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Hello,
I'm not sure how long this has been the case, but I noticed it about 2 months ago - when I type in Notepad and use my Right Ctrl + Right Shift combination to switch the language, it also changes from LTR to RTL, which never used to be the case in Windows 10.
I've checked all of the settings and nowhere am I using any key combinations to change the alignment, it only happens in Notepad, not Office or Chrome. Note that this doesn't happen if I use, say, Left Shift + Left Ctrl.
I'm running the latest update of Win 11.
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I just love it when Microsoft does stuff like this. I was lucky enough to have this problem just now in Notepad.
It reminds me of how if you accidentally hit the edge of a cell in Excel - just right - you get hyperspaced to a completely random location in the spreadsheet.
Keeps things exciting around here. It's not as if I'm using these applications to try to do something useful with my time.
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Update: While looking for additional info, it seems that there is a bug that keeps on enabling this option by default when you switch the language. In this case, you will have to submit it as feedback in Notepad settings > Send Feedback option.
In the meantime, your options would be to change your input language sequence or remap the shortcut for Notepad using Microsoft PowerToys (See image below).
Update: While looking for additional info, it seems that there is a bug that keeps on enabling this option by default when you switch the language. In this case, you will have to submit it as feedback in Notepad settings > Send Feedback option.
In the meantime, your options would be to change your input language sequence or remap the shortcut for Notepad using Microsoft PowerToys (See image below).
Thank you very much for your detailed reply, Paulo.
Indeed, it really is a bug because I did check that the reading order was changing every time, and wasn't like that. I have just downloaded PowerToys - never heard of it before, but I see it has many useful tools, I'll see what I can do about the shortcuts.
