1 A keyboard layout for the character repertoire of ISO 6937-2
This International Standard defines the layout on a keyboard of a defined set of graphic characters which, when used in combination with an existing national version keyboard layout, allows the input of the full graphic character repertoire defined in ISO 6937-2 and its addendum 1, or the 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets defined in ISO 8859, parts 1 to 4.
NOTE - The full repertoire of ISO 6937-2 and its addendum 1 consists of 333 characters including Space and permits the representation of 40 recognised European languages (plus Afrikaans) using a Latin-based alphabet.
A Latin supranational keyboard layout which may be used in a multilingual environment is defined in an annex.
This International Standard does not define such fac-tors as the shape, size or colour of the keys, nor does it define the style in which the symbols are represented.
2 Intended applications
This International Standard is primarily intended for word-processing and text-processing applications.
The Latin supranational keyboard layout is especially intended for use by international organizations.