Can't select rating in smart album

It is impossible for me to create a smart album where my rating ("Mitt Betyg") is anything other that 4 or 5 stars. If I click in the star field, it is like the field is insensitive to clicks in the first three stars.
I have tried this on Macs in a Mac store - same problem.
Note: I'm running a Swedish version of iPhoto. I would like to hear if others have the same problem (and what localised version you are running).
Other fields in smart albums have similar problems. For instance, in the text field for "Comments", the field is insensitive to clicks in the first centimeter of the field. To move the focus to the field, you have to click further into the field.
I have reported this problem twice in the Apple feedback page, but I have never received a reply, and the updates to iPhoto that Apple send out does not fix this problem.
Can anyone else reproduce the problem (or better, fix it)?

pesc:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Using the US version and it works OK. Have you tried the usual fixes, i.e. repair disk permissions, repair disk (boot into Safe Mode (run iPhoto while your in Safe Mode to see if it works there) and reinstall iPhoto? I'd also clean out the iPhoto folder that's in your User/Library/Caches folder. I'd also delete the font cache using OnyX.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.

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