Documentation for the Skolt Sami keyboards
Layouts
Installation
Please use the Divvun Manager to install all available tools for Skolt Sámi. It can be found on divvun.no and divvun.org.
Notes about the layout
Below is a list of added or moved characters - changes made to the keyboard layout compared to the standard extended Finnish keyboard.
Skolt Sámi letters
The following characters are specific to Skolt Sámi, and are entered as described:
| Skolt Sámi letter | Key to press |
|---|---|
| Ǩ | 3 key on the keyboard (E03) |
| Ǥ | 4 key on the keyboard (E04) |
| Ǧ | 5 key on the keyboard (E05) |
| Ŋ | 6 key on the keyboard (E06) |
| Đ | 7 key on the keyboard (E07) |
| Ʒ | ´ key on the keyboard (E12) |
| Â | Q key on the keyboard (D01) |
| Š | W key on the keyboard (D02) |
| Ẹ | AltGr + E key on the keyboard (D03) |
| Õ | Ö key on the keyboard (D06) |
| ʹ (pehmennys, eli MODIFIER LETTER PRIME) | ’ key on the keyboard (C12) |
| ʼ (erotus, eli MODIFIER LETTER APOSTROPHE) | shift + ‘ key on the keyboard (C12) |
| ˈ (MODIFIER LETTER VERTICAL LINE) | AltGr + ‘ key on the keyboard (C12) |
| Č | X key on the keyboard (B02) |
| Ž | < key on the keyboard (B00) |
Finnish and other standard letters
The following characters on the standard Finnish keyboard have been moved and are now available on these new locations:
| Letter | Keypress |
|---|---|
| ~ | 1 key on the keyboard (E01) |
| @ | 2 key on the keyboard (E02) |
| [ | 8 key on the keyboard (E08) |
| ] | 9 key on the keyboard (E09) |
| | | 0 key on the keyboard (E10) |
| Q W Ö X < * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 | AltGr + original key |
| ¨ (dead-key) | AltGr + original key |
| ´ (dead-key) | AltGr + original key |
| ` (dead-key) | AltGr + Shift + original key |
| ≤ | AltGr + the Z key (B01) |
| ≥ | AltGr + Shift + the Z key (B01) |
Other information
Some work has been done to get statistics for a good sms keyboard layout: sms-forarbeid.
Skolt Sami Keyboard by Tim Feist
There exists already a Skolt Sami Keyboard made by Tim Feist, which is in use. Further details and download links can be found on a separate page.