Having Dot Problems with Delete Key in CoolTerm on Your Mac?

Alright, let’s talk about this Coolterm delete key thingy and why it’s acting like a silly dot on your Mac. I ain’t no fancy computer person, but I’ve fiddled with enough gadgets to know a thing or two.

So, your delete key ain’t deleting, huh? It’s just spitting out dots like a chicken pecking at the ground? Well, first off, don’t you go throwing that Mac out the window. We can fix this, probably.

First thing’s first, let’s see if that delete key is even working. Sometimes, them keyboards, they just get old and tired, like me. Keys get stuck, crumbs get in there, who knows what. Try pressing that delete key in other places, you know, like when you’re writing an email or something. If it ain’t working there neither, well, then maybe the problem ain’t Coolterm, it’s the keyboard itself.

Now, if the delete key is working just fine everywhere else, then it’s something with Coolterm and your Mac playin’ games. Let’s go poke around in them settings. They say you gotta check your Mac’s keyboard settings. Sounds fancy, but it ain’t. Just go to your System Preferences, you know, that little gear icon thingy. Find the keyboard settings and see if something looks off. I can’t tell you exactly what to look for ‘cause every Mac is a little different, but just keep your eyes peeled for anything weird.

• Look for somethin’ called “Universal Access” or “Accessibility”.
• Then find somethin’ about the mouse and trackpad.
• See if there’s somethin’ called “Mouse Keys” turned on. If it is, turn it off. That Mouse Keys thing, it makes your number keys control the mouse pointer, and that can mess with your delete key.

If that ain’t the problem, there’s other things to try. Folks say somethin’ about starting your Mac in single-user mode. Now, that sounds scary, but it ain’t so bad. It’s like starting your car in a special mode to check if the engine’s okay. I ain’t gonna tell you how to do it, ’cause I don’t wanna mess up your computer. You better go look that up yourself if you wanna try it. Just be careful, okay?

Now, let’s talk about this Coolterm thing. It’s a program for sending stuff over a serial port, like talking to an old-timey machine. You’re trying to send commands, right? And that delete key should be backspacing and erasing stuff, not putting in dots. Well, Coolterm has its own settings too.

Go to the “Connection” menu, see. There’s somethin’ in there about sending strings of text. Maybe somethin’ in there is messed up. You can type in your commands plain and simple, or you can use some fancy hexadecimal stuff. If you ain’t using that fancy stuff, then make sure it ain’t selected. Sometimes, those fancy options cause more trouble than they’re worth. And there’s somethin’ about sending whole files too. If you’re doing that, make sure the file itself ain’t the problem.

So, to recap, here’s what we did:

1. Checked if the delete key is even working. Don’t go blaming Coolterm if your keyboard’s busted.
2. Fiddled with the Mac’s keyboard settings, especially that Mouse Keys thing.
3. Thought about that scary single-user mode, but maybe let’s not do that unless you’re feeling brave.
4. Checked Coolterm’s settings, see if somethin’s wonky in the connection menu.

If none of that works, well, then I don’t know what to tell ya. Maybe go find a smart young person who knows more about these computery things than I do. Or, you know, just live with the dots. Sometimes, you just gotta learn to live with the little annoyances in life, like a rooster that crows too early or a delete key that spits out dots.

This whole thing about the delete key on a Mac not working with Coolterm and showin’ dots instead, it’s a pain, I know. But don’t give up hope. Most problems have a solution, even if it takes a little poking around and a whole lotta patience. And remember, even if you can’t fix it, it ain’t the end of the world. There’s always another way to get things done, even if it means usin’ a few extra dots along the way.