gHacks technology news » computer keyboard locales http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:56:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Computer Keyboard Locales Switcherhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/12/computer-keyboard-locales-switcher/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/12/computer-keyboard-locales-switcher/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:19:35 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=16246 windows softwareI just came across a computer program that allowed Windows users to change the language of the computer keyboard with the Caps Lock key. Using different keyboard locales is a solution for users who work with different languages throughout the day, e.g. Chinese and English. These users need to read and often write in different languages and an option to quickly switch the keyboard layout would probably be appreciated by most of them.

What the developer of the software program Capswitch did not know is that the Windows operating system comes with options to switch keyboard locales with keyboard shortcuts. The Windows XP operating system for example provides this option in the Regional and Language options module of the Control Panel. A click on the Details button under the Languages tab will open all installed input languages.

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A click on the Key Settings button will open another menu with the option to define keyboard shortcuts to switch instantly to the input language.

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Only the keyboard shortcut to switch between all installed keyboard layouts is configured by default. It is however possible to define shortcuts for specific switches, e.g. From English to German and vice verse.

These keyboard shortcuts provide the easiest way to quickly switch between keyboard locales. The additional benefit is that no extra software needs to be running in the background for the functionality.

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