Windows (10) - switch between languages with CTRL SHIFT
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I'm working with Win 10 Pro 64-bit (clean installation, not upgrade), having it bi-lingual (English-Hebrew).
When I want to switch languages, I use ALT+SHIFT as usual and it's working fine. When pressing on CTRL+SHIFT (right of left), the cursor aligns to the appropriate side of the text area to type in.
Usually, this action is supposed also to switch between the languages accordingly - left CTRL+SHIFT aligns the cursor to the left and switches to English, and right CTRL+SHIFT aligns the cursor to the right and switches to Hebrew.
For some reason, this doesn't happen! When I press CTRL+SHIFT, it only aligns the cursor, but doesn't switch the language.
I went over all the settings and definitions of language, region and so on, and didn't find a way to fix this.
Any help or advice on this annoying matter would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm working with Win 10 Pro 64-bit (clean installation, not upgrade), having it bi-lingual (English-Hebrew).
When I want to switch languages, I use ALT+SHIFT as usual and it's working fine. When pressing on CTRL+SHIFT (right of left), the cursor aligns to the appropriate side of the text area to type in.
Usually, this action is supposed also to switch between the languages accordingly - left CTRL+SHIFT aligns the cursor to the left and switches to English, and right CTRL+SHIFT aligns the cursor to the right and switches to Hebrew.
For some reason, this doesn't happen! When I press CTRL+SHIFT, it only aligns the cursor, but doesn't switch the language.
I went over all the settings and definitions of language, region and so on, and didn't find a way to fix this.
Any help or advice on this annoying matter would be greatly appreciated.
windows-10 keyboard keyboard-shortcuts language input-languages
asked Jan 2 '17 at 7:16
TheCuBeMan
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I'm working with Win 10 Pro 64-bit (clean installation, not upgrade), having it bi-lingual (English-Hebrew).
When I want to switch languages, I use ALT+SHIFT as usual and it's working fine. When pressing on CTRL+SHIFT (right of left), the cursor aligns to the appropriate side of the text area to type in.
Usually, this action is supposed also to switch between the languages accordingly - left CTRL+SHIFT aligns the cursor to the left and switches to English, and right CTRL+SHIFT aligns the cursor to the right and switches to Hebrew.
For some reason, this doesn't happen! When I press CTRL+SHIFT, it only aligns the cursor, but doesn't switch the language.
I went over all the settings and definitions of language, region and so on, and didn't find a way to fix this.
Any help or advice on this annoying matter would be greatly appreciated.
windows-10 keyboard keyboard-shortcuts language input-languages
asked Jan 2 '17 at 7:16
TheCuBeMan
3742719
I'm working with Win 10 Pro 64-bit (clean installation, not upgrade), having it bi-lingual (English-Hebrew).
When I want to switch languages, I use ALT+SHIFT as usual and it's working fine. When pressing on CTRL+SHIFT (right of left), the cursor aligns to the appropriate side of the text area to type in.
Usually, this action is supposed also to switch between the languages accordingly - left CTRL+SHIFT aligns the cursor to the left and switches to English, and right CTRL+SHIFT aligns the cursor to the right and switches to Hebrew.
For some reason, this doesn't happen! When I press CTRL+SHIFT, it only aligns the cursor, but doesn't switch the language.
I went over all the settings and definitions of language, region and so on, and didn't find a way to fix this.
Any help or advice on this annoying matter would be greatly appreciated.
windows-10 keyboard keyboard-shortcuts language input-languages
windows-10 keyboard keyboard-shortcuts language input-languages
asked Jan 2 '17 at 7:16
TheCuBeMan
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asked Jan 2 '17 at 7:16
TheCuBeMan
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asked Jan 2 '17 at 7:16
TheCuBeMan
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asked Jan 2 '17 at 7:16
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asked Jan 2 '17 at 7:16
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There are 2 different ways to work with language switching.
Alt-Shift changes between actual languages. A language bar will change from EN to the other language.
Ctrl-Shift will change between keyboard layouts.
In order for this to work, you need to add a second keyboard layout for a specific language. Do note, it may be that the keyboard layout has already been added but still it doesn't work. If so, remove and readd the keyboard layout.
I suspect a windows 10 update causing things to break at some point in the past.
answered Jan 2 '17 at 7:35
LPChip
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The thing is that on my work laptop, this behavior is working fine. When I press CTRL-SHIFT, the appropriate language is changed and the cursor is aligned to the right side. I don't understand what is the difference between these two OSs and what I am missing here... As for the solution you're suggesting here, I don't understand exactly what you mean by "add a second keyboard layout...", I already have two keyboards installed on the system - English and Hebrew, of course. What more do I need to install/setup??...
– TheCuBeMan
Jan 4 '17 at 20:49
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A keyboard layout is installed per language. So it is possible that your english layout has 2 keyboard layouts, but your hebrew one doesn't, and the one that doesn't won't have CTRL-SHIFT support.
– LPChip
Jan 4 '17 at 20:50
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1 Answer
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There are 2 different ways to work with language switching.
Alt-Shift changes between actual languages. A language bar will change from EN to the other language.
Ctrl-Shift will change between keyboard layouts.
In order for this to work, you need to add a second keyboard layout for a specific language. Do note, it may be that the keyboard layout has already been added but still it doesn't work. If so, remove and readd the keyboard layout.
I suspect a windows 10 update causing things to break at some point in the past.
answered Jan 2 '17 at 7:35
LPChip
35.1k54983
The thing is that on my work laptop, this behavior is working fine. When I press CTRL-SHIFT, the appropriate language is changed and the cursor is aligned to the right side. I don't understand what is the difference between these two OSs and what I am missing here... As for the solution you're suggesting here, I don't understand exactly what you mean by "add a second keyboard layout...", I already have two keyboards installed on the system - English and Hebrew, of course. What more do I need to install/setup??...
– TheCuBeMan
Jan 4 '17 at 20:49
1
A keyboard layout is installed per language. So it is possible that your english layout has 2 keyboard layouts, but your hebrew one doesn't, and the one that doesn't won't have CTRL-SHIFT support.
– LPChip
Jan 4 '17 at 20:50
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
There are 2 different ways to work with language switching.
Alt-Shift changes between actual languages. A language bar will change from EN to the other language.
Ctrl-Shift will change between keyboard layouts.
In order for this to work, you need to add a second keyboard layout for a specific language. Do note, it may be that the keyboard layout has already been added but still it doesn't work. If so, remove and readd the keyboard layout.
I suspect a windows 10 update causing things to break at some point in the past.
answered Jan 2 '17 at 7:35
LPChip
35.1k54983
The thing is that on my work laptop, this behavior is working fine. When I press CTRL-SHIFT, the appropriate language is changed and the cursor is aligned to the right side. I don't understand what is the difference between these two OSs and what I am missing here... As for the solution you're suggesting here, I don't understand exactly what you mean by "add a second keyboard layout...", I already have two keyboards installed on the system - English and Hebrew, of course. What more do I need to install/setup??...
– TheCuBeMan
Jan 4 '17 at 20:49
1
A keyboard layout is installed per language. So it is possible that your english layout has 2 keyboard layouts, but your hebrew one doesn't, and the one that doesn't won't have CTRL-SHIFT support.
– LPChip
Jan 4 '17 at 20:50
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
There are 2 different ways to work with language switching.
Alt-Shift changes between actual languages. A language bar will change from EN to the other language.
Ctrl-Shift will change between keyboard layouts.
In order for this to work, you need to add a second keyboard layout for a specific language. Do note, it may be that the keyboard layout has already been added but still it doesn't work. If so, remove and readd the keyboard layout.
I suspect a windows 10 update causing things to break at some point in the past.
answered Jan 2 '17 at 7:35
LPChip
35.1k54983
There are 2 different ways to work with language switching.
Alt-Shift changes between actual languages. A language bar will change from EN to the other language.
Ctrl-Shift will change between keyboard layouts.
In order for this to work, you need to add a second keyboard layout for a specific language. Do note, it may be that the keyboard layout has already been added but still it doesn't work. If so, remove and readd the keyboard layout.
I suspect a windows 10 update causing things to break at some point in the past.
answered Jan 2 '17 at 7:35
LPChip
35.1k54983
answered Jan 2 '17 at 7:35
LPChip
35.1k54983
answered Jan 2 '17 at 7:35
LPChip
35.1k54983
answered Jan 2 '17 at 7:35
LPChip
35.1k54983
35.1k54983
The thing is that on my work laptop, this behavior is working fine. When I press CTRL-SHIFT, the appropriate language is changed and the cursor is aligned to the right side. I don't understand what is the difference between these two OSs and what I am missing here... As for the solution you're suggesting here, I don't understand exactly what you mean by "add a second keyboard layout...", I already have two keyboards installed on the system - English and Hebrew, of course. What more do I need to install/setup??...
– TheCuBeMan
Jan 4 '17 at 20:49
1
A keyboard layout is installed per language. So it is possible that your english layout has 2 keyboard layouts, but your hebrew one doesn't, and the one that doesn't won't have CTRL-SHIFT support.
– LPChip
Jan 4 '17 at 20:50
add a comment |
The thing is that on my work laptop, this behavior is working fine. When I press CTRL-SHIFT, the appropriate language is changed and the cursor is aligned to the right side. I don't understand what is the difference between these two OSs and what I am missing here... As for the solution you're suggesting here, I don't understand exactly what you mean by "add a second keyboard layout...", I already have two keyboards installed on the system - English and Hebrew, of course. What more do I need to install/setup??...
– TheCuBeMan
Jan 4 '17 at 20:49
1
A keyboard layout is installed per language. So it is possible that your english layout has 2 keyboard layouts, but your hebrew one doesn't, and the one that doesn't won't have CTRL-SHIFT support.
– LPChip
Jan 4 '17 at 20:50
The thing is that on my work laptop, this behavior is working fine. When I press CTRL-SHIFT, the appropriate language is changed and the cursor is aligned to the right side. I don't understand what is the difference between these two OSs and what I am missing here... As for the solution you're suggesting here, I don't understand exactly what you mean by "add a second keyboard layout...", I already have two keyboards installed on the system - English and Hebrew, of course. What more do I need to install/setup??...
– TheCuBeMan
Jan 4 '17 at 20:49
The thing is that on my work laptop, this behavior is working fine. When I press CTRL-SHIFT, the appropriate language is changed and the cursor is aligned to the right side. I don't understand what is the difference between these two OSs and what I am missing here... As for the solution you're suggesting here, I don't understand exactly what you mean by "add a second keyboard layout...", I already have two keyboards installed on the system - English and Hebrew, of course. What more do I need to install/setup??...
– TheCuBeMan
Jan 4 '17 at 20:49
1
1
A keyboard layout is installed per language. So it is possible that your english layout has 2 keyboard layouts, but your hebrew one doesn't, and the one that doesn't won't have CTRL-SHIFT support.
– LPChip
Jan 4 '17 at 20:50
A keyboard layout is installed per language. So it is possible that your english layout has 2 keyboard layouts, but your hebrew one doesn't, and the one that doesn't won't have CTRL-SHIFT support.
– LPChip
Jan 4 '17 at 20:50
add a comment |
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