"Keyboard" Bug In Panther...
The same bug happens from time to time on both of my machines, one an Indigo iMac G3, the other a G4 iMac 15".
Sometimes the OS recognises some keys to be depressed, and when I go to type something, my screen flashes, and the computer beeps like crazy at every key press. I noticed that the OS usually thinks the 'control' key is depressed in these cases, and to stop the bug, I simply have to press the control key on the keyboard, and all is normal again.
I know it's not the keybaord, as this happens on different model computers, (and keyboards, too), and never happened in any earlier Mac OS X versions.
What the hell is going on here? Why are new bugs being introduced ? this isn't Windows? m.
Sometimes the OS recognises some keys to be depressed, and when I go to type something, my screen flashes, and the computer beeps like crazy at every key press. I noticed that the OS usually thinks the 'control' key is depressed in these cases, and to stop the bug, I simply have to press the control key on the keyboard, and all is normal again.
I know it's not the keybaord, as this happens on different model computers, (and keyboards, too), and never happened in any earlier Mac OS X versions.
What the hell is going on here? Why are new bugs being introduced ? this isn't Windows? m.
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i've seen that happen a few times in that instance.
Originally posted by alcimedes
you have the feedback with sound/flash enabled.
Yes I do.
Originally posted by alcimedes
odds are some program is selected that whatever key you're pressing is an invalid key for that program.
i've seen that happen a few times in that instance.
It's not that. It's happened in different apps across the board, and randomly it seems. It doesn't happen too often, but when it does it is very annoying. m.
Originally posted by HOM
It's "Sticky Keys".
No it's not.
Originally posted by dfiler
No it's not.
Then what is it? Some random bug or a symptom that sounds identical to a feature that is in place?
Originally posted by HOM
Then what is it? Some random bug or a symptom that sounds identical to a feature that is in place?
It's definitely not Sticky Keys. I don't use any of the Universal Access tools.
And I also don't touch hacks etc. because I prefer to keep my system squeeky clean.
Hopefully it's fixed in 10.3.2. m.