Keyboard Hook does not work according Keyboard settings

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Hello Experts,

I am trying to monitor Keyboard activity with the use of Keyboard Hook.
It works successfully.

But if I'm changing my Keyboard Language via Control Panel > Regional settings > Keyboard settings to Arabic...

Then Keyboard Language will be Arabic.

But the Keyboard Hook is not changing its value.
It is returning same for US Keyboard.

So please describe me how can I change according to Keyboard Language settings.

Posted 31-Jan-11 19:40pm

Anubhava Dimri

Updated 1-Feb-11 9:57am

Henry Minute

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Sandeep Mewara 1-Feb-11 1:48am

Not sure but might be you missed all language settings. Not just Keyboard, but also system language, etc.

Dalek Dave 1-Feb-11 3:08am

Edited for Spelling, Grammar and Readability.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Feb-11 15:56pm

More grammar fixes on top of yours, even in Title... after all, who is native English speaker -- I'm not... :-)
Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9_kahA_wQo
--SA

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Feb-11 15:53pm

More grammar changes...

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mohmed_aty · Answer 1 · 2011-09-05T05:20:00

i know this is an old thread , but i am now working on the same project and i had the same problem in arabic , if your keylogger has a list of ASCI characters that is hooked (like mine ) that translate the asci into English letters , make another one that convert the asci into Arabic (according to the keyboard layout) and check for the current layout to switch between them , or you can track the shift+alt keys as they are the default arabic-english switch

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 2 · 2011-01-31T19:48:00

Solution 1

The keyboard hook is low-level. I don't think even in US layout the hook returns US characters. It returns key codes, they are language-independent. By the way, for the hook function is would not make sense, because current keyboard layout / input language is not system-wide, it's set individually for every different application, which if above the level of the hook.

If you're at the point you may need the current keyboard layout you can always retrieve it.

You can get current keyboard layout for a current thread using this API: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms646296(v=vs.85).aspx[^].

—SA

Posted 31-Jan-11 19:48pm

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Updated 31-Jan-11 19:54pm

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Dalek Dave 1-Feb-11 3:09am

Good answer.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Feb-11 3:26am

Thank you, Dave,
How's you camera streaming? Did you try VLC yet?
--SA

Dalek Dave 1-Feb-11 3:31am

Got it working perfectly using TinCam.
Thanks for asking, buddy!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Feb-11 3:38am

Pity. :-) I wanted to learn how VLC would do -- never had a chance to try this way myself.
--SA

[no name] 1-Feb-11 23:28pm

Hello Sir,

I do't know what is VLC. It's player or some thing else.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 2-Feb-11 3:39am

Oh, I'm sorry. I was talking with Dalek about my answer to his question. This is a player and streaming and conversion software.
--SA

[no name] 2-Feb-11 5:19am

But what is the relation between Keylogger and Streaming Player

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 2-Feb-11 13:22pm

Sorry again, none. This is about difficult topic. And I still have no exact idea what a keylogger should do. Could you add to by "Improve Question".
Anyway, the question per se is already answered. I suggest you accept it.
--SA

Henry Minute 1-Feb-11 16:01pm

The OP has responded with an answer.

Here it is:

Check the Application Of Refog Personal Keylogger.

I want to same like that.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Feb-11 20:21pm

I will if you give me a reference.
Thank you,
--SA

Henry Minute 1-Feb-11 20:27pm

@SAKryukov
That came to me because I forwarded the OPs answer. :)

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Feb-11 20:57pm

Yes I understand it, but I though OP is notified with all changes on this page, or not?
--SA

Henry Minute 1-Feb-11 21:02pm

Not sure.

If it was his answer then definitely but in this case I'm not sure.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-Feb-11 20:58pm

@eg_Anubhava: so, do you have a reference to Refog?
--SA

[no name] 1-Feb-11 23:24pm

No Sir,