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>Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 08:41:43 -0700
>Subject: Re: #7291 Disappearing Keyboard Icon in OS X
>From: Bob Majors <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information    Forum   <[log in to unmask]>
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> --- Forwarded Message from Laura Atkinson <[log in to unmask]> ---
> In OS 10.2.6, I have seen on several machines that the keyboard icon (the
> American flag up top) sporadically disappears and is replaced by the
> Character Palette icon. To fix it, I just go into Customize Menu and turn
> one of the desired keyboards off and back on again. It's easy enough then
> to fix, but I'm wondering why it happens. Anyone have any ideas?

One possibility would be that the user pressed command-option-space, and
that combination was enabled in System Preferences...  > International >
Input Menu > Options to rotate to the next keyboard layout / input method
(or the Character Palette was set as the default (not likely) and
command-space was pressed).

Bob Majors
Language Learning Center
University of Washington
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