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KEYBOARDS KEYS LAYOUTS

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by ayub

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I support a multi-language environment and my users uses different keyboards layouts. To make it easier and more efficient, I would like to find a way to print layouts for keyboards used in different languages for users to have as refernces. 1000 points for the acceptable answer(s).

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by lwebb

If you just want to print out references, there are lots of places that you can download from. Here, for instance is a German keyboard- http://www.datacal.com/dce/catalog/german-keyboards_l.htm The site also has the shift and alt references.

I remember finding and purchasing a German keyboard once for a client. I remember it being a fairly simple Google search and I found a retailer locally that had one. Stickers to change the keyboards have also been around since...well keyboards. I used this method on a client who was too cheap to buy a Dvorak keyboard, but wanted to learn Dvorak.

by ayub

Thanks, I have dealt with this website before, I was hoping there was another option.

by dmiles

The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator (MSKLC) extends the international functionality of Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 systems by allowing users to:

Create new keyboard layouts from scratch

To install and use the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator tool, your system must meet the following requirements:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003

2. FontBoard
Freely downloadable keyboards for Arabic, Cyrillic, Esperanto, Hebrew, Maltese and Yiddish. They can be used in Windows 2000/XP as well as in Windows 95/98/ME. The site is maintained by Gyula Zsigri.
http://zsigri.tripod.com/fontboard/

3. International keyboard layouts
This is a extract from Nadine Kano's book "developing international software". The left tab should offer you a selection of countries for which the layout is available.
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/dis_v1/disv1.asp?DID=dis45d&File=S25B8.asp

4. Keyboard Layouts
Mark Leisher's compilation of keyboard layouts. Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Ethiopic, Hebrew, Kazakh, Persian and US keyboards are covered.
http://crl.nmsu.edu/~mleisher/keyboards/index.html

5. Keyboards
Keyboard layout for various European languages (mostly from Eastern/Central Europe).
http://www.hermessoft.com/lang.html

6. Sun - Keyboard Layouts
Type 6 keyboard layouts available in gif format. Available for 19 different countries
http://www.sun.com/developers/gadc/tools/keyboards/index.html

7. Tavultesoft Keyman
Tavultesoft Keyman allows you to create your own input methods with a visual interface or a powerful programming language for just about any language in the world. It works with nearly all Windows-based applications and best of all it is free for personnal use.
http://www.tavultesoft.com/keyman/

8. Windows keyboard layouts
All layouts shipped in Windows 2000 are available here.
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/keyboards/keyboards.asp

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