I received this e-mail from mac fix it and followed these instructions. It appears it has fixed my problem.
see below: Entering information in text fields should be smooth and fast, with no pauses or delays of any kind. Despite this, some background tasks if corrupt or otherwise malfunctioning may interfere with typing. Read more… On Mar 1, 2010, at 12:53 PM, Daniel Rowe wrote: > Hi all. > > Ever since I've owned a mac, I've noticed that when I enter text into a > single line edit box on a web form e.g. a username or password field, the > first character I type doesn't always get entered. To use a password field > as an example, VO will click for each character, even though the first one > hasn't registered. > This happens with both Webkit and Safari. > Also, there are times where vO doesn't make any sound when entering a > password even though I haven't muted it's sounds. > > does anyone else have this problem and if so, is there a work around? Or is > it one of those things that'll hopefully be fixed in 10.6.3? > Thanks, > Dannie > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
