Re: Keyboard Input override?
You should take a look at AutoIT. It's a programming language for windows, which contains functions to set hotkeys and to send keys to an application. So, to switch 'A' to 'B', the code would look something like this:
Code:
HotKeySet("A","aPressed")
HotKeySet("{ESC}","exit")
While True
WEnd
Func aPressed()
Send("B")
EndFunc
Func exit()
Exit
EndFunc
Make sure you look at the help file before you start. AutoIT's homepage is: http://www.autoitscript.com .
Re: Keyboard Input override?
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Originally Posted by
fmwyso
Because dvorak isn't popular, I would have to switch a windows option which most computers ( like the one at my college ) don't let me do...
If you are in the U.S. I suggest you talk to the IT department about unlocking the the Regional and Language Options control panel. Even DoD (most horribly draconian IT you'll ever encounter) doesn't lock that one out. Why? Alternate keyboard layouts need to be available due to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If it's your college, you can also argue that it would help students in foreign language classes (I can't imagine trying to compose a document in a foreign script using Character Map).
Re: Keyboard Input override?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
jefranki
If you are in the U.S. I suggest you talk to the IT department about unlocking the the Regional and Language Options control panel. Even DoD (most horribly draconian IT you'll ever encounter) doesn't lock that one out. Why? Alternate keyboard layouts need to be available due to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If it's your college, you can also argue that it would help students in foreign language classes (I can't imagine trying to compose a document in a foreign script using Character Map).
I was unaware of it was a part of the ADA, if I'm unable to get this to work I will probably go have a talk with my teacher... ( My teacher used to be an IT guy there and is a friend ^_^ )...
I'm not really sure if they intentionally blocked it out or honestly what is wrong with it... I can go to regional, I can go to my keyboard and I can add the keyboard in... The problem I have is that when I change it to Dvorak default, it doesn't actually change the keyboard layout ><... I'm not really sure if it is a vista bug or if it is a block they put so people wouldn't mess around with the option just for fun... I'm honestly really glad to know that it is in the ADA, for a while I thought that I wouldn't have anything to prove they need to add the functionality in :P.
I'm gunna take a look at AutoIt ( It looks like fun ^_^ ) and thanks for the post...