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There are a large number of QWERTY keyboard layouts used for languages written in the Latin script.Many of these keyboards include some additional symbols of other languages, but there also exist layouts that were designed with the goal to be usable for multiple languages (see Multilingual variants).
ANSI QWERTY keyboard layout (US) Remington 2 typewriter keyboard, 1878 A laptop computer keyboard using the QWERTY layout. QWERTY (/ ˈ k w ɜːr t i / KWUR-tee) is a keyboard layout for Latin-script alphabets. The name comes from the order of the first six keys on the top letter row of the keyboard: QWERTY.
The UK keyboard has 1 more key than the U.S. keyboard (UK=62, US=61, on the typewriter keys, 102 v 101 including function and other keys, 105 vs 104 on models with Windows keys) The extra key is added next to the Enter key to accommodate # (number sign) and ~ The Alt key to the right of the space bar is replaced by an AltGr key
However, there are also keyboard layouts that do not resemble QWERTY very closely, if at all. Some of these are used for languages [ 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 ...
A typical 105-key computer keyboard, consisting of sections with different types of keys. A computer keyboard consists of alphanumeric or character keys for typing, modifier keys for altering the functions of other keys, [1] navigation keys for moving the text cursor on the screen, function keys and system command keys—such as Esc and Break—for special actions, and often a numeric keypad ...
The idea is to only use one hand (preferably the left one) and type the right-hand letters by holding a key which acts as a modifier key.The layout is mirrored, so the use of the muscle memory of the other hand is possible, which greatly reduces the amount of time needed to learn the layout, if the person previously used both hands to type.
The Romanian (default) keyboard from Windows 3.1 CE to XP/2003. The standard keyboard layout as established by the standard SR 13392:2004 is QWERTY. However, a Romanian QWERTZ keyboard (corresponding to older standards) was set up on Windows 3.1 and renamed "Romanian (Legacy)" on all versions since Windows Vista, because of the introduction of ...
Amiga operating systems from the 1986 version 1.2 onward allow the user to modify the keyboard layout by using the setmap command line utility with "usa2" as an argument, or later in 3.x systems by opening the keyboard input preference widget and selecting "Dvorak". Amiga systems versions 1.2 and 1.3 came with the Dvorak keymap on the Workbench ...