Release NewEng Layout v6.6 - NumRow (for Windows) · fazzaan/keyboard-layouts

Latest version of keyboard layout for NewEng (New English) alphabet, based on the standard QWERTY layout.

Changes since v6.4

All letters with digraphs are output in their decomposed forms, as two glyphs: š is s + ̌ , rather than š.
- This is because not all marked glyphs are available as unicode glyphs. Typing a precomposed glyph means that deleting it requires one press of Backspace, while deleting a decomposed glyph requires two presses of Backspace. This is inconsistent for the end-user, and breaks the flow of typing unacceptably.

ȝt is common in spellings, but awkward to type [6 t].
- 5t is easier to type
- 6 is awkward for either hand to reach — ʞ is rarely used, so put it here.
- Swap ʞ and ȝ positions: ȝ is on 5 ; ʞ is on 6 .

ė is very common — add to AltGr + e ( and keep it on AltGr + i )
â is very common — add to AltGr + r
ŭ is common but keys are far apart [u \] — add it to AltGr + u
ă is common — add to AltGr + q
ô is common — add to AltGr + o
◌̀ is more common than expected — add to AltGr + p
- this may change with NewEng orthographic updates.
- AltGr + / was giving me RSI; added it to AltGr + p (at least for now).
◌̈ is more common than expected — add to AltGr + Shift + p
è is specifically common now, for S/Z/T/D/N word endings: put è on AltGr + e .
œ moved from e to y (pronunciation matches IPA vowel symbol)

The new NewEng letters are on the number row.
- Symbols are accessible on third layer via Alt Gr
- Numbers on Alt Gr + Shift.
- (You will find it easier to type numbers on a keyboard with a numpad.)
Some new letters are in other places.
The main diacritics are on [ ] # { } ~.

You can learn more about using this keyboard layout here, as well as the language project that led to its creation.

To learn how to write in NewEng for English, visit Phlowyd Linguistics / NewEng Alphabet (GitBook).