--- 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]> ------------------ 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]> > > ------------------ > 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]> >> >> ------------------ >> 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] >> >> > > Mary Fetherston Supervisor, Language Learning Resource Center University of Rhode Island 401-874-4719 [log in to unmask]