Keyboard Layout Issue

[bchampion96]

Hi guys,

I'm running a version of windows that I bought in england. That means the default keyboard layout is the UK version (with the @ symbol over on the right somewhere etc.). I Have a quickfire rapid that has the American layout (which I prefer), so naturally I fiddled around and changed some options so that the new default keyboard layout was the American one. Before change if I held shift and pressed they '2' key I would get inverted commas, after the change I get the @ symbol (which is what is printed on the keyboard.

Following?

I hope so :P

So the issue I have that I didn't have before is that in some applications (I've noticed it in minecraft chat, typing in this website, visual C++ anda few other places) I have to press another key after pressing the apostrophe key to get the apostrophe to appear. When i type stuff inside quote marks (apostrophes) I have to press space twice to get the end apostrophe to appear. If I put an apostrophe and then try and type a C i get this: ç Not useful.

My question is: is there a setting that will make the keyboard input an apostrophe as I type it, not on the next keypress. Right now it seems to be optimised for foreign users so they can get accents and stuff easier but it's pissing me off. Please ask for re-explanations it you don't get what I mean, but I appreciate help.

Thanks

bchampion96

[Austin Powers]

I'm currently using the US layout. Maybe you can try to switch from UK to US. For windows version, I'm unsure which Operating System you're using. Anyway, go to control panel and click "change keyboard or other input methods". Then click 'keyboards and languages' tab. Click change keyboard button. At general tab, add English (United State). After when you're done, click advanced key settings tab to set the desire hotkey to swamp the keyboard input. Hope it helps.

[bchampion96]

I'm not sure what you mean by 'set the desire hotkey to swamp the keyboard input''. I'm using windows 7 ultimate. And as far as the other settings you mentioned, I have the same as you with the English US layout.

[Austin Powers]

I'm not sure what you mean by 'set the desire hotkey to swamp the keyboard input''. I'm using windows 7 ultimate. And as far as the other settings you mentioned, I have the same as you with the English US layout.

"swap" I mean, sorry for the typo. I mean each time you want to change to another layout, just press that hotkey to change to another layout.

[bchampion96]

I'm not sure what you mean by 'set the desire hotkey to swamp the keyboard input''. I'm using windows 7 ultimate. And as far as the other settings you mentioned, I have the same as you with the English US layout.

Oh right, that makes sense. I don't want to swap to another layout though. I need the US version to work properly without faffing around with this apostrophe business

[unidentical]

Go in to your PC's control panel, region and language settings, keyboard and languages tab, change keyboard to English (united states) - US

should be good to go.

I should note that that is the path in Windows 7, not sure about windows 8 or earlier versions.

When posting questions like this, details about what OS you're using are good to have.