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iMac typing gibberish, screenshot - davemchine - 05-14-2014

I tried to use my iMac this morning and all I get is gibberish when I type. It is consistent between all programs. I googled but did not find an answer. Here is a screenshot from iTunes. Any ideas?




Re: iMac typing gibberish, screenshot - mattkime - 05-14-2014

stuck key? accessibility feature? nearby bluetooth keyboard in a box?


Re: iMac typing gibberish, screenshot - Don C - 05-14-2014

Check character viewer or keyboard viewer to be sure your character set did not somehow change?


Re: iMac typing gibberish, screenshot - hal - 05-14-2014

option key is depressed? or at least activated


Re: iMac typing gibberish, screenshot - wave rider - 05-14-2014

Language setting got changed?

=wr=


Re: iMac typing gibberish, screenshot - C(-)ris - 05-14-2014

I'm going to go with stuck key or faulty keyboard.


Re: iMac typing gibberish, screenshot - testcase - 05-14-2014

Looks like you're typing Cyrillic


Re: iMac typing gibberish, screenshot - Paul F. - 05-14-2014

Have you tried Google Translate to see if it can translate from Gibber into English?










OK, I'll go now... (my vote is a soda-vs-keyboard accident, or other keyboard defect...) ;-)


Re: iMac typing gibberish, screenshot - kj4btkljv - 05-14-2014

Did you accidentally install the Klingon language pack?

Jeff


Re: iMac typing gibberish, screenshot - Black - 05-14-2014

Neuological exam?