I'm working on a different layout. The exceptional work of Ron is based on an elvish-english transliteration proposed by Tolkien (and others). My idea is: how would it be a keyboard if designed by elves themselves? Fortunately we have a classifications of elvish characters, my layout is based on this classification. You may consider this an elvish-colemak keyboard. It's not finished, there are a couple of issues that should be solved, but I'd like to receive your feedback.
It's beautiful. Very nice job with bilateral symmetry. Frankly, a layout like this should have been the standard all along for straight Sindarin typing. Which mode did you use?
Since you are not finished (and I can completely relate to where you are in the process) I won't niggle you with specifics. Some gerneral items to consider:
- The characters above 6 through 9 are probably too tall to print. Certainly the 8/z key is. The pale blue box on the SVG file is the printable area per SP.
- I don't see the curl modifiers (above 3-6 on my most recent.) I found them annoying to place; did you omit them on purpose?
- The decimal/duodecimal placement options were also annoying, and I see what you did and why. Still, there is room for 10 and 11 after the zero, and IMHO they would complete the number row nicely. (They are also a perfect fit for the function key row.)
Again, nice job.
Have you consulted the TP elves?
- Ron | samwisekoi
p.s. Do you have that background in SVG, even as a linked file? Also, do you have it for 104-key layouts? Could you send me a copy of either/both, please?