What are three different Keyboard Layouts for typing in Indian Languages?
There are 3 different keyboard layouts. 1. Romanised Layout: In Romanised layout, phonetic English mappings are used to compose the Hindi Text. For example, the key raamaa (or rAmA) can be used to type ‘Rama’. 2. Typewriter Layout: This layout is similar to the Hindi typewriter layout & useful for Hindi typists & other people familiar with Hindi Typewriter layout. Typewriter Layout & Key Sequence Charts 3. DOE Phonetic: This layout is standardized by the Department Of Electronics (DOE), Govt. Of India. The advantage of this layout is that the layout remains identical for all Indian Languages. For example, the key ‘k’ is used to represent the letter ‘ka’ in all Indian Languages. The Keyboard Layout and the Key Sequence Charts can be used to find the correct key combinations.