Keyboard Layer/2 3.0.2 OS/2 FREE
Introduction
Keyboard Layer/2 is the alternative keyboard layers and keyboard layouts
switcher for ArcaOS, eComStation and IBM's OS/2 version 4.0 or higher. Keyboard Layer/2 also
displays the current keyboard layer via the special indicator.
According to "IBM OS/2 Warp 4 Keyboards and code Layouts" switching between latin and national keyboard layers should work in the following countries:
Country Layouts Country Layouts The Arabian countries ar and ar470 Bulgaria bg and bg241 Greece gk and el459 Israel il Latvia lv Macedonia mk Russia * ru441 and ru443 Serbia and Chernogoria sr Thailand th and th190 * It is the only tested country :)
In case you're satisfied with standard keyboard switcher Keyboard Layer/2 can be used simply as a current layer indicator. Just make sure that "Don't touch my keyboard!" is selected in options.
System requirements:
- Operating system: ArcaOS, eComStation, IBM OS/2 Warp 3.0 or higher
Known problems
- If the window of any program using similar with Keyboard Layer/2 pop-up algorithm will be overlayed with the indicator window most likely that they will fight for superiority with 100% CPU loading. In this case simply drag away one from another.
- ALT and SHIFT switching method works only in combination: (LEFT ALT and LEFT SHIFT) or (RIGHT ALT and RIGHT SHIFT). Don't try to use left ALT with right SHIFT and vice versa.
- In full screen OS/2 sessions the standard switching is locked.
- With "Transparent focus" enabled Keyboard Layer/2 can not be activated from a task list.
- The mode "Transparent focus" does not work with enabled (modes) "Move Pointer to Focus", "Activate Window a Pointer" checkboxes and disabled "Only When Pointer is Moved" ones in the NPS WPS Enhancer.
Download
Some OS/2 files on this page was compressed (zipped). You can download and install
Zippy for unpack them or use free copy of Info-UnZip for ArcaOS, eComStation and OS/2
from Info-Zip support page.
Package Size Download Download Keyboard Layer/2. 312 KB DOWNLOAD If it is necessary you can load old versions also.
Add-ons
WarpIN is required for installations of archives with the wpi-extension.
You can download free copy of the WarpIN for ArcaOS, eComStation and OS/2 from
WarpIN support page.
Package Author Size Download XCenter plugin 0.1.0 for Keyboard Layer/2.
It's intended to indicate the current keyboard layout as it is reported by that switcher through the pipe. Also it allows to control some Keyboard Layer/2 functions by a mouse click.Dmitry A. Kuminov 41 KB DOWNLOAD
Source code
Latest development source code can be obtained from git repository hosted on Bitbucket:
git clone https://bitbucket.org/glassman/keyboard_layer_3.git
Last changes
Version 3.0.2- Fixed OS/2 3.0 installation.
- The Keyboard Layer/2 does not do any operations, if the size of a stack of the active program is below 1024 bytes.
- Keyboard Layer/2 is now covered by the GPL.
- The layout indicator can show the selected layout and layer icon.
- VDD is copied to OS/2 boot directory to avoid problems with its loading at installation of the program in the directory containing spaces in the name.
- Added feature of change of the keyboard layout "on the fly" via assigned hot keys.
- The SysTray/WPS support can be turned off.
- Improved the keyboard layouts submenu.
- The keyboard layer switcher should work normally with ODIN and InnoTek applications.
- The properties window is sizable.
- The switcher should work normally with ODIN and InnoTek applications.
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