peterb627 Posted September 29, 2018 Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 Randomly my keyboard becomes unusable and I cannot type anything in the chat line. What I can do is paste text from a word doc and click chat. I have to restart Bridgebase to get the keyboard function back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kladenak Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 It happens to me as well, always in Firefox, not in Chrome. I found out that it is enough to switch to another tab in the browser and then come back to BBO for the chat to work again. No idea about the cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilG007 Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 Randomly my keyboard becomes unusable and I cannot type anything in the chat line. What I can do is paste text from a word doc and click chat. I have to restart Bridgebase to get the keyboard function back on. You might need to get your keyboard replaced. Get it checked over by a technician. If it's still within its warrenty it shouldn't cost you anything. Otherwise you'll have pay a fee. If youdo,ask for an estimate and shop around for the cheapest price. Don't just accept the first offer. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DozyDom Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 You might need to get your keyboard replaced. Get it checked over by a technician. If it's still within its warrenty it shouldn't cost you anything. Otherwise you'll have pay a fee. If youdo,ask for an estimate and shop around for the cheapest price. Don't just accept the first offer. Good luck!Some would suggest that the problem has nothing to do with the keyboard, and that this would be a waste of time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordontd Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 You might need to get your keyboard replaced. Get it checked over by a technician. If it's still within its warrenty it shouldn't cost you anything. Otherwise you'll have pay a fee. If youdo,ask for an estimate and shop around for the cheapest price. Don't just accept the first offer. Good luck!A keyboard that selectively refuses to work with Bridgebase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara600 Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 If you need to replace the keyboard, WalMart, Amazon or some other discount department store will sell you one for under $10.00. I usually find that if my keyboard has locked, I've lost my connection to Bridge Base entirely and have to restart thru my computer. I use Chrome, which usually gives me no trouble, BBO will go unstable on me from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilG007 Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 Some would suggest that the problem has nothing to do with the keyboard, and that this would be a waste of time... Maybe but no harm in getting it investigated for piece of minds sake ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazumper Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 Maybe it's time to start getting used to the HTML5 version of Bridgebase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerriman Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 It's a bug with flash. Clicking in the URL bar, or switching tabs as suggested, will resolve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmsjw5 Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 Thanks for the suggested cures, I'll try them as this happens often, and is very annoying. I have a set of messages set up in Chat Manager which I can use when it happens (eg. 'No chat p !', 'wdp' etc), but Chat Manager is also useful for announcing the system for new opps, or requesting new players. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available on the iPad interface, - just where it is needed most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 Chat Manager is in the new version of the mobile app that came out last week. Go to the Chat tab, tap in the chat display area, and a menu pops up with Chat Manager as one of the options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovera Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 It's happened to me also. I've have discovered that was unable to write on " Fast Reply " after i was emailing on "Message" and i watched that cannot use also "F.R." in Forum too. To change the virtual keyboard with that one of Google (with an " A " on image) seems to have almost temporally resolving but i work now on Chrome or Firefox Beta and not in Internet Explorer ( and this one can be also a mine devise problem ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skx Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 That's cleared that up then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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