Difference between revisions of "Kalmyk/Keyboard"
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* move the least frequently used letters to the top row | * move the least frequently used letters to the top row | ||
* to deviate as little from the English Latin keyboard as possible in terms of placing similar-sounding letters | * to deviate as little from the English Latin keyboard as possible in terms of placing similar-sounding letters | ||
| − | The AB row was configured the most, in order to create room for two Kalmyk characters and their IPA symbols while refraining from placing important punctuation marks on the second level. | + | The AB (fourth) row was configured the most, in order to create room for two Kalmyk characters and their IPA symbols while refraining from placing important punctuation marks on the second level. |
==Installation== | ==Installation== | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 28 January 2017
The Kalmyk alphabet has 39 letters, with 33 letters of the Russian alphabet and 6 unique letters: Әә, Һһ, Җҗ, Ңң, Өө, and Үү.
Contents
Existing Resources
- Linux provides a Kalmyk keyboard. It is based on the Russian keyboard, as the six letters unique to Kalmyk are added on the number row.
- This online keyboard lays out the letters in an alternative order, and doesn't relegate the "extra" letters to somewhere else, but is missing some letters and doesn't seem to make use of the third and fourth levels.
Justification
Linux Kalmyk keyboard
I chose to use Linux's Kalmyk keyboard. It has obvious drawbacks, such as having similar inconveniences as the Russian keyboard (ex. the comma and the colon being placed on the second level), and implying that Kalmyk is a derivative of Russian with "extra" letters. However, it is convenient because most speakers of Kamlyk are also fluent in Russian, and this keyboard allows them to type in both languages without switching keyboards. This layout was also added by the community. [1]
Extra Step: Phonetic Keyboard
Based on the Russian "phonetic" keyboard (which maps Cyrillic letters to English letters that most closely resemble their sounds), I created a Kalmyk phonetic keyboard. I modified the positions of some keys to provide room for the six Kalmyk letters and IPA symbols in order to avoid relegating them to the AE (top) row.
Explanation
The general guiding principles were to:
- place the IPA symbols on the third level of the letter key
- when impossible, place the IPA symbols on a key that is physically near
- place the six Kalmyk letters on the same key as the letter most phonetically resembling them
- move the least frequently used letters to the top row
- to deviate as little from the English Latin keyboard as possible in terms of placing similar-sounding letters
The AB (fourth) row was configured the most, in order to create room for two Kalmyk characters and their IPA symbols while refraining from placing important punctuation marks on the second level.
Installation
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License
This keyboard is licensed under an MIT license.
