Dear Penclic Team,
I'm dreaming of a "European Common Keyboards ("ECKs"
doesn't it sound good ?) for those, like me, who are
keeping on switching between different languages of EU :
like English, German and French for me.
NB : "s", at the end of "ECKs" stands for fine little
deferences that might be in option depending on the most
use language (see differents between the French and German
versions of the QWERTZ swiss standard Keyboard)
If a company like yours were taking the lead, I
imagine that, for once, northern countries like Sweden
would not be put apart of "negotiation" of the
standard.
Moreover, I think that it shouldn't be that difficult
as German, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian have common
roots, just like French, Spanish and Italian.
Last point, Swiss people have created a QWERTZ
keyboard (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWERTZ)
that make a bridge between French and German, andlet me
tell you, nowadays, Swiss people won't go for any other
actual keyboard standard...
Currently, AFNOR, the french office that define
standards, is actually working on a standard for France
call "Bépo" (
http://bepo.fr/wiki/Accueil),
base on Dvorak's keyboard configuration rules ... But
as french people are selfish and they can't imagine that
good ideas could appear somewhere else as France, they are
building it for french people who are thinking, speaking,
writting and reading french only...
Maybe, there's a chance for such a "ECKs" Project
to be successfull at European Level and thus to open a
new product market, where it would be good to take the
lead.
I'm sure that a Cocktail with a "Swedish design",
a European Standard, some ergonomic concerns, typing
time gains (for European Students of Erasmus Programm
!?!) could get some European Representative supports.
Frankly speaking, I'm unemployed and I would love to
work with you on such a project...
Let me know if something already exist on your
side... Or will come.
Cordialement,
mit
Freundlichen Grüßen, Atentamente, Kind
regards,