QWERTY Keyboard

It is believed that the QWERTY - a layout that has become the most popular in the world, thanks to an American by the name of Christopher Sholes. He invented the typewriter, which used the top line starting on the QWERTY. But today we are not talking about it, we'll talk about layout that many of you do not know.




In the world there are a lot of "mutations» QWERTY and the most popular ones AZERTY. AZERTY used in French-speaking countries of Europe and Africa, and is an adapted version of the QWERTY.
As the name implies, and that you can make by looking at the picture, Q and W are swapped with A and Z. To the right as soon as he moved higher. And another feature of the French "Claudia". The QWERTY and YTsUKENe, you can safely click on the numbers on the top row, and you will print the numbers, and the French will be printed marks and numbers necessary to hold Shift or in the case of «Maj»



QWERTZ is another popular mutation QWERTY. Used primarily in Central Europe (Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and other neighboring countries), QWERTZ are different from country to country. Each country adapts QWERTZ under their linguistic habits.



DVORAK - is the name of the inventor of the keyboard, August Dvorak. The inventor patented the layout in 1936 as QWERTY considered not so easy. Dvorak believed that the location of the keys of his keyboard in a more efficient, and recent studies seem to prove him right.
Judging from the results of the Dvorak layout is efficient and convenient twice. But in order to feel the benefit of, the left hand should be used to the fact that it is now to increase the load.



Colemak keyboard is designed to reassure those who are familiar with the QWERTY, but does not feel that it should be completely changed. In COLEMAKe 17 changes in location of the keys compared to QWERTY, and on it there Caps Locka. He was replaced by another Backspaceom. As if hinting at the fact that you will make more mistakes.



Keyboard Maltron at first glance it seems very difficult. Instead of a rectangular group, it is divided numeric keypad. Left hand you will be on the «ANISF», and will be responsible for a large depression on the left "diagonal" buttons, and the right in this case lies in the «DTHOR». And the thumb is responsible for pressing the space bar and Enter.



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