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From: David Rogoff on 23 Feb 2010 03:16 Please - how can I tell Snow Leopard to not intercept any function keys??? I've just switched to a Mac and still use WinXP and Linux and use emacs and xemacs on all three. I am used to assigning functions to the function keys (and shift-function, alt-function, etc), but OS/X is grabbing a bunch of them for stuff like volume control and Expos�. It's really bizarre: for example, when I type ^h-k in emacs and then hit the F4 key, it tells me I typed F12. F1 comes out as F14 and most of them don't ever make it to emacs at all. I've looked around various websites and see things like xmodmap (from macports) and some other utilities, but the info I've read seems inconsistent and appears to vary in different versions of OS/X. I just want my function keys back and to have the special functions take effect by typing Fn-Fx. Can this be done? In a way that won't break when Apple updates OS/X? Thanks! David
From: Barry Margolin on 23 Feb 2010 03:29 In article <4b838ef2$0$1304$c30e2946(a)unlimited.newshosting.com>, David Rogoff <david(a)therogoffs.com> wrote: > Please - how can I tell Snow Leopard to not intercept any function > keys??? In Keyboard preferences, check the box "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys". Could it be any more obvious? -- Barry Margolin, barmar(a)alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group ***
From: Steven Fisher on 23 Feb 2010 03:30 In article <4b838ef2$0$1304$c30e2946(a)unlimited.newshosting.com>, David Rogoff <david(a)therogoffs.com> wrote: > Please - how can I tell Snow Leopard to not intercept any function > keys??? I've just switched to a Mac and still use WinXP and Linux and > use emacs and xemacs on all three. I am used to assigning functions to > the function keys (and shift-function, alt-function, etc), but OS/X is > grabbing a bunch of them for stuff like volume control and Expos�. In Mac OS X 10.6: 1. Go to the Keyboard preference pane. 2. Check "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys." You're done. :) Steve
From: Don Bruder on 23 Feb 2010 09:44 In article <barmar-445EA8.03290123022010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Barry Margolin <barmar(a)alum.mit.edu> wrote: > In article <4b838ef2$0$1304$c30e2946(a)unlimited.newshosting.com>, > David Rogoff <david(a)therogoffs.com> wrote: > > > Please - how can I tell Snow Leopard to not intercept any function > > keys??? > > In Keyboard preferences, check the box "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as > standard function keys". Could it be any more obvious? Sometimes, it's *TOO* obvious. I've been using Macs for most of my computing life, and I still sometimes hit these kind of issues - Can't figure out how to ______. Look through prefs, not see anything, ask on newsgroup, answer leaves me going "DUH! How did I miss that?" -- Email shown is deceased. If you would like to contact me by email, please post something that makes it obvious in this or another group you see me posting in with a "how to contact you" address, and I'll get back to you.
From: David Rogoff on 23 Feb 2010 13:17
On 2010-02-23 00:29:01 -0800, Barry Margolin said: > In article <4b838ef2$0$1304$c30e2946(a)unlimited.newshosting.com>, > David Rogoff <david(a)therogoffs.com> wrote: > >> Please - how can I tell Snow Leopard to not intercept any function >> keys??? > > In Keyboard preferences, check the box "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as > standard function keys". Could it be any more obvious? It would be obvious if I had a checkbox like that :) I'm looking at the Keyboard panel under System Preferences. I see Key Repeat Rate slider Delay Until Repeat slider Change Keyboard Type... button Show Keyboard & Character Viewer in menu bar checkbox (checked) Modifier Keys... button Replacing Batteries... button Set Up Bluetooth Keyboard... button and the help "?" button Where is this button of which you speak? I looked it up via google and saw old references to a Mouse & Keyboard pane. Snow Leopard (at least mine) doesn't have this. It has separate Keyboard and Mouse panes. Did Apple remove this in 10.6? David |