock key to
- reactivate it.
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