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Mac Forum / General / General / March 2008Mac Menu Oddity
I'm running OS X 10.5.2 on an Intel based MacBook Pro and am experiencing what I'll dub an oddity in menu presentation. Most of the time I'll experience "normal" behavior which to me is that when one clicks on a menu drop down that drop down stays visible until a click is made in a non-menue area. Furthermore, if that drop down has a subordinate side list that list remains visible as long as the cursor is positioned either on the selector for that list, or within the list, or moved outside the list, and this behavior applies to subordinates of a subordinate ad nauseam. But what is happening to me is that on occasions, and for reasons unknown, the instant the cursor moves outside of a dropdown or subordinate the entire menu now is as though no selection whatsoever had been made, that is, all that appears is the menu bar itself. Also, when such behavior occurs it happens for any application. As I've indicated, this oddity only occurs occasionally, and when it does I find it most frustrating. I've gone through the verify disk and repair permissions without any problems being noted. Any thoughts and/or suggestions (including ones that might point out that somewhere I'm making an unwanted or stupid setting) will be appreciated.  SignatureJames Leo Ryan ..... Austin, Texas ..... taliesinsoft@mac.com > I'm running OS X 10.5.2 on an Intel based MacBook Pro and am experiencing > what I'll dub an oddity in menu presentation. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Any thoughts and/or suggestions (including ones that might point out that > somewhere I'm making an unwanted or stupid setting) will be appreciated. Methinks I may have found the source of the problem and that is that the oddity occurs when I have two separate and active bluetooth mice connected at the same time. I have one mouse that sits on my desk and another that I keep in my computer carrying case to use when I'm where I might have wireless access. It seems that mouse was left on and the connection was being recognized by the computer. Furthermore it is quite likely that when shoved into the case that one or both of the buttons could be pressed. Anyhowz, the problem hasn't occurred since that mouse was turned off. That also might explain why I noticed the problem only when at home. SignatureJames Leo Ryan ..... Austin, Texas ..... taliesinsoft@mac.com > Anyhowz, the problem hasn't occurred since that mouse was turned off. That > also might explain why I noticed the problem only when at home. It's nice to find a logical explanation and solution, isn't it? It turns out this is one only someone right there could have figured out, as it's hard to imagine anyone else coming up with it. Signature<http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/election.shtml> Election 2008 goods. <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/greet.cgi> Holiday cards with attitude > > Anyhowz, the problem hasn't occurred since that mouse was turned off. That > > also might explain why I noticed the problem only when at home. > > It's nice to find a logical explanation and solution, isn't it? Much better than religious mythology. But would it have been found within MS-DOS? SignatureWith or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion. Steven Weinberg >> Anyhowz, the problem hasn't occurred since that mouse was turned off. >> That [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > turns out this is one only someone right there could have figured out, > as it's hard to imagine anyone else coming up with it. Is that so, Blowhard cross dresser?. The best solution would be for the OS to recognize both mice, like WINDOWS. > >> Anyhowz, the problem hasn't occurred since that mouse was turned off. > >> That [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Is that so, blowhard cross dresser? Keep Mike out of your personal problems. [commenting on the problem and solution I described in prior postings in this thread] > The best solution would be for the OS to recognize both mice, like > WINDOWS. But that was exactly the cause of the problemthat the Mac OS was responding to both mice! SignatureJames Leo Ryan ..... Austin, Texas ..... taliesinsoft@mac.com > [commenting on the problem and solution I described in prior postings in this > thread] > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > But that was exactly the cause of the problemthat the Mac OS was responding > to both mice! He knows this. he doesn't care. His only concern is trolling. Signatureemail to oshea dot j dot j at gmail dot com. > [commenting on the problem and solution I described in prior postings in this > thread] [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > But that was exactly the cause of the problem?that the Mac OS was responding > to both mice! DORK hasn't ever bothered to try it on a Mac, so of course he wouldn't know that. Macs have supported multiple mouses and keyboard for as long as I can remember. Currently, I always have two mouses connected to my Mac: a Mighty Mouse, and a Logitech Scroll Wheel mouse. When I play fast-paced action games, I swap to the Logitech. For everything else, I use the Mighty Mouse. SignatureNote: Please send all responses to the relevant news group. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. JR > [commenting on the problem and solution I described in prior postings in > this [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > responding > to both mice! I can run two wireless mice without a conflict - WINDOWS recognizes both. IOW, I can use either one at will. > I can run two wireless mice without a conflict - WINDOWS recognizes > both. IOW, I can use either one at will. It's the same with Macs, and that's exactly what was causing his problem. He didn't realize that the second bluetooth mouse, which was tucked away in his carrying case but still turned on, was being recognized by the computer. Signature<http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/election.shtml> Election 2008 goods. <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/greet.cgi> Holiday cards with attitude > As I've indicated, this oddity only occurs occasionally, and when it does I > find it most frustrating. I've gone through the verify disk and repair > permissions without any problems being noted. If this had turned out to be solved by a permissions repair I would have happily eaten my hat!! (Glad to see that you eventually tracked it down ... to a "multiple mouse" problem. SignatureAdrian > If this had turned out to be solved by a permissions repair I would have > happily eaten my hat!! Darn! ;-) Signature<http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/election.shtml> Election 2008 goods. <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/greet.cgi> Holiday cards with attitude [commenting on what turned out to be my "multiple mouse" problem, the opener to this thread] > If this had turned out to be solved by a permissions repair I would have > happily eaten my hat!! (Glad to see that you eventually tracked it down > ... to a "multiple mouse" problem. Well, there's nothing like fedora with gravy! :-) As an aside, the thought that the problem might be related to my having multiple mice occurred to me during the sermon at church! SignatureJames Leo Ryan ..... Austin, Texas ..... taliesinsoft@mac.com > Well, there's nothing like fedora with gravy! :-) To be honest I don't currently own a hat so maybe I should think of buying one with some edible qualities ... just in case the opportunity arises again ! ;) SignatureAdrian > [commenting on what turned out to be my "multiple mouse" problem, the opener > to this thread] [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > As an aside, the thought that the problem might be related to my having > multiple mice occurred to me during the sermon at church! Finally!!!! A use for religion. Thanks be to the prophets Jobs and Gates. SignatureWith or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion. Steven Weinberg |
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