Drop down menus appear when I click links; keyboard won't type

Starting yesterday, whenever I click a link on Safari, I get a drop-down menu with "Open Link in New Window", "Open Link in New Tab" etc. instead of just taking me directly to that link like it's supposed to. (I have a standard wireless mouse, not Mighty Mouse). Also, I can't type anything on my keyboard - not in the Google search box, not in Word, not in Help boxes. No letters appear on screen when I type on the keyboard. I know the keyboard is being recognized because it still works if I press Enter to select a button on screen, for instance. (I'm typing all this from a different computer.) Did I accidentally select an option somewhere that's causing this? It all started (I think) when I clicked on the Bluetooth icon to check my battery level. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My frustration is off the charts.
imac G5; regular wireless mouse Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Hello Jeff:
Probably not relevant, but check "universal access" and be sure everything is off.
Then go to safari and trash the preference file (com.apple.safari.plist) and restart.
Barry

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