Hey, I was just using my japanese input today as usually when for some reason the input went all wierd...it changed to the japanese input where each key is a kana character, instead if a roman input that converts to kana, like if I type 'ka' then it will give me か. but now If I want to type か I have to press 'T' .... this is driving me crazy and I cant figure out how to switch it back. HELP!

That's just another style of input, though it's rarely used even by the Japanese. At the risk of seeming like I'm trying to sound funny, why don't you google it?

seriously. you think I havent googled it yet? If I could find the answer I would not be asking here. Why do feel the need to say that. If you don't have an answer please don't write anything.

I'm sorry for trying to help you.

For the record, it took me (and I actually timed this) under 30 seconds to google this question and find a perfect solution:
http://superuser.com/questions/37134/jap...put-method

Looks like everything in that thread is about the MS IME, not Google. And I couldn't find anything appropriate on Google either.

I went ahead and installed the thing, and it looks like you can change it back to Romaji input with Wrench -> Properties -> Input mode -> Romaji, which is almost the same as ChaosFreak's instructions on that SuperUser thread.

Seems like this suggestion from that thread also works if you have a Japanese keyboard:

On a Japanese keyboard, try Alt + the カタカナ|ひらがな|ローマ字 key (to the right of the space key).

Do you have a Japanese keyboard?

JimmySeal Wrote:Looks like everything in that thread is about the MS IME, not Google. And I couldn't find anything appropriate on Google either.

I went ahead and installed the thing, and it looks like you can change it back to Romaji input with Wrench -> Properties -> Input mode -> Romaji, which is almost the same as ChaosFreak's instructions on that SuperUser thread.

In properties there's also a reset to default option, have you done that, TS?