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Product Version = NetBeans IDE 7.2.1 (Build 201210100934) Operating System = Windows 7 version 6.1 running on amd64 Java; VM; Vendor = 1.7.0_10 Runtime = Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 23.6-b04 I use Thai language and English in source code editor. Some time after switch language to Thai then I can't switch back to English. If i wan't to switch to English language I need to restart Netbeans. I use alt+Shift key to switch language. Everyone in my team face with this problem. I also have this problem in previous release of Netbeans since 6.x. The problem more likely occur if extensive switch language.
I don't have an idea, where can be problem. Can be some key shortcut in conflict with switching keys. alt-shift is extensively used in netbeans for shortcuts.
switching keyboard layouts (or languages) is out of scope of NetBeans; the operating system should (and does) capture the appropriate keys before the keystroke reaches the application. Please check your desktop settings and check whether the Alt-shift combination is not pressed unintentionally without the 'real' key in NetBeans (which could switch the language back).
I have this problem too. I'm using Netbeans 8.0.1 but this happen since v7. To re-produce bug: 1. You have more than 1 language in your OS. 2. Make sure that use left Alt+Shift to switch language. 3. Open Netbeans 4. Type some thing in these 2 languages. example Thai and English. Switch language rapidly (about 3 times or more) and many times (try to type then switch about 3-4 times or more) and you might see that it cannot switch language anymore. Here is what i can re-product it last time. 1. type the text 2. switch thai 3. switch english 4. do 2 and 3 and 2 and 3 5. type the text 6. repeat step 4. few times 7. broke.
Product Version: NetBeans IDE 8.0.2 (Build 201411181905) Java: 1.8.0_25; Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 25.25-b02 Runtime: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.8.0_25-b18 System: Windows 7 version 6.1 running on amd64; Cp1251; en_US (nb) I have some problem. After some time of working in IDE language not switches. When I try to type in other editor (e.g. sublime) all works fine. Language again can be switched only after reloading IDE.
Same problem, this time with Hebrew. Product Version: NetBeans IDE 8.0.2 (Build 201411181905) Updates: Updates available to version NetBeans 8.0.2 Patch 1 Java: 1.7.0_01; Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 21.1-b02 Runtime: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.7.0_01-b08 System: Windows 7 version 6.1 running on amd64; Cp1252; en_US (nb)
The same bug, with russian keyboard Product Version: NetBeans IDE 8.0.2 (Build 201411181905) Обновления: Среда NetBeans IDE обновлена до версии NetBeans 8.0.2 Patch 2 Java: 1.7.0_71; Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 24.71-b01 Runtime: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.7.0_71-b14 System: Windows 7 version 6.1 running on amd64; UTF-8; ru_RU (nb)
6 years later this happened to me today with nb8.2 under windows 7. I have never experienced this happening with any other software so I hesitate to blame either nb or windows. But I can report Chrome has never had this snag even though I frequently *have* to switch languages, multiple times whenever I type text. A hint that may or may not be of interest: Whenever I switch language in netbeans with shift-alt (instead of alt-shift) I then have to exit the alt-menu to continue typing (tap alt alone); this behavious does not occur on other software; which makes me think that windows does not intercept this keybind entirely while under netbeans.
Reopened because: OS Language switching has changed somewhat on Windows OSes since 2013, when this was initially rejected with VERIFIED WONTFIX. Keyboard language change in Windows 7+ is per-program and not universal which may affect ability to fix. Please review / comment if something can be done on netbeans' side to improve behaviour and not get stuck in one language. cheers