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  Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-10 13:52 -0700
    Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. % <persent@gmail.com> - 2018-07-10 13:56 -0700
    ReKilling Cortana zombies. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-13 01:47 -0700
    Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Storage Unit <storage.unit@mailinator.com> - 2018-07-15 22:01 -0500
      As I get older, I give fewer and fewer fucks. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-15 22:09 -0700
        If the keyboard doesn't come up right away. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-16 06:12 -0700
          ITipInvocation.Toggle() fails BIG TIME if it's called more than once a second. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-23 03:12 -0700
            I'm narrowing it down, hopefully. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-23 16:34 -0700
              InputApp and TabTIP are _always_ killed. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-25 05:48 -0700
                Kill&ReStart the "touch keyboard" before bringing it "up" ( on screen ). Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-28 12:31 -0700
                  Kill&ReStart the "touch keyboard" before bringing it "up" ( on screen ). Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-30 06:15 -0700
          Re: Another fail, another post... "Colonel Edmund J. Burke" <burkesbabes@bigass-babes.com> - 2018-07-25 07:00 -0700
      Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-07-16 16:05 +0000
        Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2018-07-16 19:31 +0300
        Switch SysFolders to Short, Friendly Paths, all under "C:\__" ( Home ). Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-16 10:15 -0700
        Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. Storage Unit <storage.unit@mailinator.com> - 2018-07-17 05:32 -0500
          Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. % <Persent@gmail.com> - 2018-07-18 06:23 -0700
    Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. "reber G=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2018-07-22 10:43 -0700
      Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2018-07-22 11:06 -0700
      You can convert your speech into text, instead of typing. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-22 11:48 -0700
        Re: You can convert your speech into text, instead of typing. Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2018-07-22 16:22 -0700
    Re: Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome. "reber G=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2018-07-31 19:46 -0700
      NewsPapers and HandWritten letters are still good; just not as good. Jeff-Relf.Me  @. - 2018-07-31 20:18 -0700

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#693499 — Toggling "Touch Keyboard" On/Off, Firefox and Chrome.

Previously, I wrote:
> I love my ArmMounted, 40 inch, 4k, curved monitor, at arm's length,
> in bed; but, with no real desk or touch screen,
> hardware keyboards are a major pain in the ass.
> 
> So I was thrilled by the "Touch Keyboard" recently introduced
> to the Windows 10, MouseOnly DesktopMode; 
> what's more, it lets me (voice) dictate text.
> 
> Now, "Jeff-Relf.Me/X.HTM" supports these SystemWide "HotKeys"
> ( assigned to g600 mouse buttons, Jeff-Relf.Me/g600.PNG ):
> 
>   Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K: Toggles "Touch Keyboard" On/Off.
>   Alt+Shift+Ctrl+M: Toggles Monitor On/Off(asleep).

Compared to other apps, Firefox and Chrome are very picky 
about how they interact with the Touch Keyboard;
so " Show Touch Keyboard button ", in SysTray, Must be Enabled.

"Randomly", the keyboard is slow to come up; I'm working on it. 

    HWND  Win, TaskBar, SysTray, Keyboard ;  MSG  Msg ;
                ...
    TaskBar  = FindWindow(               L"Shell_TrayWnd", 0 );
    SysTray  = FindWindowEx( TaskBar, 0, L"TrayNotifyWnd", 0 );
    Keyboard = FindWindowEx( SysTray, 0, L"TIPBand", 0 );
                ....
    RegisterHotKey( 
      Win, 'K', MOD_CONTROL | MOD_ALT | MOD_SHIFT | MOD_NOREPEAT, 'K' );
                 ....
    if ( Msg.message == WM_HOTKEY && Msg.wParam == 'K' )
      Launch( L"/Program Files/Common Files/microsoft shared/ink/TabTip.EXE" ),
      PostMessage( Keyboard, WM_LBUTTONDOWN, 0, 0 ),
      PostMessage( Keyboard, WM_LBUTTONUP,   0, 0 );

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#693500

On 2018-07-10 1:52 PM, Jeff-Relf.Me@. wrote:
> Previously, I wrote:
>> I love my ArmMounted, 40 inch, 4k, curved monitor, at arm's length,
>> in bed; but, with no real desk or touch screen,
>> hardware keyboards are a major pain in the ass.
>>
>> So I was thrilled by the "Touch Keyboard" recently introduced
>> to the Windows 10, MouseOnly DesktopMode;
>> what's more, it lets me (voice) dictate text.
>>
>> Now, "Jeff-Relf.Me/X.HTM" supports these SystemWide "HotKeys"
>> ( assigned to g600 mouse buttons, Jeff-Relf.Me/g600.PNG ):
>>
>>    Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K: Toggles "Touch Keyboard" On/Off.
>>    Alt+Shift+Ctrl+M: Toggles Monitor On/Off(asleep).
> 
> Compared to other apps, Firefox and Chrome are very picky
> about how they interact with the Touch Keyboard;
> so " Show Touch Keyboard button ", in SysTray, Must be Enabled.
> 
> "Randomly", the keyboard is slow to come up; I'm working on it.
> 
>      HWND  Win, TaskBar, SysTray, Keyboard ;  MSG  Msg ;
>                  ...
>      TaskBar  = FindWindow(               L"Shell_TrayWnd", 0 );
>      SysTray  = FindWindowEx( TaskBar, 0, L"TrayNotifyWnd", 0 );
>      Keyboard = FindWindowEx( SysTray, 0, L"TIPBand", 0 );
>                  ....
>      RegisterHotKey(
>        Win, 'K', MOD_CONTROL | MOD_ALT | MOD_SHIFT | MOD_NOREPEAT, 'K' );
>                   ....
>      if ( Msg.message == WM_HOTKEY && Msg.wParam == 'K' )
>        Launch( L"/Program Files/Common Files/microsoft shared/ink/TabTip.EXE" ),
>        PostMessage( Keyboard, WM_LBUTTONDOWN, 0, 0 ),
>        PostMessage( Keyboard, WM_LBUTTONUP,   0, 0 );
> 
wait until you see what a real computer can do

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#693778 — ReKilling Cortana zombies.

Previously, I wrote:
> Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K: Toggles "Touch Keyboard" On/Off.
> "Randomly", the keyboard is slow to come up; I'm working on it. 

The fix was to ReKill Cortana.
Windows Update brings Cortana back from the dead, as a zombie;
Zombie Cortana then randomly blocks "Touch Keyboard".

Find the Cortana process in the TaskManager -> "Open File Location".
ReTake, ReGain ownership of the Cortana folder.

Try to rename the folder [ a prompt will come up ];
kill Cortana so you can _Quickly_ hit "Try again", 
thus renaming it before Cortana returns from the dead.

Copy Over a TextFile and give it the same name as the Cortana folder,
so (hopefully) the folder won't get ReCreated.

Merge the following into the registry and ReBoot:

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search]
    "AllowCortana"=dword:0

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#694075

Jeff-Relf.Me  @. writes:

> Previously, I wrote:
>> I love my ArmMounted, 40 inch, 4k, curved monitor, at arm's length,
>> in bed; but, with no real desk or touch screen,
>> hardware keyboards are a major pain in the ass.
>> 
>> So I was thrilled by the "Touch Keyboard" recently introduced
>> to the Windows 10, MouseOnly DesktopMode; 
>> what's more, it lets me (voice) dictate text.
>> 
>> Now, "Jeff-Relf.Me/X.HTM" supports these SystemWide "HotKeys"
>> ( assigned to g600 mouse buttons, Jeff-Relf.Me/g600.PNG ):
>> 
>>   Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K: Toggles "Touch Keyboard" On/Off.
>>   Alt+Shift+Ctrl+M: Toggles Monitor On/Off(asleep).
>
> Compared to other apps, Firefox and Chrome are very picky 
> about how they interact with the Touch Keyboard;
> so " Show Touch Keyboard button ", in SysTray, Must be Enabled.
>
> "Randomly", the keyboard is slow to come up; I'm working on it. 
>
>     HWND  Win, TaskBar, SysTray, Keyboard ;  MSG  Msg ;
>                 ...
>     TaskBar  = FindWindow(               L"Shell_TrayWnd", 0 );
>     SysTray  = FindWindowEx( TaskBar, 0, L"TrayNotifyWnd", 0 );
>     Keyboard = FindWindowEx( SysTray, 0, L"TIPBand", 0 );
>                 ....
>     RegisterHotKey( 
>       Win, 'K', MOD_CONTROL | MOD_ALT | MOD_SHIFT | MOD_NOREPEAT, 'K' );
>                  ....
>     if ( Msg.message == WM_HOTKEY && Msg.wParam == 'K' )
>       Launch( L"/Program Files/Common Files/microsoft shared/ink/TabTip.EXE" ),
                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Things like that are the reason why Windows programs suddenly break when
something is not installed to default location.

By the way, Jeff, why no HTML posts anymore?

>       PostMessage( Keyboard, WM_LBUTTONDOWN, 0, 0 ),
>       PostMessage( Keyboard, WM_LBUTTONUP,   0, 0 );

-- 
Emacs OS

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#694083 — As I get older, I give fewer and fewer fucks.

"Storage_Unit" [sic] replied to me :
> > if ( Msg.message == WM_HOTKEY && Msg.wParam == 'K' )
> >   Launch( L"/Program Files/Common Files/microsoft shared/ink/TabTip.EXE" ),
>                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Things like that are the reason why Windows programs suddenly break
> when something is not installed to default location.

Amen to that, it's a _damn_serious_ problem.
My code, on the other hand, affects no one but me.

> By the way, Jeff, why no HTML posts anymore?

<PRE> is thee _only_ way to post a "table" (report); 
otherwise, it won't display properly on Google Groups.
As I get older, I give fewer and fewer fucks. 

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#694116 — If the keyboard doesn't come up right away.

Correction...

The "random delay" thing is still happening; my latest attempt:

#include <InitGuid.H>

typedef LARGE_INTEGER  DubInt ;  unsigned __int64  u64 ;
u64  _Tics, Hz ;  double _Secs, _Hz ;

#define  Tics ( QueryPerformanceCounter( ( DubInt * ) & _Tics ), _Tics )
#define  Secs ( _Secs = Tics / _Hz )

QueryPerformanceFrequency( ( DubInt * ) & Hz ), _Hz = Hz ;

DEFINE_GUID( CLSID_UIHostNoLaunch,  //  4ce576fa-83dc-4F88-951c-9d0782b4e376 
  0x4CE576FA, 0x83DC, 0x4f88, 0x95, 0x1C, 0x9D, 0x07, 0x82, 0xB4, 0xE3, 0x76);

DEFINE_GUID( IID_ITipInvocation,  //  37c994e7_432b_4834_a2f7_dce1f13b834b 
  0x37c994e7, 0x432b, 0x4834, 0xa2, 0xf7, 0xdc, 0xe1, 0xf1, 0x3b, 0x83, 0x4b);

struct ITipInvocation : IUnknown {  
  virtual HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE Toggle(HWND wnd) = 0;  };

  if ( WM == WM_HOTKEY && C == 'K' ) {
    int  Cnt = 1 ;   static double  Mark ;   HWND  Keyboard ;
    ITipInvocation  * VirKeyboard ;

    //  Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K: Toggles "Touch Keyboard" On/Off. 
    //     If the keyboard doesn't come up right away, 
    //     toggle 3 times in less than 3 seconds.

    !Mark || Secs > Mark + 3 ? Mark = Secs, Cnt = 1 : ++Cnt > 3 
      ? Mark = Secs, Cnt = 1, 
          Keyboard = FindWindow( 0, L"Microsoft Text Input Application" ),
          Keyboard ? SendMessage(  Keyboard, WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_CLOSE, 0 ) : 0,
          Launch( L"/Windows/SystemApps/InputApp_cw5n1h2txyewy/"
            L"WindowsInternal.ComposableShell.Experiences.TextInput.InputApp.EXE"
          ) : 0 ;

    if ( CoCreateInstance( CLSID_UIHostNoLaunch, 0, 
           CLSCTX_INPROC_HANDLER | CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER, 
           IID_ITipInvocation, (void**)&VirKeyboard ) )

          Launch( L"/Program Files/Common Files/microsoft shared/ink/TabTip.EXE" );

    else VirKeyboard->Toggle( GetDesktopWindow() ), VirKeyboard->Release();  }

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#695144 — ITipInvocation.Toggle() fails BIG TIME if it's called more than once a second.

stackoverflow.com/questions/50623154/c-sharp-wpf-windows-10-1803-touchkeyboard-unreliable-issue-prism-clickonce

ITipInvocation.Toggle() fails* if it's called more than once a second; so:
[ *: BIG TIME; long stalls, Explorer ReStarts, etc. ]

typedef LARGE_INTEGER  DubInt ;  unsigned __int64  u64 ;
u64  _Tics, Hz ;  double _Secs, _Hz ;
#define  Tics ( QueryPerformanceCounter( ( DubInt * ) & _Tics ), _Tics )
#define  Secs ( _Secs = Tics / _Hz )
//  CoInitialize(0), QueryPerformanceFrequency( (DubInt *) &Hz ), _Hz = Hz ;

if ( WM == WM_HOTKEY && C == 'K' ) {  //  A mouse button takes me here.

  static double  Mark ;
  //  Ensure that 1 second has passed since the last keyboard toggle:
  Secs < Mark + 1 ? Sleep( 999 - 999*( _Secs - Mark ) ) : 0, Mark = _Secs ;

  static const GUID CLSID_UIHostNoLaunch = { 0x4CE576FA, 0x83DC, 0x4f88,
     0x95, 0x1C, 0x9D, 0x07, 0x82, 0xB4, 0xE3, 0x76 };
  static const GUID IID_ITipInvocation   = { 0x37c994e7, 0x432b, 0x4834,
     0xa2, 0xf7, 0xdc, 0xe1, 0xf1, 0x3b, 0x83, 0x4b };
  struct ITipInvocation : IUnknown {  virtual HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE
     Toggle( HWND wnd ) = 0;  }  * KB = 0 ;
  CoCreateInstance( CLSID_UIHostNoLaunch, 0, CLSCTX_INPROC_HANDLER |
     CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER, IID_ITipInvocation, (void**) & KB );
  
  //  Toggle the keyboard ( Firefox and Chrome require this ):
  KB ? KB->Toggle( GetDesktopWindow() ), KB->Release() : 0 ;   }

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#695273 — I'm narrowing it down, hopefully.

stackoverflow.com/questions/50623154/c-sharp-wpf-windows-10-1803-touchkeyboard-unreliable-issue-prism-clickonce
I'm narrowing it down, hopefully.
To toggle the keyboard on and off:

if ( WM == WM_HOTKEY && C == 'K' ) {  //  A mouse button takes me here.
  static double  Mark ;               //  Jeff-Relf.Me/g600.PNG

  //  "TabTIP.EXE" ( Tablet Touch Input Pane ) must be invoked at least once;
  //  it needs to be launched periodically as well, I think, 
  //  but I'm not sure how often; more than once a minute is bad, I think.

  Secs > Mark + 60 ?
    Launch( L"%CommonProgramW6432%/microsoft shared/ink/TabTIP.EXE" ),
    Mark = _Secs : 0;

  static const GUID CLSID_UIHostNoLaunch = { 0x4CE576FA, 0x83DC, 0x4f88,
     0x95, 0x1C, 0x9D, 0x07, 0x82, 0xB4, 0xE3, 0x76 };
  static const GUID IID_ITipInvocation   = { 0x37c994e7, 0x432b, 0x4834,
     0xa2, 0xf7, 0xdc, 0xe1, 0xf1, 0x3b, 0x83, 0x4b };
  struct ITipInvocation : IUnknown {  virtual HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE
     Toggle( HWND wnd ) = 0;  }  * KB = 0 ;
  CoCreateInstance( CLSID_UIHostNoLaunch, 0, CLSCTX_INPROC_HANDLER |
     CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER, IID_ITipInvocation, (void**) & KB );
  
  //  Toggle the keyboard ( Firefox and Chrome require this ):
  KB ? KB->Toggle( GetDesktopWindow() ), KB->Release() : 0 ;   }
......
typedef LARGE_INTEGER  DubInt ;  unsigned __int64  u64 ;
u64  _Tics, Hz ;  double _Secs, _Hz ;
#define  Tics ( QueryPerformanceCounter( ( DubInt * ) & _Tics ), _Tics )
#define  Secs ( _Secs = Tics / _Hz )
//  CoInitialize(0), QueryPerformanceFrequency( (DubInt *) &Hz ), _Hz = Hz ;

Launch( wchar  *Cmd ) {  wchar  _Cmd[333];  static PROCESS_INFORMATION Stat ;
  static STARTUPINFO SU = { sizeof SU };
  SetEnvironmentVariable( L"__compat_layer", L"RunAsInvoker" );
  ExpandEnvironmentStrings( Cmd, _Cmd, 333 ), Cmd = _Cmd ;
  if ( CreateProcess( 0, Cmd, 0,0,1,0,0,0, &SU , &Stat ) )
    CloseHandle( Stat.hProcess ), CloseHandle( Stat.hThread );  }

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#695508 — InputApp and TabTIP are _always_ killed.

stackoverflow.com/questions/50623154/c-sharp-wpf-windows-10-1803-touchkeyboard-unreliable-issue-prism-clickonce

When the keyboard toggle ( ITipInvocation.Toggle() )
doesn't work for a minute ( Win10 Ver 1803 ),
killing "...TextInput.InputApp.EXE" is the fix.

So, to toggle the keyboard on and off ( from X.CPP in Jeff-Relf.Me/X.ZIP ):

if ( WM == WM_HOTKEY && C == 'K' ) {

   //  A mouse button takes me here.  Jeff-Relf.Me/g600.PNG

  static const GUID CLSID_UIHostNoLaunch = { 0x4CE576FA, 0x83DC, 0x4f88,
     0x95, 0x1C, 0x9D, 0x07, 0x82, 0xB4, 0xE3, 0x76 };
  static const GUID IID_ITipInvocation   = { 0x37c994e7, 0x432b, 0x4834,
     0xa2, 0xf7, 0xdc, 0xe1, 0xf1, 0x3b, 0x83, 0x4b };
  static struct ITipInvocation : IUnknown {  virtual HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE
     Toggle( HWND wnd ) = 0;  }  * KB ;

  #define  ToggleKB  ( KB = 0, CoCreateInstance( CLSID_UIHostNoLaunch,  \
     0, CLSCTX_INPROC_HANDLER | CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER,  \
     IID_ITipInvocation, (void**) & KB ),  \
     KB ?  KB->Toggle( GetDesktopWindow() ), KB->Release() : 0 ) 

  //  InputApp and TabTIP are _always_ killed.
  //  IfAndOnlyIf InputApp _was_ running:
  //    The keyboard was up, and ToggleKB worked,
  //    taking the keyboard down ( Firefox&Chrome require ToggleKB ).

  if ( ToggleKB, KillProc = 1, Running( L"TabTIP.EXE" ),
  KillProc = 1, !Running( L"WindowsInternal.ComposableShell"
  L".Experiences.TextInput.InputApp.EXE" ) )

    //  InputApp was _not_ running, 
    //  launch "TabTIP" ( Tablet Touch Input Pane ):

    Launch( L"%CommonProgramFiles%/microsoft shared/ink/TabTIP.EXE" ), 

    //  Wait first (important),
    //  then bring the keyboard up ( Firefox&Chrome require ToggleKB ):

    Sleep(99), ToggleKB ;     }
. . . . . . .
//  To get the process list, and kill stuff: 
#include <tlhelp32.H>

      int  KillProc ;
int Running( LnP EXE ) {  int  Found ;  HANDLE  PIDs, aProc ;
  PROCESSENTRY32  aPID = { sizeof aPID };
  PIDs = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot( TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0 );
  Process32First( PIDs, &aPID );
  while ( Found = Eqi( aPID.szExeFile, EXE ),
    KillProc && Found && ( 
      aProc = OpenProcess( PROCESS_TERMINATE, 0, aPID.th32ProcessID ),
      aProc ? TerminateProcess( aProc, 9 ), CloseHandle( aProc ) : 0 ),
    !Found && Process32Next( PIDs, &aPID ) );
  
  KillProc = 0, CloseHandle( PIDs );  return  Found ;   }

Launch( wchar  *Cmd ) {  wchar _Cmd[333];  static PROCESS_INFORMATION Stat ;
  static STARTUPINFO SU = { sizeof SU };
  SetEnvironmentVariable( L"__compat_layer", L"RunAsInvoker" );
  ExpandEnvironmentStrings( Cmd, _Cmd, 333 ), Cmd = _Cmd ;
  if ( CreateProcess( 0, Cmd, 0,0,1,0,0,0, &SU , &Stat ) )
    CloseHandle( Stat.hProcess ), CloseHandle( Stat.hThread );  }

//  CoInitialize(0);

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#696071 — Kill&ReStart the "touch keyboard" before bringing it "up" ( on screen ).

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38774139/show-touch-keyboard-tabtip-exe-in-windows-10-anniversary-edition#51376030

The keyboard toggle ( ITipInvocation.Toggle() ) 
does _ N O T _ always bring up the "touch keyboard"
( Win10 DesktopMode Ver 1803 ).

The solution: use IFrameworkInputPane.Location() to see if the keyboard
is "down" ( off screen ) and, if it is, kill the keyboard processes
and relaunch them before bringing it "up" ( on screen ) again.

This solution has been tested by me, over several days,
and confirmed to work every time, no ( R A N D O M ) stalling.

To toggle the keyboard on and off ( from X.CPP in Jeff-Relf.Me/X.ZIP ):
    
if ( WM == WM_HOTKEY && C == 'K' ) {
    
  //  A mouse button takes me here.  Jeff-Relf.Me/g600.PNG
    
  unsigned __int64  u[2] ;  IFrameworkInputPane  *Loc ;
  Loc = 0, CoCreateInstance( CLSID_FrameworkInputPane, 0, 
    CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_IFrameworkInputPane, (void**) & Loc );

  //  "__int64 u[2]" is the same size as "RECT";
  //  both are four 32 bit ints: top, left, bottom, right.
    
  if ( !Loc || ( Loc->Location( (RECT*)&u ), Loc->Release(), !*u && !u[1] ) )
    
    //  The keyboard is "down" ( off screen ),
    //  Kill&ReStart it before bringing it "up" ( on screen ). 
    
    KillProc = 1, Running( L"TabTIP.EXE" ), KillProc = 1, Running( 
    L"WindowsInternal.ComposableShell.Experiences.TextInput.InputApp.EXE" ),
    Launch( L"%CommonProgramFiles%/microsoft shared/ink/TabTIP.EXE" ),
    Sleep(99);
    
  static const GUID CLSID_UIHostNoLaunch = {  0x4CE576FA, 0x83DC, 0x4f88,
    0x95, 0x1C, 0x9D, 0x07, 0x82, 0xB4, 0xE3, 0x76 };
  static const GUID IID_ITipInvocation = {  0x37c994e7, 0x432b, 0x4834,
    0xa2, 0xf7, 0xdc, 0xe1, 0xf1, 0x3b, 0x83, 0x4b };
  static struct ITipInvocation : IUnknown {  virtual HRESULT 
    STDMETHODCALLTYPE  Toggle( HWND wnd ) = 0 ;  }  * Tog ;
    
  Tog = 0, CoCreateInstance( CLSID_UIHostNoLaunch, 0, CLSCTX_INPROC_HANDLER
    | CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER, IID_ITipInvocation, (void**) & Tog );
    
  //  Toggle the keyboard On|Off: 
    
  Tog ? Tog->Toggle( GetDesktopWindow() ), Tog->Release() : 0 ;    }
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
//  Poorly documented, "NTDDI_WIN10" is _vital_:
#define  NTDDI_VERSION  NTDDI_WIN10
     
//  To get the process list, and kill stuff: 
#include <tlhelp32.H>
     
//  To know if the keyboard is up or not: 
#include <ShObjIdl.H>
    
    
      int  KillProc ;
int Running( wchar * EXE ) {  int  Found ;  HANDLE  PIDs, aProc ;
  PROCESSENTRY32  aPID = { sizeof aPID };
  PIDs = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot( TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0 );
  Process32First( PIDs, &aPID );
  while ( Found = !strCmpI( aPID.szExeFile, EXE ),
    KillProc && Found && ( 
      aProc = OpenProcess( PROCESS_TERMINATE, 0, aPID.th32ProcessID ),
      aProc ? TerminateProcess( aProc, 9 ), CloseHandle( aProc ) : 0 ),
    !Found && Process32Next( PIDs, &aPID ) );
      
  KillProc = 0, CloseHandle( PIDs );  return  Found ;   }
    
    
Launch( wchar * Cmd ) {  wchar _Cmd[333];  static PROCESS_INFORMATION Stat ;
  static STARTUPINFO SU = { sizeof SU };
  SetEnvironmentVariable( L"__compat_layer", L"RunAsInvoker" );
  ExpandEnvironmentStrings( Cmd, _Cmd, 333 ), Cmd = _Cmd ;
  if ( CreateProcess( 0, Cmd, 0,0,1,0,0,0, &SU , &Stat ) )
    CloseHandle( Stat.hProcess ), CloseHandle( Stat.hThread );  }
    
//  CoInitialize(0);

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#696295 — Kill&ReStart the "touch keyboard" before bringing it "up" ( on screen ).

https://stackoverflow.com/a/51376030/5732431

In Win10 Ver 1803, DesktopMode, there is no reliable way to  
toggle the "Touch Keyboard" on|off [ ITipInvocation.Toggle() ];  
nor can you _reliably_ discover if it's "up" ( on screen )  
[ IFrameworkInputPane.Location() ]; both routines fail _randomly_.  

Instead, ensure that "TabTIP.EXE" and "....InputApp.EXE"  
only run when the keyboard is "up" ( on screen ).  

To toggle the keyboard on and off ( from X.CPP in Jeff-Relf.Me/X.ZIP ):  

    if ( WM == WM_HOTKEY && C == 'K' ) {
    
      //  A mouse button takes me here.  Jeff-Relf.Me/g600.PNG
    
      if ( KillProc = 1, Running( L"TabTIP.EXE" ), KillProc = 1, Running( 
          L"WindowsInternal.ComposableShell.Experiences.TextInput.InputApp.EXE"
      ) )  

        //  The keyboard was _On_ ( i.e. its processes were running ), 
        //  so it was "turned _Off_" (killed); and we're done.

        goto Done ;
    
      //  The keyboard was _Off_ ( i.e. no running processes ). 
      //  Turn it _On_: 
    
      Launch( L"%CommonProgramFiles%/microsoft shared/ink/TabTIP.EXE" );
      Sleep(99);

      static const GUID CLSID_UIHostNoLaunch = {  0x4CE576FA, 0x83DC,
        0x4f88,  0x95, 0x1C, 0x9D, 0x07, 0x82, 0xB4, 0xE3, 0x76 };
      static const GUID IID_ITipInvocation = {  0x37c994e7, 0x432b,
        0x4834, 0xa2, 0xf7, 0xdc, 0xe1, 0xf1, 0x3b, 0x83, 0x4b };
      static struct ITipInvocation : IUnknown {  virtual HRESULT 
        STDMETHODCALLTYPE  Toggle( HWND wnd ) = 0 ;  }  * Tog ;
    
      Tog = 0, CoCreateInstance( CLSID_UIHostNoLaunch, 0, CLSCTX_INPROC_HANDLER
        | CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER, IID_ITipInvocation, (void**) & Tog );
    
      //  Firefox and Chrome need this: 
    
      Tog ? Tog->Toggle( GetDesktopWindow() ), Tog->Release() : 0 ;    }
    - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    //  To get the process list, and kill stuff: 
    #include <tlhelp32.H>
    
          int  KillProc ;
    int Running( wchar * EXE ) {  int  Found ;  HANDLE  PIDs, aProc ;
      PROCESSENTRY32  aPID = { sizeof aPID };
      PIDs = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot( TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0 );
      Process32First( PIDs, &aPID );
      while ( Found = !strCmpI( aPID.szExeFile, EXE ),
        KillProc && Found && ( 
          aProc = OpenProcess( PROCESS_TERMINATE, 0, aPID.th32ProcessID ),
          aProc ? TerminateProcess( aProc, 9 ), CloseHandle( aProc ) : 0 ),
        !Found && Process32Next( PIDs, &aPID ) );
      
      KillProc = 0, CloseHandle( PIDs );  return  Found ;   }
    
    
    Launch( wchar * Cmd ) {  wchar _Cmd[333];  static PROCESS_INFORMATION Stat ;
      static STARTUPINFO SU = { sizeof SU };
      SetEnvironmentVariable( L"__compat_layer", L"RunAsInvoker" );
      ExpandEnvironmentStrings( Cmd, _Cmd, 333 ), Cmd = _Cmd ;
      if ( CreateProcess( 0, Cmd, 0,0,1,0,0,0, &SU , &Stat ) )
        CloseHandle( Stat.hProcess ), CloseHandle( Stat.hThread );  }
    
    //  CoInitialize(0);

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#695509 — Re: Another fail, another post...

Quit poasting this horseshit, you anus!

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#694132

In message <0eet1f-5ld.ln1@news.neodome.net> Storage Unit <storage.unit@mailinator.com> wrote:
> Jeff-Relf.Me  @. writes:

>> Previously, I wrote:
>>> I love my ArmMounted, 40 inch, 4k, curved monitor, at arm's length,
>>> in bed; but, with no real desk or touch screen,
>>> hardware keyboards are a major pain in the ass.
>>> 
>>> So I was thrilled by the "Touch Keyboard" recently introduced
>>> to the Windows 10, MouseOnly DesktopMode; 
>>> what's more, it lets me (voice) dictate text.
>>> 
>>> Now, "Jeff-Relf.Me/X.HTM" supports these SystemWide "HotKeys"
>>> ( assigned to g600 mouse buttons, Jeff-Relf.Me/g600.PNG ):
>>> 
>>>   Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K: Toggles "Touch Keyboard" On/Off.
>>>   Alt+Shift+Ctrl+M: Toggles Monitor On/Off(asleep).
>>
>> Compared to other apps, Firefox and Chrome are very picky 
>> about how they interact with the Touch Keyboard;
>> so " Show Touch Keyboard button ", in SysTray, Must be Enabled.
>>
>> "Randomly", the keyboard is slow to come up; I'm working on it. 
>>
>>     HWND  Win, TaskBar, SysTray, Keyboard ;  MSG  Msg ;
>>                 ...
>>     TaskBar  = FindWindow(               L"Shell_TrayWnd", 0 );
>>     SysTray  = FindWindowEx( TaskBar, 0, L"TrayNotifyWnd", 0 );
>>     Keyboard = FindWindowEx( SysTray, 0, L"TIPBand", 0 );
>>                 ....
>>     RegisterHotKey( 
>>       Win, 'K', MOD_CONTROL | MOD_ALT | MOD_SHIFT | MOD_NOREPEAT, 'K' );
>>                  ....
>>     if ( Msg.message == WM_HOTKEY && Msg.wParam == 'K' )
>>       Launch( L"/Program Files/Common Files/microsoft shared/ink/TabTip.EXE" ),
>                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Things like that are the reason why Windows programs suddenly break when
> something is not installed to default location.

Are you even able to install microsoft crap in a custom location?

Microsoft has been reliant on hard-coded paths since before Windows,
and Windows 10 is no different.

-- 
'Winners never talk about glorious victories. That's because they're the
ones who see what the battlefield looks like afterwards. It's only the
losers who have glorious victories.' --Small Gods

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#694139

On 16.07.2018 19:05, Lewis wrote:
> In message <0eet1f-5ld.ln1@news.neodome.net> Storage Unit <storage.unit@mailinator.com> wrote:
>> Jeff-Relf.Me  @. writes:
>>>        Launch( L"/Program Files/Common Files/microsoft shared/ink/TabTip.EXE" ),
>>                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> Things like that are the reason why Windows programs suddenly break when
>> something is not installed to default location.
>
> Are you even able to install microsoft crap in a custom location?
>
> Microsoft has been reliant on hard-coded paths since before Windows,
> and Windows 10 is no different.

There are lots of computers where there is no C:\Program Files, but for 
example C:\Programme or C:\Archivos de programa.

Not to speak about missing C: in the original example, the code would 
fail every time the current drive happens to be not C:.

There are Windows SDK functions for figuring out the locations of such 
folders, but apparently if the program happened to work once somewhere 
it's not broken.

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#694143 — Switch SysFolders to Short, Friendly Paths, all under "C:\__" ( Home ).

> > > Launch( L"/Program Files/Common Files/microsoft shared/ink/TabTip.EXE" ),
> >                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > Things like that are the reason why Windows programs suddenly break when
> > something is not installed to default location.
> 
> Are you even able to install microsoft crap in a custom location?
> 
> Microsoft has been reliant on hard-coded paths since before Windows,
> and Windows 10 is no different.

I've been doing the following for many years now [ Jeff-Relf.Me/Win10.REG ]:
 
;  Remove "Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, Videos" folders From "This PC".
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{d3162b92-9365-467a-956b-92703aca08af}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{d3162b92-9365-467a-956b-92703aca08af}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{088e3905-0323-4b02-9826-5d99428e115f}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{088e3905-0323-4b02-9826-5d99428e115f}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{1CF1260C-4DD0-4ebb-811F-33C572699FDE}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{3dfdf296-dbec-4fb4-81d1-6a3438bcf4de}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{1CF1260C-4DD0-4ebb-811F-33C572699FDE}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{3dfdf296-dbec-4fb4-81d1-6a3438bcf4de}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{3ADD1653-EB32-4cb0-BBD7-DFA0ABB5ACCA}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{24ad3ad4-a569-4530-98e1-ab02f9417aa8}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{3ADD1653-EB32-4cb0-BBD7-DFA0ABB5ACCA}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{24ad3ad4-a569-4530-98e1-ab02f9417aa8}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{A0953C92-50DC-43bf-BE83-3742FED03C9C}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{f86fa3ab-70d2-4fc7-9c99-fcbf05467f3a}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{A0953C92-50DC-43bf-BE83-3742FED03C9C}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{f86fa3ab-70d2-4fc7-9c99-fcbf05467f3a}]

;  SystemWide  Environment Variables:
;    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment
;      "TMP"="%SystemRoot%\\Tmp"
;  Reqires a ReBoot.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment]
"TMP"="C:\\__\\Tmp"
"TEMP"="C:\\__\\Tmp"
;  Telnet.EXE, Zip.EXE, UnZip.EXE, 7z.EXE, nirCmd.EXE, Brc.EXE, pcre.DLL, ffmPeg.EXE
"Path"="C:\\__\\EXEs\\Shell"

;  Switch SysFolders to Short, Friendly Paths, all under "C:\__" ( Home ).
;
;  First, "RightClick Properties -> Location -> Move" each special folder.
;  Make Sure "MyDocumentsLocation", "Shell Folders"/"Personal",
;  and "User Shell Folders"/"Personal" ( below ) agree with each other.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\15.0]
"MyDocumentsLocation"="C:\\__\\Sys"
"VisualStudioLocation"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\Microsoft\\VisStudio"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders]
"Personal"="C:\\__\\Sys"
"{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}"="c:\\__\\Sys"
"Startup"="C:\\__\\Startup"
"SendTo"="C:\\__\\SendTo"
"AppData"="c:\\__\\Sys\\AppData"
"Local AppData"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData"
"Local Settings"="C:\\__\\Sys"
"Local AppDataLow"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\LocalLow"
"Cache"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\IE-Tmp"
"Desktop"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\Desktop"
"PrintHood"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\PrintHood"
"NetHood"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\NetHood"
"Cookies"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\Cookies"
"Recent"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\Recent"
"Start Menu"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\Start Menu"
"Programs"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\Programs"
"History"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\History"
"Templates"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\Templates"
"Favorites"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\-Crap-"
"My Pictures"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\-Crap-"
"My Music"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\-Crap-"
"My Video"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\-Crap-"
"{A520A1A4-1780-4FF6-BD18-167343C5AF16}"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\LocalLow"

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]
"Personal"="C:\\__\\Sys"
"{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}"="c:\\__\\Sys"
"Startup"="C:\\__\\Startup"
"SendTo"="C:\\__\\SendTo"
"AppData"="c:\\__\\Sys\\AppData"
"Local AppData"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData"
"Local Settings"="C:\\__\\Sys"
"Local AppDataLow"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\LocalLow"
"Cache"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\IE-Tmp"
"Desktop"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\Desktop"
"PrintHood"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\PrintHood"
"NetHood"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\NetHood"
"Cookies"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\Cookies"
"Recent"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\Recent"
"Start Menu"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\Start Menu"
"Programs"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\Programs"
"History"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\History"
"Templates"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\Templates"
"Favorites"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\-Crap-"
"My Pictures"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\-Crap-"
"My Music"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\-Crap-"
"My Video"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\-Crap-"
"{A520A1A4-1780-4FF6-BD18-167343C5AF16}"="C:\\__\\Sys\\AppData\\LocalLow"

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#694399

Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> writes:

> In message <0eet1f-5ld.ln1@news.neodome.net> Storage Unit <storage.unit@mailinator.com> wrote:
>> Jeff-Relf.Me  @. writes:
>
>>> Previously, I wrote:
>>>> I love my ArmMounted, 40 inch, 4k, curved monitor, at arm's length,
>>>> in bed; but, with no real desk or touch screen,
>>>> hardware keyboards are a major pain in the ass.
>>>> 
>>>> So I was thrilled by the "Touch Keyboard" recently introduced
>>>> to the Windows 10, MouseOnly DesktopMode; 
>>>> what's more, it lets me (voice) dictate text.
>>>> 
>>>> Now, "Jeff-Relf.Me/X.HTM" supports these SystemWide "HotKeys"
>>>> ( assigned to g600 mouse buttons, Jeff-Relf.Me/g600.PNG ):
>>>> 
>>>>   Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K: Toggles "Touch Keyboard" On/Off.
>>>>   Alt+Shift+Ctrl+M: Toggles Monitor On/Off(asleep).
>>>
>>> Compared to other apps, Firefox and Chrome are very picky 
>>> about how they interact with the Touch Keyboard;
>>> so " Show Touch Keyboard button ", in SysTray, Must be Enabled.
>>>
>>> "Randomly", the keyboard is slow to come up; I'm working on it. 
>>>
>>>     HWND  Win, TaskBar, SysTray, Keyboard ;  MSG  Msg ;
>>>                 ...
>>>     TaskBar  = FindWindow(               L"Shell_TrayWnd", 0 );
>>>     SysTray  = FindWindowEx( TaskBar, 0, L"TrayNotifyWnd", 0 );
>>>     Keyboard = FindWindowEx( SysTray, 0, L"TIPBand", 0 );
>>>                 ....
>>>     RegisterHotKey( 
>>>       Win, 'K', MOD_CONTROL | MOD_ALT | MOD_SHIFT | MOD_NOREPEAT, 'K' );
>>>                  ....
>>>     if ( Msg.message == WM_HOTKEY && Msg.wParam == 'K' )
>>>       Launch( L"/Program Files/Common Files/microsoft shared/ink/TabTip.EXE" ),
>>                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> Things like that are the reason why Windows programs suddenly break when
>> something is not installed to default location.
>
> Are you even able to install microsoft crap in a custom location?

It's been many years, but if I remember correctly many system folders
are called differently in different versions of Windows (French,
Japanese, Chinese, etc.) because their names are translated to native
language of the user. For example, I'm 100% sure that Desktop and
Documents folders' names are always translated. I guess Desktop is not
that important, but Documents folder is the default place where many
programs keep their files, which mean that they try to access it at the
startup.

Even programs that allow custom paths to folders are often break when
those paths contain non-ASCII characters.

> Microsoft has been reliant on hard-coded paths since before Windows,
> and Windows 10 is no different.

-- 
Emacs OS

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#694443

On 2018-07-17 3:32 AM, Storage Unit wrote:
> Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> writes:
> 
>> In message <0eet1f-5ld.ln1@news.neodome.net> Storage Unit <storage.unit@mailinator.com> wrote:
>>> Jeff-Relf.Me  @. writes:
>>
>>>> Previously, I wrote:
>>>>> I love my ArmMounted, 40 inch, 4k, curved monitor, at arm's length,
>>>>> in bed; but, with no real desk or touch screen,
>>>>> hardware keyboards are a major pain in the ass.
>>>>>
>>>>> So I was thrilled by the "Touch Keyboard" recently introduced
>>>>> to the Windows 10, MouseOnly DesktopMode;
>>>>> what's more, it lets me (voice) dictate text.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now, "Jeff-Relf.Me/X.HTM" supports these SystemWide "HotKeys"
>>>>> ( assigned to g600 mouse buttons, Jeff-Relf.Me/g600.PNG ):
>>>>>
>>>>>    Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K: Toggles "Touch Keyboard" On/Off.
>>>>>    Alt+Shift+Ctrl+M: Toggles Monitor On/Off(asleep).
>>>>
>>>> Compared to other apps, Firefox and Chrome are very picky
>>>> about how they interact with the Touch Keyboard;
>>>> so " Show Touch Keyboard button ", in SysTray, Must be Enabled.
>>>>
>>>> "Randomly", the keyboard is slow to come up; I'm working on it.
>>>>
>>>>      HWND  Win, TaskBar, SysTray, Keyboard ;  MSG  Msg ;
>>>>                  ...
>>>>      TaskBar  = FindWindow(               L"Shell_TrayWnd", 0 );
>>>>      SysTray  = FindWindowEx( TaskBar, 0, L"TrayNotifyWnd", 0 );
>>>>      Keyboard = FindWindowEx( SysTray, 0, L"TIPBand", 0 );
>>>>                  ....
>>>>      RegisterHotKey(
>>>>        Win, 'K', MOD_CONTROL | MOD_ALT | MOD_SHIFT | MOD_NOREPEAT, 'K' );
>>>>                   ....
>>>>      if ( Msg.message == WM_HOTKEY && Msg.wParam == 'K' )
>>>>        Launch( L"/Program Files/Common Files/microsoft shared/ink/TabTip.EXE" ),
>>>                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>> Things like that are the reason why Windows programs suddenly break when
>>> something is not installed to default location.
>>
>> Are you even able to install microsoft crap in a custom location?
> 
> It's been many years, but if I remember correctly many system folders
> are called differently in different versions of Windows (French,
> Japanese, Chinese, etc.) because their names are translated to native
> language of the user. For example, I'm 100% sure that Desktop and
> Documents folders' names are always translated. I guess Desktop is not
> that important, but Documents folder is the default place where many
> programs keep their files, which mean that they try to access it at the
> startup.
> 
> Even programs that allow custom paths to folders are often break when
> those paths contain non-ASCII characters.
> 
>> Microsoft has been reliant on hard-coded paths since before Windows,
>> and Windows 10 is no different.
> 
then why aren't you using 10

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#695087

On Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at 1:52:56 PM UTC-7, Jeff-Relf.Me wrote:
> Previously, I wrote:
> > I love my ArmMounted, 40 inch, 4k, curved monitor, at arm's length,
> > in bed; but, with no real desk or touch screen,
> > hardware keyboards are a major pain in the ass.
> > 
> > So I was thrilled by the "Touch Keyboard" recently introduced
> > to the Windows 10, MouseOnly DesktopMode; 
> > what's more, it lets me (voice) dictate text.
> > 
> > Now, "Jeff-Relf.Me/X.HTM" supports these SystemWide "HotKeys"
> > ( assigned to g600 mouse buttons, Jeff-Relf.Me/g600.PNG ):
> > 
> >   Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K: Toggles "Touch Keyboard" On/Off.
> >   Alt+Shift+Ctrl+M: Toggles Monitor On/Off(asleep).
> 
> Compared to other apps, Firefox and Chrome are very picky 
> about how they interact with the Touch Keyboard;
> so " Show Touch Keyboard button ", in SysTray, Must be Enabled.
> 
> "Randomly", the keyboard is slow to come up; I'm working on it. 
> 
>     HWND  Win, TaskBar, SysTray, Keyboard ;  MSG  Msg ;
>                 ...
>     TaskBar  = FindWindow(               L"Shell_TrayWnd", 0 );
>     SysTray  = FindWindowEx( TaskBar, 0, L"TrayNotifyWnd", 0 );
>     Keyboard = FindWindowEx( SysTray, 0, L"TIPBand", 0 );
>                 ....
>     RegisterHotKey( 
>       Win, 'K', MOD_CONTROL | MOD_ALT | MOD_SHIFT | MOD_NOREPEAT, 'K' );
>                  ....
>     if ( Msg.message == WM_HOTKEY && Msg.wParam == 'K' )
>       Launch( L"/Program Files/Common Files/microsoft shared/ink/TabTip.EXE" ),
>       PostMessage( Keyboard, WM_LBUTTONDOWN, 0, 0 ),
>       PostMessage( Keyboard, WM_LBUTTONUP,   0, 0 );

Walmart gave me a HP Chromebook.Lift the lid an I'm in this grop.Nothing to press.Its screen is 11.6" Very brillant.I don't know if it gets window 10? Who cares when it gets free signal.I'm sitting here at McDonalds Bert

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#695090

"reber G=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> wrote:
"I am a proud Marxist/Soros/Bolshevik Jew with a IQ of 1-point-22". Bert
"Bert bragged to have Kosher AIDS that gave Bert a lame noodle
which makes Bert post nothing but Bert's lunatic doodle,
and everyone says Bert is wrong + a fool & never cool". Bert

See SwineGlazier's Dossier:
<http://tinyurl.com/Swine-Glazier-s-REAL-intent>
wherein SwineBert refuses to explain
why SwineBert's has posted these items in word & by name:
>
(1)
On 07Feb 2015 & on 08Feb2015, Face-Shitter Glazier wrote:
Harlow Campbell HVAC, Mr.HVAC@gmail.com,
& Saul Levy <saullevy1@cox.net
& Jacoby Benj, <nobody@gmail.com>:
"I'll be sitting on your faces to take a shit & say: "Open wide".
<http://pbs.twimg.com/media/A8MGOU-CQAEaZw4.jpg>
>
(2)
On 06Dec2014, when the Christian-Hater, JewPigBert Glazier
said to "benj" <nobody@gmail.com>:
"Reality is you always post under me for you are an ass kisser.
For Christmas I'll shit on your kisser."
<http://pbs.twimg.com/media/A8MGOU-CQAEaZw4.jpg>
"Benj, you can thank me in advance". - TreBert. ... addinng
>
(3)
On 03Aug2017:
"benj, you eat shit and your shitty brain is coming out your ears."
On 20Jul2018:
Benj, my posts are way over your head.Reality is your head
is up your ass.So fart it out before you get constipated.Bert
>
(4)
On 25Mar2008, Graveyard Vandal Glazier wrote in:
<https://groups.google.com/group/sci.physics/msg/3ffe7b2257cf8a9a>
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/sci.physics/uYtpFTRnW4k/morPVyJ7_j8J>
"Hanson, I will piss on your grave. And have a good laugh
when it seeps down on your face". --  Bert
>
(5)
On 24Jun2018 SwineBert Glazier said to
Mark Earnest <gmearnest@att.net> "your nose is
in a shit bucket all the time. Eat shit and you fit" -- Bert

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#695094 — You can convert your speech into text, instead of typing.

Bert wrote:
> Walmart gave me a HP Chromebook.

You didn't have to pay for it ?

> Lift the lid and I'm in this group. 
> Nothing to press.  Its screen is 11.6",  Very brillant.
> 
> I don't know if it gets window 10? 
> Who cares when it gets free signal.
> I'm sitting here at McDonalds Bert

I admire your thriftiness.  If you're running Windows,
and you have a microphone on your headset,
you can convert your speech into text, instead of typing.

RightClick on the taskbar, 
beside where your open apps are listed,
and check "Show touch keyboard button".

The Keyboard icon should then appear
in your SystemTray, by the Wi-Fi icon. 

Click the icon, then click on the microphone that comes up.

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