[X4U] Keyboard language mapping changing "on its own"

[Mark Des Cotes]

Very interesting, we have five Macs here all at 10.4.8. Two have  
Spotlight keyboard shortcuts of Command+Space and three have keyboard  
shortcuts of Control+Space. It's possible that I changed the  
shortcuts on those three machines but I honestly don't remember doing  
it (I maintain all computers in the shop). The two Macs with Command 
+Space did not have the Input Menu enabled under the International  
Preference pane. The Input Menu tab under the International  
Preference clearly states that Command+Space is the keyboard shortcut  
for previous input source. When I turn it on on those two Macs a  
little yellow warning marker appears saying I have a shortcut conflict.

I also checked our one Mac that is still on 10.3.9 (pre-Spotlight)  
and Command+Space is the keyboard shortcut for the International  
Input Menu there as well. So I would guess that Apple made a mistake  
when it assigned Command+Space to Spotlight.

Back to the original posters problem. His International Input kept  
changing on him and he didn't know why. I had had the same problem  
back in 10.3.? and I remembered that it was caused whenever I used  
the keyboard shortcut in Adobe Photoshop for the magnifying glass  
which is Command+Space. The shortcut worked in Photoshop but it also  
changed my keyboard input. Turning off the keyboard shortcut for the  
International Menu solved the problem.

Come to think of it, I seem to remember the little Spotlight bar  
appearing at the upper right of my window whenever I'd use the  
magnifying glass in PS. So chances are I did change the Spotlight  
shortcut to Control+Space but just don't remember. Guess my mind is  
starting to go.

Mark Des Cotes
Systems Manager/Graphic Designer

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On 5-Jan-07, at 8:10 AM, Daly Jessup wrote:

> At 2:10 PM -0800 4/1/07, Eddie Hargreaves wrote:
>> On 1/4/07 5:18 AM, Mark Des Cotes <mark at astroprinting.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  I had a similar problem once before. Check your System  
>>> Preferences >
>>>  Keyboard & Mouse and see if "Input Menu" is checked. When it's
>>>  checked you can change keyboard layouts by pressing Command/Space,
>>>  the same keyboard shortcut in Photoshop to get the magnifying  
>>> glass.
>>>  Uncheck it and your problems should go away.
>>
>> It's actually the International pane that you should check in System
>> Preferences (at least in Tiger). Also in Tiger, the Command-Space  
>> shortcut
>> belongs to Spotlight.
>
> That's interesting. I see in the Mac Help menu that Command-Space  
> is as you say, for Spotlight. Yet in my International pref pane/ 
> Input Menu, the Input Menu Shortcuts part says:  "Select previous  
> input source:  CommandSpace" and "Select next input source in menu:  
> Command-Option-Space".
>
> I have now fixed this in the Keyboard Shortcuts pane, but it's  
> strange, because I would never have knowingly switched that  
> shortcut. Does anyone know what might have done it?  I'm sure that  
> the original poster's shortcut had been changed for him, just as  
> mine was.
>
> Daly
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