Double quotes problem in Windows 7

metal03326 · 14-06-2010, 08:39 AM

There is a nasty bug in Windows 7 - when you press ' or " it's not shown until you press it again, and then you see both of them. If you press ' once and then press a, you'll get stroked a. May be for some people this is good, but for programmers like me it's really annoying. So here is how to fix this - just switch you keyboard layout form "United States - International" to "US" or vice versa (if you had installed Windows with US version by default).

wcogent · 14-06-2010, 09:04 AM

' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
" " " " " " "
works fine on mine, and it's using default. Are you sure it's a windows problem?? Maybe it's your keyboard or the sofware you are typing in is autocorrecting.

metal03326 · 14-06-2010, 09:59 AM

No. it's not in the keyboard. Not all Windows 7 users experience this bug (thats why it's called a bug). Here is the article which helped me the first time I had this problem.

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Due to big popularity of this post, let me put the solution on top

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If you have a problem with quotes in Windows 7

Also the bug on that particular user happened after he installed Visual Studio 2008, so if you do not have it right now, it doesn't mean you won't have it later.
About you theory "Maybe it's your keyboard or the sofware you are typing in is autocorrecting", can you explain why with changing keyboard layout the bug is gone? If it's something from the things you've said, it'll be still there.

wcogent · 14-06-2010, 11:13 AM

so the problem is not windows 7, but specifically, windows 7 AND visual studio 2008
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does the problem only happen during coding?

metal03326 · 14-06-2010, 11:28 AM

It's not "windows 7 AND visual studio 2008" because I don't have Visual Studio installed (I'm a WEB developer and use only Notepad++). I have this bug even on freshly installed Windows 7. For long time I thought it's a feature of Windows 7, because I had it even the first time I installed it. One day I decided to search for an option to disable it and I found it's not a feature, but bug.

**Strider** · 14-06-2010, 11:59 AM

@metal03326: Are you able to replicate it? I tested it in in Windows 7 Ultimate and professional with no success. May be installing Visual Studio 2008 causes this.

metal03326 · 14-06-2010, 12:09 PM

I don't need to replicate it, since I have it from the beginning. I never installed VS and I don't think I'll ever do. As I said before, it's a bug, and as such you may not have it. It's like the Default Gateway unavailable bug in 7 (have you experienced it?), or Language Bar missing in multiple Windows versions (experienced that one?) - it's known, but you can never have experienced it. Haven't experienced it != not existing.

horheg · 14-06-2010, 12:40 PM

I'm experiencing this bug too.
But, I don't use quotes very often so got used to it.........

wcogent · 15-06-2010, 06:11 AM

-horheg
does reinstalling windows help?

**Strider** · 15-06-2010, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by horheg

I'm experiencing this bug too.
But, I don't use quotes very often so got used to it.........

Is the workaroud suggested by metal working?

14-06-2010, 08:39 AM	#1
metal03326 Advanced Member (250+) Thread Starter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sofia Age: 24 Posts: 300 Thanks: 8 Thanked 42 Times in 38 Posts Rep Power: 112	Double quotes problem in Windows 7 There is a nasty bug in Windows 7 - when you press ' or " it's not shown until you press it again, and then you see both of them. If you press ' once and then press a, you'll get stroked a. May be for some people this is good, but for programmers like me it's really annoying. So here is how to fix this - just switch you keyboard layout form "United States - International" to "US" or vice versa (if you had installed Windows with US version by default).

14-06-2010, 09:04 AM	#2
wcogent Overclocked Poster (2500+) Join Date: Apr 2010 Age: 38 Posts: 2,568 Thanks: 20 Thanked 322 Times in 293 Posts Mood: Blog Entries: 15 Rep Power: 0	Re: Double quotes problem in Windows 7 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' " " " " " " " works fine on mine, and it's using default. Are you sure it's a windows problem?? Maybe it's your keyboard or the sofware you are typing in is autocorrecting.

14-06-2010, 11:13 AM	#4
wcogent Overclocked Poster (2500+) Join Date: Apr 2010 Age: 38 Posts: 2,568 Thanks: 20 Thanked 322 Times in 293 Posts Mood: Blog Entries: 15 Rep Power: 0	Re: Double quotes problem in Windows 7 so the problem is not windows 7, but specifically, windows 7 AND visual studio 2008 - does the problem only happen during coding?

14-06-2010, 11:28 AM	#5
metal03326 Advanced Member (250+) Thread Starter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sofia Age: 24 Posts: 300 Thanks: 8 Thanked 42 Times in 38 Posts Rep Power: 112	Re: Double quotes problem in Windows 7 It's not "windows 7 AND visual studio 2008" because I don't have Visual Studio installed (I'm a WEB developer and use only Notepad++). I have this bug even on freshly installed Windows 7. For long time I thought it's a feature of Windows 7, because I had it even the first time I installed it. One day I decided to search for an option to disable it and I found it's not a feature, but bug.

14-06-2010, 11:59 AM	#6
Strider Webmaster Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Interwebs Posts: 4,950 Thanks: 613 Thanked 721 Times in 605 Posts Mood: Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 8990	Re: Double quotes problem in Windows 7 @metal03326: Are you able to replicate it? I tested it in in Windows 7 Ultimate and professional with no success. May be installing Visual Studio 2008 causes this. __________________ Want to ask a question? Try This! A guide on how to post a question, reply to a post etc.

14-06-2010, 12:09 PM	#7
metal03326 Advanced Member (250+) Thread Starter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sofia Age: 24 Posts: 300 Thanks: 8 Thanked 42 Times in 38 Posts Rep Power: 112	Re: Double quotes problem in Windows 7 I don't need to replicate it, since I have it from the beginning. I never installed VS and I don't think I'll ever do. As I said before, it's a bug, and as such you may not have it. It's like the Default Gateway unavailable bug in 7 (have you experienced it?), or Language Bar missing in multiple Windows versions (experienced that one?) - it's known, but you can never have experienced it. Haven't experienced it != not existing. Last edited by metal03326; 14-06-2010 at 12:45 PM..

14-06-2010, 12:40 PM	#8
horheg Senior Member (500+) Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 956 Thanks: 34 Thanked 119 Times in 116 Posts Rep Power: 256	Re: Double quotes problem in Windows 7 I'm experiencing this bug too. But, I don't use quotes very often so got used to it.........

15-06-2010, 06:11 AM	#9
wcogent Overclocked Poster (2500+) Join Date: Apr 2010 Age: 38 Posts: 2,568 Thanks: 20 Thanked 322 Times in 293 Posts Mood: Blog Entries: 15 Rep Power: 0	Re: Double quotes problem in Windows 7 -horheg does reinstalling windows help?

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