Typing in Japanese. How to revert to English. - Guild Wars Forums

chickenlord · Aug 24, 2006, 08:27 PM // 20:27

Recently, while I was playing through the mission and bonus for thunderhead keep. However, in the middle of the mission, I started typing in Japanese. One thing I also noticed was that there was a letter "A" in white circle next to the bar where I type.

I have no clue what I did to cause this. I couldn't communicate with my party members and I was party leader organizing everything>.< Good thing this happened around the middle-end when everybody was settled with the plan.

Could somebody tell me the reason for causing this so I may avoid it? Also, how do I fix it?

Thanks for your help.

Plushie Penguin · Aug 24, 2006, 08:31 PM // 20:31

um.... though I'm probably wrong, did you mean this @?
shift+2 [the 2 above the w on the english key board]

chickenlord · Aug 24, 2006, 08:36 PM // 20:36

No, it was a graphics "A" In white circle.

Ill give you an example:
Note: [A] depicts the A in white circle graphic. Parethesis symbolize the bar where you type.

([A]ｽﾃｷ. )

Painbringer · Aug 24, 2006, 08:51 PM // 20:51

Check your language settings on options menu to see if you accidentally hit a hot key or something. Also check your control panel in windows just to make sure nothing has changed it. If all looks good ask this question in the technical forum

Silver_Fang · Aug 24, 2006, 09:23 PM // 21:23

I think you have accidentally change your input language to Japanese.

But that is really strange, most people that are english base would not install Japanese input, They may have Japanese code installed, but they woudn't have Japanese input 'install'.

Try Start -> Control Panel-> Regional and Language Options -> Languages(tab)

Then click on detail under the text service and input blah blah blah.

Remove any input type you dont want and set the defult to your preference.

Loviatar · Aug 24, 2006, 09:31 PM // 21:31

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Originally Posted by Silver_Fang

I think you have accidentally change your input language to Japanese.

But that is really strange, most people that are english base would not install Japanese input, They may have Japanese code installed, but they woudn't have Japanese input 'install'.

.

everybody got japanese in one of the language updates some time ago

Silver_Fang · Aug 24, 2006, 09:43 PM // 21:43

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Originally Posted by Loviatar

everybody got japanese in one of the language updates some time ago

Not mine, mine is a Win XP 64, and no Japanese input installed other than the drawing pad.

Former Ruling · Aug 24, 2006, 11:59 PM // 23:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silver_Fang

Not mine, mine is a Win XP 64, and no Japanese input installed other than the drawing pad.

He means in Guild Wars

Silver_Fang · Aug 25, 2006, 12:16 AM // 00:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Former Ruling

He means in Guild Wars

Changing that to japanese wont make you type japanese, afaik.

Knightsaber Sith · Aug 25, 2006, 02:09 AM // 02:09

Sometimes if I hit left shift+left alt, I start typing in cyrillic.

Opeth11 · Aug 25, 2006, 09:13 AM // 09:13

I get that all the time.

Press Control and Shift at the same time until you get back to normal. It takes me three presses.

Kaguya · Aug 25, 2006, 09:36 AM // 09:36

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Originally Posted by Opeth11

Press Control and Shift at the same time until you get back to normal. It takes me three presses.

More or less, depends on how many different languages there is installed.

For me it would go Finnish->English->Japanese->Finnish, 2 presses to after an accidental toggle.

Anyways, easiest way to know what locale you have on is to keep the language bar open, then you can simply click on it, and select what keyboard layout/IME you want to use. (Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Languages-tab -> Details-button -> Language Bar-button -> "Show the language bar in the desktop"-tick)

Aug 24, 2006, 08:27 PM // 20:27	#1
chickenlord Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2006	Typing in Japanese. How to revert to English. Recently, while I was playing through the mission and bonus for thunderhead keep. However, in the middle of the mission, I started typing in Japanese. One thing I also noticed was that there was a letter "A" in white circle next to the bar where I type. I have no clue what I did to cause this. I couldn't communicate with my party members and I was party leader organizing everything>.< Good thing this happened around the middle-end when everybody was settled with the plan. Could somebody tell me the reason for causing this so I may avoid it? Also, how do I fix it? Thanks for your help.

Aug 24, 2006, 08:31 PM // 20:31	#2
Plushie Penguin Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: That plushie penguin on a shelf in your bed room Profession: Rt/E	um.... though I'm probably wrong, did you mean this @? shift+2 [the 2 above the w on the english key board]

Aug 24, 2006, 08:36 PM // 20:36	#3
chickenlord Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2006	No, it was a graphics "A" In white circle. Ill give you an example: Note: [A] depicts the A in white circle graphic. Parethesis symbolize the bar where you type. ([A]ｽﾃｷ. )

Aug 24, 2006, 08:51 PM // 20:51	#4
Painbringer Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Minnesota Guild: Black Widows of Death Profession: W/Mo	Check your language settings on options menu to see if you accidentally hit a hot key or something. Also check your control panel in windows just to make sure nothing has changed it. If all looks good ask this question in the technical forum

Aug 24, 2006, 09:23 PM // 21:23	#5
Silver_Fang Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Manchester UK Profession: Rt/	I think you have accidentally change your input language to Japanese. But that is really strange, most people that are english base would not install Japanese input, They may have Japanese code installed, but they woudn't have Japanese input 'install'. Try Start -> Control Panel-> Regional and Language Options -> Languages(tab) Then click on detail under the text service and input blah blah blah. Remove any input type you dont want and set the defult to your preference.

Aug 25, 2006, 02:09 AM // 02:09	#10
Knightsaber Sith Furnace Stoker Join Date: Aug 2006 Guild: Few Fallen Heroes [FFH] Profession: W/E	Sometimes if I hit left shift+left alt, I start typing in cyrillic.

Aug 25, 2006, 09:13 AM // 09:13	#11
Opeth11 Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Richmond, British Columbia, Kanada Guild: Demon of the Fall [Opet] Profession: Mo/Me	I get that all the time. Press Control and Shift at the same time until you get back to normal. It takes me three presses.