cdownie

Q: Spotlight Search ignores first character

I've noticed this problem for a while now. I was hoping the latest update to OS X El Capitan would fix it, but it hasn't.

 

Occasionally, I'll launch spotlight search with -Space and start typing so quickly that it drops the first character. This probably happens 3-5 times/week, possibly more. I can see the typed character show up briefly for a moment, but then the search bar is cleared when I type my second character.

 

Yesterday, I got incredibly lucky. I was searching for "Helen" in my contacts, and I happened to stop typing after the first character when this bug occurred:

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In this state:

  • You can clearly see the initial 'h' I typed,
  • You'll notice the cursor has reset all the way to the left.
  • Pressing the arrow keys did nothing to move the cursor
  • Pressing any other key ('e' for example) caused the entire field to clear & only the other key to remain.

 

Any thoughts on what I can do to fix this? I've tried nothing, and I'm all out of ideas.

 

Specs:

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MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), OS X El Capitan (10.11.4), 2.6 Ghz Intel Core i7, 16Gb RAM

Posted on Mar 28, 2016 7:12 AM