[CUBE] OS X bug?

atoa at krak.net atoa at krak.net
Mon Apr 19 10:03:26 PDT 2004


No problems here. No HotKey, OS10.3.

On Mon, 19 Apr 2004, Eagle wrote:

> Greetings, all.
>
> I have discovered what may be a bug in OS X, or perhaps a bug in
> HotKey, which I run as a result of my use of StickyBrain. However, I
> have tried this without HotKey running, and the problem persists, so I
> think it is a bug in OS X. I have searched Apple's KB and have not
> found anything related to this problem.
>
> The symptom is that the keyboard quits responding to all key sequences
> except the 3-finger "Force Quit" salute. (Well, the "reboot" 3-finger
> salute works too, of course.)
>
> I have finally figured out how to reproduce the problem: use
> command-tab to start changing apps, then shift-command-tab to go back
> to the original application. Bam - keyboard lockout.
>
> Would some of you mind trying this sequence to let me know if it locks
> you out? And then try the Force Quit sequence (command-option-escape)
> to see if that restores your keyboard?
>
> Please specify whether you run StickyBrain or other hot-key software,
> and your OS X version.
>
> Thanks for helping me track this one down.  I will be submitting a bug
> to Apple once I define the problem's parameters.
>
> Eagle
>
>
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