to.select_input_source
select_input_source change the current input source.
Caution
Switching to input sources which have input_mode_id (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese) may be failed due to an macOS issue.
For CJKV input sources, sending the input source switch shortcut (e.g., control-space) is better than using select_input_source.
{
"to": [
{
"select_input_source": {
"language": "language regex",
"input_source_id": "input source id regex",
"input_mode_id": "input mode id regex"
}
}
]
}
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
language |
Optional | The language regex such as "^en$", "^fr$" |
input_source_id |
Optional | The input source id regex such as "^com\\.apple\\.keylayout\\.US$" |
input_mode_id |
Optional | The input mode id regex such as "^com\\.apple\\.inputmethod\\.Japanese\\.Hiragana$" |
Example
Switch to French input source.
{
"to": [
{
"select_input_source": {
"language": "^fr$"
}
}
]
}
Investigate the input source identifiers
You can find the current input source identifiers by EventViewer > Variables tab.
{
"input_source": {
"input_mode_id": "com.apple.inputmethod.Japanese",
"input_source_id": "com.google.inputmethod.Japanese.base",
"language": "ja"
}
}
