Left handed Dvorak keyboard

A keyboard layout for Mac OS X that transforms your current keyboard into a left handed Dvorak keyboard.
- Ricky Buchanan
By Ricky Buchanan • June 11, 2007

A keyboard layout for Mac OS X that transforms your current keyboard into a left handed Dvorak keyboard.
- Ricky Buchanan
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How do I switch to a left Dvorak keyboard layout?
How do I switch to a left hand only keyboard layout?
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