Hi Majid, I did some quick searching using Google Images for "Arabic keyboard" and "Hebrew keyboard" to look at examples of keyboards with non-Latin alphabets. You might also try "Cyrillic keyboard" etc. Found an article from Sun about different keyboard support in Solaris that may be an interesting perspective: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-2521/6mi67tj4s?a=view
Not sure if any of these are the best ways to do things, but at least it's an easy way to get familiar with how others have solved similar problems. And it looks like there is a need, when I searched for "Farsi keyboard" I saw page after page of stickers. Hope this helps, Michael Micheletti On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 3:58 AM, majid dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > *Greetings,* > > I am about to search/research/(re)design some keyboard tailored to the > local/native language and culture (of my own country). I'm in the first > stage of gathering data/related > articles+essays/advices/rules/possibilities/do's and dont's/methods > /models/studies/references/books/case studies, etc. I was wondering: > *1.* that if any similar project has been done in any country around the > world? > *2. *What is the logic/method/philosophy for arrangement of the buttons > (alphabets+numbers+key commands+all others) on keyboards? > *3. *How can we optimize/(re)design keyboards based on brain/mind > characteristics of people living/speaking in certain cultures?in which way > Language(alphabet letters/pronunciation)/Life style/(visual) culture would > affect keyboards? > > I think every native/mother-tongue language provides unique understanding > and mind framework that in this case would interact with keyboards. e.g. > the > concept of "Home" (think it as a button on keyboard) would be different in > different cultures, would be different in different languages scripts; and > it would make a different picture of Home. > > *Cheers, > Majid. > *-- > Industrial Design, BA, > University of Tehran. > ----- - - - - - - - - - - - > P.O.Box: 15635-119, Tehran, Iran. > ----- - - - - - - - - - - - > : : once upon a time Design : : > http://1to3Design.blogspot.com > ----- - - - - - - - - - - - > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
