I mentioned this in Chat the other day but I don’t think anyone responded. On this new computer running Windows 8, I often have trouble typing apostrophes and quotation marks. They either don’t appear unless I follow them with a space, or the quotation mark appears when I’ve typed an apostrophe, or an umlaut or other foreign accent appears on the following letter. Or, sometimes they work properly. Anyone know what’s going on and what I can do about it?

Bubblecar said:

I mentioned this in Chat the other day but I don’t think anyone responded. On this new computer running Windows 8, I often have trouble typing apostrophes and quotation marks. They either don’t appear unless I follow them with a space, or the quotation mark appears when I’ve typed an apostrophe, or an umlaut or other foreign accent appears on the following letter. Or, sometimes they work properly. Anyone know what’s going on and what I can do about it?

use win7

First sign of the robot revolution

I don’t know anything about Win8, Bubblecar, but it sounds like you keyboard is configured to use multi-key input. Is there a region setting you can adjust?

Bubblecar said:

I mentioned this in Chat the other day but I don’t think anyone responded. On this new computer running Windows 8, I often have trouble typing apostrophes and quotation marks. They either don’t appear unless I follow them with a space, or the quotation mark appears when I’ve typed an apostrophe, or an umlaut or other foreign accent appears on the following letter. Or, sometimes they work properly. Anyone know what’s going on and what I can do about it?

It worked yesterday,
It is not working today,
That’s life with windows.

Wocky said:

I don’t know anything about Win8, Bubblecar, but it sounds like you keyboard is configured to use multi-key input. Is there a region setting you can adjust?

It’s actually the same keyboard I used on the old computer (because it’s a Logitech one of better quality than the one which came with the new one) so presumably if anything needs adjusting it’ll be in Windows somewhere. Can’t see anything relevant in Control Panel, Keyboard.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Bubblecar said:

I mentioned this in Chat the other day but I don’t think anyone responded. On this new computer running Windows 8, I often have trouble typing apostrophes and quotation marks. They either don’t appear unless I follow them with a space, or the quotation mark appears when I’ve typed an apostrophe, or an umlaut or other foreign accent appears on the following letter. Or, sometimes they work properly. Anyone know what’s going on and what I can do about it?

It worked yesterday,
It is not working today,
That’s life with windows.

You’ve picked the wrong countries keyboard set up.

I don’t remember choosing any country or region for the keyboard, or being offered that option. Where can I change such things?

This pooter is set to English (Australia) in Region in Control Panel.

Bubblecar said:

I don’t remember choosing any country or region for the keyboard, or being offered that option. Where can I change such things?

http://www.eightforums.com/general-support/4050-keyboard-layout.html

Bubblecar said:

I don’t remember choosing any country or region for the keyboard, or being offered that option. Where can I change such things?

If you’ve got a touch screen, swipe in from the right. Under ‘setting’ you will find the keyboard. Check that it is set to English (Australia) US Keyboard.

“Testing”, let’s see, ‘cos I just adjusted “something”

Seems to work now :)

I changed “input” from English International to English US and that seems to have fixed the problem.

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‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘

sibeen said:

Bubblecar said:

I don’t remember choosing any country or region for the keyboard, or being offered that option. Where can I change such things?

If you’ve got a touch screen, swipe in from the right. Under ‘setting’ you will find the keyboard. Check that it is set to English (Australia) US Keyboard.

I don’t have a touch screen (I hate the things) but I just moused over the language icon at bottom right next to the time, and it tells you how to change “input”.

…poiki pointed me in the right direction :)

Bubblecar said:

“Testing”, let’s see, ‘cos I just adjusted “something”

Seems to work now :)

I changed “input” from English International to English US and that seems to have fixed the problem.

“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“
‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘

Americans believe that Foreigners use weird symbols in a random fashion. Just look at the gobbledegook that they write. So they have provided a keyboard that does it automatically.

morrie said:

Bubblecar said:

“Testing”, let’s see, ‘cos I just adjusted “something”

Seems to work now :)

I changed “input” from English International to English US and that seems to have fixed the problem.

“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“
‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘

Americans believe that Foreigners use weird symbols in a random fashion. Just look at the gobbledegook that they write. So they have provided a keyboard that does it automatically.

My keyboard input is solely Australian.

roughbarked said:

morrie said:

Bubblecar said:

“Testing”, let’s see, ‘cos I just adjusted “something”

Seems to work now :)

I changed “input” from English International to English US and that seems to have fixed the problem.

“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“
‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘

Americans believe that Foreigners use weird symbols in a random fashion. Just look at the gobbledegook that they write. So they have provided a keyboard that does it automatically.

My keyboard input is solely superfluous.

*fixed

thanks for the laugh poik. many a true word is said in jest.

:-)

poikilotherm said:

*fixed

What makes you think it is all so easy? ;)

ChrispenEvan said:

thanks for the laugh poik. many a true word is said in jest.

:-)

I’m simply happy that I can afford to laugh.

Unfortunately every time I reboot, I have to change the input setting back to ENG US from ENG INT. Presumably there’s something I can click somewhere to set it as the default, but these things are not easy to find, especially in Win8.

I thought you were giving up on Win8 and moving back to something easier?

Divine Angel said:

I thought you were giving up on Win8 and moving back to something easier?

No I’m using Win8 modified with software called Classic Shell, which bypasses the yucky Win8 Start Screen and allows it to function like earlier versions of Windows with a proper desktop and Start menu etc.

Bubblecar said:

Divine Angel said:

I thought you were giving up on Win8 and moving back to something easier?

No I’m using Win8 modified with software called Classic Shell, which bypasses the yucky Win8 Start Screen and allows it to function like earlier versions of Windows with a proper desktop and Start menu etc.

I think there is a Win 8.1 released now.

There is, but all I know about it is that it employs a Start button. I don’t know if it addresses other concerns.

Everything’s going to be in the cloud man, in the cloud, yeah.

>I think there is a Win 8.1 released now.

There is, as Windows keeps reminding me. But according to the experts it doesn’t really fix the problems.

With a bit of luck by the time we get to Win 9 the geniuses who run MS marketing will realise that people who have computers with a large non-touch screen don’t actually want their OS to be set up the same as people with a small touch screen.

Bubblecar said:

>I think there is a Win 8.1 released now.

There is, as Windows keeps reminding me. But according to the experts it doesn’t really fix the problems.

It comes pretty close, it’s a 3GB download though.

Divine Angel said:

There is, but all I know about it is that it employs a Start button. I don’t know if it addresses other concerns.

A bloke ran me through it recently & it seems to address some but not all of the Win 8 issues.
One clue he gave me is to run your cursor off the right hand top corner of the screen to bring up the hidden buttons more easily than trying to position the cursor mm perfect. This also works with Win 8.

Peak Warming Man said:

Everything’s going to be in the cloud man, in the cloud, yeah.

Yair, Win 9.

The Rev Dodgson said:

With a bit of luck by the time we get to Win 9 the geniuses who run MS marketing will realise that people who have computers with a large non-touch screen don’t actually want their OS to be set up the same as people with a small touch screen.

Let’s hope so. I almost get the impression that MS deliberately stuffed this one up in order to keep the “every second Windows is crap” tradition going.

Peak Warming Man said:

Everything’s going to be in the cloud man, in the cloud, yeah.

Talking of which, I subscribed $10/month for the perpetually updating version of Office a few months ago, and now I get a paper invoice delivered from somewhere in SE Asia, once a month.

I’m surprised it’s not written out by hand.

>>With a bit of luck by the time we get to Win 9

That’ll be Cloud 9 man, in the cloud, yeah.

The Rev Dodgson said:

With a bit of luck by the time we get to Win 9 the geniuses who run MS marketing will realise that people who have computers with a large non-touch screen don’t actually want their OS to be set up the same as people with a small touch screen.

They may seem to believe that we want to change our hardware each time they set the parameters.

Peak Warming Man said:

>>With a bit of luck by the time we get to Win 9

That’ll be Cloud 9 man, in the cloud, yeah.

The sad thing is that Linux & Mac seem to be heading the same way.

Some local people are forced to use the cloud for their MYOB. The thing is, on a satellite connection, that is a disaster. I dread the further imposition of the cloud.

morrie said:

Some local people are forced to use the cloud for their MYOB. The thing is, on a satellite connection, that is a disaster. I dread the further imposition of the cloud.

I agree Morrie. I am on satellite also & cloud computing would not be practical. Looks like I’m stuck with XP for a while longer.

Tamb said:

Peak Warming Man said:

>>With a bit of luck by the time we get to Win 9

That’ll be Cloud 9 man, in the cloud, yeah.

The sad thing is that Linux & Mac seem to be heading the same way.

Yeah well we’ll just do what they say, just hand over the money and buy every new bit of iBling that will be obsolete in six months and then by their next bit of iBling
We.re trapped man, trapped like rats with no Rat Rescue hot line, doomed to live out our lives beta testing iBling for filthy rich running dog multi nationals, resistance is futile.

Peak Warming Man said:

Tamb said:

Peak Warming Man said:

>>With a bit of luck by the time we get to Win 9

That’ll be Cloud 9 man, in the cloud, yeah.

The sad thing is that Linux & Mac seem to be heading the same way.

Yeah well we’ll just do what they say, just hand over the money and buy every new bit of iBling that will be obsolete in six months and then by their next bit of iBling
We.re trapped man, trapped like rats with no Rat Rescue hot line, doomed to live out our lives beta testing iBling for filthy rich running dog multi nationals, resistance is futile.

Well said comrade.

Peak Warming Man said:

Tamb said:

Peak Warming Man said:

>>With a bit of luck by the time we get to Win 9

That’ll be Cloud 9 man, in the cloud, yeah.

The sad thing is that Linux & Mac seem to be heading the same way.

Yeah well we’ll just do what they say, just hand over the money and buy every new bit of iBling that will be obsolete in six months and then by their next bit of iBling
We.re trapped man, trapped like rats with no Rat Rescue hot line, doomed to live out our lives beta testing iBling for filthy rich running dog multi nationals, resistance is futile.

The blessing for you all is that it won’t be me. I don’t intend to upgrade. When this set-up no longer works, that will be that. FINI

“Testing” a’postrophes’‘’‘’‘ grocer’s apostrophe’s “”“” so-called “democracy”

Looks like I’ve successfully removed the INT one so it doesn’t keep reverting.