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From: Rowland McDonnell on 23 Jan 2010 02:55 David Empson <dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz> wrote: [snip] > Apple recognises all of their own keyboards, Which doesn't really mean anything, does it? Actually, I think Apple would possibly try to deny some of its keyboards. The Steve doesn't want to think about the first Mac era. > and the eject key on them > (which is what you have now). I can't say whether that extends to > third-party keyboards with an eject key, as I've never seen one. I don't know what you mean. > Perhaps this particular keyboard needed a device driver to map the keys > correctly, or perhaps it worked at some point but Apple broke something > in a later system version which prevented it from being recognised > properly. <shrug> I bought the keyboard from the shop, I took it home, I plugged it in, eject didn't work, I took it back to the shop. > If the system didn't recognise the keyboard, it probably mapped eject to > F12 and ignored the eject key. Umm... Interesting idea. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Jim on 23 Jan 2010 03:03 Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > and the eject key on them > > (which is what you have now). I can't say whether that extends to > > third-party keyboards with an eject key, as I've never seen one. > > I don't know what you mean. Lots of PCs have keyboards have extra keys on them, such as volume controls and an eject key. I've got a Fujitsu keyboard here somewhere like that. They presumably come with a driver disk (for Windows) to make those key do something, but a Mac won't recognise them unless there's also a Mac driver disk. Jim -- "Microsoft admitted its Vista operating system was a 'less good product' in what IT experts have described as the most ambitious understatement since the captain of the Titanic reported some slightly damp tablecloths." http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/
From: T i m on 23 Jan 2010 03:44 On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:03:35 +0000, jim(a)magrathea.plus.com (Jim) wrote: >Lots of PCs have keyboards have extra keys on them, such as volume >controls and an eject key. I've got a Fujitsu keyboard here somewhere >like that. They presumably come with a driver disk (for Windows) to make >those key do something, but a Mac won't recognise them unless there's >also a Mac driver disk. > I was pleasantly surprised the other day when I stuck Ubuntu on a little Dell box for a mate and noted it found the Vol up / down / mute buttons (they weren't keys as such). I'm so used to not having such functions on a keyboard [1] I typically forget I do have them on this Mac jobby. Cheers, T i m [1] Years ago I built a little box that plugged into the speaker and mic sockets and brought them up onto the desktop, along with two volume controls and a headphones / speaker switch. It was nice to be able to adjust the volume to the speakers or headphones easily (and have them stay set) and be able to plug stuff in and out without having to pull the PC out. Maplin do something similar with this: http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=34878 But you only get one volume control (but you do get a mic mute switch). ;-)
From: Rowland McDonnell on 23 Jan 2010 10:02 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > > and the eject key on them > > > (which is what you have now). I can't say whether that extends to > > > third-party keyboards with an eject key, as I've never seen one. > > > > I don't know what you mean. > > Lots of PCs have keyboards have extra keys on them, such as volume > controls and an eject key. I've got a Fujitsu keyboard here somewhere > like that. They presumably come with a driver disk (for Windows) to make > those key do something, but a Mac won't recognise them unless there's > also a Mac driver disk. This was a keyboard designed for Macs. Keyboards designed for Windoze don't have Mac style command keys, do they? Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Jim on 23 Jan 2010 10:08
Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > Lots of PCs have keyboards have extra keys on them, such as volume > > controls and an eject key. I've got a Fujitsu keyboard here somewhere > > like that. They presumably come with a driver disk (for Windows) to make > > those key do something, but a Mac won't recognise them unless there's > > also a Mac driver disk. > > This was a keyboard designed for Macs. Keyboards designed for Windoze > don't have Mac style command keys, do they? Assuming you mean the Mac's 'Command' (curly pretzel) key, no. Jim -- "Microsoft admitted its Vista operating system was a 'less good product' in what IT experts have described as the most ambitious understatement since the captain of the Titanic reported some slightly damp tablecloths." http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/ |