Products · Pattern or everyday thing
french keyboard layout
Raised as a usability problem by 5 people on Hacker News over 11 years (2012–2022), in 4 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Numbers in top row need shift while symbols don't, hard to typeUnreviewed
20122026- Special characters are in different places and numbers need Shift, making typing hard2020-08-16
- Numbers require Shift on the top row, so people use the number pad instead2020-07-23
- Numbers in top row need shift while symbols don't, which is maddening to type2012-05-15
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 5 complaints
- Typing straight quotes and backticks requires awkward double-key sequences or switching layouts2022-11-15
- WASD shortcuts are misplaced on French keyboards, making them hard to use2022-11-14
- Special characters are in different places and numbers need Shift, making typing hard2020-08-16
- Numbers require Shift on the top row, so people use the number pad instead2020-07-23
- Numbers in top row need shift while symbols don't, which is maddening to type2012-05-15