Loose backspace key

Hi, this seems to be my fourth or fifth problem with my MacBook (I hope there aren't any more) but my backspace key seems to be worryingly loose. Is this the same on every MacBook?

No. Have it looked at if it's in warranty. The keyboard may need to be replaced.
If you've had a lot of problems with your MacBook (three or more repairs), call Apple Customer Relations and see if you can get the computer replaced. I got mine replaced after three repairs.
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Backspace key problem

the backspace key had stopped working in my HP pavillion laptop since while. I was fine with it since I was using the delete key. However, I am encountering a new problem now. My laptop does auto backspace. Example: when I am typing on word it tends to autobackspace everything and i tend to loose all the datas. Even when i am using internet , it auto backs to a previous page. This happens a lot frequently and i am tired of it. Does someone know how to fix this?

Im not quite sure what the problem is your describing.
But if its only happening when the MMC then that would suggest that there is something wrong on the MMC.
You should try formatting the MMC to see if that solves your problem.
Formatting your MMC will erase all data on it though.
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I need some assistance on stopping my backspace key from "sticking" on my iPad 2?

I have reset, restored, and rebooted. Nothing is working. My backspace key goes rogue even if I only hit it once. I've had this pad for 3 days and I'm a bit frustrated. I've noticed that the backspace key goes haywire in almost all third party apps but it also happens when I type email, calendar , events, and notes. The only way I can stop this from happening is to hit the spacebar multiple times or any other key on board. I am not new to Apple products as I have had several iPhones, iPod touches, and I had a Mac Book Pro for work. I have searched the communities and saw that this was an issue with earlier iPhones but I have not read anything to iPad 2. Any helpful assistance you can provide is appreciated.

I assume that you know if you hold down on the delete/back space key that it picks up speed and will rapidly delete sections of text as opposed to one letter at a time.
If you have restarted and reset (hold down the sleep and home buttons until the Apple logo appears) and have had no success, I can only suggest closing apps. Go to the home screen and double tap the home button to bring up your recent apps at the bottom. Tap and hold down on any app icon until they all wiggle. Tap the minus signs on the apps to close them. Close every app in the task bar. Tap the screen above the task bar and then restart the iPad.
I have no idea if this will help, but it can't hurt to try it. If your iPad is only three days old, I would also suggest a call to technical support. You get 90 days of phone support when you buy an iPad.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/contact/

My backspace key delete two characters in Firefox.

My backspace key delete two characters in Firefox. How may I solve this problem?
It works in other programs such as Office well. My OS is WIN7.
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Disable Backspace Key

I'm trying to figure out how to disable the backspace key on
an input form. Or, I need to figure out why I can't type into an
input field after I've backspaced(erased) all the
characters?

Hmmm... I've not seen where you can't type after deleting all
the
characters. Do you maybe have the input set to multiline and
have the top
line blocked or something? I don't know that there's an easy
way to disable
Backspace for an input field.
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Rebinding Backspace Key

Is there anyway to rebind the backspace key so that it does something else other than what it is supposed to do (i.e. delete the character before the current carat position). I've tried doing the inputMap()/actionMap() method to rebind and it fails to stop backspace from deleting the character before the current carat position.

A much easier way of not deleting is to use a custom Document, but I assumed you wanted delete to still work correctly. I found [url http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?forum=31&thread=304562]this and tried it and it worked. I have no idea why.import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
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Backspace key doesn't work during install

I'm installing Oracle 10.2.0 under Solaris 10 05/08 I'm using PuTTY 0.6.0 and Cygwin as my X server. In the Oracle install windows, my backspace and delete keys do not work. They work fine everywhere else.

hi jnojr
what about making executing the following command in your shell before starting the runInstaller:
stty erase <backspace key>
stty delete <delete key>
please read that document: http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/workshops/cool_unix/stty.html
Read that also:
http://www.linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO-5.html
check your settings
#stty -a
What is the result of that command?
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Backspace key to generate a BackSpace:
% xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace"
Delete key to generate a Delete:
% xmodmap -e "keycode 107 = Delete"
this should fix your issue.
regards,
hub
Edited by: Hub on Sep 2, 2008 3:43 PM

Backspace Key stopped working normally on Macbook Pro

Hello,
I was able to use my backspace/return key totally fine by just pressing it and it would go back a space. One day i start my laptop up and i am not able to go back anymore, absolutely nothing happens when i press my backspace key, i now have to press fn+backspace in order to use the normal backspace option of deleting one letter or several letters that i have just typed. It doesn't seem to be a hardware issue as the backpace is now fn+backspace, how do i get it to go back to normal as it is tres annoying to press two keys for this? Any help is much appreciated.

Create another user account on the computer and see if it behaves the same way. If it does then it's probably a hardware issue, if it doesn't then it's software and most likely a setting that has changed.

Backspace Key Clears Google Search Entry

I've noticed something very strange happening with my phone. For some reason when I come back to my Google Search field in Safari to edit a search and press the backspace key, it clears the entire entry. Sometimes I may just want to revise just one word and not the whole search, but pressing backspace just clears the whole field. Does anyone know whether this is a feature or just a bug in the OS?

I've seen this too. Maddening. Not consistent, but it happens often enough.
I usually press on the data entry field till the magnifying glass shows up and position the cursor that way, which seems to lessen the likelihood that the backspace (X) key will clobber everything.

Backspace key disable

this is sort of a javascript question, but its on my jsp pages so i'll ask. ;)
I would like to be able to disable the backspace key so that
a user cannot hit it to travel back a page. However, i want to leave
it enabled so that they can at least backspace while in form text elements and text areas, etc.
i have this bit of code (see bottom) that will capture the backspace, but it turns it off even for the text elements in a form.
the good news is that its for an intranet application and we are only going to be supporting IE 5.5 or better, so it doesn't have to be cross browser compatible
thanks,
ken
<script language="JavaScript"></script>

There are two ways to approach this, and neither are very elegant, though they both should work in i.e. (other browsers will presumably have an analogous method for accomplishing them). Firstly, you could use a client script to populate the onblur and onfocus properties of all your forms on the client page. Something like
for(var i = 0; i < document.forms.lenth; i++) {
    document.forms.item(i).onfocus = "inform=true";
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}You'll notice that the previous method is by far the fastest as it only has 3 compisons, as opposed to the many required for sorting through all of the form and input elements. Also you need no global variables.
Lastly you could check to see if an input tag is the activeElement when the backspace key is pressed and if one is, block it. Something like
document.onkeydown = keyCatcher
function keyCatcher() {
    if(event.keyCode==8 ) {
        for(var i = 0; i < document.tags("input").lenth; i++) {
            if(document.tags("input").item(i) == document.activeElement) {
                event.cancelBubble = true;
                event.returnValue = false;
}Again, both the tags collection and the activeElement property are I.E. only things. For other browsers I assume you would need some kind of detection script and some options (or just don't block they're backspace keys). Also, I haven't tested any of this code, but you get the idea.

Backspace key

On my brand new imac keyboard, i have a delete key, and, while i fully understand how it works, it is not a backspace key. Ironically, my horribly new ios7 ipad has a backspace but no delete key. And, while i am still new to mac, i am sooooo confused!
Is there a backspace functin on the imac keyboard.

EmmeElle wrote:
Is there a backspace functin on the imac keyboard.
function+delete (fn+⌫)

Backspace key, lack thereof

Okay, this is kind of silly, but I really need to know.
Made the move from PC to Mac and there is no Backspace key, is there a way where I do not have to go to the end of a word and then use delete?
Thanks

I ran into the same problem. The delete key in the upper right acts just like the backspace key on a PC, in other words, go to the end of the word and it deletes from right to left. If you hold the Fn key while pressing the Delete key, it will delete from left to right.
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Since making changes to my Custom Set of Keyboard Shortcut commands I seem to have lost the backspace key's function of deleting frames, though the key still deletes in type mode and works like it should in, say, Illustrator. I can't recall how I might have used the key itself as a shortcut, but use it I must have, because it's okay when I change back to Default mode. In my Custom Set I've double-checked Keyboard Shortcuts and gone through the Product Areas I remember changing such as View Menu, Tools and View and Navigation but can't track it down.
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Backspace key is a bit lifted

Hi
I had my HP G61-420CA laptop for a week now, I noticed that my backspace key is not flat with other keys on the keyboard. I'm wondering if it'll hurt the LCD and is there a solution to it.
Thank You

Here is a section of code that tests for backspace.
Included are comments that might also help.
I did not know how to use the VK_ stuff.
void newName_keyPressed(KeyEvent e)
//buffer updated AFTER this event: length 0 1st time, 1 last time if deleting
// Backspace triggers this event, but length is 1 when area blank!
int length = newName.getText().length();
int key = e.getKeyChar();
if (length == 0) // first time in
    idList.setSelectionBackground(Color.lightGray);
else    // if was really length 1 last time but this key deleted it
    if (length == 1 && (key == 8 || key == 127) //backspace or delete
      && idHold != 0)                             // our stupid blank line
      idList.setSelectionBackground(Color.blue); // turn back on list
    else                                          // dim out list selection
      idList.setSelectionBackground(Color.lightGray);
// int ii = e.getKeyCode();
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// System.out.println("ii="+ii+", ss="+ss);
//    ii=8, ss=Backspace
//    ii=37, ss=Left
//    ii=127, ss=Delete
// if (ii == VK_BACK_SPACE)          //???? how do you do this???
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Backspace key does not respond

Hi.
This is on behalf of a lady friend of mine. Her backspace key does not work. And the "funny" thing is that the sound cannot be adjusted as well. It is completely stuck.
Anybody who can advice me?
She has OS X 10.6.8 installed, ans the Mac is approx 1 1/2 years old.

You could try to connect the external USB keyboard to the notebook in order to check if this keyboard button behavior will appear using external keyboard.
If the USB keyboard would work properly, then the problem is caused definitely by internal keyboard malfunction. In such case you would need to replace the keyboard.
Is you warranty valid? In case it is, the replacement could be replaced free of charge.

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