When I type anything. Texting or emailing on my Mac the curser will intermittently skip forward sometimes 4 to 5 spaces. Also a little text box with weird symbols pops up for a few seconds then goes away. I turned off by bluetooth to the keyboard then turned it back on. What causes this(just got the weird text box again after typing the word causes).
iMac, 10.13
That "text box" is the normal MacOS "accent menu" that appears when you press and hold a key.
Enter characters with accent marks on Mac - Apple Support
Go to your system settings > keyboard > keyboard and play with the key repeat and delay settings and see if that improves things.
Nope didn't fix the problem. No when I hit backspace it goes a whole bunch of spaces before it stops. And intermittently there is a delay when I type before the letters show up. (space shows how it jumps ahead. The text box pops up even more often and there are symbols on one line and numbers below the symbol. like
e (with dots above it)
1 below
I must have something inadvertanl ly set wrong. You can see how it is jumping ahead. I didn't correct it this time.
It almost sounds like a key might be stuck on your keyboard. Any spills happen on it? Try to see if all the keys are working properly one by one by using TextEdit. Make sure every key feels like it has pressed all the way down and not partially or with different feel or pressure.
They all seem to be working but some make a little popping sound like they could be stuck a bit. My mouse is having an issue as well not working smoothly. won't always go to the place i want it too. Maybe i will grab a plug in key board and mouse and see if the problem persists. Also sometimes when i am on a web site I click on a link it pops up a box that asks me if i want to open a new page. instead of going to the link. I have to hit escape go out and click on the desktop then go back to the the link and it will open. Definitely gremlins. Thanks for all your help.
Firstly, make sure to update to Ventura 13.2 that released today. Secondly, try going to System Settings, Keyboard, Keyboard Shortcuts, press button, "Restore Defaults"
I mean now a second problem happens when I hit the backspace not no when i hit backspace.
Keyboard skips forward and get a weird text box with symbols popping up
