Hi Jewels, If I understand you correctly, you are running 10.5.8 and would like the keys on your (older) keyboard to perform the functions as indicated on the keys - rather than the newer function allocations.
It should be possible - I am running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and my keyboard works as it has always done, eg: F1 is decrease brightness F2 is increase brightness F3 is Expose F4 is dashboard F5 & f6 currently unallocated F7, F8 & F9 are the iTunes controls previous track, play/pause & next track F10 is sound mute F11 & F12 are volume up/down F13 to F19 are currently unallocated. However, this is not as set by the System Preferences/ Keyboard Shortcuts as when I check there it shows the settings as (I think) you are seeing/finding (and as Ronni refers to) ie: Dashboard - F12 Decrease brightness - F14 Increase Brightness - F15 Expose - All Windows - F9 Expose - Application Windows - F10 Expose - Desktop - F11 Note all these boxes are ticked. I think the setting you are looking for is in System preferences under the main Keyboard tab - where you see a box labelled "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys" I have this box unticked - I suspect you have this box ticked. If you untick it, you should get your old behaviour back and, in this case, the fn key takes you to the other function - eg My settings (with the box unticked) F12 - increase sound Fn F12 - Dashboard Your current settings (with the box ticked) F12 - Dashboard Fn F12 - increase sound I hope the above makes sense ;o) Different people obviously prefer the function keys to operate differently - but at least Apple gives you the option to choose! I'm with you on this - I like the function keys to perform as per the printed icons and I am happy to press the fn key to get the other function set (though I very rarely actually do this). To summarise, in System Preference/Keyboard, try the following: Under the keyboard shortcuts tab - make sure you have all the relevant "F" key boxes checked Under the keyboard tab - uncheck the box labelled "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys" I believe this will return you to the behaviour you desire. HTH Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 8/2/12 4:07 PM, Ronda Brown at ro...@mac.com wrote: > Hey Jewels, > > Our emails crossed in cyberspace :-) > Turn F12 back on and then to use that key to turn up your sound just press the > fn key and F12 key. > > Then when you just press F12 you will get dashboard > When you press fn & F12 keys you will turn up your sound. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 08/02/2012, at 4:00 PM, Julie Bedford wrote: > >> Hi Ronni, >> >> I am ashamed to say I am using Leopard (10.5.8). Just had a look at >> the Keyboard in >> Systems Preferences (never realised this existed !) Turned off F12 >> which is the dashboard. >> Any ideas on how I can change F11 and F12 to be volume up and volume >> down (as the >> little pictures on the key indicates). >> >> I haven't upgraded my OS yet as waiting for the new Mac tower to >> become available, but >> it appears they may not bring out a new model as it's been years since >> the last model. >> >> Cheers >> Jewels >> >> On 08/02/2012, at 3:31 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> Hi Jewels, >>> >>> Are you in Lion or Snow Leopard? >>> The volume keys (& all the top keys) are Function keys. >>> Check in System Preferences > Keyboard to see what F12 is set to do. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> On 08/02/2012, at 1:30 PM, Julie Bedford wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Not sure if this has any relation, but I purchased a new keyboard >>>> last >>>> week and now find that when I turn the sound volume up or down on the >>>> keyboard, all I get is shifting to the side of whatever is opened on >>>> my desktop. I was thinking about returning it, but possibly there >>>> may >>>> be a more obvious cause that I am unaware of. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Jewels >>>> >>>> On 08/02/2012, at 12:57 PM, William Chesnutt wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Ronni, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your quick reply. Unfortunately, that's not the answer - >>>>> sticky keys is definitely switched off. Since my last post, I have >>>>> also noticed that ³shift-double quote" also appears to cause a >>>>> problem, it wants to open up a locked AppleWorks document. This is >>>>> all very puzzling, but I appreciate your assistance. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Bill Chesnutt. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 08/02/2012, at 12:47 pm, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Bill, >>>>>> >>>>>> You don¹t happen to have Sticky Keys¹ ON in System Preferences > >>>>>> Universal Access - Keyboard? >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Ronni >>>>>> >>>>>> On 08/02/2012, at 12:16 PM, William Chesnutt wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi List, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am running 10.6.8 on a Mac Pro. My system has started behaving >>>>>>> oddly. When I am typing in a word processing document and use the >>>>>>> shift key with either an ³i" or an ³r" I get unexpected (and >>>>>>> unwanted) behaviour. In the case of ³i" the machine brings the >>>>>>> finder up as the frontmost application. In the case of ³r" it >>>>>>> opens a folder on my desktop for Accounts Receivable. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I do not recollect that either of these things occurred in the >>>>>>> past. I haven't modified any settings or done anything else that >>>>>>> I know of to cause this. I have looked at all the Preference >>>>>>> settings, especially Keyboard Shortcuts, but can't find a way to >>>>>>> turn this behaviour off. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can anybody shed any light on this for me? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Bill Chesnutt -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
