Input Panel Registry Settings
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8/28/2008
The HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Drivers\BuiltIn\SIP registry key is used to set the software-based input panel (SIP) settings.
The following table shows the named values for the SIP settings.
Note
The default registry values vary depending on which Catalog items are included in your OS design. For more information, see Default Registry Settings.
| Value : type | Description |
|---|---|
Prefix : REG_SZ |
Set to "SIP". |
Dll : REG_SZ |
Set to "Softkb.dll". |
Order : REG_DWORD |
Set to 1. |
Index : REG_DWORD |
Set to 0. |
The HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\SIP registry key is used to determine whether applications are allowed to change the SIP window state.
The following table shows the named values for the SIP settings.
| Value : type | Description |
|---|---|
AllowChange : REG_DWORD |
Indicates whether an application may change the SIP window state. Set to 1 to allow the change. Because this is only read when the SIP is initialized, you must reset the target device for any changes of this registry value to take effect. |
EnableSIPIconOverload : REG_DWORD |
Allows OEMs to overload the SIP icon for any language, including Moji languages, when the SIP is in hide state. When set to any value other than 0, OEMs can overload the SIP icon for Moji languages while the SIP is in the hide state. When set to 0, or if the value is not defined, the SIP icon for Moji languages cannot be overloaded while the SIP is in the hide state. This setting does not exist by default. |
DefaultIm : REG_SZ |
Indicates the class identifier (CLSID) for the default Input Method (IM). Default setting is "{42429667-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}". > [!NOTE] > The default Input Method must be signed with a privileged or unprivileged certificate so that it can successfully load during the boot process. |
DragStyle : REG_DWORD |
Set to 1. |
The HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd registry key has the following values.
| Value : type | Description |
|---|---|
InitialDelay : REG_DWORD |
Default setting is 177. Indicates the default keyboard initial delay. |
RepeatRate : REG_DWORD |
Default setting is 8. Indicates keyboard autorepeat. |
The HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{42429667-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9} registry key has the following values.
| Value : type | Description |
|---|---|
@ : REG_SZ |
Set to "LOC_KEYBOARD". |
KBMode : REG_DWORD |
Indicates the keyboard mode associated with the default IM. Set to 5. |
The HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{42429667-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}\InprocServer32 registry key has the following registry value.
| Value : type | Description |
|---|---|
@ : REG_SZ |
Provides the DLL name for the default IM. Set to "\\Windows\\msim.dll". |
The HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{42429667-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}\IsSIPInputMethod registry key has the following registry value.
| Value : type | Description |
|---|---|
@ : REG_SZ |
Indicates whether the default IM is SIP. Set to "1" to make SIP the default. |
The HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{42429667-ae04-11d0-a4f8-00aa00a749b9}\DefaultIcon registry key has the following registry value.
| Value : type | Description |
|---|---|
@ : REG_SZ |
Provides the DLL location of the default icon. Set to "\\Windows\\msim.dll,0" for SIP. |
The HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\SIP registry key has the following registry value.
| Value : type | Description |
|---|---|
MenuBarHeight : REG_DWORD |
Indicates menu bar height in pixels. For example, if MenuBarHeight is set to 26, the SIP window will not position itself lower than 26 pixels from the bottom of the screen. |