How can you change the keyboard layout (to QWERTY from QWERTZ) on the fly from a Linux shell?
I found this similar question, but the answer was to edit a config file, which is not so easy when you're using a Live CD.
Linux: change keyboard layout on the fly
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Found the solution: For future reference if you want to change your keyboard layout on the welcome screen and other accounts on your computer you have to copy the settings to them.
You can do that by navigating to:
Control Panel -> Regional and Language Settings -> Administerative -> Copy Settings -> Click the check marks (at the bottom) to the welcome screen and accounts that you want to copy the settings to and click ok
A solution combined from Custom keyboard layout with Windows 10 and MS Keyboard Layout Creator 1.4 Error when Building Installation package discussions at answers.microsoft.com - working on Windows 10 [Version 10.0.16299.125] (1709):
- Download and install Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.4;
- Run
MsKLCas administrator; File => Load Existing keyboard… (probablyStandardin your case); don't panic if you see no change inMsKLCwindow: it only appears not working;- View => Options…: choose Keyboard Layout Type;
- Project => Properties… (change at least Name from
Layout01toKBDCR1and Description fromStandard - CustomtoCroatian - QWERTY), then press OK button; - File => Save Source File As…
KBDCR1; - File => Exit.
- Open saved
KBDCR1.klcfile in your preferred plain text editor (Notepadwould suffice), make and save necessary changes (see adjustedKBDCR1.klcfile below):- line # 42 (scan code
15:Ydefinition at place of originalZ); - line # 62 (scan code
2C:Zdefinition at place of originalY); - line # 309 (description).
- line # 42 (scan code
- Run
MsKLCas administrator; File => Load Source File…KBDCR1.klc:- (optional) Project => Properties… (merely inspection);
- (optional) Project => Validate Layout (you could see some warnings);
- (optional but important) Project => Test Keyboard Layout…;
- Project => Build DLL and Setup Package: after successful build, open the location and run
setup.exeas administrator; this would add "Croatian - QWERTY" keyboard layout to your Windows, something like
==> reg query "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\a000041a"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts\a000041a
Layout Text REG_SZ Croatian - QWERTY
Layout File REG_SZ KBDCR1.dll
Layout Id REG_SZ 00c0
Layout Product Code REG_SZ {E2CDA8D2-F536-4620-B270-3DE8294801D7}
Layout Display Name REG_SZ @%SystemRoot%\system32\KBDCR1.dll,-1000
Custom Language Name REG_SZ Croatian (Croatia)
Custom Language Display Name REG_SZ @%SystemRoot%\system32\KBDCR1.dll,-1100
Adjusted KBDCR1.klc file (save in UCS-2 LE BOM encoding i.e. Notepad's Unicode - instead of job steps #2 and #3 above):
KBD KBDCR1 "Croatian - QWERTY"
COPYRIGHT "(c) 2018 JosefZ"
COMPANY "JosefZ"
LOCALENAME "hr-HR"
LOCALEID "0000041a"
VERSION 1.0
SHIFTSTATE
0 //Column 4
1 //Column 5 : Shft
2 //Column 6 : Ctrl
6 //Column 7 : Ctrl Alt
LAYOUT ;an extra '@' at the end is a dead key
//SC VK_ Cap 0 1 2 6
//-- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
02 1 0 1 0021 -1 007e // DIGIT ONE, EXCLAMATION MARK, <none>, TILDE
03 2 0 2 0022 -1 02c7@ // DIGIT TWO, QUOTATION MARK, <none>, CARON
04 3 0 3 0023 -1 005e@ // DIGIT THREE, NUMBER SIGN, <none>, CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT
05 4 0 4 0024 -1 02d8@ // DIGIT FOUR, DOLLAR SIGN, <none>, BREVE
06 5 0 5 0025 -1 00b0@ // DIGIT FIVE, PERCENT SIGN, <none>, DEGREE SIGN
07 6 0 6 0026 -1 02db@ // DIGIT SIX, AMPERSAND, <none>, OGONEK
08 7 0 7 002f -1 0060 // DIGIT SEVEN, SOLIDUS, <none>, GRAVE ACCENT
09 8 0 8 0028 -1 02d9@ // DIGIT EIGHT, LEFT PARENTHESIS, <none>, DOT ABOVE
0a 9 0 9 0029 -1 00b4@ // DIGIT NINE, RIGHT PARENTHESIS, <none>, ACUTE ACCENT
0b 0 0 0 003d -1 02dd@ // DIGIT ZERO, EQUALS SIGN, <none>, DOUBLE ACUTE ACCENT
0c OEM_2 0 0027 003f -1 00a8@ // APOSTROPHE, QUESTION MARK, <none>, DIAERESIS
0d OEM_PLUS 0 002b 002a -1 00b8@ // PLUS SIGN, ASTERISK, <none>, CEDILLA
10 Q 1 q Q -1 005c // LATIN SMALL LETTER Q, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Q, <none>, REVERSE SOLIDUS
11 W 1 w W -1 007c // LATIN SMALL LETTER W, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W, <none>, VERTICAL LINE
12 E 1 e E -1 20ac // LATIN SMALL LETTER E, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E, <none>, EURO SIGN
13 R 1 r R -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER R, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER R, <none>, <none>
14 T 1 t T -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER T, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T, <none>, <none>
15 Y 1 y Y -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER Y, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y, <none>, <none>
16 U 1 u U -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER U, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U, <none>, <none>
17 I 1 i I -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER I, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I, <none>, <none>
18 O 1 o O -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER O, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O, <none>, <none>
19 P 1 p P -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER P, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P, <none>, <none>
1a OEM_4 1 0161 0160 -1 00f7 // LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH CARON, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S WITH CARON, <none>, DIVISION SIGN
1b OEM_6 1 0111 0110 001b 00d7 // LATIN SMALL LETTER D WITH STROKE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D WITH STROKE, ESCAPE, MULTIPLICATION SIGN
1e A 1 a A -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER A, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A, <none>, <none>
1f S 1 s S -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER S, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S, <none>, <none>
20 D 1 d D -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER D, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D, <none>, <none>
21 F 1 f F -1 005b // LATIN SMALL LETTER F, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER F, <none>, LEFT SQUARE BRACKET
22 G 1 g G -1 005d // LATIN SMALL LETTER G, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G, <none>, RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET
23 H 1 h H -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER H, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H, <none>, <none>
24 J 1 j J -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER J, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER J, <none>, <none>
25 K 1 k K -1 0142 // LATIN SMALL LETTER K, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH STROKE
26 L 1 l L -1 0141 // LATIN SMALL LETTER L, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L, <none>, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L WITH STROKE
27 OEM_1 1 010d 010c 001d -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CARON, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C WITH CARON, INFORMATION SEPARATOR THREE, <none>
28 OEM_7 1 0107 0106 -1 00df // LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH ACUTE, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C WITH ACUTE, <none>, LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S
29 OEM_3 0 00b8@ 00a8@ -1 -1 // CEDILLA, DIAERESIS, <none>, <none>
2b OEM_5 1 017e 017d 001c 00a4 // LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH CARON, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z WITH CARON, INFORMATION SEPARATOR FOUR, CURRENCY SIGN
2c Z 1 z Z -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER Z, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z, <none>, <none>
2d X 1 x X -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER X, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X, <none>, <none>
2e C 1 c C -1 -1 // LATIN SMALL LETTER C, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C, <none>, <none>
2f V 1 v V -1 0040 // LATIN SMALL LETTER V, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V, <none>, COMMERCIAL AT
30 B 1 b B -1 007b // LATIN SMALL LETTER B, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B, <none>, LEFT CURLY BRACKET
31 N 1 n N -1 007d // LATIN SMALL LETTER N, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N, <none>, RIGHT CURLY BRACKET
32 M 1 m M -1 00a7 // LATIN SMALL LETTER M, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M, <none>, SECTION SIGN
33 OEM_COMMA 0 002c 003b -1 003c // COMMA, SEMICOLON, <none>, LESS-THAN SIGN
34 OEM_PERIOD 0 002e 003a -1 003e // FULL STOP, COLON, <none>, GREATER-THAN SIGN
35 OEM_MINUS 0 002d 005f -1 -1 // HYPHEN-MINUS, LOW LINE, <none>, <none>
39 SPACE 0 0020 0020 0020 -1 // SPACE, SPACE, SPACE, <none>
56 OEM_102 0 003c 003e 001c -1 // LESS-THAN SIGN, GREATER-THAN SIGN, INFORMATION SEPARATOR FOUR, <none>
53 DECIMAL 0 002c 002c -1 -1 // COMMA, COMMA, ,
DEADKEY 02c7
006e 0148 // n -> ň
0063 010d // c -> č
0064 010f // d -> ď
0073 0161 // s -> š
006c 013e // l -> ľ
0065 011b // e -> ě
0072 0159 // r -> ř
0074 0165 // t -> ť
007a 017e // z -> ž
004e 0147 // N -> Ň
0043 010c // C -> Č
0044 010e // D -> Ď
0053 0160 // S -> Š
004c 013d // L -> Ľ
0045 011a // E -> Ě
0052 0158 // R -> Ř
0054 0164 // T -> Ť
005a 017d // Z -> Ž
0020 02c7 // -> ˇ
DEADKEY 005e
0061 00e2 // a -> â
0069 00ee // i -> î
006f 00f4 // o -> ô
0041 00c2 // A -> Â
0049 00ce // I -> Î
004f 00d4 // O -> Ô
0020 005e // -> ^
DEADKEY 02d8
0061 0103 // a -> ă
0041 0102 // A -> Ă
0020 02d8 // -> ˘
DEADKEY 00b0
0075 016f // u -> ů
0055 016e // U -> Ů
0020 00b0 // -> °
DEADKEY 02db
0061 0105 // a -> ą
0065 0119 // e -> ę
0041 0104 // A -> Ą
0045 0118 // E -> Ę
0020 02db // -> ˛
DEADKEY 02d9
007a 017c // z -> ż
005a 017b // Z -> Ż
0020 02d9 // -> ˙
DEADKEY 00b4
006e 0144 // n -> ń
0063 0107 // c -> ć
0079 00fd // y -> ý
0061 00e1 // a -> á
0073 015b // s -> ś
006c 013a // l -> ĺ
0065 00e9 // e -> é
0072 0155 // r -> ŕ
0075 00fa // u -> ú
0069 00ed // i -> í
007a 017a // z -> ź
006f 00f3 // o -> ó
004e 0143 // N -> Ń
0043 0106 // C -> Ć
0059 00dd // Y -> Ý
0041 00c1 // A -> Á
0053 015a // S -> Ś
004c 0139 // L -> Ĺ
0045 00c9 // E -> É
0052 0154 // R -> Ŕ
0055 00da // U -> Ú
0049 00cd // I -> Í
005a 0179 // Z -> Ź
004f 00d3 // O -> Ó
0020 00b4 // -> ´
DEADKEY 02dd
0075 0171 // u -> ű
006f 0151 // o -> ő
0055 0170 // U -> Ű
004f 0150 // O -> Ő
0020 02dd // -> ˝
DEADKEY 00a8
0061 00e4 // a -> ä
0065 00eb // e -> ë
0075 00fc // u -> ü
006f 00f6 // o -> ö
0041 00c4 // A -> Ä
0045 00cb // E -> Ë
0055 00dc // U -> Ü
004f 00d6 // O -> Ö
0020 00a8 // -> ¨
DEADKEY 00b8
0063 00e7 // c -> ç
0073 015f // s -> ş
0043 00c7 // C -> Ç
0053 015e // S -> Ş
0020 00b8 // -> ¸
DEADKEY 00b8
0063 00e7 // c -> ç
0073 015f // s -> ş
0043 00c7 // C -> Ç
0053 015e // S -> Ş
0020 00b8 // -> ¸
DEADKEY 00a8
0061 00e4 // a -> ä
0065 00eb // e -> ë
0075 00fc // u -> ü
006f 00f6 // o -> ö
0041 00c4 // A -> Ä
0045 00cb // E -> Ë
0055 00dc // U -> Ü
004f 00d6 // O -> Ö
0020 00a8 // -> ¨
KEYNAME
01 Esc
0e Backspace
0f Tab
1c Enter
1d Ctrl
2a Shift
36 "Right Shift"
37 "Num *"
38 Alt
39 Space
3a "Caps Lock"
3b F1
3c F2
3d F3
3e F4
3f F5
40 F6
41 F7
42 F8
43 F9
44 F10
45 Pause
46 "Scroll Lock"
47 "Num 7"
48 "Num 8"
49 "Num 9"
4a "Num -"
4b "Num 4"
4c "Num 5"
4d "Num 6"
4e "Num +"
4f "Num 1"
50 "Num 2"
51 "Num 3"
52 "Num 0"
53 "Num Del"
54 "Sys Req"
57 F11
58 F12
7c F13
7d F14
7e F15
7f F16
80 F17
81 F18
82 F19
83 F20
84 F21
85 F22
86 F23
87 F24
KEYNAME_EXT
1c "Num Enter"
1d "Right Ctrl"
35 "Num /"
37 "Prnt Scrn"
38 "Right Alt"
45 "Num Lock"
46 Break
47 Home
48 Up
49 "Page Up"
4b Left
4d Right
4f End
50 Down
51 "Page Down"
52 Insert
53 Delete
54 <00>
56 Help
5b "Left Windows"
5c "Right Windows"
5d Application
KEYNAME_DEAD
02c7 "CARON"
005e "CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT"
02d8 "BREVE"
00b0 "DEGREE SIGN"
02db "OGONEK"
02d9 "DOT ABOVE"
00b4 "ACUTE ACCENT"
02dd "DOUBLE ACUTE ACCENT"
00a8 "DIAERESIS"
00b8 "CEDILLA"
00b8 "CEDILLA"
00a8 "DIAERESIS"
DESCRIPTIONS
0409 Croatian - QWERTY
LANGUAGENAMES
0409 Croatian (Croatia)
ENDKBD
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