How to change a keyboard layout?

[-V-O-Y-A-G-E-R-]

I bought an almost new O2 XDA mini S with iMate software (why is iMate's SW so popular?) and as its keyboard is mapped as a German one it was all fine until I haven't reinstalled the system yesterday. While getting to know the device better I even came across an option to change keyb's layout (then I saw that the signs on the buttons don't correspont to what I type, so I left it set to German).
As I said, after the format English became the default layout and it's very hard to type now.

Where/how can I set it to German layout. I'm not sure if I had installed something that allowed me to do that prior to reinstallation.

Thanks in advance :)

[tunx]

u will have to do a small registry tweak as follows :

Registry: HKCU\ControlPanel\Keybd
Key: Locale (string)
Value: 0407 German

u will need a software to access the registry like resco explorer or total commander

or u can read this :

http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=39725&highlight=easy+tweaking

[-V-O-Y-A-G-E-R-]

Thanks tunx. I think that was what I did when changed to English for the first time :)

[absolutcamper]

Hi, I have the german keyboard too and I was wondering if would it be possible to switch the z and w keys like on an english keyboard?

[tunx]

read the above link

or do this yourself :

Registry: HKCU\ControlPanel\Keybd
Key: Locale (string)
Value: 0809 English UK
0409 English US
0407 German

[oleyek]

Anybody knows what is value for Polish keyboard layout?

[meschle]

Anybody knows what is value for Polish keyboard layout?

It's listed here http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/winxp/xp-lcid.mspx

[eklisiarh]

1. Install the registry editor like Total commander ( http://ghisler.fileburst.com/ce/tcmdpocketarm.exe ) or Resco Explorer ( http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/explorer/downloads.asp ) to your Pocket PC
2. Open the program on your device and go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd].
3. Create New String Value (if you already dont have one with the name Locale)
4. Type in Value name: Locale
5. Type in Value Data: 0407 (as i have an german device. NOTE: You've to look in the "LCIDHex" column on this site: http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/winxp/xp-lcid.mspx for fourther area codes)
6. Close the window by clicking on Ok
7. Exit the program
8. hold your powerbutton for a few seconds until you'll be asked if you really want to switch your device off, click on YES
IMPORTANT: DO NOT RESET DEVICE WITH STILUS BY PRESSING RESET BUTTON
9. Turn on your device and it should work.

[-V-O-Y-A-G-E-R-]

Tnx, I wasn't sure where exactly to put that code :)