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Does anyone know a way to detect the language the user is typing in?

I tried dllcall with getcurrentkeyboardlayout but that only returns the default keyboard layout.

anyone have any other ideas?

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my english is very poor,sorry

it is visual basic code. you will convert autoit code using dllcall()

i am newbie,so i don't convert autoit code. sorry

Declare Function GetKeyboardLayout Lib "user32" _

(ByVal dwLayout As Long) As Long

Declare Function ImmGetDescription Lib "imm32" Alias "ImmGetDescriptionA" _

(ByVal hKL As Long, _

ByVal lpszDescription As String, _

ByVal uBufLen As Long) As Long

Dim lngKeyboardLayoutHandle As Long

Dim strIMEDescription As String * 128

Dim lngWin32apiResultCode As Long

lngKeyboardLayoutHandle = GetKeyboardLayout(0)

lngWin32apiResultCode = ImmGetDescription(lngKeyboardLayoutHandle, _

strIMEDescription, _

Len(strIMEDescription))

Label2.Caption = Left(strIMEDescription, _

InStr(strIMEDescription, vbNullChar) - 1)

Edited by dok_do
CyberSlug Universalist

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I wonder if RegRead("HKCU\Keyboard Layout\Preload","1") will work in this case...

dok_do is probably on the right track. If someone alternates between English and Japanese, for example, you probably need a DllCall that reads IME information.... (If I remember from a computer I helped set up, Japanese could be especially tricky since the language bar lets you choose "Direct Input" or "Hiragana" or "Katakana" ....)

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Guest cvi

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I wonder if RegRead("HKCU\Keyboard Layout\Preload","1") will work in this case...

.......

I tried it and it didn't work. I needed to know if the keyboard is set to Hebrew or English, and this function returned 409 (English), that is, the default setting and not the active one.

Cvi

Lazycat Universalist

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I don't found any references for "getcurrentkeyboardlayout". Maybe you mean "GetKeyboardLayoutName"? Anyway, try this code (works with beta only!). Because under NT's keyboard layout remember for each program, try to change layout in the inputbox.

InputBox("InputBox", "Try change layout here and press key")
$p = DllStructCreate("char[9]"); $KL_NAMELENGTH = 9
$ret = DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "GetKeyboardLayoutName", "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($p))
MsgBox (0, "title", DllStructGetData($p, 1))
DllStructDelete($p)
Edited by Lazycat
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Guest cvi

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I don't found any references for "getcurrentkeyboardlayout". Maybe you mean "GetKeyboardLayoutName"? Anyway, try this code (works with beta only!). Because under NT's keyboard layout remember for each program, try to change layout in the inputbox.

Thanks for the fast answer.

I have not tried it yet - because if the keyboard layout is remembered for each program, then it won't help me anyway.

My original problem was that something like:

send("H:\TAG_2005\AZMANCVI.DOC")

that worked with English keyboard, won't work with Hebrew keyboard layout because the "." is mapped in it to the key that has "?" in English.

So, I wanted to check the keyboard language, and change it if necessary.

If this change would affect only Autoit, and not the program receiving it - that won't help.

Cvi

Lazycat Universalist

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After some digging I come to following code:

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 4)
Run("notepad.exe")
Sleep(500)
$hWnd = WinGetHandle("classname=Notepad")
MsgBox (0, "Old Layout", _GetKeyboardLayout($hWnd))
_SetKeyboardLayout("00000409", $hWnd)
MsgBox (0, "New Layout", _GetKeyboardLayout($hWnd))

Func _GetKeyboardLayout($hWnd)
    Local $ret = DllCall("user32.dll", "long", "GetWindowThreadProcessId", "hwnd", $hWnd, "ptr", 0)
          $ret = DllCall("user32.dll", "long", "GetKeyboardLayout", "long", $ret[0])
          Return "0000" & Hex($ret[0], 4)
EndFunc

Func _SetKeyboardLayout($sLayoutID, $hWnd)
    Local $WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST = 0x50
    Local $ret = DllCall("user32.dll", "long", "LoadKeyboardLayout", "str", $sLayoutID, "int", 0)
    DllCall("user32.dll", "ptr", "SendMessage", "hwnd", $hWnd, _
                                                "int", $WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST, _
                                                "int", 1, _
                                                "int", $ret[0])
EndFunc

This more generic instead previous sample. You can get or set layout for given window.

Hope this helps.

Edited by Lazycat
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Guest cvi

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After some digging I come to following code:

This more generic instead previous sample. You can get or set layout for given window.

Hope this helps.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks!

It is just what I needed - it does work (at least in NOTEPAD as in your example. I hope it will also in real use)

I wrote alternating Hebrew and latin letters, looks good.

Cvi

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chenxu Adventurer

chenxu

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After some digging I come to following code:

This more generic instead previous sample. You can get or set layout for given window.

Hope this helps.

This is just what I need, thanks a lot

Tiger Polymath

Tiger

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Use this

MsgBox(0, "Your Keyboard Language:", _Language())

Func _Language()
    
    $language = RegRead("HKCU\Keyboard Layout\Preload","1")
    
    Select
        Case StringInStr("0413,0813", $language)
            Return "Dutch"

        Case StringInStr("0409,0809,0c09,1009,1409,1809,1c09,2009,2409,2809,2c09,3009,3409", $language)
            Return "English"
            
        Case StringInStr("040c,080c,0c0c,100c,140c,180c", $language)
            Return "French"

        Case StringInStr("0407,0807,0c07,1007,1407", $language)
            Return "German"

        Case StringInStr("0410,0810", $language)
            Return "Italian"

        Case StringInStr("0414,0814", $language)
            Return "Norwegian"

        Case StringInStr("0415", $language)
            Return "Polish"

        Case StringInStr("0416,0816", $language)
            Return "Portuguese"

        Case StringInStr("040a,080a,0c0a,100a,140a,180a,1c0a,200a,240a,280a,2c0a,300a,340a,380a,3c0a,400a,440a,480a,4c0a,500a", $language)
            Return "Spanish"

        Case StringInStr("041d,081d", $language)
            Return "Swedish"

        Case Else
            Return "Other (can't determine with $language directly)"
        
    EndSelect

EndFunc
My UDFs:- _RegEnumKey
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SmOke_N Universalist

SmOke_N

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Use this

MsgBox(0, "Your Keyboard Language:", _Language())

Func _Language()
    
    $language = RegRead("HKCU\Keyboard Layout\Preload","1")
    
    Select
        Case StringInStr("0413,0813", $language)
            Return "Dutch"

        Case StringInStr("0409,0809,0c09,1009,1409,1809,1c09,2009,2409,2809,2c09,3009,3409", $language)
            Return "English"
            
        Case StringInStr("040c,080c,0c0c,100c,140c,180c", $language)
            Return "French"

        Case StringInStr("0407,0807,0c07,1007,1407", $language)
            Return "German"

        Case StringInStr("0410,0810", $language)
            Return "Italian"

        Case StringInStr("0414,0814", $language)
            Return "Norwegian"

        Case StringInStr("0415", $language)
            Return "Polish"

        Case StringInStr("0416,0816", $language)
            Return "Portuguese"

        Case StringInStr("040a,080a,0c0a,100a,140a,180a,1c0a,200a,240a,280a,2c0a,300a,340a,380a,3c0a,400a,440a,480a,4c0a,500a", $language)
            Return "Spanish"

        Case StringInStr("041d,081d", $language)
            Return "Swedish"

        Case Else
            Return "Other (can't determine with $language directly)"
        
    EndSelect

EndFunc
This doesn't work for me (My layout is 00000409)... so the StringInStr will fail

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SmOke_N Universalist

SmOke_N

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This might get you the results your looking for more efficiently Tiger:

Func _CurrentLang()
    Local $sLanNum = "0413,0813|0409,0809,0c09,1009,1409,1809,1c09,2009,2409,2809," & _
        "2c09,3009,3409|040c,080c,0c0c,100c,140c,180c|0407,0807,0c07,1007," & _
        "1407|0410,0810|0414,0814|0415|0416,0816|040a,080a,0c0a,100a,140a," & _
        "180a,1c0a,200a,240a,280a,2c0a,300a,340a,380a,3c0a,400a,440a,480a," & _
        "4c0a,500a|041d,081d"
    Local $aLanName = StringSplit("Dutch|English|French|German|Italian|" & _
        "Norwegian|Polish|Portuguese|Swedish", "|")
    Local $aLanNum = StringSplit($sLanNum, "|")
    Local $sLang = StringRight(RegRead("HKCU\Keyboard Layout\Preload","1"), 4)
    If $sLang = "" Then Return SetError(1, 0, "Not Defined")
    For $iCC = 1 To UBound($aLanNum) - 1
        If StringInStr($aLanNum[$iCC], $sLang) Then Return $aLanName[$iCC]
    Next
    Return SetError(2, 0, "Other")
EndFunc

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illidan333 Seeker

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On 6/7/2005 at 3:45 AM, Lazycat said:

After some digging I come to following code:

 

  

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 4)
Run("notepad.exe")
Sleep(500)
$hWnd = WinGetHandle("classname=Notepad")
MsgBox (0, "Old Layout", _GetKeyboardLayout($hWnd))
_SetKeyboardLayout("00000409", $hWnd)
MsgBox (0, "New Layout", _GetKeyboardLayout($hWnd))

Func _GetKeyboardLayout($hWnd)
    Local $ret = DllCall("user32.dll", "long", "GetWindowThreadProcessId", "hwnd", $hWnd, "ptr", 0)
          $ret = DllCall("user32.dll", "long", "GetKeyboardLayout", "long", $ret[0])
          Return "0000" & Hex($ret[0], 4)
EndFunc

Func _SetKeyboardLayout($sLayoutID, $hWnd)
    Local $WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST = 0x50
    Local $ret = DllCall("user32.dll", "long", "LoadKeyboardLayout", "str", $sLayoutID, "int", 0)
    DllCall("user32.dll", "ptr", "SendMessage", "hwnd", $hWnd, _
                                                "int", $WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST, _
                                                "int", 1, _
                                                "int", $ret[0])
EndFunc

 

This more generic instead previous sample. You can get or set layout for given window.

 

Hope this helps.

I tried this code, the read function works for me, but the set function didn't

my language was chinese 0084, but after running the set function, it stays any 0084.

Can you please help? thanks

illidan333 Seeker

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1 minute ago, illidan333 said:

I tried this code, the read function works for me, but the set function didn't

my language was chinese 0084, but after running the set function, it stays any 0084.

Can you please help? thanks

nvm i figured it out, the issue i had is because the window handler i had was invalid.

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