tobeportable
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Joined 13 years ago
The general idea is that you would type something like :e' to type out é. This allows you to use a single keyboard layout across languages.
It's more about travel distance from your home row. Adding more modifiers or having vim like modes baked in your keyboard help filling the gap.
Not denying your personal experience, just sharing another point of view from another part of the country.