Detect if plus sign (+) and equal sign (=) are located on the same keyboard key

[john_c]

This can be a silly question with poor wording, but is there a way to detect if the plus sign and equal sign are located on the same key?

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On US keyboards, they are located on the same key. But as far as I know, it is not always the case: for example, on Italian keyboards, they are on different keys.

Why I'm asking this?

For example, if some app doesn't have shortcuts for zoom, I can find a workaround with AHK. And I would prefer to use Cotrol+Plus and Control+Minus for this. However, if I want my scripts to work flawlessly on different keyboards (English, Italian, Qwerty, Dvorak, ...), I need to think about issues such a following one (ahk v2, qwerty):

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; version 1. Works correctly on US keyboards
; Doesn't work correctly on Italian ones

^+::
^=::
^NumpadAdd:: {
  ...
}

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; version 2. Works correctly on both US and Italian keyboards,
; but pressing the Shift key on US keyboards may seem boring

^+:: ; It is assumed you press Ctrl+Shift+=
^NumpadAdd:: {
  ...
}

[mikeyww]

May help:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winuser/nf-winuser-getkeyboardlayout

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/windows-language-pack-default-values

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You can also do some related things:

1. Determine the input language: search the forum for examples of scripts
2. Enable the user to set the Hotkey dynamically.