[X4U] Option Key sticking (possibly because of VNC)

[Mark Des Cotes]

Brett,

Are you saying that after you press the Option key it sometimes fails  
to depress? Or are you saying that sometimes the computer just acts  
as if the Option key is pressed even if it hasn't been? If it's the  
former, does the problem happen depending on weather you press the  
left or right Option key? Can it just be a dirty key on the keyboard?  
If the problem was the later with the Option key appearing randomly  
then I can't help.

Mark Des Cotes
Systems Manager/Graphic Designer

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On 28-Nov-06, at 6:38 PM, Brett Conlon wrote:

> Hiya,
>
> Just wondering if anyone has any ideas... I have a Retrospect Mac
> (G4/533DP) running 10.4 and Retrospect and from time to time the  
> Option
> Key sticks, eg. if I close one window, all windows close or if I type
> something in, the option key characters show.
>
> Rebooting fixes it. Previously it was seldom in occurrence but in  
> the past
> few days it has been happening each day.
>
> This issue only seemed to show up after I installed VNC Server and the
> designers connected to it via Chicken of the VNC. So I'm assuming  
> this has
> something to do with it. No other Mac in the studio has ever displayed
> this issue and no other Mac has ever had the VNC Server installed  
> on it.
>
> Your thoughts are most welcome.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Cojcolds
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