Change Keyboard Languages Using [ ~` ] Key

[joshppppppppppp]

Hello,

I have just reinstalled my XP.

I have installed thai language on my computer. But i would like to make the ` ~ button change between the input languages. Does anyone know how to do this ?

Thanks

[Glock3am]

Not sure if you know this but the default hotkey for this is Left Alt + Shift.

It's not as simple as the tilde key like you'd want, but it's not too difficult either.

Failing that if you really have your heart set on using ` Windows 7 includes it as a hotkey option if you want to install that.

[Supernova]

For Windows XP, just follow these steps:

1. Open the Control Panel >> Regional and Language Options

2. Select the Languages tab, then click "Details..."

3. In the Settings tab under Preferences (at the bottom), click "Key Settings..."

4. In the Advanced Key Settings window, click "Change Key Sequence..."

5. Under Switch input languages, select: Grave Accent (`)

6. Click OK and you're done!

[thaimite]

The trouble with installing and usin a different language to get keys like the pound key is that other keys also change.

I installedthis litle utility years ago and would not be without it Great for things like the pound key and Euro or Yen plus many others

Unfortunately I have now switched to Ubuntu and have yet to find an equivalent (Probably because I have not looked<_<)

[BB1950]

For Windows XP, just follow these steps:

1. Open the Control Panel >> Regional and Language Options

2. Select the Languages tab, then click "Details..."

3. In the Settings tab under Preferences (at the bottom), click "Key Settings..."

4. In the Advanced Key Settings window, click "Change Key Sequence..."

5. Under Switch input languages, select: Grave Accent (`)

6. Click OK and you're done!

This works great if you are presented with the Grave Accent option. But every time after reinstalling Windows XP, I never had the option to select the Grave Accent offered. I usually left it as the left Alt + Shift. This has been aggravating me for me for many years, with no one offering me a solution. When setting up Windows 7, I finally figured out the answer. A little late, but at least I can pass the information on to others.

By reading some Japanese and Thai websites (Thank God for Google Translate!) along with some information gleamed from Microsoft, using a little reasoning, and lots of testing, I finally came up with the answer as to what conditions need to be met to the get the grave option.

Clue number 1: On Thai keyboards the grave key is labeled T/E for Thai/English (note: Thai or English), This means the grave option will only be available if two keyboard layouts are installed. English or Thai. Japanese websites pointed out to get the grave option, the only languages that the Thai keyboards work with are English or Thai. The Japanese layout has to be removed.

Clue number 2: On reading Thai websites, I found out the Thais are only familiar with the US 'QWERTY' character layout for English.

Clue number 3: I learned from the Microsoft sites that the grave character was only available on the United States-International keyboard. The US keyboard layout did not use it.

Clue number 4: Instructions on Thai websites for setting up the Thai keyboards 'emphasized' the 'Language for non-Unicode programs' option must be set to 'Thai' prior to setting up the keyboard and language bar options. In testing on Windows XP only (it doesn't seem to matter on Windows 7) if it wasn't set to 'Thai' I didn't have the grave option. If I set it to Thai, I had the option. If it wasn't set to Thai, the option wasn't present. I also noticed that if I set it to 'English (United States)' The switch keyboard keystroke reverted back to the default (left Alt + Shift) and the grave option wasn't available.