Problem with Shorthand in ExText... help!
Posted By: MT1 on 2007-11-09
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For some reason I have just recently starting having an issue where my caps are locking while working in ExText, and I was able to isolate it to Shorthand. (When it happens if I bring ShortHand up and then hide it again, the problem clears). It doesn't happen outside of ExText. What is strange is that the first few weeks I was working in ExText it wasn't a problem, but now it is happening with increasing frequency. And toggling caps lock and shift won't clear it, I have to bring up SH to clear it.
Anyone else run into this problem, or maybe just have a thought on why this would be happening? TIA!
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