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See also "Programmer Dvorak Keyboard Layout": http://www.kaufmann.no/roland/dvorak/

But in Linux, of course. I use Arch Linux with the ratpoison tiling window manager. For web browsing I use firefox with the pentadactyl addon. pentadactyl (a fork of vimperator) gives firefox a modal interface like vim, along with the vim keybindings of course. I almost switched to chrome before I found that addon. apart from firefox, the only gui apps that I use are a few lightweight ones for dealing with pdf/media, such as apvlv (a pdf viewer with vi keybindings) and sxiv (an image viewer, also with some vi keybindings). for nearly everything else, I use the command line. MPD + MPC for music, mplayer for movies, mutt for email, vim of course, etc. the only time I ever use a mouse is for a few web apps (mainly google maps).

I wouldn't even bother if I wasn't using linux though. Windows and OS X are built with the mouse in mind, and they just aren't as configurable. I would still use pentadactyl, but that's about it. I do commend the author for trying such a feat though. I'd hate to have to deal with windows without a mouse.

also, anyone else out there use the dvorak layout? I switched in december and am up to about 80 WPM now. I actually use a variant called programmer dvorak (and with the caps lock and left control key switched). It really is great, I love the keyboard.

Your first point, I can not state anything about it, but documentation and code entering could be improved with touch typing. As for comfort, you just have to find the right keyboard, and keyboard location. And the ones who suffer carple tunnel, are often people who type a great deal, each day. Learning the keyboard location is very important, even for touch typing, but at this moment, I can type without looking, which is great even when someone is standing at my desk asking me questions, as I can look at them while I am typing. But for most after learning the basics we learn short cuts, like learning not to return to home row, but to move towards the next letter we are going to type, with that finger (so yes you must think ahead). If you want to improve even more, you can learn dvorak simplified keyboard layout, as letters usually typed by both hands, and the most common letters are on home row, and the least common are on the lower row. It also has single hand, and programmer versions. This is also a great deal of fun, if you do not change the layout on the keyboard, and someone tries to use your computer (or you go and change a co-workers keyboard).

Perhaps it would be more appropriate to ask this question about Programmer Dvorak rather than standard Dvorak.

Progammer Dvorak has the same letter layout as regular Dvorak (allowing for compatibility with other machines), but it changes the placement of punctuation in a way that "makes it easier to write source code in C, C#, Java, Pascal, LISP, CSS and XML."

Has anyone tried DVORAK Programming Setup? It could possibly handle your objections.

I'm a programmer with rsi...I found this http://www.kaufmann.no/roland/dvorak/ helps better than standard dvorak...I also edited the maps and switched backspace with tab, capslock and enter

It's great for rsi but my qwerty is shot...but my hands still work :)