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change keyboard type from command line
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:05 pm
by blueznl
when using my laptop (a dell d810) my external keyboard is a different language than my internal keyboard (us vs. uk) so before using special symbols i have to change the keyboard / language settings
which is not that difficult, but either i have to do it for every application, or i have to reboot the machine
is there a command line tool that will change the keyboard? (windows xp)
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:30 pm
by thefool
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:36 pm
by blueznl
no, that changes the possible keyboard layouts, i want to tell windows which of these two it should use
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:24 pm
by Trond
Control Panel -> Regional Settings -> Language -> Details.
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:09 pm
by blueznl
euh, command line trond?
i don't want 4 clicks and a reboot, i want one click on a batch that sets the language for all apps on my machine, those that i started and have yet to start
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 11:02 pm
by thefool
And why wont it do that?
When i used quickbasic long time ago i had to set my kb to english; i just used the language toolbar that windows has and changed it. no reboots; worked for all app's so far i know..
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:09 pm
by blueznl
well, for some strange reason it only changes the keyboard setting for the active application, don't ask me why, as i dunno...
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:59 pm
by Trond
blueznl wrote:euh, command line trond?
i don't want 4 clicks and a reboot, i want one click on a batch that sets the language for all apps on my machine, those that i started and have yet to start
You don't have to reboot. Also you only have to it once. Doing it once and forever would have taken less time than writing your post.