What symbols would you like to add to the standard keyboard?
I'm aware that there are different sets of special characters for different languages, and that some have a menu system (such as the Japanese input).
What would you like to be commonplace on most people's keyboards?
I'll start with ≈.
Are you familiar with compose key sequences? This is a way of extending the set of characters that can be directly typed by having predefined sequences of keys that map to particular characters. They are started after pressing a so called "compose key". There are some examples in this article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compose_key
To me, it's interesting how Apple's Touch Bar on the keyboard often gets criticism from technically oriented people, yet in theory it appears to solve the needs of everybody here: just figure out a way to program your desired key into one of the spaces and you have anything you need.
I've never bought one of those machines, so I have to ask, what was the problem with it? Was the issue just not having tactile feedback? In pictures, it appears nice looking at least.
Em and en dashes (‘-’ is a hyphen, not a dash, you bloody illiterates), ellipsis, and paired quotes.
Lately I've felt stuck in Dvorak copy/paste hell, where Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V are two-handed or right-handed operations, while using the mouse. I'd want some kind of keys on the left side of the keyboard for that purpose (even insert, for shift+insert or ctrl+insert).
I want a science/engineering Shift key.
I want to hold down RShift and get greek and mathematical symbols.
I'd remove the apple/windows key. Keyboards should be OS independent.
Copy and paste, zoom that is standard for all applications
An extra meta key like ctrl, alt, super, etc, reserved for the user to define their own key-chord shortcuts.
Every computer needs a "Hurry Up!" button
SPAM and PHISHING buttons to use with email clients
