Hi Gordon, This is a simple solution, but maybe sometype of foreign partical has gotten into the spacebar. What about using some compressed air to see if you can clean it out before taking more drastic measures. There are times that my Mac Air keyboard needs me to press a keystroke twice before it opens or selects an item. The above is just a thought.
Kind regards, Eilcen Sent from my iPhone On Jan 23, 2014, at 7:46 AM, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: > sometimes keys get stuck. I don't know if this is your problem, but sometimes > the option or shift key acts like its being held down and the solution i have > found is to repeatedly press the key - like a flurry of rapid keystrokes > hoping to unstick the key. It works more times than not. I have noticed this > more on the windows side in my VM, but maybe - just maybe - its worth a try. > > On Jan 23, 2014, at 1:27 AM, Gordon Smith <gor...@mac-access.net> wrote: > >> Hello all >> >> I’m currently experiencing a really odd issue with my Mac. No matter what I >> try, I’m unable to use my space bar without using a modifier key such as the >> shift key when pressing space. Does anybody happen to have any suggestions >> as to why this might be? >> >> Now and then, if I forget to use the modifier key, kind of system window >> which Lynne says looks like the window that you sometimes get if you >> right-click on an object or similar, using the physical trackpad or a mouse. >> >> If anybody can help me resolve this, i’d be most grateful as it’s driving me >> absolutely bananas. >> >> Kind regards >> >> <--- Gordon Smith ---> >> >> <gor...@mac-access.net> >> >> Information Technology Accessibility Consultant; >> Providing Help & Support To Young People LivingWith Visual Impairment, plus >> Braille Transcription services for the staff and students Of Sunnyside >> Academy,Middlesbrough. >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >> >> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that >> the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and >> worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security >> strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something >> unpredictable happen. >> >> Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by >> visiting the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
