Markus Kuhn wrote:
> I think it is urgent time to revise national keyboard standards here.
> We really need standardized ways to easily enter say at least
>
> 2018 LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
> 2019 RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
> 201C LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
> 201D RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
> 2013 EN DASH
> 2014 EM DASH
>
> on keyboards for English language users, and corresponding extensions on
> other national keyboard standards. This might be a good opportunity to
> introduce on US keyboards the Level 2 Select key (AltGr), while on
> European keyboards is is probably sufficient to just add appropriate
> labels to a number of new Level 2 Select positions.
> ...
> We could have either commonly agreed entry methods for these characters (say
> as a new amendment to ISO 14755), or better even new labeled key positions.
If I could have my favorite keyboard, I would through out
), ], }, > -- in Germany we have
one ", one '
but two each of 0028 0029 ( )
005B 005D [ ]
007B 007D { }
003C 003E < > -- and add and "Invert"-key.
As you know, many programers editors check that each opening
parenthesis is paired by a closing parenthesis. They give a
warning, when a BEGIN is not match by an END.
I propose that the first time you type "(" ( is stored/displayed.
But the second time you type "(" ) is stored and displayed.
If for whatever reason I want "xc(dg(" I have to type "Invert"
after the second-"(".
So instead of having both left and right (single and double)
quotation marks on the keyboard, I'd like to have Low single
(being paired with single turned comma), single turned comma
(being paired with single comma), single guillemot, double
guillemot. The keyboard drivers should take care of the rest.
US/UK
2018 2019 (LEFT) SINGLE TURNED COMMA QUOTATION MARK (RIGHT)
SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
201C 201D (LEFT) DOUBLE TURNED COMMA QUOTATION MARK (RIGHT)
DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
France
2039 203A LEFT POINTING SINGLE GUILLEMET RIGHT POINTING SINGLE
GUILLEMET
00AB 00BB LEFT POINTING GUILLEMET RIGHT POINTING
GUILLEMET
Germany
201A 2018 LOW SINGLE COMMA QUOTATION MARK "LEFT" i.e. right
SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
201E 201C LOW DOUBLE COMMA QUOTATION MARK "LEFT" i.e. right
DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
203A 2039 "RIGHT" i.e. left POINTING SINGLE GUILLEMET "L" R.
POINTING SINGLE GUILLEMET
00BB 00AB "RIGHT" i.e. left POINTING GUILLEMET "L" R.
POINTING GUILLEMET
Arabic
FD3F FD3E ORNATE RIGHT PARENTHESIS ORNATE LEFT PARENTHESIS
CJK
3008 3009
300A 300B
3014 3015
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