[patched]: Ism Keyboard Layout

If you're willing to remap your keyboard, retrain your fingers, and accept some awkward reaches, ISM is a worthy experiment in the quest for typing speed. For everyone else, Colemak remains the saner upgrade.

A (pinky) – I (ring) – S (middle) – M (index) Right: E (index?) – No, that's wrong. Let me fix.

Left hand: (pinky), I (ring), S (middle), M (index) Right hand: E (index), O (middle? No, index on E, middle on O? That's odd.) – Wait, the original above says row 2: A I S M E O H U B F G ' ism keyboard layout

Row 1 (Top): Q C D K P Y N R L T V Z Row 2 (Home): A I S M E O H U B F G ' Row 3 (Bottom): X J . , W - / ; : ? ( ) The exact punctuation placements may vary slightly between ISM variants; this is the most common "ISM Pro" version. The home row is the heart of ISM:

Correction : In ISM, the home row is actually: If you're willing to remap your keyboard, retrain

| Left hand | Right hand | |-----------|------------| | A (pinky) | (') (pinky) | | I (ring) | G (ring) | | S (middle)| F (middle) | | M (index) | B (index) | | (thumb) | U (index?) — Wait, careful. |

So from left to right:

Let's rewrite the home row clearly: