jurjev

The keyboard is using <scroll lock> or <num lock> as modifier keys

Jurjev's design

• Positions
  • vowel glyphs with macrons are all under the respective non-modified vowel glyphs
• +modified consonant glyphs (voiceless sonorants ҏ ҋ ӆ ӊ ӎ ) are all under the respective non-modified consonant glyphs, except EN WITH HOOK ( ӈ ), the position of which is motivated by the LATIN N on the same position
  • semisoft sign ( ҍ ) is under softsign ( ь )
  • position of vowel glyphs with diaresis (semisoft ӓ ӭ ); the position of the first is motivated by the LATIN A on the same position, the second by the CYRILLIC З
  • position of Cyrillic JE ( ј ) is motivated by the LATIN I on the same position
• Missing glyph
  • modifier letter apostrophe is missing
• Ergonomy
  • <scroll lock> or <num lock> kan be used likewise
  • they are used as modifier keys (rather than as lock keys) resulting in permanent num/scroll locking-unlocking
  • on a standard PC-keyboard the travel distance to these modifiers is long and additionally using Shift (for capitals) is clumsy