what's an all-in-one imac? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richie Gardenhire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 5:30 PM Subject: Re: The FN Key on Apple's New Slimline Keyboards
Hi Esther, I found all this out last night when I canme home from playing at our local club. It was a bit confusing, but I am beginning to figure all this out. No, I don't have a Mac Book yet. I was going to get one, but my wife's car broke down and the money I was going to use to get it, went for the down payment on a new car. That, having been said, there is an all-in-one iMac that I want to get and sell the one I have now to one of my former adult students. I really love this keyboard; it's a little faster action that what I'm used to, but I love the feel of it. And it compliments my Mac Mini very well for portability. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. From: Esther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: November 22, 2007 1:16:13 PM AKST To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by the blind <[email protected]> Subject: Re: The FN Key on Apple's New Slimline Keyboards Reply-To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by the blind <[email protected]> Hi Richie, Does the FN key on Apple's new, slimline keyboards perform the same functions as the FN key on a Mac Book? Richie Gardenhire I've only read that the new slimline Aluminum Apple keyboards have F7, F8, and F9 keys that are used for functions like rewind/repeat, play/pause, and fast forward/skip in iTunes, even when the iTunes app does not have your current focus and is playing in the background. I've also read that if you are playing a DVD movie in your drive, the same keys will let you use similar functions to seek through your DVD, and that these change automatically without your having to designate which application you're in. You could quickly check whether you need to use the FN key prefixes required for laptops by trying to start and stop VoiceOver with your new keyboard attached to your laptop (smile). Do you now have a new MacBook? Cheers, Esther
