Keyboard layout/chart
This is a chart of alternative keyboard layouts for typing Latin characters. National and specialized versions of QWERTY which do not change the letter keys are not included.
| Layout | Design priorities | Base language, country | Created year | # changes from QWERTY | Backspace location | Extra arrow keys? | Programmer features? | Math and symbols? | Modifiers (#core, #aux) | Dead keys? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QWERTY | Typewriter operation | English, United States | 1870 (approx.) | 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 [1][2][3] | 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 [4] | 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) [5] | 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 | QWERTY similarity; Ergonomics (combos, home row)[6] | 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)[7] | English, United States | 2006 | 15 | center left (QWERTY capslock) | no | no | no | 1 main | No |
| Minimak | QWERTY learning; Ergonomics (total movement, repetition) [8] | 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) [9] | 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 | 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 | ? | ? |
References
- ↑ "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.
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