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by kazinator 737 days ago
> MS does not follow "last used" switching order

Furthermore:

1. The Shift+Alt chord is obnoxiously unreliable, sensitive to which key comes down first, or something.

2. Japanese is always comeing up in A mode even though you last had it in あ mode.

3. Bad performance: sllllow language switching at times: you hit some keyboard sequence for changing languages or modes within a language, and nothing happens. This interacts with (2): did we hit an unreliable chord? Or is it just slow to respond?
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thrdbndndn 737 days ago
I have to use a 3rd party Japanese IME precisely because of 2. No idea why they haven't add an option for it to be default to あ mode.

Also, in ANY modern Chinese IME (Microsoft or 3rd party), switching between English/δΈ­ζ–‡ mode is simply pressing shift once. You still have to use alt+` for that in JP IME, which I find unbearable.

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kazinator 736 days ago
> You still have to use alt+` for that in JP IME

I have no idea whether it is any better for you, but another way is Ctrl+CapsLock.

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