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    Dvorak Keyboad

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by iSkylla, Sep 19, 2007.

  1. iSkylla

    iSkylla Notebook Consultant

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    Hey everyone, I was wondering if it's possible to change the keyboard layout of my compal HGL30 to dvorak since I primarily use it. I'm talking about physically changing the keys. Can I do it? And what is the best way of doing this?
     
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  2. RePaRaQu

    RePaRaQu One name. One legend.

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    you need to reprogram the key's, so the answer so far i know is NO.
     
    RePaRaQu, Sep 19, 2007
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  3. Eleison

    Eleison Thanatos Eleison

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    Actually, the keys do pop off of the keyboard, but you might want to just get some stickers to put on the keys, because it is very easy to damage the keyboard, and your warranty definitely would not cover that damage.
     
    Eleison, Sep 19, 2007
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  4. lordofericstan

    lordofericstan Notebook Evangelist

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    you can buy stickers to put on the keyboard for like 2 dollars off of ebay. That would be the easiest option.
     
    lordofericstan, Sep 19, 2007
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  5. RePaRaQu

    RePaRaQu One name. One legend.

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    good luck with the stickers.
     
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  6. l33t_c0w

    l33t_c0w Notebook Deity

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    If you mean changing the keys in hardware so that drumming your fingers produces aoeu instead of asdf, then no. I wouldn't bother with cosmetic changes.

    I tried to go the dvorak route a while ago. Got up to about 60 wpm, and then gave it up because it was just too much hassle to switch back and forth, and to deal with applications that assume you've got a qwerty layout.
     
    l33t_c0w, Sep 20, 2007
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  7. iSkylla

    iSkylla Notebook Consultant

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    So far it doesn't seem too bad, but its still hard right now.
     
    iSkylla, Sep 20, 2007
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