[ltp] No "hardware" Dvorak reconfiguration possible with Thinkpads

[David A. Desrosiers]

> I have several sites bookmarked at 
> <http://del.icio.us/johnsu01/dvorak>, articles "both ways", most of 
> them from comments posted on the recent Slashdot story about Dvorak.

	Isn't the Internet great? You can find enough (ahem) "facts" 
to support any opinion if you look hard enough.. ;) 

	All kidding aside, its a matter of physics and the 
construction of the human hand that are the deciding factors. Look at 
how often you reach for the bottom and top row of keys when typing 
QWERTY, then look at how much you do that while typing Dvorak. 

	With Dvorak (when you get proficient enough), you end up 
"twiddling your fingers" across the home row much more than reaching 
up and down across all three rows. Its faster this way, because the 
human hand naturally makes this same motion (go ahead, drum your 
fingers on a table, then move your hand over to your keyboard's home 
row and do it again. Now picture both hands doing this at 120 words 
per-minute).

	Here's are some good links to read on the format and benefits:

	http://www.dvorak-keyboard.com/
	http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/jcb/Dvorak/
	http://www.mwbrooks.com/dvorak/procon.html

David A. Desrosiers
desrod@gnu-designs.com
http://gnu-designs.com