So I've got a weird issue. When I switch Spaces (I use the default Ctrl-arrow method), the little indicator that shows up in the middle of the screen won't go away, and the keyboard no longer responds in any other application. If I ssh into the machine or use the mouse to navigate to Activity Monitor and kill the Dock, that indicator goes away and the keyboard responds again, but if I switch spaces using the keyboard again, the problem immediately returns. If I switch spaces using the mouse by clicking on an open application in the Dock, however, the indicator only comes up during the switch and then goes away, as it should.
As troubleshooting steps, I've already tried another user account, which does not experience the problem, and then I tried deleting the com.apple.dock.plist file in my user library, which did not resolve the problem (I have since replaced the original, so I don't lose all of my Dock and Spaces settings). I also considered the possibility that DoubleCommand was part of the issue, as I have remapped my right option key to act as a control key instead (so that I can switch spaces with one hand, instead of needing both hands to do it), but disabling that did not help.
Any thoughts on what might be happening?
jW
As troubleshooting steps, I've already tried another user account, which does not experience the problem, and then I tried deleting the com.apple.dock.plist file in my user library, which did not resolve the problem (I have since replaced the original, so I don't lose all of my Dock and Spaces settings). I also considered the possibility that DoubleCommand was part of the issue, as I have remapped my right option key to act as a control key instead (so that I can switch spaces with one hand, instead of needing both hands to do it), but disabling that did not help.
Any thoughts on what might be happening?
jW
