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jawsh.mccullaugh.com -- HAHA, I just called something a vidork.
The Vidork Keymap
"The Vidork Keymap? What is that?" you might ask. Well,
coincidentally that's what this appropriately named article is about to
address. Sorry, but I just couldn't find a better intro for
this. I tried, but I failed. But I'm not going to consider
this keymap a failure. I like it, but then again, I made it.
"Well, what is a keymap?" A keymap is a file that contains a
layout of all of the keys on your computer's keyboard. Is that
confusing? Somehow I think it is, but I figured I'd go ahead and
put it anyway. Basically the keys on your keyboard can be
rearranged into a different order using a flat head screwdriver or
something else to pry them off and then be put on in a different
arrangement (this is a difficult task on many laptops, don't try it
unless you want to risk losing your keyboard). However, changing
their positions doesn't change thier arrangement. It just changes
the way you see them. So, what you need is a file on your
computer that tells it what each key actually is. This file is
called a keymap.
The most common layout is the QWERTY layout. That's the one that
is generally the default on most computers and typewriters.
However, there are other alternative layouts, such as the DVORAK
layout. These are created because they are supposedly easier to
use than the QWERTY layout.
For a while I tried the DVORAK layout. It was pretty neat, but
there were some programs that didn't play nice with it. Vi, in
particular was one that was built around the QWERTY layout. So, I
thought, why not create a layout based off of DVORAK, but still easy to
use with vi? Because that would require effort, that's why.
So I didn't do it. And that's that. Hope you can create
one. Naw, I'm just playfoolin' wit ya. I made one.
The layout is called Vidork because it sounds like a messed up version
of a mispronunciation of DVORAK and because the first two letters are
vi. It's basically a hybrid of the QWERTY and DVORAK
layouts. There's an xmodmap file
available for download (for you linux people), and one
for keytweak (for you windows people). Once I get a mac
(which might be a long while) I might make something that works with
that as well. I've also made a file that brings you back to the
QWERTY layout. (Windows, Linux)
Here's a figure displaying what it looks like:
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