Nicholas Bodley <nbodley@...> wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 21:18:34 -0500, Richard Wordingham
> <richard.wordingham@...> wrote:
>> I disagree. Both Windows and UNIX can be programmed to accept
>> non-QWERTY keyboard mappings.
>
> Glad you challenged that; I appreciated it. However, it's somewhat
> difficult to set up your own mapping, if none offered is close. I don't
> know much about Unix/Linux key maps; best guess is that they could be done
> by a capable person without the usual sort of programming. I'd expect
> defining your own Windows map to be harder, but I really don't know.

Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator:
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx

I was able to make an IPA keyboard for myself (with mappings based roughly
on X-SAMPA values, given an underlying Dvorak layout) with little trouble.

Basically you're given a visualization of a blank keyboard and can assign
to each key whatever character you wish, and when finished you can export
an installer that will allow you to use the new layout as you would any
other Windows IME.


*Muke
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