Changing the Keyboard in Arabic, Hebrew, & Greek Windows (123145)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
This article was previously published under Q123145 SUMMARY
In the Arabic, Hebrew, and Greek versions of Windows version 3.1, you can
can change the keyboard language dynamically.
The WM_KEYBOARD_CHANGE and WM_LANGUAGE_CHANGE messages are sent to
applications to inform them of the language change.
WM_LANGUAGE_CHANGE is sent prior to changing the keyboard language. It is
not sent it to the topmost window of the active application. It should be
ignored by the application, unless for some reason the application wishes
to stop the change of language. wParam holds either KEYB_LATIN or
KEYB_BIDI. lParam is undefined.
WM_KEYBOARD_CHANGE is sent to the window with the focus whenever the
keyboard language changes. It is sent to the active window. wParam holds
either KEYB_LATIN or KEYB_BIDI. lParam is undefined.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/12/1999 |
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| Keywords: | KB123145 |
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