List of Latin-script keyboard layouts
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which?] where QWERTY may be unsuitable.[why?][citation needed] Others are specially designed to reduce finger movement and are claimed by some proponents to offer higher typing speed along with ergonomic
benefits.
Comparison
This is a chart of alternative
Latin-script characters. National and specialized versions of QWERTY
which do not change the letter keys are not included.
| Layout | Design priorities | Base language, country[clarification needed] | Created year | # changes from QWERTY | Backspace location | Extra arrow keys? | Programmer features? | Math and symbols? | Modifiers (#core, #aux) | Dead keys? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QWERTY | Various[1] | English, United States | 1870 (approx.)[citation needed] | 0 | top right | No | No | mostly no | Varies | Varies |
Dvorak |
Ergonomics (hand alternation) | English, United States | 1936 | 28 | top right | No | Varies | No | 1 main, 1 aux | Varies |
| Colemak | Ergonomics (total movement, combos); QWERTY learning[2][3][4] | English, United States | 2006 | 17 | center left (QWERTY capslock) | No | No | No | 1 main, 1 aux | 14 aux; acute accent non-dead |
| Workman | Ergonomics (lateral extension, finger-specific); QWERTY learning[5] | English, United States | 2010 | 22 | center left (QWERTY capslock) | No | Varies | No | 1 main, 1 aux | 14 aux; acute accent non-dead |
| Neo | Ergonomics (home row, alternation)[6] | German, Germany | 2010 | 28 | top right, and shifted alternate | Yes | Yes (home-area shifted punctuation) | Yes (<100) | 3 main | 3 main; 8 shifted; 6 aux |
| BÉPO | Ergonomics (combos, home row)[7] | French, France | 2004-2006 | 29 | center left (QWERTY capslock) | No | Yes (unshifted punctuation) | Some (<50) | 1 main, 1 aux | 14 aux |
| Asset | QWERTY similarity; Ergonomics (combos, home row)[8] | English, United States | 2006 | 15 | center left (QWERTY capslock) | No | No | No | 1 main | No |
| Minimak | QWERTY learning; Ergonomics (total movement, repetition)[9] | English, United States | 2012 | 8 default (versions with 4 or 12 available) | center left (QWERTY capslock) | No | No | No | 1 main, 1 aux | ? |
| QWPR | QWERTY learning; Ergonomics (total movement, repetition)[10] | English, United States | 2013 | 11 | left (QWERTY tab), top right | Yes | Yes (home-area shifted punctuation) | Yes (>>100) | 2 main | 1 main, 2 shifted, 14 aux, 6 doubled |
| JCUKEN (Latin) | Phonetic similarity to ЙЦУКЕН | International, Soviet Union | 1919 | 30 | top right | No | No | No | ? | ? |
| Turkish (F-keyboard) | Ergonomics for Turkish (letter frequency and hand muscles) | Turkish, Turkey | 1955 | 27 | top right | No | No | No | ? | ? |
See also
- IBM PC keyboard
- Apple Keyboard
References
- S2CID 53616602.
- ^ "Easy to learn". Colemak. 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
- ^ "Colemak computer design process (Page 1) / General / Colemak forum". Forum.colemak.com. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
- ^ "Shai how did you come up with Colemak? (Page 1) / General / Colemak forum". Forum.colemak.com. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
- ^ "The Layout Designed with Hands in Mind". Workman Layout. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ "Paradigmen – Neo-Layout". Wiki.neo-layout.org. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ "Qu'est-ce que le bépo ? - Disposition de clavier francophone et ergonomique bépo" (in French). Bepo.fr. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ "Qwerty, Dvorak and the Asset Keyboard". Millikeys.sourceforge.net. 2004-05-17. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ "FAQ". Minimak. 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ "Qwpr keylayout and layout translator : Wiki : Home". Sourceforge.net. Retrieved 2013-08-18.