Differences between European and American layouts (Enter)?

Question

Iron

Comparing the MC184RS/A (American) and MC184RS/B (European) keyboards, I found differences in the form of the Enter key (either two rows in height, or two keys in width).

For me, the American Enter is more convenient (when oblong in length). Yes, and full-size left shift + reverse slash over Enter - a classic
On the Toshiba L735 -11E laptop and the a4Tech keyboard, the European form Enter is used.
What is the reason for such a difference in the development of such an attribute of a computer as a keyboard?

Answer 1

uncomfortable. For some reason, Yo was taken to ENTER.
IMHO the most correct form of ENTER is a corner (L in horizontal reflection)

Answer 2

> What is the reason for such a difference in the development of such an attribute of a computer as a keyboard?
In my opinion, here as a manufacturer it will hit the head. See the pictures on the links - I took the first models of laptops out of my head.
www.n-tech76.ru/images/goods/143918_2253.jpg
img17.slando.ua/images_slandocomua/85602089_4_644x461_notebook-hp-pavilion-dv7-6053er-elektronika.jpg

Answer 3

I'm used to the American layout, and I find it more convenient and practical than the European one. Two shifts of the same size, no extra key in the bottom row on the left and in the middle on the right. I type blindly in Cyrillic and Latin, which is why I also find the overloaded bilingual print on the European keyboard ugly and littered. Centered Latin characters on the American look more aesthetically pleasing.
In fact, if we talk about the differences, then roughly speaking, on the European one, they "cut" the left shift in half , thereby creating a place for another additional key, and swapped the ´~ (apostrophe / tilde) keys with this new key.
As a result, the sign key ´ ~ (apostrophe / tilde), which in the American arrangement is standardly located in the upper number row, immediately below (esc), in the international European layouts has been moved down and takes place in the very bottom row, immediately to the right after the left shift , that is as if in place of the half of the "chopped" left shift key . Accordingly, in European layouts, at the top under the "esc" key, in place of the standard American tilde, this "extra", additional key is located.
Having cast a cursory glance at most European layouts of apple keyboards, to be honest, it’s hard for me to say what role this additional key plays in typing, how much it simplifies and expands the input of some national, privately used characters. Basically, what I see in place of this key in various language layouts is the paragraph sign §, quotes, apostrophes, mat. greater than/less than or equal signs. In the French layout on this key, for example, "dog" @, the Germans have a superscript diacritic. That is, it is possible that the idea was to allocate this place for especially frequently used signs, individually in each language, but in practice at the moment, as far as I understand, this is not entirely true.
For those who are interested, here is a link to screenshots of some keyboard layouts, look, compare.

Answer 4

More characters need to be crammed into the Russian keyboard. To make Enter simply already - it was impossible. I had to change its shape. It seems to me

Answer 5

In European languages, on average, more characters are used than in American English (due to diacritics), therefore, on the European standard layout, there is one more key and at the standard level, the right Alt (AltGr / Meta) is declared as an additional modifier, including the input of the so-called. n. third characters, and with a shift and fourth. Which makes it easier to enter all kinds of typography and diacritics.
But it's hard to say about the shape of the Enter key. Most likely, the difference is laid down for a simple visual and tactile difference, or maybe it just happened, historically, so to speak.

Answer 6

I also wonder why there is no indicator in the CapsLock key in the American version?

Answer 7

Yep, that's all bullshit. European is no less comfortable. You better take a look at the Japanese version of the keyboard! There are seams.
:)