Hi Matt, Odd. When I use those keys VO tells me the brightness is getting dimmer, though it never says its as low as it goes. I like the handling of screen brightness in which it reads percentages, that's easier for me to comprehend I think. Best, Zack. On Jul 24, 2011, at 5:31 PM, Matt Dierckens wrote:
> That's correct and when I hit those keys it doesn't say or do anything. > On 2011-07-24, at 8:23 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: > >> Hi, >> My guess is that you have your keyboard set to use the function keys for >> software functions. You need to use fn-f5 and f6 in this case. >> Hope this helps, >> Zack. >> On Jul 24, 2011, at 5:20 PM, Matt Dierckens wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> When i hit f5 and f6 it bonks at me. So not sure why. >>> On 2011-07-24, at 6:22 PM, Missy Hoppe wrote: >>> >>>> Hi! Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I've already confirmed more >>>> than once that my keyboard's backlight is >>>> completely turned off. I have light perception, and am about 95 percent >>>> definite that the backlight is not glowing at all. >>>> Same with the screen. I keep brightness at 0 and also enable the screen >>>> curtain. >>>> It's an excellent suggestion, though, and I hope it helps someone. >>>> Missy >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of M. Taylor >>>> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:49 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: IMPORTANT: To MacBook Pro Lion Users >>>> >>>> Hello Everyone, >>>> >>>> After posting my last message to the list regarding the increase in heat >>>> generated on my MBP since installing Lion and the definite lessening of >>>> battery life, I took a closer look at my MBP and discovered what I hope >>>> will >>>> prove to be useful to you. >>>> >>>> F Y I: Until yesterday, I was running Lion on an external FireWire drive >>>> and did not notice the increase in heat since the computer is always >>>> sitting >>>> on my desk when running Lion. Additionally, when I have the FireWire >>>> connected, I also have the power cable connected. >>>> >>>> Anyway, and I have confirmed this twice on my MBP and I called a friend who >>>> installed Lion this morning and she confirmed the same, said same being: >>>> The backlight on the MBP keyboard is set to on when Lion is first >>>> installed. >>>> >>>> >>>> Now I want to be clear, I keep my keyboard backlight off and so it was when >>>> I upgraded to Lion. However, when I looked closely at my keyboard, today, >>>> I >>>> discovered that while it was dimmed, it was not set as it had been before >>>> the upgrade. >>>> >>>> After I turn the backlight off/or to its lowest setting, the increase in >>>> heat went away. >>>> >>>> So, I recommend that those of you noticing a change in heat/battery drain >>>> confirm that your MBP keyboard backlights are set as they were before >>>> upgrading/installing Lion. >>>> >>>> F5 and F6 decrease and increase keyboard backlight, respectively. >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > 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/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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/macvisionaries?hl=en.
