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Wait, seriously? That sounds horrible. :( What version of OS X are you using? Are you using an Mac-oriented keyboard (ctrl/option/command) or a Windows-oriente
by arm 11y ago
Wait, seriously? That sounds horrible. :(
What version of OS X are you using? Are you using an Mac-oriented keyboard (ctrl/option/command) or a Windows-oriented keyboard (ctrl/windows/alt)? Also keep in mind, if you haven’t already tested it out on multiple computers, it could be the keyboard itself that’s dying.
(I’ve never experienced the issue. I actually do use a Windows-based keyboard on my Mac, but I use it with ControllerMate¹ (swapped the Windows key and alt key and changed the functions of all the nonstandard keys (multimedia keys, zooming in and out keys, Windows Flip 3D key, etc.)).
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¹ — http://www.orderedbytes.com/controllermate/ http://www.orderedbytes.com/controllermate/
- TazeTSchnitzel 11y agoIt's not a hardware fault: it happens on both my MacBook Air's built-in keyboard and my external Apple keyboard. I'm using a Mac keyboard layout. I know that Alt is in a different place on Windows layouts, but that's a different problem.
- arm 11y agoWhat version of OS X are you using? If you’ve upgraded from a previous version, did you do a clean install or just upgrade over your older version? I’ve used many OS Xs over the years (Mac OS X v10.3 Panther, Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard, OS X v10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X v10.9 Mavericks, and OS X v10.11 El Capitan), and each time I’ve had to upgrade, I’ve always done a clean install (just in case, which I’d say probably spared me from a lot of potential issues). Assuming this is a software problem, when you end up needing to upgrade again, I’d recommend trying to do a clean install instead of just upgrading your previous installation (so that this issue doesn’t just carry over to the upgrade).