I am running windows 10, 64 bit. Libreoffice 7.0
When typing I switch into a different language automatically, and the punctuation changes and suddenly my words are all wrong. I’ve double checked and I’m set to English UK. Last time I uninstalled and reinstalled, but there has to be a better solution. Please help!
If you press Windows+Space keys, that is the shortcut for Windows to change language. Go into your language settings in Windows and disable the shortcut if you don’t plan on using it.
Alt+Shift switches keyboard layout in Windows. That is one shortcut that really needs to be turned off
Oh no. Unless you only use a single language when typing, keyboard layout switching (actually system input language switching) is the great way to define language of the test runs. And if you don’t use several languages, why would you have several keyboard layouts anyway? One just need to train some mental discipline to use the switch whenever one types in respective language; even for close languages like en-XX variants, having several configured input languages (even if using the same layout), and switching them accordingly, makes the great way to have correct text language in the document.
If you use Draw then Ctrl+Shift and Alt+Shift can be used frequently, you don’t want the keyboard or language changing every time you draw a symmetrical circle around a defined point
But the change of the input language has no effect in Draw (unfortunately). If user has other undesired effects caused by language changing, they would be unrelated to LibreOffice, and - as said - user having several input languages configured in system is likely to have them on purpose; those who have conflict with LibreOffice shortcuts would be more likely to change LibreOffice mapping than the system’s.
I know that people who use only languages with Latin scripts usually don’t appreciate the power of language switching, and readily type e.g. English and French and German words without any “switch language” reflex. They have then two problems: (1) they consider the switching a burden (like here), and (2) they have trouble marking parts of the text for proper spell checking (tdf#138502). Where the used languages mandate switching input language in OS (e.g., Russian), no problem arises.
Hello,
this is caused by typographical conventions of specific locales in conjunction with setting in Tools -> AutoCorrect -> AutoCorrect Options... -> Tab: Localized Options -> Option: [x] Replace.
Disable this option beneath Single Quotes and Double Quotes
Hope that helps.
This is a Windows issue, not LibreOffice.
The bizarre default keyboard shortcut to switch languages in Windows 10 is either Ctrl+Shift or Left-Alt+Shift. This is a common combination and can also be inadvertently pressed when just trying to press one of those keys. I suggest not having any hot keys for it and just using the icon on the taskbars if you need to change language.
To change or remove the shortcut in Windows
(None) against them, unless you really want them.Cheers, Al
Completely disagree that this is a “Windows issue”. See my comment to the question; also note that there is [ ] Ignore system input language under Options|Language Settings|Languages for those who for some reason don’t want to let LibreOffice consider system input language.
The question appears to be a complaint about the language switching “automatically” and the user not knowing why. Turning off the hot keys will prevent that, or let him be aware of it. This “automatic” switching also affects other programs outside of LO. There is always the option to use the taskbar icon to change keyboard and language without the risk of “typos”.
My main issue is not that the hot keys exist, but that the only ones listed are frequently used combinations. This is a failing of Windows where a different keyboard mapping should have been offered as default, such Win+K for keyboard (now used for some other minor function) or some other less-used combination.