I did not notice, and perhaps you didn't either Charlie, that this is the DEPRECATED Gambas list.
The new (User) list registration is at https://lists.gambas-basic.org/listinfo ___ Lee On 10/2/18 8:08 AM, Charlie Ogier wrote: > If you are using *buntu/Mint etc (and maybe other distros) you could try > this: - > > *Public Sub Form_Open()** > **Dim sKBFile As String[] = Split(File.Load("/etc/default/keyboard"), > gb.NewLine)** > **Dim sLine As String ** > ** > **For Each sLine In sKBFile** > ** If sLine Begins "XKBLAYOUT" Then **Print sLine** > **Next** > ** > End > * > Output using a UK (gb = Great Britain) keyboard is: - > > *XKBLAYOUT="gb" > > *Charlie* > * > > > On 01/10/18 22:01, Wael M via Gambas-user wrote: >> thank you very much Lee >> you solved it >> >> I used: >> Desktop.SendKeys("[Alt_L] + [Shift_L]") >> >> so another problem appeared, >> I need to detect if language is Arabic or English >> I can't find a solution for that >> Can you help me? >> >> -------------------------------------------- >> On Mon, 10/1/18, T Lee Davidson <t.lee.david...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Subject: Re: [Gambas-user] How to Change Keyboard Layout >> To: gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> Date: Monday, October 1, 2018, 9:45 PM >> Perhaps Desktop.SendKeys ? >> ___ >> Lee >> On 10/1/18 >> 12:42 PM, WAEL via Gambas-user wrote: >> > >> Hello >> > I'm trying to change system >> keyboard layout by pressing a key >> > I >> can't find the right code for doing so >> > please help >> > I usually >> press Alt+Shift to change keyboard from English to Arabic >> and vice >> > versa, but I need to program >> it to a button in my project >> > I tried: >> > system.language ="ar-EG" >> > but it would change system locale not the >> keyboard layout >> > I tried to code >> Alt+Shift in a button but also didn't work >> > any ideas please... >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Sent from: http://gambas.8142.n7.nabble.com/gambas-user-f3.html >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> > Gambas-user mailing list >> > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Gambas-user mailing list >> Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gambas-user mailing list >> Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user > > > _______________________________________________ > Gambas-user mailing list > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
