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fhajji
Brass Contributor
Oct 02, 2019

NEO2 keyboard layout missing

Please add native support for the German ergonomic NEO2 keyboard layout:

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_(keyboard_layout)
  • https://www.neo-layout.org/

It is supported out of the box on most other operating systems. On Windows, one has to rely on a third-party keyboard driver, and I'm afraid that driver would cease to function in future Windows updates / releases. I'm heavily used to NEO2, and I'd hate to have to go back to QWERTY.

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  • marlbos's avatar
    marlbos
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 24, 2024
    They shouldn't only add Neo, but also Bone, as it's better fitted for the english language
  • TomS2415's avatar
    TomS2415
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 25, 2024
    Also very devoted neo User here. However my new company is rather restrictive with installable software and therefore i am stuck with qwertz again.
    • jg_pr's avatar
      jg_pr
      Copper Contributor
      Jul 26, 2024

      TomS2415 

      Maybe you can try using a programmable keyboard and program neo onto it. That's how it works for me somewhat. Still would prefer if Windows would just add the Neo2 layout (but I have no hope for that tbh)

  • harri1765's avatar
    harri1765
    Copper Contributor
    Dec 04, 2023
    I first thought this is a bug after switching from Apple but it seems like this is simply not integrated lol. Please fix this.
  • Reza_Ameri-Archived's avatar
    Reza_Ameri-Archived
    Bronze Contributor
    Oct 13, 2020

    fhajji 

    In start menu search for feedback and open Feedback Hub app and share this issue.

    In case you have any other issues, make sure report them too.

  • Neurosurg's avatar
    Neurosurg
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 13, 2020

    Neo2 is my default layout for about 10 years. All these years it is a pain in you-know-where if you have to work on a Windows computers in an enterprise with strong security guidelines. In contrast, Linux supports Neo2 for many years already without any issues. It shouldn't be a big effort for Microsoft team just to add one layout in Windows. All needed barebone code for Neo2 is available for a long time.

    Please, add the native support for Neo2!


    P.S. I am typing this from Linux, because I am neither allowed to install anything on the enterprise notebook nor customize the layout using 3rd party artifacts modifying the registry

     
  • Deleted's avatar
    Deleted
    Aug 14, 2020
    I also became familiar with the neo2 layout on linux in university and now at work it is a real pain point on windows that there is no native support.
  • lukasjuhrich's avatar
    lukasjuhrich
    Copper Contributor
    Nov 13, 2019
    Agreed. At least in the German community there's a significant portion of (mostly tech-affine, but still) people using NEO2.

    fhajji If that's relevant for you, I noted that the usual driver installation works fine after locking the screen and logging back in. Before doing that, I cannot select NEO2.

    I also vaguely remember tweaking something in the registry, but I would have to look that up.

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