Actually, I'm very glad you mentioned it. :-) I found the place where the key combinations you mentioned are defined.
Start->Control Panel->Regional and Language Options->Languages->Details...->Key Settings... It looks like if you have more than one language defined, a default key combination of Left Alt+Shift is enabled to switch between input languages. I could easily be pressing that key combination accidentally on my way to C-M-\ (indent-region). You can customize or turn off this key sequence, or remove all but one language in the "Text Services and Input Languages" dialog that appears when you click the "Details..." button in the navigation sequence given above. I'm all but positive that this is the cause of my problem. Thanks for the info! -- Chris Britton [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Benjamin Shults [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 12:52 AM To: Britton, Chris Cc: jde@sunsite.dk Subject: Re: Random Keyboard Language Change Chris, I had a similar problem but different enough that I hesitate to mention it. For me, it switched to Chinese and seemed to affect other programs as well, although the problem always started when I was running Emacs. This may not be your problem but maybe my solution will help you or someone else. My problem turned out to be with Windows XP and not with Emacs or JDE. Some language packs on Windows XP steal key combination (such as C-SPC and others) and use them to switch input language. If you have other languages installed on your Windows machine, that may be the problem. I solved it using a key-remapping program called AutoHotKey which stole the key combinations back. Cheers, Benji Shults