OptionKey madness

Richard Gaskin ambassador at fourthworld.com
Mon Mar 22 21:47:57 EST 2004


j wrote:

>> Exhibit B is the set of pre-assigned Function keys in OS X:  F9, F10,
>> and F11 are for Exposé, and on PowerBooks F1 through F6 have other
>> pre-assigned behaviors, and F7 toggles Ful Keyboard Access in windows
>> and dialogs, leaving only two keys (F8 and F12) for reliable use by Mac
>> developers for user input.
> 
> On my TiBook, the keys marked F1 through F7 have assigned functions 
> (screen brightness, volume, number lock, display mirroring), but these 
> are not technically the fkey uses.  To use fkeys 1 through 7, I hold 
> down the "fn" key, which is in the lower left corner next to "ctrl."

I'm not going to ask my customers to hold down three keys for the tasks 
these will be used for.

I appreciate the input, but I'm pretty much sold on Command keys only 
for now.

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  Richard Gaskin
  Fourth World Media Corporation
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