WM6: changing keyboard language

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Hi all,
I'm trying to change the hardware keyboard language to Spanish in order to have all symbols correctly in my language.

I have tested:
1) Insert the Locale string with the language code -> it doesn't work.
2) Changing some registry keys with kbdus.dll and compime.dll, but not success at all (everything remained the same).

Somebody with a solution or any idea?

hello,

First solution should work, have you make a soft reset (with power button)

Instructions For Key Mapping

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I can confirm that you can change key-mapping for keyboard with some registry modification.

Here are instructions. I use Total Commander for editing registry. These instructions also work for WM5.0 AKU 3.2, AKU 3.3 and AKU 2.3 (tested).

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1. HKCU >> ControlPanel >> Keybd
create string named Locale and put 4-digit code of your keyboard (my german wizard with WM6.0 WWE ROM uses 0407)

2. HKCU >> keyboard layout >> Preload >> 1 >> Default
change value of last 4 digits to your code (in my case, I changed e0010409 to e0010407)

3. HKCU >> keyboard layout >> Preload >> Default
change value of last 4 digits to your code (in my case, I changed e0010409 to e0010407)

4. exit registry editor and continue to operate your device for few minutes. After that, softreset. Caution: sometimes your wizard "forgets" to write modifications to your registry, so repeat this procedure 'till it works.
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If you don't know your 4-digit code, look at the following page, find your country and read LcidHEX code
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/r...p/xp-lcid.mspx

bye
Robert

Originally Posted by rebelyell

I can confirm that you can change key-mapping for keyboard with some registry modification.

Here are instructions. I use Total Commander for editing registry. These instructions also work for WM5.0 AKU 3.2, AKU 3.3 and AKU 2.3 (tested).

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1. HKCU >> ControlPanel >> Keybd
create string named Locale and put 4-digit code of your keyboard (my german wizard with WM6.0 WWE ROM uses 0407)

2. HKCU >> keyboard layout >> Preload >> 1 >> Default
change value of last 4 digits to your code (in my case, I changed e0010409 to e0010407)

3. HKCU >> keyboard layout >> Preload >> Default
change value of last 4 digits to your code (in my case, I changed e0010409 to e0010407)

4. exit registry editor and continue to operate your device for few minutes. After that, softreset. Caution: sometimes your wizard "forgets" to write modifications to your registry, so repeat this procedure 'till it works.
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If you don't know your 4-digit code, look at the following page, find your country and read LcidHEX code
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/r...p/xp-lcid.mspx

bye
Robert

I do this but no results and in registry is still saved :S

Originally Posted by JouSePo

I do this but no results and in registry is still saved :S

It's the same for me: in WM6 at least it doesn't work, at least with the spanish code 040a.

Moreover, this registry keys reference to another ones:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Layouts\e0010409]
"Ime File"="compime.dll"
"Layout Text"="COMP IME"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Layouts\00000409]
"PS2_AT"="kbdus.dll"
"Layout Text"="US"
"Layout File"="kbdus.dll"

that probably need also to be changed, but I think I would also need the .dll files for the spanish language.

changed to german(switzerland)version 0807. Reg still saved. Keyboard does not get it. will try 0407 now.

Haha!!!! Changed to 0407 and tataaaaa!!!! it works just fine. I tried each and every one of the keys. Apparently there is no special German(Switzerland) setup. I can tell because there is also the ß(its a kind of double S) -key on there. We would not use that in Switzerland. THX rebelyell

Give more details please

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Originally Posted by BenOggo

Haha!!!! Changed to 0407 and tataaaaa!!!! it works just fine. I tried each and every one of the keys. Apparently there is no special German(Switzerland) setup. I can tell because there is also the ß(its a kind of double S) -key on there. We would not use that in Switzerland. THX rebelyell

Have you got WM6 rom?

Which reg keys have you changed?

Which keyboard has been changed (sip or physical)?

Yes I have tested it with 0407 and it seems that the keyboard is correct with the germany language... but no way with the spanish 040A key.

Nobody with a solution nor ideas????

SOLVED

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Originally Posted by rodalfa

Yes I have tested it with 0407 and it seems that the keyboard is correct with the germany language... but no way with the spanish 040A key.

Nobody with a solution nor ideas????

Finally I got the solution: for any strange reason the spanish with 040A code is not working, but it is with 0C0A code.