This repository contains keyboard layout with modified "Polish (programmers)" to contain working tilde
Microsoft in its infinite wisdom decided to make the tilde key on the Polish keyboard layout useless.
This repository contains a modified version of the Polish (programmers) keyboard layout that removes "dead key" functionality from the tilde key, making it suitable for development.
Download the dll for your architecture, place it in %SystemRoot%\System32 and import pl-tilde.reg.
See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2151451/microsoft-keyboard-layout-creator-(msklc)-for-wind for more information.
After installing, go to Settings -> Time and Language -> Language and region -> <click ellipsis on your desired language> -> Language options -> Add keyboard -> "Polish (programmers) - tilde"
DLLs and installers are signed with my personal certificate, so you can be sure that they are not malicious.
msklc generates ia64, but not arm64 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
I followed steps outlined in https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2151451/microsoft-keyboard-layout-creator-(msklc)-for-wind to create arm64 version (not ARM64EC). Other versions were created with msklc itself.
See repository history for changes to the source files, especially commit e519565.
I do not expect anyone to contribute to this repository. Feel free to fork it and make your own changes.
To build, you can use MSKLC 1.4: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=102134
Alternatively, you can use the source code in this repository. There is GitHub Actions workflow that builds the DLLs for you.
Source file for the layout is included, but you can easily recreate it by loading the "Polish (programmers)" keyboard, selecting "Shift state", selecting the tilde key, then removing "Dead key?" from the properties.
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