Win XP help

Sparvid · 10-09-2003, 03:48 AM

Arrrgh! Unfortunaly I've managed to find the most irritating thing about XP. Sometimes when I'm writing something, for example in the adress-field in Explorer or in Notepad, or when I change a file name, the text decides to go from (err, can't find the english word for it) starting at the left side and going right, to starting on the right side! I suspect it has something to do with presing the Ctrl-key, but I haven't been able to find out how to get it back the way it was without having to close the window/file and open it again... Any advice?

~~Reznorite420~~ · 10-09-2003, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparvid

the text decides to go from (err, can't find the english word for it) starting at the left side and going right, to starting on the right side!

The alignment?

Sparvid · 10-09-2003, 04:29 PM

Could be

*Brodie* · 10-09-2003, 04:46 PM

Here's My Advice: Get something else.

**HorseTechie** · 10-10-2003, 08:33 AM

*is still confused*

I don't think I ever had that problem...

Blaze DTGG · 10-10-2003, 01:31 PM

I do tech support for microsoft.. and I have no idea what you are talking about..

could you explain again?

Blaze DTGG

Sparvid · 10-10-2003, 04:40 PM

Well, it's not easy to explain...

Like this; I'm writing text in Notepad:

I_______________________________I
I_Hello, my name is Arvid__________I
I_______________________________I
I_______________________________I
I_______________________________I

And then after (I think) pressing a bit on the Ctrl and arrow-keys, to move the marker around in the text, it suddenly turns into this:

I_______________________________I
I__________Hello, my name is Arvid_I
I_______________________________I
I_______________________________I
I_______________________________I

And sometimes the keys change too at the same time, so if I press on the left arrow key, the marker moves to the right...

10-09-2003, 03:48 AM	#1
Sparvid Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Östersund, Sweden Posts: 860	Win XP help Arrrgh! Unfortunaly I've managed to find the most irritating thing about XP. Sometimes when I'm writing something, for example in the adress-field in Explorer or in Notepad, or when I change a file name, the text decides to go from (err, can't find the english word for it) starting at the left side and going right, to starting on the right side! I suspect it has something to do with presing the Ctrl-key, but I haven't been able to find out how to get it back the way it was without having to close the window/file and open it again... Any advice?

10-09-2003, 04:46 PM	#4
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	Here's My Advice: Get something else. __________________ Stupendous Monster

10-10-2003, 01:31 PM	#6
Blaze DTGG Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 673	I do tech support for microsoft.. and I have no idea what you are talking about.. could you explain again? Blaze DTGG __________________ "Life's a B*tch, and then you hit it on the nose with a rolled up newspaper for pissing on the carpet"

10-09-2003, 04:29 PM	#3
Sparvid Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Östersund, Sweden Posts: 860	Could be

10-10-2003, 08:33 AM	#5
HorseTechie Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,677	is still confused I don't think I ever had that problem...

10-10-2003, 04:40 PM	#7
Sparvid Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Östersund, Sweden Posts: 860	Well, it's not easy to explain... Like this; I'm writing text in Notepad: I_______________________________I I_Hello, my name is Arvid__________I I_______________________________I I_______________________________I I_______________________________I And then after (I think) pressing a bit on the Ctrl and arrow-keys, to move the marker around in the text, it suddenly turns into this: I_______________________________I I__________Hello, my name is Arvid_I I_______________________________I I_______________________________I I_______________________________I And sometimes the keys change too at the same time, so if I press on the left arrow key, the marker moves to the right...