Thanks for the reply, Denny. Yes, it has to be hardware, because, as I should have stated, being an amateur radio operator, I also want to use it with non-computer applications. =20 Such as the HamGadgets MasterKeyer MK-1. =20 http://www.hamgadgets.com/index.php?main_page=3Dproduct_info&products_id=3D= 106 john, N5DWI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: QWERTY to DVORAK From: Denny Esterline Date: Wed, June 13, 2012 2:50 pm To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Does it _have_ to be a hardware gizmo? I'm pretty sure this is a configurable setting in windows.... searching... here's a semi-relevant link http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windowsxp/keyboardlayout.aspx On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 12:27 PM, John Westerlage wrote: > > > I'm trying to avoid re-inventing the wheel. > > > What I need to do is come up with the code to convert a "Standard" > 101-105 QWERTY keyboard's output to DVORAK output. > > > I know I can purchase a hardwired DVORAK keyboard, but it gets > cumbersome to haul a KB around from site to site. > > > The plan is to come up with a circuit and code that will allow me to > plug in a USB Keyboard and that will plug in to a computer USB port. > > > I envision putting the circuit in a small box that I can slip into a > shirt pocket when going to another site. The only connections this box > should have are the 2 USB connectors to the KB and the PC. > > > Many hours searching the Internet for previous designs would probably > have been better spent starting to do the design myself, but that's > water under the bridge. > > > So, can anyone point me to an existing (partial or complete) design that > would meet these objectives? > > > Thanks in advance for any help, > > > john, N5DWI > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .