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Downloads:
1,305
Downloads of v 2.0.1.6100:
726
Last Update:
12 Apr 2016
Package Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- Chris Morris
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1,305
Downloads of v 2.0.1.6100:
726
Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- Chris Morris
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To install dvassist, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To upgrade dvassist, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
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1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment
Please see the organizational deployment guide
2. Get the package into your environment-
Open Source or Commercial:
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Open Source
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Package Internalizer (C4B)
- Run
choco download dvassist --internalize --source=https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2
(additional options) - Run
choco push --source="'http://internal/odata/repo'"
for package and dependencies - Automate package internalization
- Run
3. Enter your internal repository url
(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2)
4. Choose your deployment method:
choco upgrade dvassist -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'" [other options]
See options you can pass to upgrade.
See best practices for scripting.
Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.
If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:
choco upgrade dvassist -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'"
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
Exit 0
}
Exit $exitCode
- name: Ensure dvassist installed
win_chocolatey:
name: dvassist
state: present
version: 2.0.1.6100
source: STEP 3 URL
See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.
chocolatey_package 'dvassist' do
action :install
version '2.0.1.6100'
source 'STEP 3 URL'
end
See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.
Chocolatey::Ensure-Package
(
Name: dvassist,
Version: 2.0.1.6100,
Source: STEP 3 URL
);
Requires Otter Chocolatey Extension. See docs at https://inedo.com/den/otter/chocolatey.
cChocoPackageInstaller dvassist
{
Name = 'dvassist'
Ensure = 'Present'
Version = '2.0.1.6100'
Source = 'STEP 3 URL'
}
Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.
package { 'dvassist':
provider => 'chocolatey',
ensure => '2.0.1.6100',
source => 'STEP 3 URL',
}
Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.
salt '*' chocolatey.install dvassist version="2.0.1.6100" source="STEP 3 URL"
See docs at https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/modules/all/salt.modules.chocolatey.html.
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This package was approved by moderator ferventcoder on 21 Apr 2016.
Dvorak Assistant is a Windows tray utility that toggles between your normal layout and the Dvorak layout.
- Windows 95 through Vista.
- Double-click tray icon or configurable hotkey to toggle between Dvorak & default layout. Great for shared machines.
- Version 2.0 is no longer restricted to US-Qwerty, DVAssist toggles between whatever your current layout is and Dvorak.
- Stay-on-top layout window for Dvorak, including some color coding to help a beginner.
$packageName = 'dvassist' # arbitrary name for the package, used in messages
$url = 'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/dvassist/dvassist.2.0.1.61.zip' # download url
$url64 = $url # 64bit URL here or just use the same as $url
$validExitCodes = @(0) #please insert other valid exit codes here, exit codes for ms http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368542(VS.85).aspx
Install-ChocolateyZipPackage "$packageName" "$url" "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)" "$url64"
$wshell = new-object -comObject WScript.Shell
$shortCutPath = Join-Path ([Environment]::GetFolderPath(7)) "DvorakAssist.lnk"
$shortCut = $wshell.CreateShortcut($shortCutPath)
$shortCut.TargetPath = Join-Path (Split-Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition) "DVAssist.exe"
$shortCut.Save()
Get-Process DVAssist -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Stop-Process -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$shortCutPath = Join-Path ([Environment]::GetFolderPath(7)) "DvorakAssist.lnk"
if(Test-Path $shortCutPath) {
Remove-Item $shortCutPath
}
Log in or click on link to see number of positives.
- dvassist.2.0.1.61.zip (f9780753bed6) - ## / 55
- dvassist.2.0.1.6100.nupkg (a1b98d4d7b62) - ## / 57
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Version | Downloads | Last Updated | Status |
---|---|---|---|
dvassist 2.0.1.6100 | 726 | Tuesday, April 12, 2016 | Approved |
dvassist 2.0.1.61 | 579 | Sunday, April 7, 2013 | Unknown |
2007 Chris Morris
On older OSes, You must have the Dvorak layout installed before running DVAssist. With 2k (I think), XP and Vista, you're good to go out of the box.
If Microsoft Outlook is running when DVAssist is used to toggle the layout, Outlook will hang in a tight loop that consumes all available CPU cycles. To get out of it, (and this is weird), right-click on the Outlook entry in the task bar. Not sure why this happens, but it probably has to do with the unorthodox code used to get the word out to all applications that the layout has changed. This doesn't seem to be a problem on old 9x OSes. Note: this problem was logged around 2000 - I'm not sure if it's still a problem with the latest versions of Outlook.
Win 9x: You must not have Dvorak selected as your keyboard layout in Control Panel | Keyboard. Leave it set on QWERTY, then run DVAssist.
Win 95: Keyboard mappings don't work in DOS windows. Microsoft had a DOS driver for Dvorak layout to fix this - I have no idea if it's still available.
What if I need support for more than 1 layout in addition to Dvorak? You can try to built-in language bar in modern OS versions. David Bell also wrote to tell me about a MS tool for 2k and up that will allow multiple layouts each with their own hotkey. You can get it here.
2.0.1.61 - 4/12/2007
- Fixes so upgrading from old versions prior to 2.0 works seamlessly. If Dvorak is active and it detects the prior version had lived on your machine (from old registry entries) it assumes US Qwerty is the original layout. If this isn't the original layout you want to toggle to, simply toggle Dvorak off, shut down DVA, setup your machine to the proper original layout then run DVA again.
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