Windows 10: Cant switch input modes for Japanese keyboard, the keybind won't switch either.

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  1. Cant switch input modes for Japanese keyboard, the keybind won't switch either.

    /u/madmads01, Nov 28, 2020
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  2. TokyoMike Win User

    Switching Japanese Windows with English menus

    Yes, I do mean those keys. I tried just switching to Japanese keyboard, as you suggested, but those keys didn't work. Also, the selection key is normally the spacebar in Japan but I could only get IME to work with the Tab key (for those who aren't familiar with Japanese typing: you type in Roman characters, then press a selection key and it steps you through a list of options for the word you are typing in Japanese characters). Did you get the special keys to work as they do in native Japanese mode?

    It may well be that I was missing something, although I did try every option I could think of. In any event, as I said, I gave in and now have Japanese Windows running with English menus and everything seems to be working perfectly.
    Thanks,

    Mike
     
    TokyoMike, Nov 28, 2020
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  3. LLF
    llf Win User
  4. mloballer Win User

    Cant switch input modes for Japanese keyboard, the keybind won't switch either.

    IME Japanese input

    So, set up Japanese as my second input. Each time I hit alt + shift, it will switch to Japanese. However the annoying issue I am dealing with is when it switches to Japanese mode, it is in alphanumeric not hirigana mode, which is extremely annoying because
    if someone switches to Japanese mode, of course, they want to start typing in Japanese, not English, so to switch to hirigana I have to hit CTL + CAPS LOCK, which is annoying to have to do two keyboard shortcuts, why can't I have it default in hirigana mode
    when I hit alt + shift, instead of alphanumeric?? Is there a way to make hirigana the default option when switching to Japanese IME? Let me know thanks.
     
    mloballer, Nov 28, 2020
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