Send push on the same keybord key whatever the local or kebord type is

[skijve]

Helo,

Keybord does not have character placed in the same place following locale, language,...

I would like to simutate a push on certain place whathever the configuration is : 

On azerty : 

So : & a é - ,

and on dutch

So : 1 q 2 6 ,

Is here a way to allow that in autoit ?

Thanks a lot !

 

 

 

[Danp2]

That is a rather strange requirement. Can you share more details behind this need?

[Skeletor]

ControlSend can specify the desired coordinates regardless of the keyboard.

[skijve]

My probram interract if an ofice soft and require a specific touch to be presst what ever the keybord local is.... For example '&' on french keyboard but '1' on us keyboard (th ekey is at the same position on the keyboard.  MANAGING KEYBORD LOCAL SEEMS OMPLICATED...

[Andreik]

Probably the easiest way is to maps all your keyboard layouts and use a simple function like that one:

Global $aFrenchLayout[$Rows][$Cols]
Global $aDutchLayout[$Rows][$Cols]

; Map all your keys
$aFrenchLayout[0][1] = '&'      ; Key in row 0 and column 1
$aDutchLayout[0][1] = '1'       ; Key in row 0 and column 1

Func SendKey($Row, $Col, $Layout)
    Send($Layout[$Row][$Col])
EndFunc

 

[skijve]

yes but it seems that it's difficult to etect the current keyboard layout... im in french-belgium an if I change to DEU (deutch alemand), il continues to give me french belgium : 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[argumentum]

what about the functions around _WinAPI_GetKeyboardType ($iType) in the help file ?. Maybe those functions may have your answer ?. No clue

[pixelsearch]

Maybe the keyboard scan codes would help, as detailed in MS Keyboard Input Overview

[ioa747]

I got out of a similar situation with the function below

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Au3Check_Parameters=-d -w 1 -w 2 -w 3 -w- 4 -w 5 -w 6 -w 7
#include <WinAPISys.au3>


sKey("^c")

ConsoleWrite(ClipGet() & @CRLF)


;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Func sKey($sKey, $iCnt = 1, $iDelay = 50)
    ; English (United States) 0x0409, 0x04090409
    Local $Lang, $hWnd = WinGetHandle("[ACTIVE]")
    $Lang = _WinAPI_GetKeyboardLayout($hWnd)

    If $Lang <> "0x04090409" Then ; if not English then make it
        _WinAPI_SetKeyboardLayout($hWnd, "0x0409")
    EndIf

    For $i = 1 To $iCnt Step 1
        Send($sKey)
        Sleep($iDelay)
    Next

    If $Lang <> "0x04090409" Then ; If was others of English set it back
        _WinAPI_SetKeyboardLayout($hWnd, '0x' & StringRight($Lang, 4))
    EndIf

EndFunc   ;==>sKey
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

more details here: https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/209642

 

There is also the case: _WinAPI_RegisterHotKey - works with virtual-key codes regardless of keyboard layout

 

Take a look if it helps