GoKawiilArno's Engram keyboard layouts
Engram is a family of keyboard layouts optimized for comfortable and efficient touch typing in different languages created by Arno Klein. You can use the open-source software to create new key layouts optimized for different languages.
An article is currently under review that describes the Engram approach to optimizing keyboard layouts, based on language-dependent n-gram frequencies and language-independent typing preferences, using multi-objective optimization informed by crowdsourced typing data. Letters are optimally arranged according to ergonomics factors that promote reduction of lateral finger movements and more efficient typing of high-frequency letter pairs. The most common punctuation marks are logically grouped together in the middle columns and numbers are paired with mathematical and logic symbols.
Currently, there are Engram keyboard layouts for typing in:
Engram-en layout for English
"Ergonomic" orthonormal keyboard
Staggered/diagonal keyboard
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Why new layouts?
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