CommonProblemsWithKeyboardLayouts

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Here are just some of the problems with KeyboardLayouts (see other CommonGripes):

OveruseOfControlKeys -- see EmacsFamily
ModalEditing -- see ViFamily
TiedToQwerty -- see WordStarFamily
TiedToEnglishLanguage? -- see SlickEditorKeyboardLayout
EscTimeoutInVi
OverUseOfFunctionKeys? -- see IbmFamily?
UnderUseOfMouse? (including lack of scroll button support)
NonPortableKeyLayout -- see DecFamily