Switching from Windows, Qs about keys

[mersea]

Getting used to the keyboard on my iBook hasn't been much of a problem. My biggest peeve so far is there isn't a backspace key. Delete is fine, but it only deletes the characters in front of the cursor, is there a shortcut to make it act like a backspace key (something like apple-delete.. except that doesn't work)? Also, the arrow keys in the bottom right corner also have home/end/etc mapped onto them, but how can I make them act as such? I've tried fn+arrow key but that doesn't work..

[mpw]

Getting used to the keyboard on my iBook hasn't been much of a problem. My biggest peeve so far is there isn't a backspace key. Delete is fine, but it only deletes the characters in front of the cursor, is there a shortcut to make it act like a backspace key (something like apple-delete.. except that doesn't work)? Also, the arrow keys in the bottom right corner also have home/end/etc mapped onto them, but how can I make them act as such? I've tried fn+arrow key but that doesn't work..

I've left my iBook at work this weekend but if memory serves try ctrl+delete to backspace.
I think it's ctrl+arrow for home/end etc. but you'll find they work differently to MS Windows at times.
Just a couple of little differences you'll either get over real quick or will niggle away at you for years.

[faintember]

Getting used to the keyboard on my iBook hasn't been much of a problem. My biggest peeve so far is there isn't a backspace key. Delete is fine, but it only deletes the characters in front of the cursor, is there a shortcut to make it act like a backspace key (something like apple-delete.. except that doesn't work)? Also, the arrow keys in the bottom right corner also have home/end/etc mapped onto them, but how can I make them act as such? I've tried fn+arrow key but that doesn't work..
Backspace is fn + delete

Weird, but fn + (insert arrow key) works for me, although i never really use them. Maybe you have "full keyboard access" or something like that (can't remember the right name for it) turned off. I think it is located in System Preferences > Keyboard.

[iEdd]

Are you saying that by default your delete key is a forward delete key??? :eek: :confused:

It definitely isn't on either of our powerbooks or this... :S

It's meant to be the same as backspace is on windows, except with the ability to delete higlighted pictures and files, etc.

[tikibangout]

I don't think he was saying what you thought he was saying.

Fn + delete = forward deletion

I don't know what you're trying to say.

[mersea]

Thanks so much.

fn-delete is working, but not fn+arrow keys.. I'm looking in my settings but there isn't anything beside full keyboard access and the only thing under it has to do with dialogue boxes..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/merforum/Picture1.png

[faintember]

Thanks so much.

fn-delete is working, but not fn+arrow keys.. I'm looking in my settings but there isn't anything beside full keyboard access and the only thing under it has to do with dialogue boxes..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/merforum/Picture1.png
Glad we helped at least 50%! lol

I just checked my keyboard settings against the pic you posted, and the only diff is that the first (top) radio button is clicked, but that should not pose a problem. Also, under the Keyboard tab, in Keyboard and Mouse settings my "Use the F1-F12 to control software features" is not checked, and exposé is set to use F9-F12 as their hot keys.

I don't see why any of these settings should cause the arrow keys to work/not work, but it may be worth a shot???