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From: Ian Gregory on 23 Jul 2010 10:52 I have a late 2009 iMac with Bluetooth keyboard. A few minutes ago I accidentally hit caps lock and noticed that although my typing was producing capitals, the green LED on the key was not illuminated. I tried toggling it a few times and still no light. When I pressed the power key on the keyboard it started working again. Anyone else had to "reboot" their keyboard? Ian -- Ian Gregory http://www.zenatode.org.uk/
From: Mike Lane on 23 Jul 2010 12:56 Ian Gregory wrote on Jul 23, 2010: > I have a late 2009 iMac with Bluetooth keyboard. A few minutes ago I > accidentally hit caps lock and noticed that although my typing was > producing capitals, the green LED on the key was not illuminated. I > tried toggling it a few times and still no light. When I pressed the > power key on the keyboard it started working again. > > Anyone else had to "reboot" their keyboard? > Yes, the same thing started happening with my�wireless keyboard, but I don't think it was actually anything to do with the wireless side of the system since I tried connecting a normal wired keyboard and the same thing happened. What triggered it in my case was pressing the shift key twice in quick succession. It wasn't just a 'caps lock' as every key was shifted. Eventually in desperation I reinstalled the entire system with the aid of Time Machine and that cured it -- Mike Lane UK North Yorkshire mike_lane at mac dot com
From: John Varela on 23 Jul 2010 17:50 On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:56:15 UTC, Mike Lane <mike.lane.usenet(a)ntlworld.co.uk> wrote: > Ian Gregory wrote on Jul 23, 2010: > > > I have a late 2009 iMac with Bluetooth keyboard. A few minutes ago I > > accidentally hit caps lock and noticed that although my typing was > > producing capitals, the green LED on the key was not illuminated. I > > tried toggling it a few times and still no light. When I pressed the > > power key on the keyboard it started working again. > > > > Anyone else had to "reboot" their keyboard? > > > Yes, the same thing started happening with my�wireless keyboard, but I don't > think it was actually anything to do with the wireless side of the system > since I tried connecting a normal wired keyboard and the same thing > happened. What triggered it in my case was pressing the shift key twice in > quick succession. It wasn't just a 'caps lock' as every key was shifted. > > Eventually in desperation I reinstalled the entire system with the aid of > Time Machine and that cured it I have a wired keyboard and every once in a long while the caps lock light gets reversed. That is, the light is on when caps lock is off and vice versa. I don't know what triggers it. The phonomenon doesn't last long, and I don't know what corrects it. -- John Varela
From: Fred McKenzie on 23 Jul 2010 21:45 In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-BCsl6gGHR7pL(a)localhost>, "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > I have a wired keyboard and every once in a long while the caps lock > light gets reversed. That is, the light is on when caps lock is off > and vice versa. I don't know what triggers it. The phonomenon > doesn't last long, and I don't know what corrects it. John- Check your Bluetooth System Preference. Is it possible someone nearby has a wireless keyboard that your computer is paired with? Fred
From: John Varela on 24 Jul 2010 15:40
On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:45:34 UTC, Fred McKenzie <fmmck(a)aol.com> wrote: > In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-BCsl6gGHR7pL(a)localhost>, > "John Varela" <newlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > > I have a wired keyboard and every once in a long while the caps lock > > light gets reversed. That is, the light is on when caps lock is off > > and vice versa. I don't know what triggers it. The phonomenon > > doesn't last long, and I don't know what corrects it. > > John- > > Check your Bluetooth System Preference. Is it possible someone nearby > has a wireless keyboard that your computer is paired with? Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't have Bluetooth turned on. -- John Varela |