Problem
So far, I have not been able to find a way to type with one keyboard layout and press hotkeys with another (using the same old Qwerty muscle memory). I have been learning an alternate keyboard layout, which I am mostly happy with, but whenever I need to use software that utilizes more than just copy/paste/undo/redo shortcuts, I frequently press the wrong key since I am used to the Qwerty layout. I could create a new hotkey mapping for the alternate layout within some software, but this solution would be both time-consuming and incomplete.
Optimal Behavior
I would like to somehow have my keyboard layout switch to the alternate layout whenever the following conditions are all met:
- Any text input field is focused
- Neither Windows nor Control nor Alt keys are currently pressed
Bottom Line
Does Windows 10 know when a text input field is selected, and can this be used to automatically switch the keyboard layout?
