Hi Majid, You can go through "key lekh", developed for Indian (devnagiri) language, which will give you a good idea about language/culture based keyboard.
Here you are. http://www.idc.iitb.ac.in/~anirudha/papers/ex06-joshi.pdf You can also contact Prof. Anirudha Joshi who was in the team of developing this keyboard. Cheers!! On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 9:34 PM, alok nandi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Majid, > > > Some examples of keyboards ref. Indic languages are here > http://www.bhashaindia.com/Developers/IndianLang/Typingdnagari/dnpages.aspx > > and many more on the web in "Indic Language Computing". > > Best, > > Alok NANDI > design.architempo.net > indiainflux.architempo.net > > > > > > At 16:47 10/11/2008, Michael Micheletti wrote: > > 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 >> > > ________________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- Keyur Sorathia Towards Better Interaction IDII+DA - 07, Italy. mobile : +91 98198 15448 http://towardsbetterinteraction.wordpress.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
