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On my Mac I cannot type the number sign (#) anymore. No matter what application is running alt+3 is no more working. Any ideas how to reactivate it?
BetaRide
Posted 2012-02-11T10:43:56.420
Reputation: 2 099
OS X ignores alt+3 for #
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It turned out, that the FileExaminer Tool has stolen Alt+3 as a short cut. Uninstalled the tool and rebooted. The Alt+3 give now # as it should. Thanks for the suport.
BetaRide
Posted 2012-02-11T10:43:56.420
Reputation: 2 099
What keyboard layout is configured? Does Keyboard Viewer show
#on the3key when you holdOption? What happens when you pressShift-3? – Daniel Beck – 2012-02-11T11:02:50.167The keyboard loayout is swiss-german. Keyboard Viewer shows # for alt+3. shift+3 gives an * (as it should be). To me everything looks fine, except that I cannot type the # sign. – BetaRide – 2012-02-11T12:41:45.900
1Does it work with the other alt key? Does it work on the login window? Does it work (generating any character) when you select a different keyboard layout? – Daniel Beck – 2012-02-11T12:44:55.380
1Did you set any custom keyboard shortcuts, e.g. Switching to a certain space using option + number key? Do other option+number combinations work? – Daniel Beck – 2012-02-11T12:47:07.170
Does this happen in any application, or only specific ones? – Daniel Beck – 2012-02-11T12:49:17.027