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Compatible Hotkeys in Colemak & Dvorak Layout

 
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rogal



Joined: 23 Dec 2007
Posts: 51
Location: Austin
PostPosted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:51 am    Post subject: Compatible Hotkeys in Colemak & Dvorak Layout Reply with quote
First of all, you can switch between layouts easily with the following great script.
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27029

Then you can recognize which layout is in effect by using the following function:

Code:
key_layout()
{
    WinGet, Active_Window_ID, ID, A
    Active_Window_Thread := DllCall("GetWindowThreadProcessId"
        , "UInt", Active_Window_ID, "UInt", 0)
    return DllCall("GetKeyboardLayout", "UInt", Active_Window_Thread)
}


then, you can define hotkeys accordingly:

Code:
Lay_Colemak := -255851511
#UseHook On

^r::
   Lang_In_Window := lang_layout()

   if (Lang_In_Window=Lay_Colemak) 
      send, ^s
   Else
      send, ^r
return



;The same function as above

key_layout()
{
    WinGet, Active_Window_ID, ID, A
    Active_Window_Thread := DllCall("GetWindowThreadProcessId"
        , "UInt", Active_Window_ID, "UInt", 0)
    return DllCall("GetKeyboardLayout", "UInt", Active_Window_Thread)
}


In Colemak layout, s becomes r, so the above example will send ^s when you press ^r in Colemak.

PS: Changing layout is superior to remapping all keys since if you remap keys, hotstrings will not work.
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TheLeO



Joined: 11 Jun 2005
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Location: England ish
PostPosted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
thanks for the idea, i'll give it a try...

by the way, I just found out about colemak, do you know whats the fastest/easiest/mosy fun way to learn it?
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rogal



Joined: 23 Dec 2007
Posts: 51
Location: Austin
PostPosted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
TheLeO, I have already sent you a message Smile.

Actually I don't use the hotkey thing anymore. I have found much better way to preserve all the hotkeys.

If you modify Colemak layout and make the VK values be the same with QWERTY, then the all the hotkeys will be preserved. (since if you press a key with modifier such as CTRL, the VK values is sent).

In order to do that, you have to directly edit the Colemak layout source file with text editor, and copy/paste QWERTY VK values, since you cannot change VK values with Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.4.

Finally, in order to preserve windows key hotkeys, you have to boot with QWERTY as standard, and then change to Colemak. The VK value trick does not work with windows key. I made a AHK code to switch(toggle) to Colemak so when I press Shift + space my keyboard layout is switched to colemak.
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