Yes, as I mentioned "those keys are used for other functions on a laptop". When you tick control software the kewl backlit keyboard everyone is clamoring about is disabled. What are you going to do when you are undercover? In Expose Prefs you can add a modifier key and have it all...jf
On Jan 1, 2006, at 12:14 AM, Henri Yandell wrote: > On 12/30/05, Jerry Freeman <x12 at insightbb.com> wrote: >> As you noticed those keys are used for other functions on a laptop. >> Go to Systems Prefs/Dashboard and Expose, and remap the triggers for >> Expose. > > They're already mapped, but something else was taking over. > > Digging a bit further [and googling from the other side of the > problem], it seems that they are used to control the backlighting on > the keyboard (although that appears to no longer work on new > powerbooks). The solution is to goto Sys Prefs->Keyboard and tick 'Use > the F1-F12 keys to control software". > >> Yahoo widgets use less processor overhead than the Apple >> (hawg) widgets. I have widgets disabled. Link to a simple Dashboard >> On/Off pref pane below...jf >> >> http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/18261,performance > > Thanks; Konfab..I mean Yahoo it is. > > Bizarre that the Apple one is heavier; the complaint with Yahoo was > that that was too heavy when last I used it. > > Hen > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 2102 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20060101/bcef09c3/attachment.bin
