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>[To quote craig@dcl-cs.UUCP (Craig Wylie):]
>
>What we need is a re-configurable keyboard. Of usable size but with all 
>needed charaters displayed, as they appear on the screen, on the tops
>of the keys. OK. Implant a matrix of LCD on top of each key and display the

Have you tried using a keyboard where the keys are located in an unusual
position?  It is difficult enough to become acquainted with some of
the non-standard layouts for so called `ASCII' terminals - and even
more frustrating if one is faced with a French or Scandinavian
etc keyboard.  In the former, the keys ``qw'' are ``az'' and many
others are relocated accordingly.  In the latter, the ``<'' key
is located where I am used to finding the ``z''.  It takes WEEKS
to get used to the new layout.

However, as one is talking of using several alternative character
sets, there is no immediate alternative.  I do feel that this implies
that a finite set of essentially compatible layouts must be presented
to the individual user to avoid total confusion.

The alternative is ``compose-character'' sequences - not suitable if
the alternate set is to be used for a while.

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"The Software did it".
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++ Jim R Oldroyd
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