10 keys gkos for indian language scripts

[peekay]

check out images in files area

straight.jpg

and

inclined.jpg

[seppo]

How do you plan to use them? On the desk? Are they shown as a top
view? What are the extra gray 'wings' for? They do not look much like
GKOS to me...

seppo

[pks kolkata]

the grey wings are wires :-)

the abcde markings are arbitrary .. just as we call

the keys abc def in gkos

the keys could be named abcde and 12345

then combos would work like this :

a1=ka, a2=kha (1st &2nd letters of the ka-group .. the 1st group)

b1=ch, b2=chha(1st & 2nd letters of the ch-group .. the 2nd group)

these are for indian language scripts only .. for english gkos 3 button strips would be used .. 

these are from an italian keyboard/keys manufacturer

the two side by side are for using like gkos is used .. in the hand

the two inclined are 'adjustable' to suit the position of the hands of user .. and yes, these are how they would appear when viewed on the table from the top 

2009/6/3 seppo <seppo....@gmail.com>

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[seppo]

ok. thanks for explaining. It's the same principle you described
before, combining two keys into one to make GKOS.

seppo

On Jun 3, 3:40 pm, pks kolkata <pksharmakolk...@gmail.com> wrote:
> the grey wings are wires :-)
> the abcde markings are arbitrary .. just as we call
> the keys abc def in gkos
>
> the keys could be named abcde and 12345
> then combos would work like this :
>
> a1=ka, a2=kha (1st &2nd letters of the ka-group .. the 1st group)
> b1=ch, b2=chha(1st & 2nd letters of the ch-group .. the 2nd group)
>
> these are for indian language scripts only .. for english gkos 3 button
> strips would be used ..
>
> these are from an italian keyboard/keys manufacturer
>
> the two side by side are for using like gkos is used .. in the hand
>
> the two inclined are 'adjustable' to suit the position of the hands of user
> .. and yes, these are how they would appear when viewed on the table from
> the top
>

> 2009/6/3 seppo <seppo.tiai...@gmail.com>

[pk sharma]

yes, the principle remains the same .. i do agree with a 6back solution
too .. for the power users, the english users (who want to type indian
scripts using english letters which have same sounds as indic  letters ..
k=ka and K=kha .. p=pa and P=pha, etc)

but for a first timer, understanding chording method where more than 2
keys would be pressed  and released differently .. well .. the learning
period would be a bit longer .. but more importantly, user resistance
would nip in the bud all efforts for a tiny keyboard with 6 keys

so i am compelled to think in terms of TWO key combos for each
and every letter .. this will be easily acceptable since the scheme
matches the 'logic' based structure of the indian languages scripts

also, all users are okay with 2 key presses .. Shift+key for getting
caps .. it is only one small step to apply 2 key presses to ALL
the characters

my modified 6back suggestion would work though .. it would 'LOOK'
like a 10back but the 4 'dummy' keys would only serve to press keys
AB BC DE EF at one time .. the coding will need to be worked out