Hmm... f7 key???

[Drew017]

I have a G4 iBook, and I'm trying to make my f7 key invoke dashboard. However, it only works when the fn key is pressed with it. Supposedly, the f7 key by it's self toggles mirror and spanned displays. is there any way to just use the key like any normal function key? It's annoying to have to press two keys really far away from each other to do one function.

 

[eyoungren]

System Preferences>Keyboard & Mouse

Check the box. This will reverse the behaviour. I.e., to raise the brightness, sound, etc you'll now have to press the FN key and the appropriate key.

 

[Drew017]

I see what you're saying, and I've tried that, but is there any way to turn off this screen spanning toggle?

PS- how did you get that red circle around the check box?

 

[SuperJudge]

I see what you're saying, and I've tried that, but is there any way to turn off this screen spanning toggle?

PS- how did you get that red circle around the check box?

No way that I'm aware to turn off the Screen Spanning toggle.

You get the red circles from inside of Preview. Tools -> Annotate -> Add oval

 

[Drew017]

No way that I'm aware to turn off the Screen Spanning toggle.

You get the red circles from inside of Preview. Tools -> Annotate -> Add oval

Oh

 

[eyoungren]

No way that I'm aware to turn off the Screen Spanning toggle.

You get the red circles from inside of Preview. Tools -> Annotate -> Add oval

SuperJudge, thanks, I didn't know that! Makes it easier for the next time.

The one I circled here I did in Photoshop.

 

[stroked]

I have a G4 iBook, and I'm trying to make my f7 key invoke dashboard. However, it only works when the fn key is pressed with it. Supposedly, the f7 key by it's self toggles mirror and spanned displays. is there any way to just use the key like any normal function key? It's annoying to have to press two keys really far away from each other to do one function.

Go to system preference, keyboard and mouse, keyboard shortcuts, then scroll down to dashboard, double click on the shortcut, then change it to whatever you want.

 

[Drew017]

Go to system preference, keyboard and mouse, keyboard shortcuts, then scroll down to dashboard, double click on the shortcut, then change it to whatever you want.

Well, I currently have it as ⌘ F8, but I already use F8 for Spaces. I really want to use the F7 key, but it doesn't seem to work as a regular Fn Key.

 

[stroked]

Well, I currently have it as ⌘ F8, but I already use F8 for Spaces. I really want to use the F7 key, but it doesn't seem to work as a regular Fn Key.

I have mine set to open dashboard, with option+z, that way, I can do the command with one finger.

 

[Drew017]

How do you set it as option z?

 

[stroked]

How do you set it as option z?

Go to system preference, keyboard and mouse, keyboard shortcuts, then scroll down to dashboard, double click on the shortcut (all the way to the right), hit option z.

 

[Drew017]

Ah... Okay. Cool