Spotlight / Language Input Menu Keyboard Shortcuts

In the Mouse & Keyboard Preference Pane, I disable the keyboard shortcuts for the Language Input Menu.
In addition, I try to change the keyboard shortcut for Spotlight from CMD-Space to Option-Space.
The only problem is that these prefrences reset themselves upon logout.
Is there any way to fix this, or can someone point me to the .plist file for keyboard shortcuts?
Thanks in advance.

can someone explain in more detail on how to change the keyboard shortcut? on my old imac, i was able to switch languages by using cmd-spacebar.. but on my macbook, it seems to direct to another command.
how do i change that so i have a hotkey on my keyboard to change languages?? (i'm very tech. challenged, so baby steps would be goog >_<!!) thanks for the help!

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I have "Chinese - Traditional" added to my Language & Text preferences, and have the choices made available from the menu bar. Prior to Snow Leopard, the shortcut to Show Punctuation for "Chinese - Traditional" input was "Alt–Shift–S". However, in the recent upgrade, Snow Leopard standardise the shortcut for showing punctuation to "Alt–Shift–B". Using the former shortcut will result in entering the Latin I with acute (Í).
!http://muddymop.googlepages.com/International-keyboard.png!
Having to enter Chinese characters most of the time, I am quite used to the former shortcut combination. I understand that there is always a need to get used to new ways of working, but, is there a way to change the default keyboard shortcut in this case? (I couldn't find the relevant entries in the Keyboard Shortcuts menu.)

You might want to also ask on the Chinese Mac list
http://groups.google.com/group/chinesemac/

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Frequently, when I use the Spotlight menu keyboard shortcut to activate the Spotlight icon in the upper right corner of the screen, all I get is a highlight on the icon, but Spotlight itself doesn't open. So I can't start the search at all. However, the Spotlight window keyboard shortcut does work, and I can use Spotlight with no problems there. What is going on? The only way I can reactivate the simpler Spotlight menu version is by logging out of my account, then logging back in. It will work...but only for a while, then fail again, till I log out and log back in. Strange and frustrating.

Rick,
Find and delete the following files, then restart:
Macintosh HD/Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences Folder (com.apple.systemuiserver.plist)
Macintosh HD/Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences/ByHost Folder (com.apple.systemuiserver.000aXXXXadXX.plist) (X's will be numbers)
Let us know what happens.
;~)

Language Input Menu

I have selected two languages in International Preferences, set up commad-spacebar keyboard shortcut, and made english the top language, yet I constantly find that the language had changed in the input menu without me selecting the change.
I could only see it happening once, upon opening the Helper application. all other times I was not aware when it actually changed, only once already changed.
What is happening and how can I set it to change only with keyboard shortcut or electing input menu?
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Thank you so much for responding. I have opened everything I see on the desktop. Including the small icons near the bottom and top. I have done a search on the words you have provided. I have yet to find "sytemeinstellungen". I have located some "....einstellung" places but they are for the printer, internet, font settings etc. I did find "tastatureinstellungen" and a list of countries came up with flag icons. USA was not highlighted so I selected England. That selection included the USA also. I reset the mac and everything is the same. I think it has to do with the keyboard. Not sure what that changed. I believe I am using OS 8.6. Any other thoughts or suggestions.

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I've searched around and can't find an answer to this one.
What's the keyboard shortcut to access the contextual menu?
For example, when I select a text layer and press T, how can I change the font, size, anti-aliasing, etc. without using the mouse?

Ryan,
I know a shortcut trick for getting access to the font family, font style, font size, and anti-aliasing input boxes while the text tool is selected.
Type your text; press the numeric keyboard enter key; press the standard key board enter key. This will place focus on the font family input box. Use arrow keys or start typing desired font family name. Press Tab key to jump forward one field...Shift Tab will jump back one field.
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Ed gave you the shortcut to navigate the Menu bar with the type tool selected. Look at the word File in the menu bar when you hit Shift F10. Use the Underlined letters to navigate. So, Shift F10<W<C<C Enter will open the character palette.
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No chinese language input in keyboard

i was playing with my brother's ipad trying to get the hang of it before i buy myself one. i noticed on the keyboard that there is no chinese language input like that in the iphone.
is there really one or do i have to download a software or whatever.
by the way, my bro bought in the states, and we are located in asia.
wondering if it will be included in the asian release.

i noticed on the keyboard that there is no chinese language input like that in the iphone.
Do you really not see the option for Simplified Chinese? If not, something is wrong with your system.
The iPad does not yet have input for Traditional Chinese. It is one of the 2 dozen keyboards which are in the iPhone but not yet ported to the iPad. Presumably Apple will add it in the future via a software update, but nobody can tell you when. There is no way to add it yourself.
If you are talking about Traditional Chinese, tell Apple you want it here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

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Hi. I'm just starting with an iMac and having some trouble figuring out how to use the keyboard shortcut for the menu.
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bobfet1 wrote:
Thanks! I was able to get it to work by pressing FN + CTRL + F2. It's weird that the keyboard shortcut settings does not display the FN key as something to press - it looks the same as the other shortcuts that don't need it.
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While I'm not exactly sure how you would get that in one shortcut, I can say this. If you are looking for shortcuts you need, nay MUST, check out Quicksilver. I got seriously addicted to this program, such that it's hard for me to use a computer with out it.
http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/
There is some great documentation, but lifehacker.com is a bit of a champion for Quicksilver and they have tons of tips and videos showing how it works and how it will change your workflow/life for the better.
http://lifehacker.com/

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<blockquote>What is the file path of the userChrome.css file?</blockquote>
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However, if I want to switch between dictation languages, I have to go into settings and choose the installed language.
With Siri on my iPhone 5, if I switch the keyboard between languages then Siri dictation also switches to that language. That doesn't seem to happen in OS X.
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Tom Gewecke wrote:
I wonder if apple support would even know about the shortcut you are using, since it's not mentioned in
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5449
Sometimes their support documents are a bit outdated. I have just recently noticed that feature. But surely they must know about it if they created it.
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I can imagine scenarios where the non-enhanced dictation may temporarily not work because of network or Apple server problems. What I couldn't understand was why the network-based dictation was working, while the local dictation wasn't.
But I can't replicate it now anyway. Currently both are working.
doug

Language input switching shortcut doesn't work

Hi! I always use command-space to switch between English and Chinese (Cangjie) input (having disabled this shortcut for Spotlight), but all of a sudden it stops working. I know the command key works and the space bar works, but when I press command-space it does nothing. I have to click on the little language flag to switch language. I also tried restarting the mini.
There is also something weird about the Chinese inputting now but I'll ask that in another post.
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I've been having a similar problem, but a little more elaborate.
It started with my Finder switching on its own from US (my default) keyboard input to Hebrew. I would just switch back using the shortcut (command+space bar), a shortcut I have been using for years without problems. Now the shortcut is giving me problems, and sometimes doesn't work, as steveappleotp describes.
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Not a reply to this specific question, just a quasi-relevant comment that might help some folks.
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You didn't read my post. You merely read your preconceived notion of what I posted.
If you want to pop up menus and type letters, turn on the functions to activate the menus in the Keyboard & Text Input of Keyboard Shortcuts.
You can then activate the menus, type letters of the menu to select the one you want, then type letters for the menu items to select those. Once selected, arrow down or space to drop the menu or activate a hierarchical submenu.
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