Display current layout WITHOUT using Windows's language bar

Basically I love quick launch and pinning is not for me, I can't just pin 50 apps, nor pin them to start menu / use the win + type method.

Anyway, Quick Launch works perfectly under Win7 IF you don't use the language bar. If you use it, sometimes (or always) it may fail to start/appear, you have to readd it.

So my question is: Is there a tray app, a RainMeter way to show this? (First would be better).

Thanks. (Best would be if I could switch layout globally but that train is gone. (Look at the changing global layout. Thank you Microsoft. (Irony included)).

Apache

Posted 2010-06-21T21:43:08.710

Reputation: 14 755

Can I ask if where your language bar is? I use it and I've never had a problem. Does your other language remap the winkey or something? – Benjotron – 2010-06-22T22:39:29.907

Yes it does. Z instead of Y and I can't write éáűőúóí without it. But with my answer, that languageindicator application solved ALL the problems at once. Kudos for the developer. :) – Apache – 2010-06-23T06:56:13.107

Answers

Found this application:
http://www.languageindicator.com/

It does what I wanted to code AND more.

Apache

Posted 2010-06-21T21:43:08.710

Reputation: 14 755

You could put display the onscreen keyboard. (start, run osk)

However, this is not ideal as it is pretty big, and doesn't display the layouts name, just the layout itself.

I feel your pain with the global layout issue though.

Benjotron

Posted 2010-06-21T21:43:08.710

Reputation: 763

Is there a ...a ... method/C# code for this ? If yes, a tray app would be simply OK, which would say EN, HU, like the bar does. Will try this out... (Stack Overflow will help I guess. :)) – Apache – 2010-06-22T06:22:19.987