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chell

Fri Jul 03 2009, 04:50am

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Joined: Fri Jul 03 2009, 04:30am
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Hi,

How can I change programmaticaly the keybaord language (like with the language bar by clicking with the mouse). I'm using .NET/C#. Currently I can Show/Hide/Toggle ... the keyboard whithout any problem.

Thanks
Christophe

Comfort

Fri Jul 03 2009, 11:07am

Joined: Wed Sep 19 2007, 03:42pm
Posts: 600

Try message WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST.
Like:
SendMessage(GetForegroundWindow, WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST, 0, NewHKL)

Have a nice day

PVitt

Tue May 17 2011, 07:49am

Registered Member #829
Joined: Tue May 17 2011, 07:41am
Posts: 5

Hello,

Just an example, problem occurs with all langauges:
I have the portugese (Brasil) language file (pt.txt) in the Lang folder. When I post the appropriate language ID (1046) as you described above, the language bar switches to Portugese (Brasil), but the keyboard layout doesn't change. When I then click on the language bar, it stays on Purtugese (Brasil) and changes the keyboard layout. But I want to change the Kexboard layout without having the user to use the language bar.

Where is my mistake?

Thanks in advance,
Peter

Comfort

Tue May 17 2011, 08:09am

Joined: Wed Sep 19 2007, 03:42pm
Posts: 600

Try to use full Langauage ID. You can find Language ID in field Options -> Keys -> Show keyboard layout by default.

Hexadecimal Language ID for Portugese (Brasil) is 0xF0100416

But some applications don't support message WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST.

Have a nice day

PVitt

Wed May 18 2011, 04:09am

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Joined: Tue May 17 2011, 07:41am
Posts: 5

Thanks for the quick reply, but this also doesn't work. Neither 0xF0100416 nor 0x04160416 as statet at "Options -> Keys -> Show keyboard layout by default" does the trick. Here is the code I use:


[DllImport( "user32.dll", EntryPoint = "FindWindow" )]

private static extern Int32 FindWindow( string className, string windowName );



[DllImport( "User32.DLL" )]

private static extern Boolean PostMessage( Int32 hWnd, Int32 msg, Int32 wParam, Int32 lParam );



private const string ClassName = "TFirstForm";

private const string WindowName = "CKeyboardFirstForm";

private const Int32 WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST = 0x0050;



private void ChangeKeyboardLayout( int keyboardLocale )

{

    Int32 hWnd = FindWindow( ClassName, WindowName );

    PostMessage( hWnd, WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST, 0, keyboardLocale );

}

Comfort

Wed May 18 2011, 05:00am

Joined: Wed Sep 19 2007, 03:42pm
Posts: 600

This is incorrect code!
You have to send message WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST to foreground window:
SendMessage(GetForegroundWindow, WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST, 0, NewHKL)

Have a nice day

PVitt

Wed May 18 2011, 05:19am

Registered Member #829
Joined: Tue May 17 2011, 07:41am
Posts: 5

Thanks. That was the error I made. Here is the code that works:


[DllImport( "user32.dll" )]

private static extern IntPtr GetForegroundWindow( );



[DllImport( "user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto )]

private static extern IntPtr SendMessage( IntPtr hWnd, UInt32 Msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam );



private const Int32 WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST = 0x0050;



private void ChangeKeyboardLayout( int keyboardLocale )

{

    IntPtr hWnd = GetForegroundWindow( );

    SendMessage( hWnd, WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST, (IntPtr)0, (IntPtr)keyboardLocale );

}

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