The keyboard layout describes the coding of the individual keys on the keyboard of a typewriter or computer terminal or …
The basic layout goes back to the mechanical typewriter. Based on the first six letters of the top row of keys, these keyboard layouts are referred to as
- QWERTZ in the German language area
- QWERTY in English-speaking countries
- AZERTY in the French-speaking world
These are modified in each case country-specifically.
With the advent of computers, different layouts were developed to increase typing speed or reduce fatigue.
GC Wizard knows the following keyboard layouts
- QWERTZ T1 (German)
- QWERTY (US international)
- RISTOME (German)
- NEO (German)
- Colemak
- Dvorak
- Dvorak (German, Type I Variant 1)
- Dvorak (German, Type I Variant 2)
- Dvorak (German, Type I Variant 3)
- Dvorak (German, Type II)
- AZERTY, NF Z71-300 (French)
- BÉPO, NF Z71-300 (French)