Questions tagged [input-languages]
Questions concerning the input language, a setting in an operation system or an individual program that controls the language used to type information via the keyboard.
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OSX shortcut for switching input language working erratically
I'm using the keyboard shortcut option+shift+command+L to select the next source in the input menu. When I'm doing language work I frequently have to switch between Arabic and English keyboard layouts/...
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Creating a custom input method
Is there any standard way of creating a custum input method for X11/linux in general?
I've poked around scim and iBus but I can't seem to find any example of it having been done before.
In reality I ...
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Windows 11 Switch language shortcut works only after 2 presses
Since windows 11 a weird bug seems to occur, and it only occurs after some time.
So I have 2 languages - EN and HE.
I'm using Alt+Shift and everything works well - it switches between the 2 languages, ...
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How to force Windows Emoji Keyboard to search by emoji character name?
I have multiple languages installed. Emoji search in Windows Emoji Keyboard is based on current input language. How to disable or extend this behavior in order to search by emoji character name ...
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I'm locked out of my MacBook pro because my password uses a russian keyboard but I can't change to it from the English keyboard
Is there a way to change the language of the keyboard in Mac OS X 10.9.5, or even system language, while not logged into an account (as I restarted)?
This is my toolbar at the moment:
There is only ...
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Windows Pidgin GTK+ cannot type quotes properly
I use Pidgin, XChat and MonoDevelop on my windows 7 machine.
Since a year, more or less, im not able to type quotes:
" becomes ¨
' becomes ´
I've finally started to get really pissed at this problem ...
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How can I remove an input method completely in Windows 8?
I have upgraded to Windows 8 Pro from Windows 7 Home Premium. Recently, I noticed that there's 2 input language methods in my computer (English and Vietnamese):
But I don't want to use that built-in ...
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How can I install the Inuktitut language on ubuntu? If no language package for this language exist, how can I create one?
Dear honorable reader:
Summarize the problem:
How can I install the Inuktitut language on ubuntu? If no language package for this language exist, how should I create one?
Provide details and any ...
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Windows 10 disable specific input language from switching shortcut
On Windows 10 I frequently use [Win Key] + Space to switch between input languages which is great. I have 3 input languages installed, so hitting that combination each time switches between each one.
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Disable input language switching shortcut
I'm not sure what the issue is on my Windows computer but I can't seem to determine what triggers the input language switcher that I seem to accidentally press too often.
I have three inputs set up:
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Why is the Language Bar not available for me in Windows 7?
I'm running Windows 7 and have installed the Spanish keyboard (under Spain - International Sort). I've set the Language Bar to show up in the taskbar. But the language bar doesn't show up.
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Windows 10: How do I install an input method without installing the associated language pack?
I'm running Windows 10 Pro, version 1803.
It used to be that when I install a new input method, I would be given the choice whether to install the associated language pack along with the input method....
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Windows 10 English Display Language with Russian Input Method
I'm struggling to achieve what seems like a quite easy thing.
I'm running a Windows 10 Laptop installed in English.
I live in Germany, so Country or region (Settings -> Time & Language -> ...
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LXTerminal does not display Urdu characters correctly
I'm Chinese and I don't read Urdu, but I want to communicate better with Indians.
In LXTerminal, the output looks like this, with some characters rendered as wingdings:
In QTerminal the output seems ...
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Windows Japanese IME Toggling Automatically
Currently, I'm typing into SuperUser in the Half-width Alphanumeric / Direct Input mode, and the window with focus is Firefox. However, if I give focus to Notepad where I was last using Hiragana mode, ...
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