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Exposé F9/F10/F11 don't work... only beep?

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Nall

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I just installed Panther (a clean install), and it works nicely, except that when I press one of the Exposé keys (F9, F10, F11), it just beeps and doesn't exhibit the expected Exposé behavior.

If I change the shortcut key to alt, shift, control or command, those work, as do the hotspots. However, I use all the other keys and I don't particular care for hotspots. Personally, I'd prefer to use F9 through F11.

Am I missing something obvious?
 
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alia

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Re: Exposé F9/F10/F11 don't work... only beep?

Originally posted by Nall
I just installed Panther (a clean install), and it works nicely, except that when I press one of the Exposé keys (F9, F10, F11), it just beeps and doesn't exhibit the expected Exposé behavior.

If I change the shortcut key to alt, shift, control or command, those work, as do the hotspots. However, I use all the other keys and I don't particular care for hotspots. Personally, I'd prefer to use F9 through F11.

Am I missing something obvious?
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If you're using a powerbook, you need to hit the function key as you hit the f keys. If you don't, I'm not quite sure why it isn't working.

Alia
 
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Nall

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Aug 15, 2003
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Re: Re: Exposé F9/F10/F11 don't work... only beep?

Originally posted by alia
If you're using a powerbook, you need to hit the function key as you hit the f keys. If you don't, I'm not quite sure why it isn't working.
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No, this is actually on a PowerMac G5. I haven't gotten around to installing a copy of Panther on the laptop yet, though I'll certainly keep that in mind when I finally get there. :)
 
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m_gerbik

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Re: Exposé F9/F10/F11 don't work... only beep?

Originally posted by Nall
I just installed Panther (a clean install), and it works nicely, except that when I press one of the Exposé keys (F9, F10, F11), it just beeps and doesn't exhibit the expected Exposé behavior.

If I change the shortcut key to alt, shift, control or command, those work, as do the hotspots. However, I use all the other keys and I don't particular care for hotspots. Personally, I'd prefer to use F9 through F11.

Am I missing something obvious?
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Me too! I have the same problem on a DP450 G4. All function keys just beep and appear to have no "function". Oh wait i just tried it and it works now. Maybe switching them back might help.
 
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