--- Forwarded Message from Laura Atkinson <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:27:20 -0400 >From: Laura Atkinson <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #7291.5 Disappearing Keyboard Icon in OS X (!) >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >References: <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ That's an interesting suggestion. Most of the machines I support have no keyboards enabled for the admin user. Only for the end user. I'll give this a shot. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Laura Atkinson Technical Coordinator for Foreign Language Computing Duke University [log in to unmask] ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* --On Tuesday, October 21, 2003 5:01 PM -0400 LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]> 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]> > > ------------------ > 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] >> ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* >> >> > Mary Fetherston > Supervisor, Language Learning Resource Center > University of Rhode Island > 401-874-4719 > [log in to unmask]