Quick Fix for a Mac Typing in the Wrong Language

Hi Tonya,

Yes, it's odd why Apple would use the same shortcut for both. I've
used Command-Space for switching between English and Japanese input
for years, and when I moved up to Tiger, I disabled the Spotlight
shortcut.

As you say, LaunchBar is the bees knees for app launching. I use
Command-Esc for that. My son uses Option-Esc because Command-Esc
launches Front Row on his Leopard-powered iMac. Very confusing.

Paul

I was interested in your problem of conflicting shortcuts - I have been using the "haxie" Menu Master by Unsanity for quite some time, to modify pretty much any menu shortcut, including some of those you mention [eg: those for Spotlight]. I have no idea whether my favourite haxie would have been any help to you at all in the situation you describe [probably not] but I find that there are very few menu shortcuts that cannot be altered - on the fly, including most system shortcuts. I just never use the menu shortcut procedures commonly supplied with many programs - they are just too slow and tedious for me. MM seems to resolve the potential conflicts quite well - just "deletes" [not actually] the conflicting call. Problem solved. And reverting to standard / default is simple enough.

For me - the big attraction is being able to modify things as and when one needs, right there in the Menu itself - according to the whim of the moment. Really adds to productivity in my opinion. Hope that is not getting too far from discussing your actual problem.

Norm Bzr