ever since the last update came about, my desire z keyboard is doing the weirdest things. whenever i type the letters g, b, s it automatically shortcuts to sms, internet or mail

SO FREAKING ANNOYING!

that sounds like strangest problem i have ever heard of

it has something to do with the latest 2.3 update for sure

factory reset might be your only option at this point

Here's the solution:

Go to Settings - Applications - Quick Launch and then long press any shortcuts to disable them.

Should work!

Thanks, Zhu! That totally works! good work

I thought I was the only one with this problem. If I restart the phone it stops doing it for awhile and then will randomly start with the keyboard shortcuts again. Any idea if this will be fixed in the nest update?

Zhu Lee,
Thank you SO much!!!

I had the same problem and could not find an answer anywhere.. Already factory resetted the phone and was so happy it did not happen again.. Till just now I am going to try this right away!
Thanks!

thanks for this, was about to do a master reset but fixed it in seconds, cheers

Mine is doing the exact same thing....I don't know what to do, I was going to go into where I bought it and lose it on them because its so frustrating...it just started this afternoon....

Oh just read the quote above...THANK YOU!

factory reset?? i think this is the only point..

Here is a solution if it occurs again.

Press the SYM/Search button once. This will stop it jumping to another application.
The SYM button is in the bottom left corner with a magnifying glass on it. (on my country variant anyway) Sometimes it gets pressed by accident thus making the problem random.
Note: Press either the Search, SYM or the shortcut keys just in case your keyboard is set up differently.

Let me know if this helps you.