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Robert Peirce

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Dec 19, 2009, 9:56:44 AM12/19/09
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I have had this problem as long as I have had my machine. Frequently,
sometimes in the middle of typing like this, the first letter of a word,
especially if it is the beginning of the entire text, will just not
print. The same thing occurs even more frequently with logins and
passwords.

Is this a common problem? Can anything be done about it?

I am running 10.4.11.

Jolly Roger

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Dec 19, 2009, 10:19:53 AM12/19/09
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In article <bob-C01AC4.0...@nntp.aioe.org>,
Robert Peirce <b...@peirce-family.com> wrote:

I'm pretty sure I recall correctly that Apple has fixed numerous similar
bugs since Mac OS 10.4.

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Steve W. Jackson

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Dec 19, 2009, 11:18:54 AM12/19/09
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In article <jollyroger-BC715...@news.individual.net>,
Jolly Roger <jolly...@pobox.com> wrote:

> In article <bob-C01AC4.0...@nntp.aioe.org>,
> Robert Peirce <b...@peirce-family.com> wrote:
>
> > I have had this problem as long as I have had my machine. Frequently,
> > sometimes in the middle of typing like this, the first letter of a word,
> > especially if it is the beginning of the entire text, will just not
> > print. The same thing occurs even more frequently with logins and
> > passwords.
> >
> > Is this a common problem? Can anything be done about it?
> >
> > I am running 10.4.11.
>
> I'm pretty sure I recall correctly that Apple has fixed numerous similar
> bugs since Mac OS 10.4.

I also recall a frequent problem along these lines, and a so-called fix.
But after a while, it began occurring again on my late-2007 MBP. For
me, however, it's never happened mid-activity, instead happening only
after a period of inactivity. Sometimes the first keystroke attempting
to wake from sleep isn't detected, for instance, and a second is needed.
Or on opening the lid, the first keystroke for selecting an account for
login isn't recognized. And so on. It's mostly just annoying, but even
more so after having once had it acknowledged and at least temporarily
corrected.
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Steve W. Jackson
Montgomery, Alabama

Robert Peirce

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Dec 19, 2009, 1:01:58 PM12/19/09
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In article <stevewjackson-8FE...@news.individual.net>,

"Steve W. Jackson" <stevew...@knology.net> wrote:

> I also recall a frequent problem along these lines, and a so-called fix.
> But after a while, it began occurring again on my late-2007 MBP. For
> me, however, it's never happened mid-activity, instead happening only
> after a period of inactivity. Sometimes the first keystroke attempting
> to wake from sleep isn't detected, for instance, and a second is needed.
> Or on opening the lid, the first keystroke for selecting an account for
> login isn't recognized. And so on. It's mostly just annoying, but even
> more so after having once had it acknowledged and at least temporarily
> corrected.

So it was corrected at some point and has reappeared. I guess I can
live with it (I have been living with it) but it is annoying. It is
particularly annoying when I am trying to log into a web site and don't
notice that the first letter didn't take.

Steve W. Jackson

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Dec 21, 2009, 9:59:35 AM12/21/09
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In article <bob-37D312.1...@nntp.aioe.org>,
Robert Peirce <b...@peirce-family.com> wrote:

Amen to that!

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