Hi Jewels, Did you ever sort out your keyboard problem? If so, what was the actual problem/solution?
Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [email protected] on 9/2/12 11:59 AM, Neil Houghton at [email protected] wrote: > Hi Jewels, > > Daniel & Ronni have given you lots to work on. I sometimes find it is > helpful to really define the extent of the problem so: > > You are using an Apple Extended Keyboard with the numeric keypad on the > right-hand side - so it is wired and not wireless - (this is exactly the > same keyboard as I am using). > > If I understand you, the F12 key is acting as DVD eject under all 4 > scenarios ie with/without the box labelled "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as > standard function keys" checked and in each case with/without the fn > modifier. > > Does the actual "Eject" key (between the F12 & F13 keys) eject as it should? > > Is it just the F12 key that is behaving strangely - how are the other F-keys > behaving. > > Assuming all the relevant boxes are ticked in the keyboard shortcuts tab, > then standard behaviour is: > > (A) With box labelled "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys" > checked then as per the keyboard shortcuts tab, ie: > Dashboard - F12 > Decrease brightness - F14 > Increase Brightness - F15 > Expose - All Windows - F9 > Expose - Application Windows - F10 > Expose - Desktop - F11 > > (B) With box labelled "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys" > un-checked then as per the keyboard icons, ie: > F1 is decrease brightness > F2 is increase brightness > F3 is Expose > F4 is dashboard > F7, F8 & F9 are the iTunes controls previous track, play/pause & next track > F10 is sound mute > F11 & F12 are volume up/down > > > Other than the F12 key, are all the other keys operating as outlined above? > > > As Daniel says, the best way to rule out a hardware problem is to try > another keyboard - however if a similar one is not available then one other > thing to try - just as a temporary test - to check the working of the F12 > key to try and rule out a hardware problem: > > In System preferences/keyboard: > - keyboard shortcuts tab - uncheck the dashboard F12 box > - keyboard tab - check the box labelled"Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as > standard function keys" > - make sure the box labelled "Show Keyboard & Character Viewer in menu > bar" is checked > > At this point the F12 key should do nothing - but in your case is still > acting as an eject key. > > From the menu bar "Keyboard & Character Viewer " select "Show Keyboard > Viewer" which opens the keyboard viewer. You should now see a representation > of your keyboard which should say "Australian" at the top (assuming you have > chosen the Australian keyboard layout). Now: > > Press the escape key - see how the corresponding key on the keyboard viewer > "lights up" in darker grey. > Now press the F12 key - when I do this, the F12 key on the keyboard viewer > "lights up" - it also, depending what program I am in, MAY make the "not > applicable" note (if I am in Finder it does, though if I am in Entourage it > doesn't) > > When YOU do this what happens - do you see the F12 key on the character > viewer light up? > > After this test put your keyboard settings back - ie re-check the F12 box > and set the box labelled "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function > keys" to your preferred behaviour. > > > A better understanding of all the above behaviours may help to narrow down > the problem. > > > Cheers > > > > > Neil -- 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>
