How to convert a message from a WH_KEYBOARD_LL to corespondig unicode char

Question

hello I\'m writing a multilingual app and I\'m using a WH_KEYBOARD_LL hook. I doesn\'t mater why I\'m using the hook, I\'m tried multiple things but this is the

Answer 1

ToUnicodeEx(). It doesn't work in practice unless the keyboard layout is simple. The dead keys is what kills you. Michael Kaplan wrote an 11 part blog serial about it but afaict he just gave up without finishing it. See what you can salvage from it but don't get your hopes up. Chinese use an IME, an Input Method Editor. Software, I think it builds up the character by strokes.