--- Forwarded Message from Mary Fetherston <[log in to unmask]> ---
>Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 15:24:47 -0400
>Subject: Re: #7291.8 Disappearing Keyboard Icon in OS X (!)
>From: Mary Fetherston <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]>
>In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
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Excellent. That Apple + spacebar is a slick trick!!
On Wednesday, October 22, 2003, at 03:08 PM, LLTI-Editor wrote:
> --- Forwarded Message from "Carly J. Born" <[log in to unmask]> ---
>
>> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:32:55 -0500
>> From: "Carly J. Born" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: #7291.5 Disappearing Keyboard Icon in OS X (!)
>> In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
>> <[log in to unmask]>
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> We have also discovered this problem, and it appears on both machines
> that have been imaged and those that have not been. So I don't think
> that is the answer.
>
> The work around that I gave my users was to use the Apple + spacebar
> combination when the menu has disappeared. This forces the menu to
> refresh itself and usually reappears. At least, my clients have
> stopped complaining about it.
>
> But I haven't found a solution either.
>
> --
> ________________________________________________________
> Carly J. Born, Carleton College
> Academic Computing Coordinator for Foreign Languages & Literature
> [log in to unmask] | 507-646-7010 | www.carleton.edu
>
> On Tuesday, October 21, 2003, at 04:01 PM, LLTI-Editor wrote:
>
>> --- Forwarded Message from Mary Fetherston <[log in to unmask]> ---
>>
>>> Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 10:53:21 -0400
>>> Subject: Re: #7291 Disappearing Keyboard Icon in OS X
>>> From: Mary Fetherston <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
>>> <[log in to unmask]>
>>> In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>
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>> Laura,
>>
>> I don't know why it happens, but we have the same problem.
>>
>> However, I limited the student user so they cannot access most system
>> prefs. So all my student workers can do is log out and then log
>> back
>> in. For some odd reason, this simple act puts right all the
>> international options.
>>
>> Fortunately, I discovered that if the administrative user had the same
>> international input methods assigned, this log-in failure rarely
>> happened.
>>
>> Again, I don't know the why but it works with enough other
>> programs/options that now I just go ahead and make the administrator
>> and the students match as much as possible.
>>
>> Mary Fetherston
>> Supervisor, Language Learning Resource Center
>> University of Rhode Island
>> 401-874-4719
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>> On Monday, October 20, 2003, at 10:17 AM, LLTI-Editor wrote:
>>
>>> --- Forwarded Message from Laura Atkinson <[log in to unmask]>
>>> ---
>>>
>>>> Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 15:14:53 -0400
>>>> From: Laura Atkinson <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: Mac Users Group <[log in to unmask]>,
>>>> "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>,
>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: Disappearing Keyboard Icon in OS X
>>>
>>> ------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> In OS 10.2.6, I have seen on several machines that the keyboard icon
>>> (the
>>> American flag up top) sporadically disappears and is replaced by the
>>> Character Palette icon. To fix it, I just go into Customize Menu and
>>> turn
>>> one of the desired keyboards off and back on again. It's easy enough
>>> then
>>> to fix, but I'm wondering why it happens. Anyone have any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
>>> Laura Atkinson
>>> Technical Coordinator for Foreign Language Computing
>>> Duke University
>>> [log in to unmask]
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>>>
>>>
>> Mary Fetherston
>> Supervisor, Language Learning Resource Center
>> University of Rhode Island
>> 401-874-4719
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>
>
Mary Fetherston
Supervisor, Language Learning Resource Center
University of Rhode Island
401-874-4719
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