Re: can't quit my aps

2013-06-18 Thread Sarah k Alawami
I've had that happen my self. It's very odd and in my case I try to never add that key stroke. How ever accidents could and do happen. I thought how ever you could not assign that key stroke as it would give you an error? On Jun 17, 2013, at 10:30 PM, Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk wrote:

Re: can't quit my aps

2013-06-18 Thread Gordon Keen
Hi Have you tried a permissions repair in utilities - disc utility app? This can often sort out problems like this. Cheers G From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England. On 18 Jun 2013, at 02:17, Cathy flowersandhe...@gmail.com wrote: hello all, weird problem. command Q is not working to

Re: can't quit my aps

2013-06-17 Thread Zachary Kline
If I didn't know better, I would swear you were pressing command W instead of Q. I have never seen anything like this, unfortunately. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 17, 2013, at 6:17 PM, Cathy flowersandhe...@gmail.com wrote: hello all, weird problem. command Q is not working to close my apps,

Re: can't quit my aps

2013-06-17 Thread Cathy
no Zack, I would admit it if that were true, but it is not. I can close a window with command W but then cannot quit. really weird. Cathy --- 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

Re: can't quit my aps

2013-06-17 Thread Josh Gregory
Just for curiosity sake, does it bring you to the help center when you Tried to quit? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 17, 2013, at 9:28 PM, Cathy flowersandhe...@gmail.com wrote: no Zack, I would admit it if that were true, but it is not. I can close a window with command W but then cannot

Re: can't quit my aps

2013-06-17 Thread Cathy
hi Josh,voice over says help menu search field interactive search. if I press escape a few times I can sometimes get out of the search and back to mail or text edit. maybe the Q on my keyboard is not working? but when I use keyboard help it will say Q. Cathy --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot

Re: can't quit my aps

2013-06-17 Thread Josh Gregory
I don't think it is the keyboard then, because if that was damaged, it would not say what it does when you press it. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 17, 2013, at 9:45 PM, Cathy flowersandhe...@gmail.com wrote: hi Josh,voice over says help menu search field interactive search. if I press escape

Re: can't quit my aps

2013-06-17 Thread Cathy
Josh, sure hope I don't have some virus or whatever then. this is so totally weird. I haven't done anything to mini she is just acting up. Cathy --- 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

Re: can't quit my aps

2013-06-17 Thread Josh Gregory
You could use a program like clamxav To check for such issues. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 17, 2013, at 11:02 PM, Cathy flowersandhe...@gmail.com wrote: Josh, sure hope I don't have some virus or whatever then. this is so totally weird. I haven't done anything to mini she is just acting up.

Re: can't quit my aps

2013-06-17 Thread Anne Robertson
Have you, by any chance, been adding shortcuts in System Preferences then pressed Cmd-q to quit? You could, accidentally, have used Cmd-q for a different shortcut and this would prevent it from working normally. Check in the application menu that Quit is not dimmed. Cheers, Anne --- Mac