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This thread is making the point that the issue isn’t the character set, but rather the keyboards. We’re probably locked in, there is so much inertia around the
by quantified 5y ago
This thread is making the point that the issue isn’t the character set, but rather the keyboards. We’re probably locked in, there is so much inertia around the standard QWERTY with a few arrows and Esc. Maybe an integrated system builder with large scale like Apple could shift things slightly.
- b3morales 5y agoIndeed; Mac OS has supported easy entry of alternate (non-ASCII) characters on "self-inserting" keys with Option (which can be further modified with Shift) since the 80s. Granted it's a limited set, but they're useful. Here's a sampling “” … ™ Ω ç ß ∂ ∑ † π «» ¬ ˚ ∆ ƒ ∂
- quantified 5y agoI normally use the Unicode keyboard so I can write out propositions, predicates, and set algebra. How many of us would readily adjust to the keyboarding required to break away from ASCII?
- astrange 5y agoCJK users are pretty successful at entering large numbers of Unicode characters with a QWERTY keyboard, and there's more of them than you.
- quantified 5y agoGood point. Just lack of determination to make use of available techniques?