Keyboard changed from azerty to qwerty - Guild Wars Forums

Insomnia · Sep 06, 2006, 07:27 PM // 19:27

My keyboard changed to qwerty today, only in GW tho - outside of GW, my keyboard is normal azerty. I must have pressed some weird key combination and i can't find any info on it. I tried the search function and found a similar case, but no solution. Can anyone help me?

Ole Man Bourbon · Sep 06, 2006, 07:30 PM // 19:30

Must have changed some setting from Euro (or whatever) to American keyboard in GW by accident.

gamecube187 · Sep 06, 2006, 10:16 PM // 22:16

um, wat is azerty and qwetry?

Terra Xin · Sep 06, 2006, 10:51 PM // 22:51

does the euro keyboard run azerty??

how weird is that... (Tries to restrain from saying how americans drive on the wrong side of the road)

EagleEye33 · Sep 06, 2006, 11:00 PM // 23:00

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Originally Posted by gamecube187

um, wat is azerty and qwetry?

qwerty=first 6 letters on your keyboard
azerty= stupid europeans

Ole Man Bourbon · Sep 06, 2006, 11:01 PM // 23:01

I have no idea, just assumed so. /shrug

I think different countries have different layouts sometimes, though. That's as far as I can go there, really.

Eldin · Sep 06, 2006, 11:02 PM // 23:02

I couldn't imagine using an AZERTY keyboard. Now I know the TRUE challenge for modern-day European immigrants...

Terra Xin · Sep 06, 2006, 11:25 PM // 23:25

I looked up azerty, apparently used in Belgium and France and other countries near use that keyboard layout.

It would either have something to do with where you purchased GW... actually that's the only thing I can think of.

oh wait I see what the problem may be

Anet doesn't have support for different keyboard layouts, so all games adhere to the 'qwerty' layout. The solution is simple, you just go to the options menu and change the keys so that they fit the azerty format. And it will only change it for GW, not for your whole computer^^

goober1973 · Sep 07, 2006, 07:27 AM // 07:27

A well washed european here and this is the first time I've heard of azerty. Guess it must only be those French oddballs.

Kaguya · Sep 07, 2006, 07:31 AM // 07:31

Probably pressed ALT+SHIFT by accident. Those keys swap between locales in windows XP, also affecting the keyboard layout. Locale settings are program specific, so I'd guess that's what happened. :b

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Originally Posted by Terra Xin

Anet doesn't have support for different keyboard layouts, so all games adhere to the 'qwerty' layout. The solution is simple, you just go to the options menu and change the keys so that they fit the azerty format. And it will only change it for GW, not for your whole computer^^

He prolly had done that already, since it had been working up until recently according to the OP.. So I'm betting on accidental layout change, especially since that's really easy to do in GW where shift and alt are pretty vital keys, and pressing them together makes windows swap locale to something else, probably English which is the default in all windows installations.

You can see it for yourself by adding French onto Windows languages (Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Languages (tab) -> Details... (button) -> Add... (button) -> Input language: French (dropdown)), and pressing alt+shift to swap to French layout after that. Few keys swap places.

Havelock · Sep 07, 2006, 07:33 AM // 07:33

Well, my keyboard sometimes switches from quertz to querty - and the only solution I found so far is restarting GuildWars as this only affects the game, not Windows.

Shadowfrost · Sep 07, 2006, 07:54 AM // 07:54

Just randomly I thought I'd add that T Y P E W R I T E R is the longest word you can right just on the top row. But only with qwerty unfortunately

AquilaI · Sep 07, 2006, 08:43 AM // 08:43

Uk uses Qwerty.

I remember taking about 15 mins trying to work out how to get the '@' symbol on a spanish keyboard once.

Gonzo · Sep 07, 2006, 08:57 AM // 08:57

I use QWERTY and I'm european. Though pressing cntrl+shift let's you switch between keyboard layouts.

Numa Pompilius · Sep 07, 2006, 09:08 AM // 09:08

I'm using Swedish keyboard setup & English language. Occasionally after playing GW, the keyboard is set to UK british (I've set my locality to Ireland, to get euro symbol for currency as well as proper metric units).

I'm guessing the game occasionally get a bit messed up wrt locality, so when it exits it resets keyboard mapping in accordance with locality, not your earlier preferences. In other words, a minor, intermittent, bug.

The solution is simple: go in to control panel, locality, and change your keyboard layout back to whatever you want it to be. Or enable the language bar in Windows, and change it from the taskbar.

Kaguya · Sep 07, 2006, 09:37 AM // 09:37

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Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius

I'm guessing the game occasionally get a bit messed up wrt locality, so when it exits it resets keyboard mapping in accordance with locality, not your earlier preferences. In other words, a minor, intermittent, bug.

The solution is simple: go in to control panel, locality, and change your keyboard layout back to whatever you want it to be. Or enable the language bar in Windows, and change it from the taskbar.

Or just press alt-shift. GW uses those both keys, and sometimes you want to press them both at the time to show items and enemies at the same time, which also swaps the locale. Pretty easy thing to mess up with GW, unless show enemies/items keys are changed elsewhere (or there is just one locale installed).

Yanman.be · Sep 07, 2006, 09:52 AM // 09:52

alt + shift does the trick. ( happens alot when I'm on vent ( shift ) and I wanna see the enemies )

The only countries that run azerty are France and Belgium.

Numa Pompilius · Sep 07, 2006, 03:48 PM // 15:48

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Originally Posted by Kaguya

Or just press alt-shift.

No, I've disabled the shortcut keys (and the shortcut keys for accessibility etc) because they interfered with gaming.

Yanman.be · Sep 07, 2006, 03:53 PM // 15:53

alt shift triggers on your keyboard I think, not your OS

Insomnia · Sep 07, 2006, 05:57 PM // 17:57

Ok thx for all the help, Alt+shift worked. And Yes, keyboards in Belgium and France run an azerty-setup as far as I know.

Sep 06, 2006, 07:27 PM // 19:27	#1
Insomnia Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2005	Keyboard changed from azerty to qwerty My keyboard changed to qwerty today, only in GW tho - outside of GW, my keyboard is normal azerty. I must have pressed some weird key combination and i can't find any info on it. I tried the search function and found a similar case, but no solution. Can anyone help me?

Sep 06, 2006, 11:25 PM // 23:25	#8
Terra Xin Furnace Stoker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Zealand Profession: Me/R	I looked up azerty, apparently used in Belgium and France and other countries near use that keyboard layout. It would either have something to do with where you purchased GW... actually that's the only thing I can think of. oh wait I see what the problem may be Anet doesn't have support for different keyboard layouts, so all games adhere to the 'qwerty' layout. The solution is simple, you just go to the options menu and change the keys so that they fit the azerty format. And it will only change it for GW, not for your whole computer^^ Last edited by Terra Xin; Sep 06, 2006 at 11:28 PM // 23:28..

Sep 06, 2006, 07:30 PM // 19:30	#2
Ole Man Bourbon Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Atlanta Guild: GONG Profession: W/E	Must have changed some setting from Euro (or whatever) to American keyboard in GW by accident.

Sep 06, 2006, 10:16 PM // 22:16	#3
gamecube187 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jun 2006	um, wat is azerty and qwetry?

Sep 06, 2006, 10:51 PM // 22:51	#4
Terra Xin Furnace Stoker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Zealand Profession: Me/R	does the euro keyboard run azerty?? how weird is that... (Tries to restrain from saying how americans drive on the wrong side of the road)

Sep 06, 2006, 11:01 PM // 23:01	#6
Ole Man Bourbon Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Atlanta Guild: GONG Profession: W/E	I have no idea, just assumed so. /shrug I think different countries have different layouts sometimes, though. That's as far as I can go there, really.

Sep 06, 2006, 11:02 PM // 23:02	#7
Eldin Forge Runner Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: America. How about you, commie? Guild: Fellows of Mythgar [FOM] Profession: R/Mo	I couldn't imagine using an AZERTY keyboard. Now I know the TRUE challenge for modern-day European immigrants...

Sep 07, 2006, 07:27 AM // 07:27	#9
goober1973 Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ireland Guild: Ascending Phoenix [AP] Profession: R/	A well washed european here and this is the first time I've heard of azerty. Guess it must only be those French oddballs.

Sep 07, 2006, 07:33 AM // 07:33	#11
Havelock Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2006	Well, my keyboard sometimes switches from quertz to querty - and the only solution I found so far is restarting GuildWars as this only affects the game, not Windows.

Sep 07, 2006, 07:54 AM // 07:54	#12
Shadowfrost Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Planet Earth (sometimes) Guild: Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To [Hide] Profession: R/	Just randomly I thought I'd add that T Y P E W R I T E R is the longest word you can right just on the top row. But only with qwerty unfortunately

Sep 07, 2006, 08:43 AM // 08:43	#13
AquilaI Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lancaster- northern England old chap! Guild: Warriors Of The Flaming Fist [WFF] Profession: R/N	Uk uses Qwerty. I remember taking about 15 mins trying to work out how to get the '@' symbol on a spanish keyboard once.

Sep 07, 2006, 08:57 AM // 08:57	#14
Gonzo Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Netherlands Guild: Defenders of the Blackblade [DotB] Profession: W/	I use QWERTY and I'm european. Though pressing cntrl+shift let's you switch between keyboard layouts.

Sep 07, 2006, 09:08 AM // 09:08	#15
Numa Pompilius Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: At an Insit.. Intis... a house. Guild: Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF] Profession: W/Me	I'm using Swedish keyboard setup & English language. Occasionally after playing GW, the keyboard is set to UK british (I've set my locality to Ireland, to get euro symbol for currency as well as proper metric units). I'm guessing the game occasionally get a bit messed up wrt locality, so when it exits it resets keyboard mapping in accordance with locality, not your earlier preferences. In other words, a minor, intermittent, bug. The solution is simple: go in to control panel, locality, and change your keyboard layout back to whatever you want it to be. Or enable the language bar in Windows, and change it from the taskbar.

Sep 07, 2006, 09:52 AM // 09:52	#17
Yanman.be Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Belgium Guild: [ROSE] Profession: A/	alt + shift does the trick. ( happens alot when I'm on vent ( shift ) and I wanna see the enemies ) The only countries that run azerty are France and Belgium.

Sep 07, 2006, 03:53 PM // 15:53	#19
Yanman.be Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Belgium Guild: [ROSE] Profession: A/	alt shift triggers on your keyboard I think, not your OS

Sep 07, 2006, 05:57 PM // 17:57	#20
Insomnia Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2005	Ok thx for all the help, Alt+shift worked. And Yes, keyboards in Belgium and France run an azerty-setup as far as I know.