Purely by coincidence, I was messing around under "Edit > Preferences"
a couple hours later. Under the Advanced tab, there's an option that
says, "Disable all menu access keys (such as Alt + f)."
This is the first time I ever remember seeing that. Mine was checked
(toggled on) so I unchecked it on a whim. Copy and pastes started
working again. PHEW because that's how I operate in there all day every
day.
...
The thing I do specific to obscured passwords is I "hen peck" (a quick
poke and release) at the keys to try and beat the key repeat rate that
messes up my own authorization attempts. It's a low level "nerve-
racking" pain, lol.
That's similar to what I *try* to do.
Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
* runs with birdseed! *
My wife and I are both Georgia born and raised. Missy was born in South Georgia: Quitman in Brooks County. I was born in Middle Georgia: Sandersville in Washington County. But my mom and dad were from the tiny towns of McIntyre , Georgia, and Oconee, Georgia, respectively.
And we've passed through Talking Rock at some time. Google Maps says population of 20! Now that's tiny!
Enough blabbering, thanks!
-Tom