English keyboard layout1/2/2024 ![]() Special Note: Beware of narrow/tall Enter Key layout Strange Intermediate Keyboard (Not ISO, Not ANSI) Note the same missing characters as found on earlier Apple keyboards, in terms of support (through lack of contradiction) for both the TIS 820-2531 and TIS 820-2538 standards. Note that there are a few examples of ISO layout for Thai when looking for laptop keyboard covers. Unfortunately for programmers, those keys are rather important, and for the average typist, a smaller left shift key, and narrower enter key on the home row does impose some ergonomic penalty. While it is very difficult to find any examples of ISO keyboards with Thai language support, for those used to an ISO keyboard layout, that option should be simple to use/adapt as for Thai the extra ISO key has the extinct ฃ and ฅ keys, and the US English keys are backslash (\) and pipe (|). That is, instead of printing one or both character that would be represented, Apple decided to leave those keyboard character locations blank. The ambiguity of which standard is in use as a keyboard map option was present in Apple keyboards for a number of years, in terms of there being a lack of characters on the keys where there were changes made between the standard versions. While this may be of interest to those (few) regularly typing Pali and Literary characters, for physical keyboards this layout standard is virtually impossible to find, though the software to support it is available in most operating systems (excluding, currently, ChromeOS).Īpple Keyboards and Missing Thai Characters As well, the percent (%), underscore (_), and plus (+) signs are removed from the Thai keyboard (though the plus sign is available on the separate number pad on 101/102/104/105 keyboards). Note also that the Baht sign (฿) changes its location in the TIS 820-2538 update, and Anghankhu (๚) requires AltGr to access. These are Pali and literary characters not well known or in use outside of those niches. There is a 1995 update to the Thai standard TIS 820-2538, which adds support for Anghankhu (๚), Fongman (๏), Khomut (๛), and Yamakkan (อ๎), which are otherwise missing. ISO below).ġ995 Update to Thai Keyboard Standard - TIS 820-2538 ANSI is also the predominant physical keyboard layout (more on ANSI vs. In general, this is mostly a non-issue since there is a predominant layout generally available, including in keyboard sticker format: The Kedmanee which was turned into a Thai Technical Standard (TIS 820-2531). When dealing with Thai Keyboard Layouts there are a few considerations. Additional Resources ANSI Kedmanee as Standard and Predominant ![]()
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