English (United States) Key Layouts
NISSE supports the following three English (United States) key layouts.
- QWERTY
- Dvorak
- Colemak
QWERTY(US) Layout
QWERTY is the most common layout used in the United States.
| Option | Value |
|---|---|
| [FN]-[F3] LAYOUT | us |
Positions of [SHIFT] keys, [CTRL] keys, and other modifier keys are configurable. For more information, please refer to Modifier Key layouts.
Differences between the standard US keyboard and NISSE:
- [[{] and []}] keys are moved to the left side.
- [ESC], [TAB], [ENTER], and [MENU] keys are moved to the center area.
- [BACKSPACE] key is moved to the thumb area.
- Several standard keys, such as the cursor keys, are omitted. Those keys can be activated through the [FN] key combinations.
Dvorak Layout
Dvorak simplified keyboard layout is also a very widely supported English keyboard layout.
| Option | Value |
|---|---|
| [FN]-[F3] LAYOUT | us-d |
Colemak Layout
Colemak Keyboard Layout is a new English layout, published in 2006. Colemak is designed to be easier to switch from QWERTY than Dvorak, and yet to be efficient for touch typing in English.
| Option | Value |
|---|---|
| [FN]-[F3] LAYOUT | us-c (Colemak), us-m (Colemak-DHm) |
Colemak is said to be the third most popular keyboard layout for typing in English. Colemak-DHm is a slightly modified version of Colemak.
Note: [BACKSPACE] and [CAPS LOCK] keys are placed at the normal NISSE positions since firmware v1.13 and v0.30. Colemak-DHm is supported in the firmware v1.13 or later.