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>
