Bugs For Alex

[kaberett]

SOMETHING has changed, in the last week or so, such that my computer is no longer willing to recognise : (shift+;) unless I have already, in that text box, during that period of focus, entered ;.

There is also something not dissimilarly weird going on with PgDwn, specifically in the context of ctrl+, for switching between tabs in my browser: gotta hit PgDwn in isolation before the combination keystroke will do Anything. (Currently hanging out at 670...)

It's not--

-- WELL I HAD BEEN GOING TO SAY that it wasn't confined to any one program, and indeed for the first couple of switches this was true, but LAW OF COMPLAINING: both now appear to be working again?!

(I sort of suspect my keyboard of beginning to die, but I have been treating this laptop ungently for Several years now, so that wouldn't be hugely surprising...)

Thank you, Dreamwidth, for rubber ducking. I'll let you know if it recurs...

Comments

[kaberett]

STOPPED WORKING AGAIN

[fyreharper]

Booooooo

[vass]

What a weird shark.

[mdlbear]

Fortunately I've found that keyboard replacement is one of the simplest laptop repairs, in most cases. YMMV

[kaberett]

There are a host of other reasons I'm annoyed with this one, to be honest, so at this point I'm looking for excuses...

[lokifan]

Hahaha this post was a journey.

[silveradept]

That's bizarre buggy behavior.