Weird keyboard issue

[gravyboat]

This is odd: When I type the number "1" on email in black text (Thunderbird), it shows up as a slightly grayish-green color. All the other letters and numbers display as black.

In Appleworks, if I type the number "1" repeatedly, every other "1" is displayed as a slightly thicker, grayer line. It does, however, print out correctly (all black "1"s.

Can anyone help me solve this mystery?

Thanks very much.

 

[mad jew]

Does the letter l look normal? What sort of display are you using?

 

[gravyboat]

Thanks for the reply. The letter "l" does look fine. It's just the number "1" which does this. This is on a 20" iSight iMac.

Strange, huh?

 

[mad jew]

It's a very weird problem. Is it the same for all fonts and typefaces? Do you have any theme changing hacks or apps installed?

 

[gravyboat]

Actually, it's only in Gil Sans Light- my favorite font. The others are fine. No new apps or hacks. It seems like a minor thing, but I just thought I'd ask in case it meant something more serious- hate for the computer to explode or something, and when I call Applecare the first thing they say is "Why did you keep using the iMac when you had the dreaded number '1' keyboard issue?"

I appreciate the help, mad jew.

 

[mad jew]

I'd say that at most it's just a font issue that could probably be remedied by reinstalling Gil Sans Light however whether that's worth the hassle is up to you. I doubt it's a sign of deeper trouble though.

 

[gravyboat]

I agree with you, mad jew. I'm going to let it slide.

Thanks again.