-- What is ER1? -- A small software application that installs and auto-configures the optimal keyboard layout for the
Romanian language. After installation, the Romanian ER1 layout is readily available from the Language Bar. ---
What is the ER1 layout? -- A mapping (layout) and method of operation for the Romanian alphabetic diacritic
characters on QWERTY and QWERTZ (not in ER1 v1.0) keyboards, where non-Romanian letters like Q, W, Y, K,
X are moved to the AltGr shift state to make space for the Romanian diacritic letters, taking advantage of the fact
that each non-Romanian letter is positioned in the immediate proximity of a base letter of diacritic letters. The
resulting layout provides fluent typing and requires virtually no training, as well as virtually no keyboard labeling.
Update history of Ergo Romanian 1v1.2 (May, 22. 2007)
Version 1.2 has a few minor improvements. The layout was not changed. There were no objections to any of the layout . mappings. Most likely, this layout is truly optimal and will not be changed in the future either.
Distribution permissions for Ergo Romanian 1
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