What is ISO/IEC 9995-12 about?
ISO/IEC 9995 is a series defines layout principles for computer keyboards. ISO/IEC 9995-12 specifies a way to navigate between keyboard groups, so a user can use more than one collection of characters, for example, to write text in more than one language, or input names of persons or places in different scripts.
ISO/IEC 9995-12 specifies mechanisms to choose between the keyboard groups specified in the ISO/IEC 9995 series, national keyboards standards, or other keyboard definitions. These mechanisms primarily become useful when the stipulated marking on the key top can be dynamically displayed on the key top.
Who is ISO/IEC 9995-12 for?
ISO/IEC 9995-12 on keyboard group selection is useful for:
- Manufacturers of keyboards
- Design engineers of keyboard layout
- Computer engineers
- IT engineers
Why should you use ISO/IEC 9995-12?
The keyboard layout is the arrangement of the keys on a computer keyboard. Many keyboard layouts are used worldwide. Many graphic operating environments offer a way to click on an icon to change the keyboard group. ISO/IEC 9995-12 offers an alternative way to change keyboard group in a few keyboard strokes, and in a standardized way, using characters that are widely available on keyboards across the world.
ISO/IEC 9995-12 helps you in the selection the keyboard group in different operating systems and provides mechanisms for general selection of keyboard groups including menu-driven selection, terminating sequence, selection of standardized groups, and market available methods for keyboard group selection.
