The best way to get an idea of how a Maltron is arranged is to look at pictures. However, since downloading the image may take a long time, here's a textual representation of the key layout (also, this is more up-to-date than the images — I've based it on the latest-model USB keyboard I'm using as of 15 Feb 2009):
Abbreviations:
CL = Caps Lock
SL = Shift Lock
SH = Shift
PU = Page Up
PD = Page Down
BS = Backspace
Ctl = Control
Alt = Alt, of course
The home row is "anis ... thor". Letters on top are what you get when
you shift a key.
Left hand: Right hand:
---------- -----------
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12
__________
! @ # $ % | ESC NL | ^ & * ( ) ~
BL 1 2 3 4 5 | CL | 6 7 8 9 0 `
| (numeric |
| keypad) |
Q P Y C B ---------- V M U Z L
BL q p y c b v m u z l BL
A N I S F D T H O R
Fn a n i s f d t h o r FN
< > J G " : W K X
SH , . j g ' ; w k - x SH
|| ||
|| ||
|| | { _ + } ? ||
SH OS \ [ - = ] / OS SH
Left thumbpad: Right thumbpad:
------------- --------------
BS Ctl Alt Alt Ctl Del
e TAB Home End RET SP
| ||
E Left Up Down Right SP
(Note that "E" and "Space" are both extra-large -- twice as long as
normal keys, so that they're easier to hit).
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