![]() ![]() This will create the installer files for your keyboard, which is what I linked to above for my own. When you’re sure you’re done, go to Project -> Build DLL and Setup Package. It is a good idea to review the log of warnings and errors to make sure that your keyboard exists the way you want it. This will let you know if there are any warnings or errors regarding your keyboard – this can include things like having the same letter mapped to two different keys. When you’ve finished editing your keyboard layout, the first step is to go to Project -> Validate Layout. Validating Layout and Creating Keyboard Installer ![]() ![]() You can customize this how ever you’d like – just click the “Shift States” checkboxes on the left to see what your keyboard will look like in a “shift state”, such as holding the Shift key, the Alt key, or the CTRL key. So for example, the pei (פ) becomes the pei sofit (ף). It’s worth noting that in my keyboard layout, holding the Shift key shows the Hebrew layout I chose as normal, with the exception that some letters become their final forms. If you feel differently, you can simply click on a key and remap that key to any letter you want. I’ve made certain decisions based on how I think about the Hebrew language with respect to how I type in English – I think of the letter kuf (ק) as the “Q” sound, and kaf (כ) as either the “K” or “C” sound – and I have mapped the letters as such. (I did not find any differences between “Hebrew” and “Hebrew (Standard)”.)įrom here, you can begin to edit the keyboard layout as you see fit. Note that you can also choose an existing keyboard to begin with, such as the standard Israeli keyboard layout, by going to File -> Load Existing Keyboard, and then choosing the Hebrew keyboard. You should begin by opening the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator, and then going to File -> Load Source File and choosing my “Phonetic Hebrew Keyboard.klc” as a starting point. This software hasn’t been updated by Microsoft since 2007, but it works surprisingly well.You’ll basically need two things to create your own custom keyboard: These files should work fine on Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7 – and likely even further back. If you want to skip right ahead to downloading my keyboard, you can download the installer files directly. You can use nikkud (vowels) if you hit the CAPS LOCK key:Īnd you can use sofit (final letters) if you hit the Shift key: Specifically, I wanted to create a Hebrew keyboard which was laid out phonetically (so the letter Daled, ד, which makes a “d” sound, would be typed via the “d” key).Īlthough there are some prebuilt phonetic keyboards (such as this one from the University of Kansas), I wanted some customization there. I had some difficulty finding resources for creating custom keyboards on Windows, so I wanted to write up a post on what I’ve found. ![]()
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