Well, not quite. You are confusing it with 214. That's a different layout. PN-87 is the original one, take a look at https://d262ilb51hltx0.cloudfront.net/max/1

Well, not quite. You are confusing it with 214. That's a different layout. PN-87 is the original one, take a look at https://d262ilb51hltx0.cloudfront.net/max/1601/1*3uODrDDA876KwwNerJ6p7g.jpeg https://d262ilb51hltx0.cloudfront.net/max/1601/1*3uODrDDA876... from the article - note where ń, ś, ć are located. PN-87: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KB_Polish_QWERTZ_PN87_commons.svg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KB_Polish_QWERTZ_PN87... 214 is some computer-era invention: http://charsetplus.tripod.com/Keyboard/Latin/PL-214.htm http://charsetplus.tripod.com/Keyboard/Latin/PL-214.htm I agree that the alt + shift shortcut is sneaky, but Microsoft wasn't exactly known for its great UX expertise. It's been frustrating the hell out of not-that-savvy users who would often restart their machines to "fix the keyboard" :)