diff --git a/java/res/values-ar/donottranslate-more-keys.xml b/java/res/values-ar/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
index bb36af2..7d69d28 100644
--- a/java/res/values-ar/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
+++ b/java/res/values-ar/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
@@ -18,27 +18,25 @@
 */
 -->
 <resources xmlns:xliff="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2">
-    <!-- U+060C: "،" ARABIC COMMA
-         U+061B: "؛" ARABIC SEMICOLON
-         U+061F: "؟" ARABIC QUESTION MARK -->
+    <!-- U+061F: "؟" ARABIC QUESTION MARK
+         U+060C: "،" ARABIC COMMA
+         U+061B: "؛" ARABIC SEMICOLON -->
     <!-- U+0650: "ِ" ARABIC KASRA
          U+064E: "َ" ARABIC FATHA
-         U+064B: "ً" ARABIC FATHATAN
-         U+0640: "ـ" ARABIC TATWEEL
          U+064D: "ٍ" ARABIC KASRATAN
-         U+0670: "ٰ" ARABIC LETTER SUPERSCRIPT ALEF
+         U+064B: "ً" ARABIC FATHATAN
          U+0656: "ٖ" ARABIC SUBSCRIPT ALEF
-         U+0654: "ٔ" ARABIC HAMZA ABOVE
-         U+0655: "ٕ" ARABIC HAMZA BELOW -->
-    <!-- U+0651: "ّ" ARABIC SHADDA
-         U+0652: "ْ" ARABIC SUKUN
+         U+0670: "ٰ" ARABIC LETTER SUPERSCRIPT ALEF
+         U+0655: "ٕ" ARABIC HAMZA BELOW
+         U+0654: "ٔ" ARABIC HAMZA ABOVE -->
+    <!-- U+064F: "ُ" ARABIC DAMMA
          U+064C: "ٌ" ARABIC DAMMATAN
+         U+0651: "ّ" ARABIC SHADDA
+         U+0652: "ْ" ARABIC SUKUN
          U+0653: "ٓ" ARABIC MADDAH ABOVE
-         U+064F: "ُ" ARABIC DAMMA -->
+         U+0640: "ـ" ARABIC TATWEEL -->
     <!-- In order to make Tatweel easily distinguishable from other punctuations, we use consecutive Tatweels only for its displayed label. -->
-    <!-- TODO: Will introduce "grouping marks" to the more characters specification. -->
-    <string name="more_keys_for_punctuation">"&#x060C;,&#x061B;,&#x061F;,!,:,-,/,\',\",&#x0640;&#x0640;&#x0640;|&#x0640;,&#x064E;,&#x0650;,&#x064B;,&#x064D;,&#x0670;,&#x0656;,&#x0655;,&#x0654;,&#x0653;,&#x0652;,&#x0651;,&#x064C;,&#x064F;"</string>
-    <integer name="more_keys_keyboard_column_for_punctuation">9</integer>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_punctuation">"!fixedColumnOrder!8,\",\',-,:,!,&#x061F;,&#x060C;,&#x061B;,&#x0650;,&#x064E;,&#x064D;,&#x064B;,&#x0656;,&#x0670;,&#x0655;,&#x0654;,&#x064F;,&#x064C;,&#x0651;,&#x0652;,&#x0653;,&#x0640;&#x0640;&#x0640;|&#x0640;,/"</string>
     <string name="keyhintlabel_for_punctuation">&#x064B;</string>
     <!-- U+0661: "١" ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT ONE -->
     <string name="keylabel_for_symbols_1">&#x0661;</string>
@@ -79,7 +77,8 @@
     <!-- U+066A: "٪" ARABIC PERCENT SIGN -->
     <string name="keylabel_for_symbols_percent">&#x066A;</string>
     <string name="more_keys_for_comma">,</string>
-    <string name="more_keys_for_f1">,</string>
+    <!-- U+060C: "،" ARABIC COMMA -->
+    <string name="more_keys_for_f1">&#x060C;</string>
     <string name="more_keys_for_f1_settings">\\,,\@icon/settingsKey|\@integer/key_settings</string>
     <string name="more_keys_for_f1_navigate">\\,,\@icon/tabKey|\@integer/key_tab</string>
     <string name="more_keys_for_symbols_question">\?</string>
@@ -125,8 +124,8 @@
          U+FD3F: "﴿" ORNATE RIGHT PARENTHESIS -->
     <!-- TODO: DroidSansArabic lacks the glyph of U+FD3E ORNATE LEFT PARENTHESIS -->
     <!-- TODO: DroidSansArabic lacks the glyph of U+FD3F ORNATE RIGHT PARENTHESIS -->
-    <string name="more_keys_for_left_parenthesis">[|],{|},&lt;|&gt;,&#xFD3E;|&#xFD3F;</string>
-    <string name="more_keys_for_right_parenthesis">]|[,}|{,&gt;|&lt;,&#xFD3F;|&#xFD3E;</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_left_parenthesis">!fixedColumnOrder!4,&#xFD3E;|&#xFD3F;,&lt;|&gt;,{|},[|]</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_right_parenthesis">!fixedColumnOrder!4,&#xFD3F;|&#xFD3E;,&gt;|&lt;,}|{,]|[</string>
     <!-- U+003E: ">" GREATER-THAN SIGN -->
     <integer name="keycode_for_less_than">0x003E</integer>
     <!-- U+003C: "<" LESS-THAN SIGN -->
@@ -146,8 +145,8 @@
          U+201D: "”" RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
          U+201E: "„" DOUBLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK
          U+201F: "‟" DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK -->
-    <string name="more_keys_for_less_than">&#x2264;|&#x2265;,&#x00AB;|&#x00BB;,&#x2039;|&#x203A;</string>
-    <string name="more_keys_for_greater_than">&#x2265;|&#x2264;,&#x00BB;|&#x00AB;,&#x203A;|&#x2039;</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_less_than">!fixedColumnOrder!3,&#x2039;|&#x203A;,&#x2264;|&#x2265;,&#x00AB;|&#x00BB;</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_greater_than">!fixedColumnOrder!3,&#x203A;|&#x2039;,&#x2265;|&#x2264;,&#x00BB;|&#x00AB;</string>
     <!-- U+005D: "]" RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET -->
     <integer name="keycode_for_left_square_bracket">0x005D</integer>
     <!-- U+005B: "[" LEFT SQUARE BRACKET -->
@@ -157,11 +156,9 @@
     <!-- U+007B: "{" LEFT CURLY BRACKET -->
     <integer name="keycode_for_right_curly_bracket">0x007B</integer>
     <!-- TODO: Neither DroidSans nor Roboto have the glyph for U+201F DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK -->
-    <!-- <string name="more_keys_for_double_quote">&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x201E;,&#x201F;,&#x00AB;,&#x00BB;</string> -->
-    <!-- The 4-more keys will be displayed in order of "3,1,2,4". -->
-    <string name="more_keys_for_double_quote">&#x201D;,&#x00AB;|&#x00BB;,&#x201C;,&#x00BB;|&#x00AB;</string>
+    <!-- <string name="more_keys_for_double_quote">&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x201E;,&#x201F;,&#x00AB;|&#x00BB;,&#x00BB;|&#x00AB;</string> -->
+    <string name="more_keys_for_double_quote">!fixedColumnOrder!4,&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x00AB;|&#x00BB;,&#x00BB;|&#x00AB;</string>
     <!-- TODO: Neither DroidSans nor Roboto have the glyph for U+201F DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK -->
-    <!-- <string name="more_keys_for_tablet_double_quote">&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x201E;,&#x201F;,&#x00AB;,&#x00BB;,&#x2018;,&#x2019;,&#x201A;,&#x201B;</string> -->
-    <!-- The 8-more keys with maxMoreKeysColumn=4 will be displayed in order of "3,1,2,4|7,5,6,8". -->
-    <string name="more_keys_for_tablet_double_quote">&#x201D;,&#x00AB;|&#x00BB;,&#x201C;,&#x00BB;|&#x00AB;,&#x2019;,&#x201A;,&#x2018;,&#x201B;</string>
+    <!-- <string name="more_keys_for_tablet_double_quote">!fixedColumnOrder!6,&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x201E;,&#x201F;,&#x00AB;|&#x00BB;,&#x00BB|&#x00AB;;,&#x2018;,&#x2019;,&#x201A;,&#x201B;</string> -->
+    <string name="more_keys_for_tablet_double_quote">!fixedColumnOrder!4,&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x00AB;|&#x00BB;,&#x00BB;|&#x00AB;,&#x2018;,&#x2019;,&#x201A;,&#x201B;</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values-es/donottranslate-more-keys.xml b/java/res/values-es/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
index ec8b6e4..4833d69 100644
--- a/java/res/values-es/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
+++ b/java/res/values-es/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
          U+0107: "ć" LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH ACUTE
          U+010D: "č" LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CARON -->
     <string name="more_keys_for_c">&#x00E7;,&#x0107;,&#x010D;</string>
-    <!-- U+00BF: "¿" INVERTED QUESTION MARK
-         U+00A1: "¡" INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK -->
-    <string name="more_keys_for_punctuation">"\\,,\?,!,&#x00BF;,&#x00A1;,:,-,\',\",),(,/,;,+,&amp;,\@"</string>
+    <!-- U+00A1: "¡" INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK
+         U+00BF: "¿" INVERTED QUESTION MARK -->
+    <string name="more_keys_for_punctuation">"!fixedColumnOrder!8,\",\',-,&#x00A1;,!,&#x00BF;,\\,,\?,\@,&amp;,+,;,:,/,(,)"</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values-iw/donottranslate-more-keys.xml b/java/res/values-iw/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
index 865aac6..c5431b6 100644
--- a/java/res/values-iw/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
+++ b/java/res/values-iw/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
     <integer name="keycode_for_left_parenthesis">0x0029</integer>
     <!-- U+0028: "(" LEFT PARENTHESIS -->
     <integer name="keycode_for_right_parenthesis">0x0028</integer>
-    <string name="more_keys_for_left_parenthesis">[|],{|},&lt;|&gt;</string>
-    <string name="more_keys_for_right_parenthesis">]|[,}|{,&gt;|&lt;</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_left_parenthesis">!fixedColumnOrder!3,&lt;|&gt;,{|},[|]</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_right_parenthesis">!fixedColumnOrder!3,&gt;|&lt;,}|{,]|[</string>
     <!-- U+003E: ">" GREATER-THAN SIGN -->
     <integer name="keycode_for_less_than">0x003E</integer>
     <!-- U+003C: "<" LESS-THAN SIGN -->
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
          U+201D: "”" RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
          U+201E: "„" DOUBLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK
          U+201F: "‟" DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK -->
-    <string name="more_keys_for_less_than">&#x2264;|&#x2265;,&#x00AB;|&#x00BB;,&#x2039;|&#x203A;</string>
-    <string name="more_keys_for_greater_than">&#x2265;|&#x2264;,&#x00BB;|&#x00AB;,&#x203A;|&#x2039;</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_less_than">!fixedColumnOrder!3,&#x2039;|&#x203A;,&#x2264;|&#x2265;,&#x00AB;|&#x00BB;</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_greater_than">!fixedColumnOrder!3,&#x203A;|&#x2039;,&#x2265;|&#x2264;,&#x00BB;|&#x00AB;</string>
     <!-- U+005D: "]" RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET -->
     <integer name="keycode_for_left_square_bracket">0x005D</integer>
     <!-- U+005B: "[" LEFT SQUARE BRACKET -->
@@ -60,12 +60,10 @@
     <integer name="keycode_for_left_curly_bracket">0x007D</integer>
     <!-- U+007B: "{" LEFT CURLY BRACKET -->
     <integer name="keycode_for_right_curly_bracket">0x007B</integer>
-    <!-- TODO: Neither DroidSans nor Roboto have the glyph for U+201F DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK. -->
-    <!-- <string name="more_keys_for_double_quote">&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x201E;,&#x201F;,&#x00AB;,&#x00BB;</string> -->
-    <!-- The 4-more keys will be displayed in order of "3,1,2,4". -->
-    <string name="more_keys_for_double_quote">&#x201D;,&#x00AB;|&#x00BB;,&#x201C;,&#x00BB;|&#x00AB;</string>
-    <!-- TODO: Neither DroidSans nor Roboto have the glyph for U+201F DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK. -->
-    <!-- <string name="more_keys_for_tablet_double_quote">&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x201E;,&#x201F;,&#x00AB;,&#x00BB;,&#x2018;,&#x2019;,&#x201A;,&#x201B;</string> -->
-    <!-- The 8-more keys with maxMoreKeysColumn=4 will be displayed in order of "3,1,2,4|7,5,6,8". -->
-    <string name="more_keys_for_tablet_double_quote">&#x201D;,&#x00AB;|&#x00BB;,&#x201C;,&#x00BB;|&#x00AB;,&#x2019;,&#x201A;,&#x2018;,&#x201B;</string>
+    <!-- TODO: Neither DroidSans nor Roboto have the glyph for U+201F DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK -->
+    <!-- <string name="more_keys_for_double_quote">&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x201E;,&#x201F;,&#x00AB;|&#x00BB;,&#x00BB;|&#x00AB;</string> -->
+    <string name="more_keys_for_double_quote">!fixedColumnOrder!4,&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x00AB;|&#x00BB;,&#x00BB;|&#x00AB;</string>
+    <!-- TODO: Neither DroidSans nor Roboto have the glyph for U+201F DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK -->
+    <!-- <string name="more_keys_for_tablet_double_quote">!fixedColumnOrder!6,&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x201E;,&#x201F;,&#x00AB;|&#x00BB;,&#x00BB|&#x00AB;;,&#x2018;,&#x2019;,&#x201A;,&#x201B;</string> -->
+    <string name="more_keys_for_tablet_double_quote">!fixedColumnOrder!4,&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x00AB;|&#x00BB;,&#x00BB;|&#x00AB;,&#x2018;,&#x2019;,&#x201A;,&#x201B;</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values/donottranslate-more-keys.xml b/java/res/values/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
index c04e6d0..5b68f85 100644
--- a/java/res/values/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
@@ -64,9 +64,8 @@
     <string name="more_keys_for_currency_euro">&#x00A2;,&#x00A3;,$,&#x00A5;,&#x20B1;</string>
     <string name="more_keys_for_currency_pound">&#x00A2;,$,&#x20AC;,&#x00A5;,&#x20B1;</string>
     <string name="more_keys_for_currency_general">&#x00A2;,$,&#x20AC;,&#x00A3;,&#x00A5;,&#x20B1;</string>
-    <string name="more_keys_for_smiley">":-)|:-) ,:-(|:-( ,;-)|;-) ,:-P|:-P ,=-O|=-O ,:-*|:-* ,:O|:O ,B-)|B-) ,:-$|:-$ ,:-!|:-! ,:-[|:-[ ,O:-)|O:-) ,:-\\\\|:-\\\\ ,:\'(|:\'( ,:-D|:-D "</string>
-    <string name="more_keys_for_punctuation">"\\,,\?,!,:,-,\',\",(,),/,;,+,&amp;,\@"</string>
-    <integer name="more_keys_keyboard_column_for_punctuation">7</integer>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_smiley">"!fixedColumnOrder!5,=-O|=-O ,:-P|:-P ,;-)|;-) ,:-(|:-( ,:-)|:-) ,:-!|:-! ,:-$|:-$ ,B-)|B-) ,:O|:O ,:-*|:-* ,:-D|:-D ,:\'(|:\'( ,:-\\\\|:-\\\\ ,O:-)|O:-) ,:-[|:-[ "</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_punctuation">"!fixedColumnOrder!7,\",\',-,:,!,\\,,\?,\@,&amp;,+,;,/,(,)"</string>
     <string name="keyhintlabel_for_punctuation"></string>
     <string name="keylabel_for_popular_domain">".com"</string>
     <!-- popular web domains for the locale - most popular, displayed on the keyboard -->
@@ -154,18 +153,18 @@
     <integer name="keycode_for_left_parenthesis">0x0028</integer>
     <!-- U+0029: ")" RIGHT PARENTHESIS -->
     <integer name="keycode_for_right_parenthesis">0x0029</integer>
-    <string name="more_keys_for_left_parenthesis">[,{,&lt;</string>
-    <string name="more_keys_for_right_parenthesis">],},&gt;</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_left_parenthesis">!fixedColumnOrder!3,&lt;,{,[</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_right_parenthesis">!fixedColumnOrder!3,&gt;,},]</string>
     <!-- U+003C: "<" LESS-THAN SIGN -->
     <integer name="keycode_for_less_than">0x003C</integer>
     <!-- U+003E: ">" GREATER-THAN SIGN -->
     <integer name="keycode_for_greater_than">0x003E</integer>
-    <!-- U+2264: "≤" LESS-THAN OR EQUAL TO
+    <!-- U+2039: "‹" SINGLE LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
+         U+203A: "›" SINGLE RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
+         U+2264: "≤" LESS-THAN OR EQUAL TO
          U+2265: "≥" GREATER-THAN EQUAL TO
          U+00AB: "«" LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
          U+00BB: "»" RIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
-         U+2039: "‹" SINGLE LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
-         U+203A: "›" SINGLE RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
          The following characters don't need BIDI mirroring.
          U+2018: "‘" LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
          U+2019: "’" RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
@@ -175,8 +174,8 @@
          U+201D: "”" RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
          U+201E: "„" DOUBLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK
          U+201F: "‟" DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK -->
-    <string name="more_keys_for_less_than">&#x2264;,&#x00AB;,&#x2039;</string>
-    <string name="more_keys_for_greater_than">&#x2265;,&#x00BB;,&#x203A;</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_less_than">!fixedColumnOrder!3,&#x2039;,&#x2264;,&#x00AB;</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_greater_than">!fixedColumnOrder!3,&#x203A;,&#x2265;,&#x00BB;</string>
     <!-- U+005B: "[" LEFT SQUARE BRACKET -->
     <integer name="keycode_for_left_square_bracket">0x005B</integer>
     <!-- U+005D: "]" RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET -->
@@ -185,14 +184,11 @@
     <integer name="keycode_for_left_curly_bracket">0x007B</integer>
     <!-- U+007D: "}" RIGHT CURLY BRACKET -->
     <integer name="keycode_for_right_curly_bracket">0x007D</integer>
-    <!-- The 4-more keys will be displayed in order of "3,1,2,4". -->
-    <string name="more_keys_for_single_quote">&#x2019;,&#x201A;,&#x2018;,&#x201B;</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_single_quote">!fixedColumnOrder!4,&#x2018;,&#x2019;,&#x201A;,&#x201B;</string>
     <!-- TODO: Neither DroidSans nor Roboto have the glyph for U+201F DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK. -->
-    <!-- <string name="more_keys_for_double_quote">&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x201E;,&#x201F;,&#x00AB;,&#x00BB;</string> -->
-    <!-- The 4-more keys will be displayed in order of "3,1,2,4". -->
-    <string name="more_keys_for_double_quote">&#x201D;,&#x00AB;,&#x201C;,&#x00BB;</string>
+    <!-- <string name="more_keys_for_double_quote">!fixedColumnOrder!6,&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x201E;,&#x201F;,&#x00AB;,&#x00BB;</string> -->
+    <string name="more_keys_for_double_quote">!fixedColumnOrder!4,&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x00AB;,&#x00BB;</string>
     <!-- TODO: Neither DroidSans nor Roboto have the glyph for U+201F DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK. -->
-    <!-- <string name="more_keys_for_tablet_double_quote">&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x201E;,&#x201F;,&#x00AB;,&#x00BB;,&#x2018;,&#x2019;,&#x201A;,&#x201B;</string> -->
-    <!-- The 8-more keys with maxMoreKeysColumn=4 will be displayed in order of "3,1,2,4|7,5,6,8". -->
-    <string name="more_keys_for_tablet_double_quote">&#x201D;,&#x00AB;,&#x201C;,&#x00BB;,&#x2019;,&#x201A;,&#x2018;,&#x201B;</string>
+    <!-- <string name="more_keys_for_tablet_double_quote">!fixedColumnOrder!6,&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x201E;,&#x201F;,&#x00AB;,&#x00BB;,&#x2018;,&#x2019;,&#x201A;,&#x201B;</string> -->
+    <string name="more_keys_for_tablet_double_quote">!fixedColumnOrder!4,&#x201C;,&#x201D;,&#x00AB;,&#x00BB;,&#x2018;,&#x2019;,&#x201A;,&#x201B;</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/key_styles_common.xml b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/key_styles_common.xml
index e524aa3..70fc289 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/key_styles_common.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/key_styles_common.xml
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@
         latin:keyLabel=":-)"
         latin:keyOutputText=":-) "
         latin:keyLabelFlags="hasPopupHint|preserveCase"
-        latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_smiley"
-        latin:maxMoreKeysColumn="5" />
+        latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_smiley" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="shortcutKeyStyle"
         latin:code="@integer/key_shortcut"
diff --git a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rows_symbols.xml b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rows_symbols.xml
index 448e3bb..61a5644 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rows_symbols.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/rows_symbols.xml
@@ -160,8 +160,7 @@
             latin:keyWidth="39.750%p" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="&quot;"
-            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_tablet_double_quote"
-            latin:maxMoreKeysColumn="4" />
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_tablet_double_quote" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="_" />
         <Spacer
diff --git a/java/res/xml-sw768dp/key_styles_common.xml b/java/res/xml-sw768dp/key_styles_common.xml
index 07bdd7b..9da0d1f 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-sw768dp/key_styles_common.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-sw768dp/key_styles_common.xml
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@
         latin:keyLabel=":-)"
         latin:keyOutputText=":-) "
         latin:keyLabelFlags="hasPopupHint|preserveCase"
-        latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_smiley"
-        latin:maxMoreKeysColumn="5" />
+        latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_smiley" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="shortcutKeyStyle"
         latin:code="@integer/key_shortcut"
diff --git a/java/res/xml-sw768dp/rows_symbols.xml b/java/res/xml-sw768dp/rows_symbols.xml
index d82f20b..a327684 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-sw768dp/rows_symbols.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-sw768dp/rows_symbols.xml
@@ -175,8 +175,7 @@
             latin:keyWidth="37.500%p" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="&quot;"
-            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_tablet_double_quote"
-            latin:maxMoreKeysColumn="4" />
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_tablet_double_quote" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="_" />
         <switch>
diff --git a/java/res/xml/key_styles_common.xml b/java/res/xml/key_styles_common.xml
index 0e31bcb..4d0ad29 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/key_styles_common.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/key_styles_common.xml
@@ -188,6 +188,5 @@
         latin:keyHintLabel="@string/keyhintlabel_for_punctuation"
         latin:keyLabelFlags="hasPopupHint|preserveCase"
         latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_punctuation"
-        latin:maxMoreKeysColumn="@integer/more_keys_keyboard_column_for_punctuation"
         latin:backgroundType="functional" />
 </merge>
diff --git a/java/res/xml/key_styles_enter_phone.xml b/java/res/xml/key_styles_enter_phone.xml
index 6af81fb..af34cb8 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/key_styles_enter_phone.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/key_styles_enter_phone.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
                 latin:keyOutputText=":-) "
                 latin:keyLabelFlags="hasPopupHint"
                 latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_smiley"
-                latin:maxMoreKeysColumn="5"
                 latin:backgroundType="functional" />
         </case>
         <case
diff --git a/java/res/xml/rows_azerty.xml b/java/res/xml/rows_azerty.xml
index 6f607cb..bd3ff6f 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/rows_azerty.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/rows_azerty.xml
@@ -130,13 +130,9 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="n"
             latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_n" />
-        <!-- TODO: Introduce a flag, such as strinctMoreKeysOrder, to control moreKeys display
-             order more precisely. -->
-        <!-- This key is close enough to right edge, so that the 4-more keys will be displayed in
-             order of "4,3,1,2". See @string/more_keys_for_single_quote -->
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="\'"
-            latin:moreKeys="&#x2018;,&#x2019;,&#x201B;,&#x201A;" />
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_single_quote" />
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="deleteKeyStyle"
             latin:keyWidth="fillRight"
diff --git a/java/res/xml/rows_symbols.xml b/java/res/xml/rows_symbols.xml
index 05699e0..27f75b5 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/rows_symbols.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/rows_symbols.xml
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@
             latin:moreKeys="&#x00A1;" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="&quot;"
-            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_double_quote"
-            latin:maxMoreKeysColumn="4" />
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_double_quote" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="\'"
             latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_single_quote" />
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/Key.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/Key.java
index cf3a437..f839376 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/Key.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/Key.java
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@
     public final String[] mMoreKeys;
     /** More keys maximum column number */
     public final int mMaxMoreKeysColumn;
+    public static final int MORE_KEYS_FIXED_COLUMN_ORDER = 0x80000000;
+    private static final String AUTO_COLUMN_ORDER = "!autoColumnOrder!";
+    private static final String FIXED_COLUMN_ORDER = "!fixedColumnOrder!";
 
     /** Background type that represents different key background visual than normal one. */
     public final int mBackgroundType;
@@ -232,10 +235,19 @@
         mLabelFlags = style.getFlag(keyAttr, R.styleable.Keyboard_Key_keyLabelFlags);
         final boolean preserveCase = (mLabelFlags & LABEL_FLAGS_PRESERVE_CASE) != 0;
         int actionFlags = style.getFlag(keyAttr, R.styleable.Keyboard_Key_keyActionFlags);
+        String[] moreKeys = style.getStringArray(keyAttr, R.styleable.Keyboard_Key_moreKeys);
+        int column;
+        if ((column = parseMoreKeysColumnOrder(moreKeys, AUTO_COLUMN_ORDER)) > 0) {
+            mMaxMoreKeysColumn = column;
+        } else if ((column = parseMoreKeysColumnOrder(moreKeys, FIXED_COLUMN_ORDER)) > 0) {
+            mMaxMoreKeysColumn = column | MORE_KEYS_FIXED_COLUMN_ORDER;
+        } else {
+            mMaxMoreKeysColumn = style.getInt(keyAttr,
+                    R.styleable.Keyboard_Key_maxMoreKeysColumn, params.mMaxMoreKeysKeyboardColumn);
+        }
         final String[] additionalMoreKeys = style.getStringArray(
                 keyAttr, R.styleable.Keyboard_Key_additionalMoreKeys);
-        final String[] moreKeys = KeySpecParser.insertAddtionalMoreKeys(style.getStringArray(
-                keyAttr, R.styleable.Keyboard_Key_moreKeys), additionalMoreKeys);
+        moreKeys = KeySpecParser.insertAddtionalMoreKeys(moreKeys, additionalMoreKeys);
         if (moreKeys != null) {
             actionFlags |= ACTION_FLAGS_ENABLE_LONG_PRESS;
             for (int i = 0; i < moreKeys.length; i++) {
@@ -245,8 +257,6 @@
         }
         mActionFlags = actionFlags;
         mMoreKeys = moreKeys;
-        mMaxMoreKeysColumn = style.getInt(keyAttr,
-                R.styleable.Keyboard_Key_maxMoreKeysColumn, params.mMaxMoreKeysKeyboardColumn);
 
         if ((mLabelFlags & LABEL_FLAGS_FROM_CUSTOM_ACTION_LABEL) != 0) {
             mLabel = params.mId.mCustomActionLabel;
@@ -301,6 +311,21 @@
         }
     }
 
+    private static int parseMoreKeysColumnOrder(String[] moreKeys, String key) {
+        if (moreKeys == null || moreKeys.length == 0 || moreKeys[0] == null
+                || !moreKeys[0].startsWith(key)) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+        try {
+            final int column = Integer.parseInt(moreKeys[0].substring(key.length()));
+            moreKeys[0] = null;
+            return column;
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "column number should follow after " + key);
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
     private static int adjustCaseOfCodeForKeyboardId(int code, boolean preserveCase,
             KeyboardId id) {
         if (!Keyboard.isLetterCode(code) || preserveCase) return code;
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysKeyboard.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysKeyboard.java
index 1597b1e..7d8181d 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysKeyboard.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysKeyboard.java
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@
         private final String[] mMoreKeys;
 
         public static class MoreKeysKeyboardParams extends Keyboard.Params {
+            public boolean mIsFixedOrder;
             /* package */int mTopRowAdjustment;
             public int mNumRows;
             public int mNumColumns;
+            public int mTopKeys;
             public int mLeftKeys;
             public int mRightKeys; // includes default key.
 
@@ -58,14 +60,17 @@
              * Set keyboard parameters of more keys keyboard.
              *
              * @param numKeys number of keys in this more keys keyboard.
-             * @param maxColumns number of maximum columns of this more keys keyboard.
+             * @param maxColumnsAndFlags number of maximum columns of this more keys keyboard.
+             * This might have {@link Key#MORE_KEYS_FIXED_COLUMN_ORDER} flag.
              * @param keyWidth more keys keyboard key width in pixel, including horizontal gap.
              * @param rowHeight more keys keyboard row height in pixel, including vertical gap.
              * @param coordXInParent coordinate x of the key preview in parent keyboard.
              * @param parentKeyboardWidth parent keyboard width in pixel.
              */
-            public void setParameters(int numKeys, int maxColumns, int keyWidth, int rowHeight,
-                    int coordXInParent, int parentKeyboardWidth) {
+            public void setParameters(int numKeys, int maxColumnsAndFlags, int keyWidth,
+                    int rowHeight, int coordXInParent, int parentKeyboardWidth) {
+                mIsFixedOrder = (maxColumnsAndFlags & Key.MORE_KEYS_FIXED_COLUMN_ORDER) != 0;
+                final int maxColumns = maxColumnsAndFlags & ~Key.MORE_KEYS_FIXED_COLUMN_ORDER;
                 if (parentKeyboardWidth / keyWidth < maxColumns) {
                     throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                             "Keyboard is too small to hold more keys keyboard: "
@@ -76,8 +81,11 @@
 
                 final int numRows = (numKeys + maxColumns - 1) / maxColumns;
                 mNumRows = numRows;
-                final int numColumns = getOptimizedColumns(numKeys, maxColumns);
+                final int numColumns = mIsFixedOrder ? Math.min(numKeys, maxColumns)
+                        : getOptimizedColumns(numKeys, maxColumns);
                 mNumColumns = numColumns;
+                final int topKeys = numKeys % numColumns;
+                mTopKeys = topKeys == 0 ? numColumns : topKeys;
 
                 final int numLeftKeys = (numColumns - 1) / 2;
                 final int numRightKeys = numColumns - numLeftKeys; // including default key.
@@ -110,28 +118,68 @@
                 mLeftKeys = leftKeys;
                 mRightKeys = rightKeys;
 
-                // Centering of the top row.
-                if (numRows < 2 || getTopRowEmptySlots(numKeys, numColumns) % 2 == 0) {
-                    mTopRowAdjustment = 0;
-                } else if (mLeftKeys < mRightKeys - 1) {
-                    mTopRowAdjustment = 1;
-                } else {
-                    mTopRowAdjustment = -1;
-                }
-
+                // Adjustment of the top row.
+                mTopRowAdjustment = mIsFixedOrder ? getFixedOrderTopRowAdjustment()
+                        : getAutoOrderTopRowAdjustment();
                 mBaseWidth = mOccupiedWidth = mNumColumns * mDefaultKeyWidth;
                 // Need to subtract the bottom row's gutter only.
                 mBaseHeight = mOccupiedHeight = mNumRows * mDefaultRowHeight - mVerticalGap
                         + mTopPadding + mBottomPadding;
             }
 
+            private int getFixedOrderTopRowAdjustment() {
+                if (mNumRows == 1 || mTopKeys % 2 == 1 || mTopKeys == mNumColumns
+                        || mLeftKeys == 0  || mRightKeys == 1) {
+                    return 0;
+                }
+                return -1;
+            }
+
+            private int getAutoOrderTopRowAdjustment() {
+                if (mNumRows == 1 || mTopKeys == 1 || mNumColumns % 2 == mTopKeys % 2
+                        || mLeftKeys == 0 || mRightKeys == 1) {
+                    return 0;
+                }
+                return -1;
+            }
+
             // Return key position according to column count (0 is default).
             /* package */int getColumnPos(int n) {
+                return mIsFixedOrder ? getFixedOrderColumnPos(n) : getAutomaticColumnPos(n);
+            }
+
+            private int getFixedOrderColumnPos(int n) {
                 final int col = n % mNumColumns;
+                final int row = n / mNumColumns;
+                if (!isTopRow(row)) {
+                    return col - mLeftKeys;
+                }
+                final int rightSideKeys = mTopKeys / 2;
+                final int leftSideKeys = mTopKeys - (rightSideKeys + 1);
+                final int pos = col - leftSideKeys;
+                final int numLeftKeys = mLeftKeys + mTopRowAdjustment;
+                final int numRightKeys = mRightKeys - 1;
+                if (numRightKeys >= rightSideKeys && numLeftKeys >= leftSideKeys) {
+                    return pos;
+                } else if (numRightKeys < rightSideKeys) {
+                    return pos - (rightSideKeys - numRightKeys);
+                } else { // numLeftKeys < leftSideKeys
+                    return pos + (leftSideKeys - numLeftKeys);
+                }
+            }
+
+            private int getAutomaticColumnPos(int n) {
+                final int col = n % mNumColumns;
+                final int row = n / mNumColumns;
+                int leftKeys = mLeftKeys;
+                if (isTopRow(row)) {
+                    leftKeys += mTopRowAdjustment;
+                }
                 if (col == 0) {
                     // default position.
                     return 0;
                 }
+
                 int pos = 0;
                 int right = 1; // include default position key.
                 int left = 0;
@@ -146,7 +194,7 @@
                     if (i >= col)
                         break;
                     // Assign left key if available.
-                    if (left < mLeftKeys) {
+                    if (left < leftKeys) {
                         left++;
                         pos = -left;
                         i++;
@@ -158,12 +206,8 @@
             }
 
             private static int getTopRowEmptySlots(int numKeys, int numColumns) {
-                final int remainingKeys = numKeys % numColumns;
-                if (remainingKeys == 0) {
-                    return 0;
-                } else {
-                    return numColumns - remainingKeys;
-                }
+                final int remainings = numKeys % numColumns;
+                return remainings == 0 ? 0 : numColumns - remainings;
             }
 
             private int getOptimizedColumns(int numKeys, int maxColumns) {
@@ -198,7 +242,7 @@
             }
 
             private boolean isTopRow(int rowCount) {
-                return rowCount == mNumRows - 1;
+                return mNumRows > 1 && rowCount == mNumRows - 1;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeySpecParser.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeySpecParser.java
index 1626a14..f61eefd 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeySpecParser.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeySpecParser.java
@@ -206,9 +206,51 @@
         return KeyboardIconsSet.ICON_UNDEFINED;
     }
 
-    public static String[] insertAddtionalMoreKeys(String[] moreKeys, String[] additionalMoreKeys) {
-        final int moreKeysCount = (moreKeys != null) ? moreKeys.length : 0;
-        final int additionalCount = (additionalMoreKeys != null) ? additionalMoreKeys.length : 0;
+    private static <T> ArrayList<T> arrayAsList(T[] array, int start, int end) {
+        if (array == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException();
+        }
+        if (start < 0 || start > end || end > array.length) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+        }
+
+        final ArrayList<T> list = new ArrayList<T>(end - start);
+        for (int i = start; i < end; i++) {
+            list.add(array[i]);
+        }
+        return list;
+    }
+
+    private static final String[] EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY = new String[0];
+
+    private static String[] filterOutEmptyString(String[] array) {
+        if (array == null) {
+            return EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY;
+        }
+        ArrayList<String> out = null;
+        for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
+            final String entry = array[i];
+            if (TextUtils.isEmpty(entry)) {
+                if (out == null) {
+                    out = arrayAsList(array, 0, i);
+                }
+            } else if (out != null) {
+                out.add(entry);
+            }
+        }
+        if (out == null) {
+            return array;
+        } else {
+            return out.toArray(new String[out.size()]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static String[] insertAddtionalMoreKeys(String[] moreKeySpecs,
+            String[] additionalMoreKeySpecs) {
+        final String[] moreKeys = filterOutEmptyString(moreKeySpecs);
+        final String[] additionalMoreKeys = filterOutEmptyString(additionalMoreKeySpecs);
+        final int moreKeysCount = moreKeys.length;
+        final int additionalCount = additionalMoreKeys.length;
         ArrayList<String> out = null;
         int additionalIndex = 0;
         for (int moreKeyIndex = 0; moreKeyIndex < moreKeysCount; moreKeyIndex++) {
@@ -226,10 +268,7 @@
                 } else {
                     // Filter out excessive '%' marker.
                     if (out == null) {
-                        out = new ArrayList<String>(moreKeyIndex);
-                        for (int i = 0; i < moreKeyIndex; i++) {
-                            out.add(moreKeys[i]);
-                        }
+                        out = arrayAsList(moreKeys, 0, moreKeyIndex);
                     }
                 }
             } else {
@@ -246,10 +285,7 @@
                         + " moreKeys=" + Arrays.toString(moreKeys)
                         + " additionalMoreKeys=" + Arrays.toString(additionalMoreKeys));
             }
-            out = new ArrayList<String>(additionalCount + moreKeysCount);
-            for (int i = additionalIndex; i < additionalCount; i++) {
-                out.add(additionalMoreKeys[i]);
-            }
+            out = arrayAsList(additionalMoreKeys, additionalIndex, additionalCount);
             for (int i = 0; i < moreKeysCount; i++) {
                 out.add(moreKeys[i]);
             }
@@ -261,18 +297,17 @@
                         + " moreKeys=" + Arrays.toString(moreKeys)
                         + " additionalMoreKeys=" + Arrays.toString(additionalMoreKeys));
             }
-            out = new ArrayList<String>(moreKeysCount);
-            for (int i = 0; i < moreKeysCount; i++) {
-                out.add(moreKeys[i]);
-            }
+            out = arrayAsList(moreKeys, 0, moreKeysCount);
             for (int i = additionalIndex; i < additionalCount; i++) {
                 out.add(additionalMoreKeys[additionalIndex]);
             }
         }
-        if (out != null) {
-            return out.size() > 0 ? out.toArray(new String[out.size()]) : null;
-        } else {
+        if (out == null && moreKeysCount > 0) {
             return moreKeys;
+        } else if (out != null && out.size() > 0) {
+            return out.toArray(new String[out.size()]);
+        } else {
+            return null;
         }
     }