Typing is messed up!!

major · 06-19-2009

Im suddenly having problems with my typing on the internet.
The cursor seems to be moving in reverse so that the words
are coming out backwards or messed up! Im writing this on a
notepad first and its fine. So the problem seems to be just on
the internet. I have been looking at some foreign sites
(non-english) so Im thinking that maybe my language settings
have been changed somehow(not by me!).

How do I change this back to normal, if indeed this is the
problem. Or any other ideas appreciated.

cheers

Arctos · 06-19-2009

If you are using Firefox go to View / Character Encoding select Western (ISO-8859-1).

It will be a similar thing to change in other browsers...

LPChip · 06-19-2009

Your seeing what is called writing from right to left. This is used by languages as hebrew that write their chars from the right side to the left side. You can even set excel from right to left and its almost like you view excel in a mirror.

You only need to find the setting in your browser to correct the problem.

major · 06-21-2009

Thanks!

Thankfully the problem solved itself after a couple of reboots.

While Im here; is it possible to type in Russian using normal keyboard?

Obviously they use different letters so presumably the keyboard letters take on a different symbol?

06-19-2009	#1
major Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 114 PC Experience: Beginner	Typing is messed up!! Im suddenly having problems with my typing on the internet. The cursor seems to be moving in reverse so that the words are coming out backwards or messed up! Im writing this on a notepad first and its fine. So the problem seems to be just on the internet. I have been looking at some foreign sites (non-english) so Im thinking that maybe my language settings have been changed somehow(not by me!). How do I change this back to normal, if indeed this is the problem. Or any other ideas appreciated. cheers

06-19-2009	#2
Arctos Tech Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bundaberg, Australia Posts: 4,281 PC Experience: RTM Assoc. Dip.	Re: Typing is messed up!! If you are using Firefox go to *View / Character Encoding select Western (ISO-8859-1).* It will be a similar thing to change in other browsers... __________________ PCHF open 24/7 - Antiques made daily... Join the PC Help Forum WCG Team and fight cancer with us!

06-19-2009	#3
LPChip Tech Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 195 PC Experience: PC Guru	Re: Typing is messed up!! Your seeing what is called writing from right to left. This is used by languages as hebrew that write their chars from the right side to the left side. You can even set excel from right to left and its almost like you view excel in a mirror. You only need to find the setting in your browser to correct the problem. __________________ Specialised in programming(PHP, VBA, mySQL, HTML, CSS, BAT) and windows XP and earlier Do you possibly have spyware? Try doing some prework

06-21-2009	#4
major Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 114 PC Experience: Beginner	Re: Typing is messed up!! Thanks! Thankfully the problem solved itself after a couple of reboots. While Im here; is it possible to type in Russian using normal keyboard? Obviously they use different letters so presumably the keyboard letters take on a different symbol?

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