>>>>>> On Dec 6, 2008, at 7:28 PM, Jason Brown wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I just hold down command and option with my thumb and press the p >>>>>> with >>>>>> my pointer and r with pinky and then use my right hand to turn on >>>>>> my >>>>>> machine.
>>>>> Kris Tilford replied: >>>>> This works for full size keyboards that have Cmd & Opt on both the >>>>> left & right side of the Space bar, but many Macs (all laptops) >>>>> only >>>>> have the Cmd & Opt together on the left side of the Space bar, >>>>> requiring the use of the right hand to press the Cmd-Opt pair and >>>>> the >>>>> p with the pinky and r with the index finger. >>>> On Dec 6, 2008, at 10:28 PM, Clark Martin replied: >>>> Many laptops, not all. This MacBook Pro has them on both sides. >> >>> On Dec 7, 2008, at 12:55 AM, Jason Brown replied: >>> The Command and Option i was referring to anyway was on the left >>> side >>> of the space bar :P >> On Dec 7, 2008, at 1:12 AM, Kris Tilford replied: >> In the original posting, you said "then use my right hand to turn on >> my machine". This implies you're using your left hand to press the >> keys Cmd-Opt-P-R. If you're using your left hand, and the thumb is on >> the Cmd-Opt keys, this only works if you're pressing Cmd-Opt on the >> right side of the space bar. Now you're saying your Cmd-Opt are on >> the >> left side of the space bar, but this only works for me using the >> right >> hand. The left hand is then free to press the Power button on the >> Mac. >> I don't understand how you could use your left hand thumb to press >> Cmd- >> Opt on the left side of the space bar, and then press the P & R with >> your left index (pointer) and pinky unless you have monster size >> hands >> or a tiny keyboard? > On Dec 7, 2008, at 3:00 AM, Jason Brown replied: > Um, it works for me to use my left hand on left side of keyboard to > press the command and option and use pointer finger to press the p and > my pinky to press the r, i can do it with no problem actually. You must have large hands then? I can't do this at all. My clear Apple Pro USB corded keyboard is symmetric and has Cmd-Opt on both left & right of the space bar, so I can easily do it single handed with either my left or right hand, but I can't do either hand in the method you describe. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
