Could you elaborate?
Edit: Nevermind, don't. It's definitely another approach.
I already explained that my katakana layout is based on the AEK japanese one.
To be honest I should have ignored your message due to the lack of details.
Hi Biip. Yep, as you said, one of the issues with the katakana sublegends seen in sets like GMK Bushidō and MT3 Serika is that they use
Apple's take on the ANSI JP layout as their basis, rather than the
standard one. To some this may not seem like an issue, but I think it is, for two reasons. The first is that they don't match the corresponding hiragana kits — in GMK Bentō R2, for example, the two kana sets don't match each other (I hope you will consider fixing this
). The second is that we don't usually use Apple layouts as a reference (e.g. you never see R1 ±§, R4 `~ keys included in sets) since they differ from standard Windows/IBM/*nix layouts in various ways. So using a standard layout as the basis for the main legends and an Apple layout for the sublegends introduces inconsistency.
I also personally think the standard layout looks nicer since it keeps ﾞ「 and ﾟ」 next to each other on the bracket keys
Besides that (taking the different approach at face value), there are also a few other issues, albeit less pronounced.
- The first of them is the size of the ヲ quaternary legend on the 0) key. Unlike the rest of the number-row quaternary legends, which are smaller versions of other kana, ヲ is a full-fledged, standalone kana. As such, it should be the same size as the ワ kana beneath it (Serika got this right, but Bushidō didn't; again, please consider fixing this for Bentō).
- The second are the duplicate legends seen on the R3 and R4 ISO keys. Although correct in some scenarios, it's nicer to have different keys there. It also allows you to cover JIS layouts if you make those keys ム and ロ, respectively. With the addition of a standalone R1 ー key (e.g. `~ー like this set has) and a R1 mod-colored novelty, you get really nice JIS coverage.
- The third is the presence of ¥ as a quaternary sublegend on the \| key. This implies that this character is input by holding Shift and pressing ヘ while in IME mode, which isn't the case. On Japanese systems, ¥ is actually just a graphical variation of \, not a separate character, so it shouldn't be present as a sublegend (esp. not in the top right because you don't need to hold Shift for it).
- Finally, the ー character on the ]} key isn't wide enough, which makes it look like a dash; it's supposed to be about the same width as the other kana.
- I'm not mentioning the absence of the dotted boxes / position markers on the (han)dakuten ﾞ, ﾟ symbols since I consider that to be an aesthetic choice. Although it's technically more correct to include them if you want to stick to the source material, omitting them is also fine.
Hope this helps.
Edit: fixed incorrect link
Edit2: This set isn't actually 100% correct yet either: it's missing a ー quaternary legend on the -_ホ key, but that's going to be fixed.
