On my PB G4 F9 and F10 are the keyboard backlight keys. I always control Expos? with hot corners, but I tried Function-F9 and it worked. I think the little circle slash symbol for just F9(that I saw for the first time in these experiments) must mean there's too much light available for the keyboard backlight to be on. Yes, I just took the Powerbook into a closet and confirmed that. Scientific curiostiy rules.
>i have no third party software that uses this key? The default >settings are employed. There is a symbol on the F9 key that looks >like half of the brightness key symbols that are on F1 and F3 keys. >When I hit F9 this symbol comes up but has a circle with a line drawn >thru it. >Tom >On Jul 28, 2007, at 4:47 PM, RobK wrote: > >> Tom- >> >> Do you have some third-party software that might be using F9? >> >> I'm pretty sure the default setting for the F9 key is Display All >> Windows. >> >> tom holloman wrote: >> >>> HELP. I have a G4 Powerbook that does not behave properly with >>> shortcut keys. In preferences-keyboard/mouse -shortcut keys, I have >>> checked the F9 key to show all windows. When I click the F9 I get >>> something that looks like a volume control. Any ideas on fixing >>> this? >>> PS-I have 3 Intel based iMacs and this feature works perfectly on >>> them. >>> Thanks for any suggestions: > >> Tom >>> -- Mary Anne, from the Aluminum Powerbook running 10.4.10
