Safari 8.0 constantly misses the first letter when typing messages on Twitter/Facebook or Search box on Amazon.
For example, when I want type "Hello" only "ello" comes out, then I have to go back and fill in "H".
i've never had this problem until Yosemite upgrade.
anyone else is having the same problem?
Thanks!
MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10), Mid 2013 i5 4GB
Hi ..
Might be a cookies, cache, or extensions, issue.
From your Safari menu bar click Safari > Preferences then select the Privacy tab.
Click: Remove All Website Data
Then delete the cache.
Open a Finder window. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder
Type or copy paste the following
~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db
Click Go then move the Cache.db file to the Trash.
Quit and relaunch Safari to test.
If that doesn't help, troubleshoot Safari extensions.
From the Safari menu bar click Safari > Preferences then select the Extensions tab. Turn that OFF, quit and relaunch Safari to test.
If that helped, turn one extension on then quit and relaunch Safari to test until you find the incompatible extension then click uninstall.
it didn't fix the problem, but thanks
hopefully the next update will resolve it.
Hi..
I wouldn't wait for an update to fix one minor issue. Might be a problem with Safari preferences.
Open a Finder window. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder
Type or copy paste the following:
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist
Click Go then move the com.apple.Safari.plist file to the trash.
Quit and relaunch Safari to test.
Carolyn Samit,
Thanks for your advice, however it still didn't fix it.
By the way, I didn't install any extension.
I haven't encountered that problem as I'm typing, but it happens when I'm on other websites like Facebook or Twitter, even amazon search bar.
Perhaps clean install might fix it?
From your Safari menu bar click Safari > Preferences then select the Autofill tab then click Edit to the right of: Other forms
If any websites are listed, click Remove All then click Done
Quit and relaunch Safari to test.
If that didn't help, a Safe Mode boot deletes some system caches that may help.
Top left corner of your screen click the Apple > Shut Down.
After your Mac shuts down, wait 10 seconds, then press the power button.
Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold down the Shift key. You should press the Shift key as soon as possible after you hear the startup tone, but not before.
Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple logo and progress indicator.
Once you are in Safe Mode, click the Apple top left in your screen. From the drop down menu click: Restart
Then try Safari again.
About Safe Mode
Caroly Samit,
I've just realized that instead of tap on the trackpad and physically click on the trackpad on the input field, it resolves that issue.
That's really weird.
I have the exact same issue easily duplicable on both a 2010 Macbook Air and a 2014 Retina Macbook Pro 15". None of the approaches posted here resolves the issue, and it is true that it makes a difference how the webform field is entered. A "hard click" avoids the issue, but a "tap click" to enter the field causes the first typed character to fail to appear reliably every time. Other Safari 8.0 users may help identify the problem by going to the site "toogle" which has a single webform field at the top of the page. "Tap click" into the field and notice that no matter how much time you give the cursor to 'get used to' being there, the first character will not register. Thereafter the subsequently pressed keys will register.
If, instead, the trackpad is "hard clicked" to activate the field, the first character typed will register.
Curious to see if others can duplicate this behavior or whether it's specific to the 2010 Macbook Air and 2014 Retina Macbook Pro 15" that I have?
Thx!
I have this exact same problem and it's driving me crazy. For most pages it seems like it's to do with the amount of time you allow before starting to type.
I use the single-tap (not click) gesture to select form fields. It seems like that induces a tiny amount of lag that causes the first character to be typed wherever the focus was before. e.g. if I find a page with multiple boxes, I can reliably click between them, leaving my first character in the previously focused box.
If I use the click on the trackpad, this doesn't seem to happen, as reported by others. Similarly, if I attach a USB mouse, I don't have the issue and can type as quickly as I like after focussing a text box.
It's not just a problem with Safari, in fact. I have the same issue in e.g. Mail when I start typing "too quickly" after giving focus to the search box. It makes the Mac feel terribly sluggish, even though it's basically the top-of-the-line model. Extremely frustrating.
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014), OS X Yosemite 10.10
I use 120 fps mode on my iPhone to record a video of this problem happening:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loU0BkOp3SU
You can clearly see me tap the touchpad and release and then type the "a" character three times; but the first press never registers.
James Harris9,
Thank you for reply.
I think a lot of people are having the same issue.
One of my friend had bought a brand new Macbook Air few days ago, and he also has the same problem.
Hopefully the next update will fix it.
Nicholas W,
Thank you for replying
This weird behavior really is driving me crazy, because I am so used to tap clicking.
I also have noticed some other problems that you have brought up; my Macbook Air (mid 2013) also feels sluggish when I'm using Safari and Mail. My friend bought a brand new Macbook Air a few days ago, he is also having the same tap-click issue, so I guess we are not alone. I just hope that Apple will fix this problem as soon as possible.
Yes, I have the same problem with Yosemite and Safari 8. Particularly when using Amazon's website, a single tap on the input field results in the first character being dropped, whereas a physical click does not have this problem. It's not all websites, at the moment it's Amazon that I most notice, but eBay for example, works without issue. So it would seem to be an issue involving Safari, trackpad single tap and some aspect of how certain webpages are setup.
This problem has come and gone for the last 3 years of OS X releases, it was fixed for a long time in Mavericks (for me), but has returned with Yosemite. I've seen it on other Macs as well.
The work around I have at the moment is to double tap the text input field - then the first character is recognized.
same problem, easy to reproduce. infuriating. new with yosemite, but only noticed it since the GM. i'd been running the dev builds all summer and don't recall this issue till recently.
mid-2012 MBAir
Same thing in Safari 7.1, OS 10.9.5 Mavericks
Drives me crazy. I thought it was just a failing keyboard. As soon as I went to Yosemite, it began. However, unlike others who mentioned it primarily happens on Amazon.com, I find that it happens on most fillable forms, from name and addresses to credit cards. Always, without fail, the first character is missing until I hit it again. It is a simple fix but very frustrating when you are thinking fast and need to type fast and now you have to go back and fix each entry because of a silly bug.
I can't seem to reproduce it now but I could have sworn that this problem had happened in other applications too. Please Apple, work on a fix for this.
Mike
Safari 8.0 doesn't recognize the first letter in forms
