Dreaded Bizarro Input Area

Posted by Alan Bick on Mon 06 May 2002 11:22 PM — 3 posts, 13,515 views.

#0
I have a problem in that anytime I get a little lazy, my input screen seems to become a bizarro input screen.

The scrollbar moves from the right side to the left. When I start my typing, it begins entering from right of the screen towards the left, etc...

And I can't think of how to undo the bloody thing! Through painful trial and error, you can reproduce the effect by being connected to a world and doing:

CTRL+Enter
CTRL+Shift

You'll see the scrollbar change sides, then start your typing. Undo doesn't undo this effect and I can't find anything in the Help files on this 'keyboard short cut'.

How can I toggle it back when this happens?
#1
Okay... I figured out how to undo it. It's harder to reproduce than I thought.

My laptop has shift keys on both sides. If your input scrollbar is on the right, typing CTRL+Enter and CTRL+Shift (With the *right* shift key) will produce the effect.

When I tried to fix it, I was re-using the same keys so it failed. To move it back, you need to use CTRL+Enter and CTRL+Shift (With the *left* shift key).

I still hate this 'bug/feature' but I can live with it now that I can correct it. :)
Australia Forum Administrator #2
I can't reproduce that - must be a feature of your laptop.