Input source keeps resetting itself after re-login

I have this problem too, occurs despite any combination of the following factors:

- leaving US as a secondary input source

- removing US as a chosen input source

- having only one input source

- choosing use as same one in all documents

- allow for a different one for each document

- the keyboard shortcuts are disabled

- input menu is shown or hidden on the menu bar

I deleted com.apple.HIToolbox.[UID].plist from ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/ and then reset the language in the System Preferences and then rebooted.

This recreated the file using the correct values but the OS completely ignored the file on a "restart" but on a complete power off and power on seems to have kicked this into action.

Yes I have the same, the file is once again ignored on a second reboot...

In an effort to create a workaround:

I created a version of this to select a given input. The original version only selected enabled inputs, whereas my version will run enable the input (if necessary) and switch to it.

This allows us to create an apple script and save it as an application which can then be run on login:

set executablePath to quoted form of "/Applications/changeInputSource"

set inputSourceID to "com.apple.keylayout.British"

do shell scriptexecutablePath&" "&inputSourceID

Note: in our particular case this will leave US English as an input and show the input menu in menu bar if this is selected.

You can download a compiled version with source code and the example applescript here.

Note: The apple script assumes you will place the compiled application "changeInputSource" into /Applications/

You can refer to the original message on how to compile the source, assuming you create the file on the Desktop I used an additional parameter with my version of the XCode compiler highlighted in bold:

cd ~/Desktop; gcc "changeInputSource.m" -o "changeInputSource" -l objc -framework foundation -framework carbon -std=c99

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

#import <Carbon/Carbon.h>

BOOL changeInputSourceTo(NSString *inputID, BOOL checkAllInstalledInputs) {

BOOL b = NO;

NSMutableString *thisID;

TISInputSourceRef inputSource = NULL;

CFArrayRef availableInputs = TISCreateInputSourceList(NULL, checkAllInstalledInputs);

NSUInteger count = CFArrayGetCount(availableInputs);

for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {

inputSource = (TISInputSourceRef)CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(availableInputs, i);

CFStringRef type = TISGetInputSourceProperty(inputSource, kTISPropertyInputSourceCategory);

if (!CFStringCompare(type, kTISCategoryKeyboardInputSource, 0)) {

thisID = TISGetInputSourceProperty(inputSource, kTISPropertyInputSourceID);

if (b) {

printf("%s\n", [thisID UTF8String]);

} else if ([thisID isEqualToString:inputID]) {

b = YES;

OSStatus err = TISEnableInputSource(inputSource);

if (err) {

printf("Error %i\n", (int)err);

}

err = TISSelectInputSource(inputSource);

if (err) printf("Error %i\n", (int)err);

break;

}

}

}

CFRelease(availableInputs);

return b;

}

int main (int argc, const char *argv[]) {

NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];

NSString *inputID;

if (argc >= 2){

inputID = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:argv[1]];

if(!changeInputSourceTo(inputID,NO)) {

if(!changeInputSourceTo(inputID,YES)){

printf("not available\n");

}

}

}

[pool release];

return 0;

}

For your particular use case:

lisq199 wrote:

I usually have 2 input sources, namely Canadian English and Chinese.

You might use:

set executablePath to quoted form of "/Applications/changeInputSource"

do shell script executablePath & " " & "com.apple.inputmethod.TCIM"

do shell script executablePath & " " & "com.apple.inputmethod.SCIM"

do shell script executablePath & " " & "com.apple.keylayout.Canadian"

You can manually set the languages you wish to use and examine com.apple.HIToolbox.[UID].plist from ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/ to determine your requred input source.

Good for you - can you go ahead and check this problem as "solved"? Even if it's your reply that you mark (you won't get any points by marking your reply as solved, but it will keep the rest of us from revisiting the question).

Thanks,

Clinton

Note to Snow Leopard users: This is a workaround for Lion since Snow Leopard doesn't have this setting.