Configuring the Keyboard ?

Jing Su gargamel.su-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Thu Dec 9 14:51:34 UTC 2004


> I Never want Overwrite Mode and I Never want Caps-Lock On,
> yet when I am typing some text, one or the other
> "accidentally" (mysteriously) gets set On.

If your keyboard is toggling overwrite and caps lock mysteriously
(i.e. you're not hitting it by accident), then I suspect your keyboard
may be malfunctioning.  Try switching your keyboard and see if the
problem persists.

> Incidentally, in an ideal world the 26 letters of our alphabet would
> be arranged in alphabetical order; the QWERTY order was designed to
> slow down (I kid you not) typing on mechanical typewriters to reduce

Have you tried Dvorak?
http://www.mwbrooks.com/dvorak/
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