"English Mode" not working for Russian language

[Sing303]

Not working for Russian language

1. Turned on "English Mode"
2. Switching to Russian language
3. Opened Flow Launcher.

The behaviour is .

• Language is still Russian

Expected behaviour

• Regardless of the current layout, English characters are printed

Originally posted by @Sing303 in #1693 (comment)

[VictoriousRaptor]

Please check the comments here to see if you are using an IME. This feature is designed for CJK language IMEs and as far as I'm concerned only CJK language uses IME so it probably won't work for other languages.

[Sing303]

Is it possible to make such an option for IME languages? It is now misleading, and such a feature is needed for any languages

[VictoriousRaptor]

Is it possible to make such an option for IME languages? It is now misleading, and such a feature is needed for any languages.

Sorry but Windows doesn't provide such an API for non-IME input.

[Sing303]

Alternatively, the layout could be changed automatically when you switch to an application window, and returned when you lose focus

Or make a converter for each "Key" so that each character can be converted to English layout

[VictoriousRaptor]

Alternatively, the layout could be changed automatically when you switch to an application window, and returned when you lose focus

Just did some research and found that a bit tricky and might conflict with current IME logic. Maybe dive into that in the future.

Or make a converter for each "Key" so that each character can be converted to English layout

Literally a bad idea.

[Sing303]

Just did some research and found that a bit tricky and might conflict with current IME logic. Maybe dive into that in the future.

So in theory it is possible to do this in the future?

Literally a bad idea.

What is the problem with this idea?

[VictoriousRaptor]

Just did some research and found that a bit tricky and might conflict with current IME logic. Maybe dive into that in the future.

So in theory it is possible to do this in the future?

Yes it's possible but probably tricky to implement.

Literally a bad idea.

What is the problem with this idea?

Bascially it's reinventing the wheel. It's exactly what a keyboard layout does.

[VictoriousRaptor]

Wox-launcher/Wox#3384

Implementation is kind of insane but is it what you want?

[Sing303]

Yes, that solution works too

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