on inscript keyboard
Many a times come across comments on how difficult Inscript is to use with an english keyboard…but hey Inscript was developed with the idea that one fine day keyboards with Indic scripts etched on them would be in wide use. This never really happened for one the effort by Indic solution vendors to give multiple input schemes to tie users down to their software, than attempt to follow a standard and rest blame on keyboard manufacturers on not bringing them out in volumes citing lack of demand. Only one I have come across is TVSE models, which though best in reliability (have one which is being use for 14yrs at home!) are not bought until needed for heavy usage as done by typists in govt depts. Keyboard stickers too never really caught well in the sense that they they tend to spoil the look of a keyboard
When the first time a person used english keyboard (qwerty or otherwise), did they not have to learn or remember the layout?!
Reminds me of a conversation overheard at an assembler, where a buyer getting PC assmember asked if he could get a Hindi keyboard, the response was he could but it would cost thrice the amount for the cheap one assembler was giving and that he could stick stickers if he really wanted to use Hindi.
I am not against Input schemes phonetically following QWERTY layout, but they could work at a higher plane providing more advanced form of input, like say predictive input.
So my question to critics of Inscript layout, would have you still not attempted to learn it even if the layout was etched on your keyboard?
. That keeps the record intact of having only participated as attendee/delegate for FOSS events this year!
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