[CW] Keyboard Program

[Oldtimer]

After over sixty years of CW my old fingers are giving out from arthritis. 
When I get so that I get too sloppy on my paddles I switch over to the 
computer and use it as a keyboard. I am a good typist and can still handle 
the keyboard ok. The family computer has Windows XP and I use a program 
called MixW. I have built a simple one transistor switch that keys my rig 
from the serial port to the key jack.

But I have to use the family computer to do that. My computer that is 
dedicated to HAM radio uses Mepis (Linux) and I have been unable to find a 
CW program to use as a keyboard. Does anyone know of a Linux cw program that 
will let me key a switch to key my rig? It sure would be a big help to me if 
you do know of one that is available. I need it for transmitting only and am 
not interested in receiving CW.

Thanks...

73 de Jim, K5ROV

James (Jim) Parsons, CMSgt, USAF, Ret.
Ham for over 60 years, 80 % CW, 10 % digital, 10 % SSB
ARMS, ARRL,  Ex: W1RLA, K5FBB, K4FEO,
SV0WN (Crete), SV0WN (Rhodes), DL4NC, DL4JP, KA2FC (Japan) ,
KA2JP (Japan).
John 3-16