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How change keyboard layout

Hi guys - I flashed my German Vodafone VPA compact II with the new Qtek ROM (incl.AKU2) 2.17.7.2 WWE. I love it, it works perfect - but there is only one problem : how can I change to the German keyboard layout (QWERTZ; the symbol layout (reachable with the red key) is also completely different from the US one !) ???
I already tried to modify the registry keys (HKCU/keyboard layout and HKCU/Control panel/keybd) but without any effect - the device stays with US keyboard layout !
Can somebody help me ??
Thanx
Joe

same problem here
the often posted reg edits don't seem to work on new rom.
please help
Regards,
Andreas

ah well.. wait for the new German ROM then I guess
/me hates on localization some

Keyboard layout
The issue is, that I will have the operating system all in english, but change only the locale for the German keyboard mapping ! Is it not possible to extract the ROM, patch the keybord table and then flash it back ?? I guess that they have removed the other mappings due to size problems and thats the reason why the reg settings don't work :?
Joe

I hope it is possible to change with some registry edits

OK, after reading more carefully all the other postings, finally I got it !
How to make it :
Insert a new key(MUST be string type NOT Dword !!) 'Locale' under HKCU/ControlPanel/Keybd. The value is then '0407' (this is for a German keyboard layout). After that do a soft reboot (switching device off/on with the power on/off switch) - works great. The only thing that remains unsolved, is the ability of typing 'umlaut'; i.e. [a]+[red key]+[space bar] should give 'ä' but results in 'à'.
When somebody has also a solution for this, let us now
Joe

the Umlaute are stated in the sym.txt in your windows folde. Just edit 'em or use my language pack for there are more "bugs" for Germans using english ROMs (e.g. Transcriber, autocomple,..)
look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=43680&highlight=german+language
Hades.

Hades77 said:
the Umlaute are stated in the sym.txt in your windows folde.
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Good one - I'll add that to the language changing WiKi.

ARABIC enabled for WINGS

Can any one guide me how to enable the arabic enabled for HTC S730?

opp... i found this, but I think it's a ROM; and will not work.
However, who ever built the ROM may be able to deliver a language pack.
Anyway... a language pack from the Vox will work on the Wings; so try looking in that direction.

Thanks, but i appreciate if you can guide me how to change the system fonts, as i believe there is a way you can change your system font by editing the registry knowiing that im running the wM6.1 version.
could you guide with the free registry editor and the reg_path to change the system fonts.
thanks a million

Free registry editor.
Check out section V of the wiki entry.
I've never done it myself, so I'm not sure. Let us know how it goes.

http://www.modaco.com/content/smart...e-arabic-font-on-your-smartphone/#entry689943
http://www.penreader.com/pocket-pc/arabic/Language_Extender_Arabic.html
and... this forum may be a better place to look.
http://www.pocketpcdubai.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=109&Itemid=34
Good luck!

Switching the hadrware-keyboard layout from German to English

Hi,
I just installed a german ROM on my english TyTN II, so the hardware keyboard is set to german. I've only found cabs to switch from english to german but not the other way...
I also found that:
changing HKLM|Hardware|DeviceMap|Keybd > CurLang to your CountryID
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But in my registry there is no 'CurLang'-value at that path.
Have I to set value by my self, or is there an other way to switch the layout back?
Maybe someone got an ideae
Greetings Oli
P.S.: I use the "M-Diamond v1.4 Full with SqlCE Mobile 3.5" (WM 6.1) ROM

Hi, welcome to XDA !
This topic has be adressed already. Addtionnaly, it is recommended to post in the thread of your ROM, as this problem could ROM specific .
If you do not have CurLang, you could try to create it (DWORD) and set the Hexadecimal value to 407 (which is the value for German layout).
Then soft reset, worth the try . If it's still not working, try searching around, you may find quickly what you want!

Yea I've been studying the keyboard related posts here before I posted the message. I only found topics that dealt with us-layout->other-layout problems and for that, there are many fixes around.
But right now I found a workaround witch worked in that post.
THIS IS NOT A TILT KEYBOARD FIX SOLUTION but a workaround for people having an original TYTN II with QWERTY hw keyboard and ROM in a differnet language. Below sample is for a German ROM flashed into a US original KAIS130:
There are few registry entries you have to change.
First set:
[HKCU\MUI]
CurLang = 1033 (or HEX 0x409) - IMPORTANT, set this first!!!
Then go to
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Layouts]
and - to be on the save side - go through all SUB KEYS and set all "00000407" values to "00000409" (Do not rename the keys themself!)
there is still one SUBKEY which has your language written as a string:
[HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Layouts\0000 0407]
"Layout Text" = "German"
Change the above entry to "US", soft reset your device - done!
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Just keep in mind: above sample is for a German ROM (407) - if you flashed a different language to an english device, then the "407" will be something corresponding to your language.
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Greetings Oli

Registry Library Help

I have searched for list of registry keys in the manila folder . Somehow I accidentally deleted some of them .The ones I need are the ones having to do with the weather. Any help would be appreciated.

Could you please elaborate a bit more, like for instance list the registry hive you refering to and which version manila / rom. I could make you an export of my registry if you say which hive but without more info it's hard to provide much help.

wmh said:
Could you please elaborate a bit more, like for instance list the registry hive you refering to and which version manila / rom. I could make you an export of my registry if you say which hive but without more info it's hard to provide much help.
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HKEY_Current_User\Software\HTC\Manila\ ? Everything that is listed for weather. Some how is was deleted

Okies then,
Here's an export of the mentioned key of my registry, it indeed contains some settings related to weather:
Code:
"Weather_Focus"="United Kingdom"
"Weather.PostFirstRun"=dword:00000001
"Weather.CurrentCity"=dword:00000000
"Weather.CityList"="ASI|TW|TW018|TAIPEI,EUR|ES|SP008|BARCELONA,EUR|UK|UK001|LONDON,NAM|US|WA|SEATTLE,EUR|FR|FR012|PARIS,ASI|JP|JA041|TOKYO"
I'm currently running Dutty's WinMo 6.5 R4 rom so you might wanna check if you can directly import my reg file. It would be savest to delete the lines you dont want to import. To import download the attached manila.txt and rename to manila.reg, then import with an app that can like registry editor or total commander. Obviously you can edit the values in a text editor before importing if you want, this is the default this rom comes with.
Good Luck, hope this helps fix your problem.
/WMH

Thanks for the reply ,but I think the registry is different from rom to rom . Im running Duttys 3.9 turbo . It has an extra line starting with barcelona , london , seattle , paris , tokyo

[Q] qwerty to qwertz?

Hey guys,
today I updated my x1 with the "826x Series ** WM 6.5.3 build [21682] - Sense 2019 (18/10/2010)" ROM. The rom is brilliant, but i still have one problem. My qwertz keypad was converted to a qwerty pad, so if i type "z" my phone writes a "y" and vice versa. Is there a chance to change it in this Rom?
Thanks for help

you can solve this problem.
try this:
registry
HKLM\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAP\KEYBD\
"CurLang"="407" (HEX) <--(german is 0407 country code!)
you need a registry editor to change this value
softreset and it should work

great it worked. Thanks..
is it even possible to write "ä,ö,ü,ß"?

sorry, my mistakt.. its competly working

syre said:
you can solve this problem.
try this:
registry
HKLM\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAP\KEYBD\
"CurLang"="407" (HEX) <--(german is 0407 country code!)
you need a registry editor to change this value
softreset and it should work
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where i can get this editor ?
thx
CooSee ' Ya
EDIT: sorry for being so noobish ! i found it !!!