I'm learning a new language and want to access special characters from it while still using my familiar keyboard layout. My idea is to use the onscreen keyboard for those special characters as needed. However, it seems tied to the language of my physical keyboard. I know I can switch languages using Win+space, but I'm wondering if there's a way to set the onscreen keyboard to a different language without affecting my main keyboard settings.
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Are you just looking for a couple of special characters? It sounds like you're on the right track with using the onscreen keyboard, but if it changes your physical keyboard's language too, consider creating a small custom popup GUI with just the characters you need. I use Autoit3 for that and it’s super easy! I can even help you with the code if you let me know what characters you need.
That's a great idea! I need the characters ä and å for Finnish. I'm definitely interested in any code you can share!