http://blogs.msdn.com/johnwpowell/archive/tags/Input+Language/default.aspxTags: Input Languageen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/johnwpowell/archive/2008/05/09/language-changes-to-chinese-while-writing-code-in-visual-studio-2008.aspxFri, 09 May 2008 02:44:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8475627johnwpowell2http://blogs.msdn.com/johnwpowell/comments/8475627.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/johnwpowell/commentrss.aspx?PostID=8475627<P>I recently experienced what could be misinterpreted as a bug in Visual Studio 2008.&nbsp; While feverishly typing code, the language "randomly" changed to Chinese.&nbsp; Here's what it looked like: </P> <P><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/johnwpowell/WindowsLiveWriter/LanguageChangestoChineseWhileWritingCode_11584/Chinese_2.png" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/johnwpowell/WindowsLiveWriter/LanguageChangestoChineseWhileWritingCode_11584/Chinese_2.png"><IMG height=131 alt=Chinese src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/johnwpowell/WindowsLiveWriter/LanguageChangestoChineseWhileWritingCode_11584/Chinese_thumb.png" width=532 border=0 mce_src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/johnwpowell/WindowsLiveWriter/LanguageChangestoChineseWhileWritingCode_11584/Chinese_thumb.png"></A> </P> <P>Of course it's not a a bug--it's a feature!&nbsp; Left ALT + SHIFT is the Windows shortcut for changing the input language, and since I use ALT and SHIFT so frequently in Visual Studio, I occasionally hit the keys at the same time!</P> <P mce_keep="true">You can easily see which language you are in by looking at the language bar:</P> <P><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/johnwpowell/WindowsLiveWriter/LanguageChangestoChineseWhileWritingCode_11584/japanese_2.png" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/johnwpowell/WindowsLiveWriter/LanguageChangestoChineseWhileWritingCode_11584/japanese_2.png"><IMG height=57 alt=japanese src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/johnwpowell/WindowsLiveWriter/LanguageChangestoChineseWhileWritingCode_11584/japanese_thumb.png" width=296 border=0 mce_src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/johnwpowell/WindowsLiveWriter/LanguageChangestoChineseWhileWritingCode_11584/japanese_thumb.png"></A> </P> <P mce_keep="true">You can change or disable the keystrokes by right-clicking on the language bar and selecting <EM>Settings:</EM></P> <P><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/johnwpowell/WindowsLiveWriter/LanguageChangestoChineseWhileWritingCode_11584/LanguageSettings_2.png" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/johnwpowell/WindowsLiveWriter/LanguageChangestoChineseWhileWritingCode_11584/LanguageSettings_2.png"><IMG height=493 alt=LanguageSettings src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/johnwpowell/WindowsLiveWriter/LanguageChangestoChineseWhileWritingCode_11584/LanguageSettings_thumb.png" width=418 border=0 mce_src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/johnwpowell/WindowsLiveWriter/LanguageChangestoChineseWhileWritingCode_11584/LanguageSettings_thumb.png"></A> </P> <P>Then select <EM>Between input languages</EM> and click <EM>Change Key Sequence:</EM></P> <P><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/johnwpowell/WindowsLiveWriter/LanguageChangestoChineseWhileWritingCode_11584/ChangeKeySequence_2.png" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/johnwpowell/WindowsLiveWriter/LanguageChangestoChineseWhileWritingCode_11584/ChangeKeySequence_2.png"><IMG height=205 alt=ChangeKeySequence src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/johnwpowell/WindowsLiveWriter/LanguageChangestoChineseWhileWritingCode_11584/ChangeKeySequence_thumb.png" width=425 border=0 mce_src="http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/johnwpowell/WindowsLiveWriter/LanguageChangestoChineseWhileWritingCode_11584/ChangeKeySequence_thumb.png"></A> </P> <P>If you have fat finger issues like me, you probably want to select <EM>Not Assigned.</EM></P> <P>So next time you find something that seems like a bug, remember, it just might be a feature!</P> <P><STRONG>References</STRONG></P> <UL> <LI><A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb545461.aspx" target=_blank mce_href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb545461.aspx">Windows Keyboard Shortcuts</A></LI></UL><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8475627" width="1" height="1">Visual StudioInput Language