I have heard that when the original typewriter was created, the letters were arranged in such a way that it would slow the typer down. The purpose of this was to keep the (now-archaic) machinery of the typewriter from malfunctioning and/or jamming. And out of traditional standard, that arrangement has never been revised. It is because of this that I think a new keyboard should be created with blank individual keys that have LCD or LED technology in them that could display any letter, character, kanji, or symbol according to any language or purpose. Software then could be set up on the computer to where the user could adjust the arrangement of characters to his/her preference. Language Scholars could create “New Standard” arrangements that are more efficient for the user to type, or, the user could create his own personal arrangements. I think that one day this will be realized. Either that, or it already has been in avant-garde technological circles.
