Did the discussion end there? IMO, we need to have more discussions on Nepalese keyboard layout. Please have a look at some of these pages (and more), and keep the discussion going.
How Tamil Keyboard layout is being designed http://www.tamilnation.org/digital/tamilnet97/jstandardisation2.htm Ergonomic layout of a standard keyboard "NEO" Optimized for the German linguistic area (and western/european area/ unicode) usable for english and with minor adjustmens of special characters for other languages http://pebbles.schattenlauf.de/layout/index_us.html How the Arensito Keyboard Layout was developed: http://www.pvv.org/~hakonhal/main.cgi/keyboard/arensito_devel Evaluating Keyboard Layouts http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/carpalx/?keyboard_evaluation On Jun 21, 8:14 pm, "Ankur Sharma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Guys have you heard of devnagari keyboard from dhak prasad upreti, if not > have a look athttp://dpu.com.np/ > this seems more scientific then any other existing layout. > > On 6/21/07, Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I'm familiar with 3 keyboard layouts for Nepali language: > > * Devanagari INSCRIPT > > * Nepali Unicode Romanized > > *Nepali Unicode Traditional > > > I think Devanagari INSCRIPT layout is more scientific thank any other. > > It comes with Windows 2K and later bundled with the OS. But the > > learning curve for INSCRIPT is steep and it is designed not only for > > Nepali language but for all languages which use Devanagari script. > > I've been using this layout for last 4 years and is quite satisfied. > > > Nepali Unicode Romanized is designed by MPP. It is easier to adopt > > this one because it is designed around english QWERTY layout and > > Romanization of Nepali. One who is familiar with QWERTY can learn this > > layout in a day or two. > > > Another layout from MPP, Nepali Unicode Traditional is designed for > > folks who are familiar with बकमान layout. Personally, I really hate > > this layout because it was designed for old typewriters for Hindi or > > some other languages. > > > So, If you are talking about scientific designs like DVORAK for > > Nepali, as far as I know, there is none. Since we already have 3 > > layouts is there any need for a fourth one? > > > Kumar > > > On Jun 20, 11:30 am, "Prasanna Gautam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > we all know there are 2 major types of keyboard layouts in english and > > most > > > latin based languages: qwerty and dvorak. Its generally accepted that > > dvorak > > > is the more scientific one.. and IMO it is. Is there any equivalent > > keyboard > > > layout in Nepali that is more ergonomic? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
