Hey folks,
Recently my Mac has started to think that my "alt" or "option" key is pressed down, when it's clearly not. This problem happens spontaneously about 2-3 times a day now. Sometimes it occurs when typing, sometimes it occurs when I leave my computer idle for a couple hours.
This is obviously an issue since I can then only type in symbols: å∫ç∂´ƒ©
- The only fix I've found is to log out and then log back in, or to reboot.
- Pushing ALT or OPTION does nothing to resolve the issue.
- Sticky keys and accessibility are disabled
- The virtual keyboard viewer shows that OPTION is pushed down. In the virtual keyboard, clicking the OPTION button does nothing.
- I have tried to "restore" hotkeys in the System Preferences to no avail.
- The problem persists even after turning off and disabling my bluetooth keyboard, which leads me to believe it's not a keyboard-related issue.
- The issue persists even after force-quitting all applications.
Hopefully somebody has some ideas to help resolve the issue.
I'm running iMac 10.6.6 with the standard Mac wireless keyboard.
Model ID: iMac10,1
Intel Core 2 Duo
EDIT: Also, I've read that a similar issue occurs within Photoshop for certain Mac users. My problem occurs without Photoshop running; and it is system-wide rather than application specific.
Recently my Mac has started to think that my "alt" or "option" key is pressed down, when it's clearly not. This problem happens spontaneously about 2-3 times a day now. Sometimes it occurs when typing, sometimes it occurs when I leave my computer idle for a couple hours.
This is obviously an issue since I can then only type in symbols: å∫ç∂´ƒ©
- The only fix I've found is to log out and then log back in, or to reboot.
- Pushing ALT or OPTION does nothing to resolve the issue.
- Sticky keys and accessibility are disabled
- The virtual keyboard viewer shows that OPTION is pushed down. In the virtual keyboard, clicking the OPTION button does nothing.
- I have tried to "restore" hotkeys in the System Preferences to no avail.
- The problem persists even after turning off and disabling my bluetooth keyboard, which leads me to believe it's not a keyboard-related issue.
- The issue persists even after force-quitting all applications.
Hopefully somebody has some ideas to help resolve the issue.
I'm running iMac 10.6.6 with the standard Mac wireless keyboard.
Model ID: iMac10,1
Intel Core 2 Duo
EDIT: Also, I've read that a similar issue occurs within Photoshop for certain Mac users. My problem occurs without Photoshop running; and it is system-wide rather than application specific.