# Dvorak

This is a quick blurb for setting or converting your keymaps to dvorak instead of qwerty.

## Setting dvorak layout

See Keyboard configuration in console or Keyboard configuration in Xorg for configuration details.

These variants are available in both console and Xorg:

- `dvorak`, standard dvorak layout
- `dvorak-l`, left-handed dvorak layout
- `dvorak-r`, right-handed dvorak layout

Note: For console, these are standalone keymaps, but for Xorg these are variants of the `us` layout, you need to pass them to `XkbVariant` variable. See Keyboard configuration in Xorg#Setting keyboard layout for an explanation.

The following variants are available only in Xorg:

- `dvorak-intl`, international layout with dead keys

## For international users

### Swedish

Swedish people interested in trying dvorak can find the swedish "version", called svorak, at aoeu.info! To convert to svorak in X you do not need to download any additional files from www.aoeu.info.

### Spanish

In console, specify `dvorak-es` instead of `dvorak` to use the Spanish dvorak variant.

In Xorg, specify `es` as `XkbLayout` and `dvorak` as `XkbVariant`.

## Typing tutors

Console

- DvorakNGAUR

GUI

- kdeedu-ktouch (includes Dvorak lessons in English, French, German & Spanish)
- klavaro Dvorak lessons: (BG; BR; DE_neo2; EO; FR; FR_bépo; TR; UK; US; US_BR; US_ES; US_SE)

Category:

- Keyboards