How it works?

[ghost]

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I looked on the source code for a loooong time, but i just don't get how it works... I mean, i don't see how it convert words :/ I know that it somehow add inputted chars to list currentword and what it does after it i don't know. Please explait it step by step.

[kurumpa]

I'm not sure, if the development branch is buildable at all :) try to look at master branch, the whole idea haven't changed since then.

First of all, the app attaches a handler to a WinApi hook: hookId = LowLevelAdapter.SetHook(LowLevelAdapter.WH_KEYBOARD_LL, keyboardEventHook); The handler ProcessKeyboardEvent gathers information about the keypress and sends it to a KeyboardHook.KeyboardEvent event handler which is set in the initialization of Switcher class: kbdHook.KeyboardEvent += ProcessKeyPress;

The magic itself happens inside the method Switcher.OnKeyPress(KeyboardEventArgs evtData) and is pretty straightforward:

• if pressed a letter (or any printable character), then keypress data is added to a list currentWord.
• if detected a switch hotkey, then
  • send as many "backspaces" as currentWord.Count is (to erase the word in a wrong layout)
  • send WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST (or the current layout switch system hotkey)
  • re-send all the keypresses recorded in currentWord
• otherwise (non-printable characters, sys keys, mouse clicks, hotkeys etc.) - empty the currentWord (begin a new "word")

Convertion of the selected text is performed in a similar way:

• Send Ctrl+C (as it is the only reliable way to get the selected text)
• Convert text to keypresses
• Send WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST
• Re-send keypresses

Feel free to ask any further questions and thanks for your time :beers:

[ghost]

THANKS A LOT >.<

[ghost]

Inspired by your project i created my own, see it and say what you think.

[kurumpa]

That's great! :metal:

[ghost]

Glad you like it.