[Macpartners] weird Mac behavior

[Justin Anderson]

What you're describing is what happens when you hold down the command key, aka the Apple or flower key. It's either a stuck key or a damaged keyboard.

Justin Anderson

On Dec 14, 2009, at 5:02 PM, Marion Leeds Carroll wrote:

> Well, I just restarted, and things seem to be back to normal.. but why  
> did this happen? and how can I keep it from happening again?
> 
> I clicked on an icon in my doc, expecting the app (which was hidden)  
> to appear.  Instead, I was shown the applications folder, with the  
> icon for the app I wanted visible.  I tried another hidden app - and  
> got the same thing:  the folder rather than the app.
> 
> I tried clicking on the dock's icon for an app that was closed - and  
> there, too, I was shown the folder but not the app.
> 
> A friend had used my Mac yesterday, and seems to have changed some  
> viewing prefs... so I thought this might be related (although if so,  
> why hadn't it happened earlier in the day?)
> 
> So I tried looking in the systems pref folder to see if there's a  
> preference that could have changed... but didn't see anything useful.
> 
> So I decided to send an email to mac-partners... but when I clicked on  
> the Mail box where I keep my related emails (to check the address), I  
> couldn't access the messages -- I stayed in the In box.  In fact, I  
> tried visiting other boxes:  each one was highlighted, until half my  
> box titles were highlighted... but none of the boxes opened.
> 
> At which point I restarted... and things look okay so far.  But what  
> happened?  And how can I keep it from happening again?
> 
> - Marion
> 
> 
> Marion Leeds Carroll
> MIT Libraries Web Assistant
> mlcar at mit.edu
> 
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