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Keyboard Layout Popup #24281

Open veton opened 1 year ago

veton commented 1 year ago

Description of the new feature / enhancement

Dear Team, Thank you for such a great product. My favorite tool is Fancy Zones which is a must for large monitors. I just can`t imagine my life without it.

There is another simple feature missing in Windows. And it would make a life for us, multi-language users, easier if we'd have it. When I switch a keyboard layout, the way to know which layout is selected is check a tiny icon in a taskbar, or to start typing (often using the wrong layout). Do you think it is possible to implement a tool to show a current layout popup in the middle of the screen, like Ubuntu or Mac does: image image

Scenario when this would be used?

Given I'm typing text, When I switch keyboard Layout Then the current layout appears big in the middle of the screen.

Supporting information

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crutkas commented 1 year ago

Win+Space can do this. While it isn't in the middle of the screen, we do just this. /needinfo

veton commented 1 year ago

Win+Space can do this. While it isn't in the middle of the screen, we do just this. /needinfo

Sure. I can use Win+Space to switch the layout. But to know which layout is active after switching, I will need to look for a tiny icon in the taskbar. Sounds not like a big deal, but on a big screen it becomes quite an inconvenience, which is nicely addressed on Mac/Linux and can also be improved on Windows by PowerToys.