Very weird glitch when typing "fi"

When I type "fi" the two letters become as one. As in, I can't select just the "f" or just the "i." It only selects them both at the same time (although I can delete them separately with a backspace). This doesn't happen with capital letters or with any other two letter combinations I've tried. It also seems to happen only in Apple-made applications (Safari, Mail, Spotlight, etc) except iTunes and the Dashboard. This isn't a big problem...it's just odd and I was wondering if anybody had any clue.
Thanks..

It's called a ligature. More about it on these pages:
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/TextArchitecture/Conce pts/TextSystemFeatures.html
http://developer.apple.com/textfonts/TTRefMan/RM06/Chap6AATIntro.html
http://developer.apple.com/textfonts/Tools/tooldir/TrueEdit/Documentation/TE/TE3 letters.html
Try using Text Edit with the Zapfino font. So cool.

Similar Messages

've never used a Mac before, recently i purchased a MBP13" which came loaded with LION OS by default. I upgraded the OS to OS10.7.2 when prompted. Now after the upgrade, my MBP feels very slow - specially when typing emails !! What is the solution ??

I've never used a Mac before, recently i purchased a MBP13" which came loaded with LION OS by default. I upgraded the OS to OS10.7.2 when prompted. Now after the upgrade, my MBP feels very slow - specially when typing emails !! What is the solution ??

After an update or installation, your MBP may take some time to index its files. Give it some time - but if you don't see any improvement, post here - you'll get an answer!

Weird glitch when rotating a solid in After Effects 2014.1

Hi All,
When I rotate a solid with a scale of 0,5% (or smaller), 100% a weird glitch appears.
There is a workaround, but this is my way of working. So it's kind of annoying. Does somebody else have the same problem?
I'm working on a iMac Late 2010

Are you referring to the aliasing or are you rotating a bunch of layers? I'm not sure what I am supposed to be seeing because I don't see the timeline, the properties of the layer, or the solid without rotation.
I cannot reproduce your jagged lines result unless I scale the layer to less than a single pixel in width and rotate it but in that case aliasing would be expected because of the thickness of the lines. OS? Version of AE? Comp info?

Reminders showing weird characters when typing

When I type in a new reminder on icloud.com (I am using WIndows 7) all of the sudden I am seeing gibberish characters. They become fine when I hit enter or details or when reading something typed.. But as I am typing, they are just weird chaarcters.,. Anyone else have this issue? How can I fix?

I'll tell you whatever you want to hear but wouldn't you prefer hearing the truth?
Personally, I'd be more concerned about someone seeing what keys my finger depressed while entering the PW. The text on the keys is much larger and much easier to see than the text on the entry area. Bottom line is that I'd never enter any PW under any circumstances while someone else is watching.

Weird Glitch when viewing Tiff files

I use the NIK software plug-ins a lot with Aperture. Lately I have been running into increasing glitches with the subsequent Tiff Files. Right now I notice when I use the 'z' full size feature, instead of a normal zoom, I get a black and white image with bars across it. When I zoom back out the image is fine. I have run into this a little before, usually could revert it back by de-clicking one adjustment brick or another, or worst case export and re-import the image seemed to work. But now it is almost a constant on all my new tiff files.
What is going on?
Any help would be appreciated.

Good to know I am not alone, and that it may be the plug-ins themselves doing the corrupting. The files are fine for exporting and such, just a pain if you want to keep editing it.
What is the best workaround for this problem until we get some help from the developers?
(Export as full size tiff, then re-import and delete the troubled file, has worked for me, but it seems excessive, and possibly one more step of degradation for the file.)

HT201365 after installing iO7 my i-phone 4 very slow, even when typing :(

After installing iO7 my i-hpone 4 went super slow What can I do to go back to regular speed?

DO NOT get use to it, fix it !! go to the Apple Store or something, what I did was what Lawrence Finch told me and it did NOT work, so i decided to RESET all SETTINGS and I'm back to normal speed, YESSS
NOTE (very important): BACK UP YOU i-PHONE, BEFORE YOU TRY ANY OF THESE

Garageband '11 v6.0.5 very weird glitch! Please help!

When I command-click to draw blank recording space, if it's too close to the beginning of the timeline it shifts every other pre-recorded layer over one measure but keeps the audio only in the same place. So the result is the playback sound does not match the MIDI notes or real instrument recordings. Any new recorded material on new or old layers is automatically shifted down as well, but the playback audio remains in the same spot as it was recorded. To further complicate things, if I move any recorded material around or bring it back to the beginning of the timeline, the playback audio is at a fixed distance away from the recorded material, so the audio moves with it, just not synced to the visible notes or audio waves. I can repeat the problem originator (by command-clicking new recording space too close to the beginning of the timeline) over and over and it shifts every layer over more and more - displacing the audio from the visual bars more and more.
This isn't a one-time occurance either, I had this happen before but I was able to revert to a saved version. My problem is that I saved the project before trying to quit and relaunch Garageband, and now its permanently displaced. I'm hoping there is a fix so I don't have to re-record my whole project. Again, I've tried quiting and relaunching. And I've tried restarting my computer. Any other ideas? Has it happened to anyone else?
-Michael

welcome to the forum
you have a 5mb connection but your noise margin is a bit high at 11.1 as normal about 6. the real problem is your profile is down at 500 instead of 4500 and this is probably due to the resets/disconnection which eithe you have done trying to improve your speed or the hub has done on it's own.
if you stay connected 24/5 for 3/5 with no resets/disconnections your profile will rise to 4500. you may find later that your noise margin drops to nearer 6 with a slight increase in your connection speed
If you like a post, or want to say thanks for a helpful answer, please click on the Ratings star on the left-hand side of the post.
If someone answers your question correctly please let other members know by clicking on ’Mark as Accepted Solution’.

Keyboard Delay when typing emails only !!??

Bought a new Touchsmart 300 in Novmeber 2009. The only problem is the VERY long delay when typing emails. I have no problem with documents and typing this Message but have to type very very very slow when doing emails!! Have done the kayboard diagnostic test and everything seems fine. The keyboard was new with PC. Any suggestions please.

i have a hp dv4-2041 notebook... about six months old.. and am having the same problem... it is so frustrating... will be checking for other comments and/or suggestions for a solution to this problem...
thanks

.xmp files showing up in my SD card when accessing RAW files in Finder... Very weird!

Hi,
I'm having a very weird problem... I'm using a 4GB Scandisk SD card and am shooting my RAW photos on a Canon Rebel 2ti. I'm using a Macbook Pro, 2011 2.3Ghz i5, 4gb of Ram, with Lion v. 10.7.2 and am accessing the SD card RAW files through Finder. I'm secondary clicking on the image file or double clicking them as PS is my default opening program for RAW files. When I hit the "Done" key on any of the Photoshop files, a new .xmp file shows up in Finder. When I open it, it's a Microsoft Messenger for Mac 8 License Agreement...
I do have Microsoft Office 11 installed and have never used Messenger. It's not a huge deal, but it's driving me crazy and it's totally weird!
Thanks,
-Dave

It's a lot of separate, unrelated things happening to you in one long chain, but each step is normal and explainable.
You are opening raw files straight from a card into Photoshop. Photoshop will open them in Camera Raw. Camera Raw's preferences are set to save changes in XMP sidecar files. You are clicking Done, which applies the default Camera Raw processing, and that change generates an XMP file to store these new settings. That's why an XMP file is showing up in the same folder. On a computer, that's fine. But writing back out to a camera card with a device other than the camera is not recommended. What is recommended is to use another, faster way to preview raw files on a card without changing them (Adobe Bridge, Lightroom, Apple Aperture, Photo Mechanic, etc.), so that the card's left untouched as it should be.
If you don't want the XMP file to be generated, you have to do just one of the following:
In Camera Raw preferences, change the "Save image settings in" option to "Camera Raw database", not "Sidecar XMP files".
Instead of clicking Done every time, which applies any changes, click Cancel instead, if you were just looking and not editing.
Use something other than Photoshop to preview raw files. Most of the other ways are faster than opening them in Photoshop. The recommended workflow is to use a camera downloading utility to look through all the images on the card at once (instead of one by one as you are doing), and then select only the ones you want to bring into your computer. Bridge (via File > Get Photos from Camera, not by browsing), Lightroom, Aperture, and iPhoto all have that capability.
As to why double-clicking an XMP file opens a Messenger license agreement: As you probably know, the system has to figure out what program should open a file with a given filename extension. It sounds like maybe both Adobe and Microsoft have used the XMP extension, and the Office installer probably associated it with some type of MS Messenger file. So when you double-click an XMP file, Mac OS X opens Messenger. Since you have not used Messenger before, it's showing you the "first run" screen for Messenger, and Microsoft has set it up so that you have to click Agree on the license agreement before using it. If you never click Agree, it will still be the "first run" next time you open Messenger, whether you meant to or not. You can use Get Info in the Mac Finder to reassign XMP to open in another program.
You probably didn't expect so many things to happen from just opening a raw file off a card, but that's the way it worked out.

2 Page doc = very slow, almost unworkable when typing Slow slow slow...

Did some research, latest was posted in FEB.
What is the deal with this? The doc has some images, but they are small jpegs. It should NOT have a 1200 millisecond, or 1.2 second delay when typing.
Its becoming very difficult to work with.
Any ideas?

You're not the only one with this problem. There is a long discussion, with some proposed solutions, in this thread (and searching for "slow" in the Pages forum will bring up other threads as well).

After upgrading to ios 8.2, my keyboard on my iphone 5s is weird. When i typing a sms, the screen is locking it self. Does somebody have the same problem? Sorry for my bad english...

After upgrading to ios 8.2, my keyboard on my iphone 5s is weird. When i typing a sms, the screen is locking it self. Does somebody have the same problem? Sorry for my bad english...

Hello Wexxwoxx,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand that after you updated to iOS 8.2, while typing a message your iPhone seems to be locking itself. In this situation, there are a couple of different troubleshooting steps that I would recommend.
First, I would suggest closing the Messages application completely by using the instructions in the attached article below.
Force an app to close in iOS - Apple Support
After the Messages app is closed, I would recommend resetting your iPhone using the instructions in the next attached article. After the reset, open Messages fresh and attempt to use as you normally would.
Restart or reset your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Have a great day,
Joe

My firefox is running very slow, espically when I am typing, scrolling and in many simple activities. On the other hand my internet explorer is going normally like simple browser.

My firefox is running very slow, espically when I am typing, scrolling and in many simple activities. On the other hand my internet explorer is going normally like simple browser.

Hi,
Please try disabling all the features under '''Browsing''' in '''Tools '''('''Alt''' + '''T''') > '''Options '''> '''Advanced '''> '''General'''. You can later toggle the values to find an optimum solution. Please also [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Options%20window%20-%20Advanced%20panel?as=u see this.]
Useful links:
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Options%20window All about Tools > Options]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config Going beyond Tools > Options - about:config]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries about:config Entries]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Page%20Info%20window Page Info] Tools (Alt + T) > Page Info, Right-click > View Page Info
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Keyboard%20shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Viewing%20video%20in%20Firefox%20without%20a%20plugin Viewing Video without Plugins]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Firefox Profile Folder & Files]
[https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Command_Line_Options#Browser Firefox Commands]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic%20Troubleshooting Basic Troubleshooting]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/common-questions-after-upgrading-firefox-36 After Upgrading]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe%20Mode Safe Mode]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Problematic_extensions Problematic Extensions]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting%20extensions%20and%20themes Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting%20plugins Troubleshooting Plugins]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Testing_plugins Testing Plugins]

When typing an email address in Mt Lion, the auto name load is very slow??

When typing an email address in Mt Lion, the auto name laod is very slow.

Many email address may result in this type of error
you can free up some memory and you can try
or reboot (Reboot will free up many memory )

When typing my mac keeps highlighting and deleting stuff or it jumps back into an old word and starts typing in the middle of it what is going on??

When typing my mac will highlight words and totally delete them or it will jump back into something I already typed and start typing in the middle of that word... just started doing this about three weeks ago. Any idea what is up???

Found the problem! Very weird!
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1157103
http://ask.metafilter.com/145408/The-cursor-on-my-MacBook-jumps-around-like-craz y
Wow! I would have never thought to look at the battery! This problem started for me after I closed the lid of my '08 MacBook Pro last night. This morning when opened ithe lid (which seemed a little difficult) and I started typing the problem was there. I read a bunch of similar threads but nothing helped (Tap to Click...). Then I saw the above from Macrumors and looked at my battery. One side is slightly bulging and is putting pressure on the trackpad bar from below. I can avoid the problem by typing with my hands off the surface of the Mac, suspended above the keyboard, but the battery needs replacing I guess. It must have overheated when I closed the lid last night, though it should have slept properly, sometimes Chrome or Flash running in Chrome won't let it sleep. I usually just manually 'sleep' it from the Apple menu without closing the lid.
Side note:
I just had the whole MacBook refurbished by Apple for $300 a year or so ago, but they didn't change the battery then. Still a great deal...new display, logic board, display board, ram... I swapped the original 200GB HDD for a larger hard disk (750GB) from iFixit. It's been running great ever since but I have noticed some laggy text entry recently or since switching to Mavericks...maybe related to the battery starting to fail.

Preview glitch when searching for words on page and when using text tools to write comments/notes on .pdf slides, why?

When using Preview to access my class notes as .pdf files, I have encountered extremely frustrating glitches when trying to search for specific words or phrases within the .pdf files and when trying to use 'text tools' to write notes on the .pdf slides. Preview did not behave in this manor with Mountain Lion OS. This seems to correlate with my recent upgrade to Mavericks OS.
When using the search function you should be able to type in any number of letters or words and press enter to continually cycle through the highlighted findings that match what you have typed in. Instead it now, typically, stops tracking what I type in after about 3-4 letters and the yellow highlight turns grey. Once it does this if you try to press enter to cycle through what it has found it no longer cycles. It never did this in Mountain Lion using the very same .pdf files I had previously used in the old OS, and it does this despite there being multiple matches for what I am searching.
When clicking 'show edit tool bar' button and then 'text tools' button to be able to free text notes on the .pdf file I have to exit out of the 'text tools' mode to be able to advance to the next page. This is extremely inconveneint and, again, Preview did not do this in Mountain Lion.
These are my two major complaints about Preview that I have discovered so far in my short time using it with the new Mavericks OS.
Any help would be very much appreciated.

I have this issue too and was pleased to find this thread. Did either of you find the source of the problem or how to fix it?
I've tried using Wondershare PDF Editor as well and wondered that had messed some settings up. Have either of you used that?
If so, how would I revert to a clean version of Preview?
Hope we can get this sorted.

Very weird glitch when typing "fi"

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for