In the presentation it changes with each application your running,
 Something like dynamic I guess 
But if you hold the fn key down the function keys show up.

 
I'd like to know if you can get the 13" touch bar model but with the standard 
keyboard rather than the new one, and the max ram, SSD and I7 processor.


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 
On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Friday, 28 October 2016 7:43 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: No more hardware escape key on upcoming MacBooks

Looks like we’ll have lots of keys to map now with the light bar.  I’m 
intrigued by the idea but need to try one out myself to see what it’s like.

> On Oct 27, 2016, at 11:12 AM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Sure, if osx suffices for your use cases, this is probably correct.
> 
> But, if you want to host virtual machines, e.g. via VMware, here's yet 
> another key to map, and yet another way to make using those virtual 
> machines problematic, i.e. harder to reliably stay in the vm vs 
> accessing the chrome of the host vm server.
> 
> Personally speaking, I'm not satisfied remapping Ctrl, Option, and 
> Command to host Windows and Linux. I've just not been sufficiently 
> happy with doing this on my Airbook to the extent that I took an 8 
> year old laptop with me on my last several business trips rather than 
> the Airbook.
> 
> Janina
> 
> Kliphton Miller writes:
>> Honestly, who uses an escape key anyway.  I was just sitting here 
>> thinking, and I couldn't think of 1 thing I actually use the escape 
>> key for.  Windows yes, but not on OSX.  JMO
>> 
>> Miller Family
>> Without Christ there is no life!
>> 
>> On Oct 26, 2016, at 4:23 AM, Simon Fogarty <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> I'm starting to lose faith in apple,
>> 
>> These things sound like going to far,
>> 
>> But then hey, I had no issues with the headphone jack going...
>> Guess this is a wait and see situation.
>> 
>> I just want a quad core processor in my mac book air and `32gig ram 
>> with 1tb ssd
>> 
>> I'll be happy even with a 13 inch device and those specs.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] 
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mary Otten
>> Sent: Wednesday, 26 October 2016 1:45 PM
>> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; 
>> [email protected]
>> Subject: No more hardware escape key on upcoming MacBooks
>> 
>> I just saw an article talking about how you can re-map and existing key, 
>> such as control, caps lock, command or option, to take the place of the 
>> escape key which is going away on the new MacBooks to be revealed on 
>> Thursday. There will still be that functionality on the new magic track bar 
>> or whatever they're calling it. But if you are a person who wants to have a 
>> hardware escape key, you will have to remap an existing key to get it. For 
>> those of you who use caps lock for voiceover, good luck. I have no idea how 
>> that Mike coexist with this new functionality. Or you're stuck with the new 
>> magic track bar and it's soft functionality. Could be interesting.
>> Mary
>> 
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