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Long time multi-lingual OS X user. I find it annoying when I invoje Spotlight and start typing an Apps name instead of getting "Photoshop" I get for example "Пчотосчоп" (Phonetic Russian Keyboard). I don't name my files documents or any other creations in anything but English. The solution could be to monitor the changing state of the Spotlight window – upon appearing change the kb layout to english and after finishing the session (open app/file, close with esc, click outside the spotlight window) change it back to the previous layout. Does /System/Library/CoreServices/Spotlight.app draw the spotlight window or is it some other process? How can I get these changing window states?
A solution based on the likes of Keyboard Maestro is passable, but not recommended as KM or others may introduce slight delays to the process. I type really fast and use the GUI just as quickly, so any misfires or lags in the process will drive me mad.
Thank you for responding, but I have known about this method for a long time and does not provide a solution to me forgetting to switch the keyboard before opening Spotlight. I'm looking for a solution to automate this. – Maxim Minim Kopeikin – 2017-04-06T11:52:28.143