Dvorak simplified keyboard (ANSI)
RedNifre
Posts: 84
Hello there,
I tried Hydra Basic and it is fun. Unfortunately the keyboard driver is US-standard, while I'm used to US-Dvorak. So I thought the easiest thing to begin programming the Hydra might be to change the keyboard driver to a different layout and here it is, my first Hydra release. [noparse]:)[/noparse]
What is Dvorak?
In short, the Dvorak-layout is a layout were the keys are arranged in a way that makes sense if you want to type with all ten fingers. Here it is:
On the normal keyboard you rest your fingers on ASDF and JKL; which are letters very uncommon in both English and German. On the Dvorak layout you have AOEU HTNS under your fingers wich is optimised for the English language and works well for German, too.
Also note that the keys are labelled exactly as in the US-Layout thus you could rearrange your keys on the physical keyboard to match the software. Do you want to know more?
I tested it only with the modified Basic (oldschool font) by changing the keyboard driver in the RGW_JTC_HTBasic_support_010.spin file to my one. Everything seems to work perfect, but please report bugs if you encounter some.
Because of copyright issues I'll won't upload the full driver. Just copy the keyboard_iso and override the table with this:
I tried Hydra Basic and it is fun. Unfortunately the keyboard driver is US-standard, while I'm used to US-Dvorak. So I thought the easiest thing to begin programming the Hydra might be to change the keyboard driver to a different layout and here it is, my first Hydra release. [noparse]:)[/noparse]
What is Dvorak?
In short, the Dvorak-layout is a layout were the keys are arranged in a way that makes sense if you want to type with all ten fingers. Here it is:
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On the normal keyboard you rest your fingers on ASDF and JKL; which are letters very uncommon in both English and German. On the Dvorak layout you have AOEU HTNS under your fingers wich is optimised for the English language and works well for German, too.
Also note that the keys are labelled exactly as in the US-Layout thus you could rearrange your keys on the physical keyboard to match the software. Do you want to know more?
I tested it only with the modified Basic (oldschool font) by changing the keyboard driver in the RGW_JTC_HTBasic_support_010.spin file to my one. Everything seems to work perfect, but please report bugs if you encounter some.
Because of copyright issues I'll won't upload the full driver. Just copy the keyboard_iso and override the table with this:
' Lookup table
' ascii scan extkey regkey ()=keypad
'
table word $0000 '00
word $00D8 '01 F9
word $0000 '02
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word $0000 '08
word $00D9 '09 F10
word $00D7 '0A F8
word $00D5 '0B F6
word $00D3 '0C F4
word $0009 '0D Tab
word $0060 '0E `
word $0000 '0F
word $0000 '10
word $F5F4 '11 Alt-R Alt-L
word $00F0 '12 Shift-L
word $0000 '13
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word $0027 '15 q '
word $0031 '16 1
word $0000 '17
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word $006A '21 c j
word $0071 '22 x q
word $0065 '23 d e
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word $0034 '25 4
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word $0000 '28
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word $0079 '2C t y
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word $0078 '32 b x
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word $0069 '34 g i
word $0066 '35 y f
word $0036 '36 6
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word $0000 '38
word $0000 '39
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word $0068 '3B j h
word $0067 '3C u g
word $0037 '3D 7
word $0038 '3E 8
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word $0000 '40
word $0077 '41 , w
word $0074 '42 k t
word $0063 '43 i c
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word $0039 '46 9
word $0000 '47
word $0000 '48
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word $006C '4D p l
word $005B '4E - [noparse][[/noparse]
word $0000 '4F
word $0000 '50
word $0000 '51
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word $0000 '53
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word $0000 '56
word $0000 '57
word $00DE '58 CapsLock
word $00F1 '59 Shift-R
word $EB0D '5A (Enter) Enter
word $003D '5B ] =
word $0000 '5C
word $005C '5D \
word $CF00 '5E WakeUp
word $0000 '5F
word $0000 '60
word $0000 '61
word $0000 '62
word $0000 '63
word $0000 '64
word $0000 '65
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word $0000 '68
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word $0000 '6D
word $0000 '6E
word $0000 '6F
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word $00DD '7E ScrLock
word $0000 '7F
word $0000 '80
word $0000 '81
word $0000 '82
word $00D6 '83 F7
Comments
I have always wondered if the dvorak would be worth the time, I just doubt I could retrain 30 years of muscle memory. Plus I am already getting 130 a min, so I dont know if it would even be worth exploring???
Andre'