I use Eclipse with Dvorak-QWERTY Commands (a Mac option). I am running OS 10.6. But when I press the command key, it does not revert back to the QWERTY keyboard but instead stays as Dvorak. This makes keyboard shortcuts a lot harder to use. How can I fix this problem?
A:
If Eclipse (or other program) supports remapping keyboard shortcuts, you can just go to remap the shortcut to the same physical key that originally was in QWERTY while your keyboard is in Dvorak, so it looks like the same shortcut but is actually mapped to a different key.
Otherwise, I'd just take the time to learn the shortcuts in Dvorak. It may be a pain at first but you'll be one more step towards being QWERTY-independent.
Tim
2009-10-07 23:57:08
The problem is, some shortcuts are dependent on key location, like X, C and V for cut, copy and paste.
jawonlee
2010-06-16 21:08:48
That's why I recommended remapping to the same *physical* key, so that the location remains constant while the logical key changes.
Tim
2010-06-17 06:55:01