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Posted: **04 Aug 2017, 07:12**

Am I trying to create a Umlaut Script that mimics the functionality Microsoft Word offers.
To this effect when you press CTRL + SHIFT + 7 (CTRL + &) and s the character ß should be inserted.
This is what I have come up with:

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^&::
Input key, I C L1 T1
StringCaseSense, On
IfEqual key,s
	SendInput {U+DF}
else IfEqual key,S
	SendInput {U+1E9E}
else
	SendInput %key%
return

So far everything works as intended, except that after the run of the script the keyboard layout has changed.

When I exchange the Input command with InputBox there is no keyboard layout change.

Furthermore, the change in keyboard layout happens on the release of CTRL + Shift (the language switch combination for my Windows).

AHK Version: 1.1.26.01
Windows Version 10 Pro

Posted: **27 Nov 2017, 00:34**

Input "catches" and blocks non-modifier keystrokes by default, so the system does not see them. As far as the system is concerned, you have merely pressed Ctrl+Shift and no other keys, so the language should be switched. This is by design.

Posted: **27 Dec 2017, 05:33**

It occurred to me that you can probably prevent the language switch by sending a keystroke, just as AutoHotkey sends the mask key to prevent the window menu or Start menu from appearing. So I did some experimentation and learned a few things.

The Input command was also suppressing the key-up event of &/7, as it is designed to do. If you wait for the key to be released before calling Input, the system will see the key-release and so will not switch language (when ^& uses the "reg" hotkey method, at least).

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^&::
KeyWait &
Input key, I C L1 T1
;...

However, this does not work if you release Ctrl or Shift before &/7, since in that case there is no event between Ctrl/Shift press and release. Instead, you can immediately "release" the key:

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^&::
SendInput {Blind}{& up}
Input key, I C L1 T1
;...

Hook hotkeys will also cause this issue, because both key-press and key-release are suppressed. For example, just pressing this hotkey activates the language switch:

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$^+7::return

Sending any keyboard events (except Ctrl/Shift up) will suppress the language switch. I would suggest vk07 since it probably has no effect:

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Send {Blind}{vk07 up}  ; Just the up event is sufficient.

This is not needed if you are sending some other keys (but you must send them before Ctrl or Shift is released).

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