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Problems typing the letter t in Thunderbird

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info3288 replied
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info3288

Hi,

I have a weird problem in Thunderbird, when I type a double letter t the second t creates a backspace! I cannot write tt and with incoming emails the t's are missing. Even when the spell check picks up a word and corrects it is still will not display the t I am using Thunderbird windows 78.2.1, I have tried different versions and all are the same. Windows 10 Pro

Can anyone help?

Conor.

Hi, I have a weird problem in Thunderbird, when I type a double letter t the second t creates a backspace! I cannot write tt and with incoming emails the t's are missing. Even when the spell check picks up a word and corrects it is still will not display the t I am using Thunderbird windows 78.2.1, I have tried different versions and all are the same. Windows 10 Pro Can anyone help? Conor.

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Toad-Hall
Toad-Hall
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Sounds more like a computer setting for the keyboard issue. Perhaps you have a setting that means you have to allow a certain amount of time between selecting the first 't' and the second 't'. try this info: https://accessibility.shell.com/windows-10-changing-keyboard-settings-using-filter-keys

I have 'Use Filter Keys' switched off And 'Allow the shortcut key to start Filter Keys' selected.

info3288
info3288 Question owner

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Hi, Thanks for your response, but this was not the issue and did not solve it. But I have found out what the problem was. I noticed the problem only occurred when using the body or paragraph settings not when I used the headings or preformatted. I then changed the font which was set to calibri to arial and the error was gone!

FYI, the error was when I typed 't' it worked but if I typed a second t it acted like a backspace. I also noticed that in my incoming emails 't' was missing from words when viewed in Thunderbird but if I copied the message to say notepad the t's were there.

Thanks for your help