Lost input source?

I use the Hawaiian language input source on my MacBook pro and after installing Yosemite I lose it as an input source choice when I reboot. Previous versions of OS X never did this. Just wondering if anyone else is having issues with input sources

yes, i can see it changing in the system tray bar. but just there isn't any notificaiton in the middle display.
you know, when u use safari full screenmode, u will not see the tray bar, so you can't see what input you are using or changing to.

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Input sources CONSTANTLY lost after reboot!!!

Since installing Yosemite (currently on 10.10.2, as per "About this Mac"), almost every time I restart, reboot, or simply turn off and then on my computer, I lose all my input sources. This is particularly annoying, as I work in humanities and constantly use about 8 different keyboards. Can something be done about this, for heaven's sake? I remember this happening on extremely rare occasions before (usually after the computer froze and had to be rebooted), but this seems to be a major problem since I installed Yosemite.
Many thanks in anticipation!

Do a backup.
Quit the application System Preferences.
Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options or go command - J. When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder. Select Library. Then go to Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist. Move the .plist to your desktop.
Restart the computer, open the application and test. If it works okay, delete the plist from the desktop.
If the application is the same, return the .plist to where you got it from, overwriting the newer one.
Thanks to leonie for some information contained in this.

How do I add more channels to my input source?

I'm trying to record my son's band on a iBook in the rehearsal studio, and would like to also do this type of recording on my iMac here at home, so how do I add more channels to my input source for simultaneous multi-track recording. Right now I am only getting 2 mono and 1 stereo channels.
Ultimately I would like to add the maximum amount (probably 8 tracks), and still be able to record simultaneously with at least one guitar, one bass, one vocal mike, and the drums on one mike...
According to Hangtimes/Garage Door website, this is a possibility, but first I must create more channels.
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shidoobie wrote:
My input source is a Tascam US-144 USB Interface that has 2 mic in's, and 2 line in's for guitar/bass.
I would like to separately record each input on different channels simultaneously.
You might also want to check out the M-Audio NRV10, which is a hybrid analog mixer + firewire audio interface (with I think around 10 simultaneously available separate channels), which makes it very "band friendly" for both rehearsal and recording.

How to restore the languages in the input sources under 'Language and Text'

Dear all,
Recently, I am trying to free up my disk space on my macbook and I downloaded this software call Monolingual. Basically, it removes languages that you do not use to free up the disk space.
However, I accidentally remove the language that I use which is Japanese and now it seems like I cannot find it anywhere under the input sources of language and text.
Does anybody know how I can restore everything back to normal?
Thanks in advance.
Cheers,
Alfred

I think you will have to reinstall your OS. If you are running Yosemite, see
OS X Yosemite: Reinstall OS X
Best to avoid Monolingual and simlar "cleaning" utilties if possible, it is too easy to make mistakes that destroy parts of you system.
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Mac OS & System Software

How to have same keyboards input source in Mac and Windows???

I use Canadian French-CSA on my Mac keyboards input source. Using Windows 7, I can't find the good setting for my keyboards to be the same when I it keys.
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Can I use an AirPort Extreme Base Station "n"
Yes.
and if so, will my MacBook work with this at maximum download / upload speed (i.e. equivalent to the cable)
The speed of your internal network generally is much much faster than the speed of your internet connection. Unless he has an internet connection faster than approx 6Mbps then even dropping down to the old 802.11b Airport would not seen any decrease in speed of downloads etc...
and will my brother's PC's also be able to connect?
If his PC is 802.11b/g-compliant, it shouldn't have any problems connecting to the AirPort base station.
Or is there another Airport base station?
The other AirPorts would work, but the AirPort Express & older 802.11g AirPort Extreme base stations have a max. range of 150 feet.
OR-- should I head down to "Generic Computer Store" and just by a wireless router (WiFi)(think that's what they call them) and connect this to his cable modem? IF SO WILL THAT WORK FOR MY MAC?
That is always an option as well, especially since he will be the primary user throughout the year. I'd suggest going with a brand name, like Belkin, D-Link, or Linksys for the wireless router choice.

Indicator of changing Input Source

Hi all,
today I noticed strange thing. I'm used to have 2 input sources and change them using Cmd+Alt+Space, but I do'nt like to show the Input menu in menu bar. In earlier versions of OS X there was an indication shown temporarily in the centre of display, something like volume indicator. But in OS X Yosemite this indicator is missing :-(. Is it possible to allow some option to show this list again? Or will this be back in some future upgrade? I really miss this feature, because I don't need to show the input menu in menu bar, but also when changing the input source to see which input is active.
With regards
Petr B.

Nobody in these forums can tell you anything about Apple's future plans, but you can ask for that feature back via
http://www.apple.com/feedback

How to get input source line number

I wrote a XSLT transformation that checks the input XML for errors.
When the transformer finds a problem, it can terminate with <xsl:message terminate="yes">, which outputs the line number within the transformer XML source. I do so in my implementation to indicate errors.
But i need to output the line number of the input source, not that of the transformer source, because this is the location of the error.
Anybody knows how to do this?
How can i get the current line number of the input source XML text?

Hello Fritz!
XALAN reads the entire input file (SAX) before starting with transformation.
So overriding the input stream is no way to find this line number.
I think this would have to be a built-in XSLT functionality within the tag "xsl:message".

Help required with Gnome 3 Input Sources

I used CapsLock before gnome 3.6 upgrade all working fine, however new Input Sources broke my system a little bit
I fixed my CapsLock by dconf-editor org\gnome\desktop\input-sources\xkb-options ['grp:caps_toggle', 'grp_switch', 'grp_led:caps'], but I can't get work
- language switch indicator not working
- show-flags does nothing anymore
Any help fit is required because of usability issues

Also, with Gnome 3.6 it's no longer possible to switch layouts with the Caps key. That setting is not available even in gnome-tweak-tool.
I figured out how to do make the settings a lot more flexible, and fix all the layout bugs introduced by 3.6. This is done by configuring everything through setxkbmap and not letting gnome interfere with the settings.
Remove all input sources, and the typing shortcuts from gnome keyboard settings window.
Open dconf-editor and remove everything from "org\gnome\desktop\input-sources\xkb-options". I was not able to set it to nothing, but setting it to ['grp_led:caps'] worked. These 2 steps were needed not to interfere with the config described below.
Install kbdd-git from aur, if you want separate layout for each window.
Create a script with preferred setxkbmap settings. Here is mine, setting Caps to switch languages, and swapping alt and win keys on MacBook.
#!/bin/sh
setxkbmap -layout us,ru
setxkbmap -option 'grp:caps_toggle'
setxkbmap -option 'altwin:swap_lalt_lwin'
# kbdd is needed to keep separate layout for each window.
`which kbdd` && kbdd
Launch gnome-session-properties and add this script to the list.
Last edited by ikatson (2012-11-02 21:51:13)

How do I add a new input source in OS X lion?

I'm a linguist who uses a piece of software called IPA palette (http://www.blugs.com/IPA/) to type special characters. I've just upgraded my laptop to Lion, and I no longer have access to this palette. When I look under input sources, it doesn't show up. How can I make this software work with Lion?

Hi, I'm the developer of IPA Palette. Stumbled on this question only a moment ago and thought I'd address it for the record. I don't now recall whether installing Lion clobbered my existing IPA Palette installation or not. In any case, I can with high confidence state that IPA Palette has been tested on Lion and works well, so re-installing would be the recommended way to try to get it back in play.
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How do I add an input source besides English in Gnome Shell? [SOLVED]

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I'm a bit confused as to how I should add additional languages/input sources in Gnome Shell. When I ran Gnome Shell in Ubuntu, I could add additional input sources via the Region & Language section of the Gnome control panel, but in Arch I've only got English (my locale is en_US.UTF-8). I'd like to be able to switch between English & Hebrew.
Do I need to install an underlying gnome package for handling additional input sources? Or do I need to manually add a locale? The wiki seems unclear on this. Also, should I use localectl? I'm also a bit unsure there.
Thanks!
Last edited by yochaigal (2015-02-21 16:38:25)

yochaigal wrote:Or do I need to manually add a locale?
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Bug in Vietnamese input source

Hi all and sorry for my bad English,
I'm Vietnamese and Vietnamese Unikey is my default input sources. However, this input mode auto add a weird character every time I've moved cursor to another place. The weird character displayed difference depend on which application I'm working.
Please look at some screenshots below to understand what's I meant.
Safari:
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/4453/screenshot20100417at221.png
MS Word:
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/4453/screenshot20100417at221.png
Thanks
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For example: Tôi (you must input from keyboard: T o o i)
After that, press any arrow button (<-, ->, etc) then the weird character will be displayed.
Now I see it. Before I was always completing a word by hitting the space bar before doing anything else, or using the mouse.
The weird characters are from the Unicode Private Use Area, F702 and F703, which Apple has assigned to the Arrow keys for internal processing purposes. I think it is a bug for these to ever appear in text, and something only Apple can fix. You can let them know here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

Allow a different input source for each document

I just received my new MBP and am really happy about it. I'm a switcher so apologies in advance if this question is silly...
I use both Swedish and English keyboard maps. I can switch between them using a shortcut which is fine. However, in the International settings I thought "Allow a different input source for each document" would mean that the input source I use for a specific application will be used as long as the application is running and I don't change it, no matter what source I use in other applications.
For example: I have the English input source as default. Then I open text edit and change the source to Swedish and start typing. So far so good. I then change to another application...
Ok, it seemed that I might be able to answer this myself... as I test I noticed the following:
If I start typing using a source in an application THEN the source is retained. If I just switch to an application, change its source the source is NOT retained and will take the previous one.
Now this is all and well as long as the application you are using actually presents you with a text area to write in. But there are many applications where this is not the case (where you open windows to type text). A really good example is an IM client. Lets say Skype for example (yes I know.. iChat). Until I actually start a chat there is no text input window (well there is one..) which means that it will pick up whatever source was used previously. If I keep all the chat windows open thats fine but as soon as I reopen a windows I might be forced to change the source again
I hope I haven't overcomplicated my question which is simply what to expect when "Allow a different input source for each document" is used (I know it doesn't say "application" there and that might actually be a hint
Many Thanks for any comments

It's not a silly question, but I don't think there is an answer either, as it's not clear exactly what that setting is supposed to do, or if it actually does something consistently for various different kinds of apps.
If you have not already done so, check the box for "show input menu in Finder" in system prefs/international/input menu, so you can see which layout is active at the top right of the Finder.

Can't login due to input source issue

Hi!
I'm using my MBP (Yosemite) with a hungarian input source, however, my login password was in english.
Yesterday, I've changed it. Now, it contains hungarian characters.
I was able to use that password for logging in as long as the Mac just went to sleep.
This morning, however, I rebooted my MBP and now I'm unable to login.
It seems like the default input source is english, while in my profile, it is hungarian.
I've never had that problem before. And I'd really need my mac back, so that I could work.
Does anyone have any solution in mind?
Thanks,
Peter

At the login screen, you can select one of the available layouts by choosing from the flag menu in the upper right corner, or cycle through them by pressing the key combination command-space or command-option-space. See this support article.

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Since I constantly switch input methods, this is incredibly frustrating.
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