MY KEYBOARD - cant use the comma

jgolds · #1 June 27th, 2007, 09:26 AM

HEllo all - Everytime I press the (comma) in any application it brings up the preferences window. The keyboard is also a little sluggish with the spacebar and other uses of grammar. Sometimes the window goes into the dock as well on it's own..... Anyone have advice on where I can disable this?
thank you
Julie Goldman

**fryke** · #2 June 27th, 2007, 09:34 AM

If the comma brings up the prefs window, it means the Cmd-Button (Apple) is being held down, or rather it means that something's sticky under the command-button.

jgolds · #3 June 27th, 2007, 09:56 AM

is there anyway to fixit? it's also the spacebar.....and other keys do wonky things.....ShouldI bring it in? Or is it something that can be homefixed?

**fryke** · #4 June 27th, 2007, 10:04 AM

Theoretically, you can lift both Cmd-keys and put them back in after trying to find the reason for the fault. Is this on a notebook or a desktop keyboard? If it's a notebook keyboard, I'd be a bit more careful, since exchanging it means you're left without a computer for a week or two, whereas you can simply use another USB keyboard with a desktop computer for the time of repair/exchange...

sgould · #5 June 27th, 2007, 06:23 PM

I had a similar problem last week. Cleaning the keboard after removing the keys didn't cure it. But a new USB Apple keyboard from the Apple Store is only £19 so I got a new one on the way to work.