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A text quirk?

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by avand1

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When I am typing text while on , my backspace button will not erase the character. It will still remain in sight with the correct character over it.(both are visibl backspace will not remove the character either, what gives?

Andy

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by gorez

A brisk guess could be broken backspace button. Plug another keyboard if you can and check backspace button using it.

Can you delete your text when your cursor stand right before the symbol you need to erase by means of delete button or when you have pushed insert button just by pressing space.
If yes then text editor is probably (but not on 100%) OK and keyboard is the matter.

But actually you need to tell me what text editor do you use, what OS and etc.

by meddjay

I agree with Andy, it's definately a keyboard thing. It could be because the keyboard is really dirty as well. I don't know how many people use the same keyboard, but they can get awfully filthy, which makes keys stick, overtype etc. On some kinds of keyboards (usually the older ones) you can take apart the keyboard and pop it in the dishwasher! Just make sure yours is the kind that you can do that with! Hope that helps a little.

by paulp

Since you didn't bother to tell us what software you were having this problem with, I can only make a suggestion. Does the software allow the user to re-define keys? Some software allows you to re-define the backspace key to a non-destructive backspace essentially turning the key into a "cursor left" key.

by mslizny

If you are using Word, you can change the action of many keys, including the Backspace key, through Tools, Options, Compatibility. For example, you can set Word up to use the control keystrokes for WordPerfect. Look at the top seeting and each of the checkboxes in the list--there may be just one box checked that results in this behavior.

by bravosierra

This actually sounds more like a video driver issue. Try minimizing the window and then maximizing it again; does the text still show as being overwritten? If not, that's almost certainly a dead giveaway for a video problem. It's not refreshing the screen properly.

Try checking for updated video drivers. Alternately, try switching to a generic SVGA driver or changing resolutions.

I have seen similar issues on my own Win98 system, mostly related to scrolling down a web page very fast while online. Forcing the window to redraw clears up the problem, but it is not a solution, just a workaround.

Bonne chance.

Sig9

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