Re: OT : Qwerty variants

At 14:08 2.2.2003 -0600, Peter Clark wrote:
>         Agreed; since I'm using Linux (although this applies to anything 
> running X),
>I just swapped the key assignments so there is a closer 1-1 symbolism. Where
>there is no direct English equivalent, I use shape correspondence; hence, w =
>ш (sh), h = ч (ch) (See, it's an upside down "h"), x = х, etc. Then for 
>those
>that neither match shape nor sound, I resort to the number row, which even
>then has some sense. For щ (shch), since it is close in shape to ш (sh), I
>use 2; 3 and 4 are respectively э (e) and ё (jo), since they are close to е
>(je). 6 is ÑŒ (soft sign) because of shape correspondence, so 5 is Ñ  (hard
>sign) because of position. 7, because it is close to у (u), is ю (ju), 
>and 8,
>because it is close to и (i) is й (j).
>         The only difficulties I have experienced with this layout is my 
> habitual
>swapping of b with v and c with s; when I want to type все (vsje) I 
>sometimes
>type бце (btsje).
>         :Peter
Back when I still ha a Mac <sigh> and could hack new keyboard layouts 
myself with ResEdit <SIGH> I created a layout for someone one the same 
principle but a somewhat differerent mapping (based on a Swedish standard 
keyboard):

§ = shch
+ = hard sign (the key to the right of the zero key)
q = ch
w = sh
e = je
y = y (bI)
h = kh/x
j = /j/
' = soft sign
< = e (key to the left of the z key)
x = zh
c = ts
å = jo
ä = ja
ö = ju

The person whom I made it for still uses it to his satisfaction, since his 
Macs both still work <SIIIGH>



/ B.Philip Jonsson B^)>
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