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Questions tagged [keyboard-layout]

A keyboard layout is any specific mechanical, visual, or functional arrangement of the keys, legends, or key-meaning associations (respectively) of a computer, typewriter, or other typographic keyboard.

Mechanical layout

The placements and keys of a keyboard.

Visual layout

The arrangement of the legends (labels, markings, engravings) that appear on the keys of a keyboard.

Functional layout

The arrangement of the key-meaning associations, determined in software, of all the keys of a keyboard.

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Why is the 0 next to 9, not next to 1?

On almost all keyboard layouts I have ever seen, the 0 is to the right of the 9, rather than to the left of the 1 (the original Dvorak layout is the only exception I can think of; it has 0 between 9 and 2): 1234567890 Why is the 0 to the right of 9…
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Why some programs use alphabetically layouted keyboards?

today I used my youtube app on my LG smart tv. I was going to search for a video and there was an keyboard displayed on the tv. With my remote I can type my search string. But I was kind of irritated because the keyboard has no QWERTZ (I'm from…
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Why do Chromebooks have an odd power button?

Most Chromebooks come with an unconventional position for the power button. This button is placed at the right top of the keyboard. It's often a replacement of the delete button. When you press the button, the laptop will turn off. Why would they…
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Why are keyboard rows staggered the way they are now?

This is a follow-up question based on Why are keyboard keys staggered?. The accepted answer explained how this staggered design originates to earliest typewriter. My question is, why do they stagger in this way? Take home row as the horizontal axis,…
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