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Hot Corners

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Nekkid Fish

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Jan 12, 2007
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Can someone explain hot corners to me?

I set the bottom left hot corner to turn on the screen saver, and the bottom right to turn off the screen saver.

But, I don't 'see' anything in the bottom left or right of my desktop. :confused:

Are they hidden somewhere, or am I misunderstanding how hot corners work?

Thanks bunches! Jules
 
You can't see them.

Just place your mouse completely in one of the hot corners and wait a second (you should barely be able to see the mouse pointer).
 
If you move your cursor right into the corners you've set up, it'll activate the feature you've allocated to the particular corner.

So, for example, if you move it right down into the bottom left your screensaver will start up. Nothing's visible in the corners so don't fret about that.
 
They're suppose to be hidden. Just move your cursor to those corners to activate/deactivate the screensaver.
 
I reccomend having one corner (I use bottom left) as Exposé-All windows

I also have dashboard as the bottom right...
 
:rolleyes:
phungy said:
That's neat, mine is just the opposite (bottom left-Dashboard, bottom right-All windows)
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You don't happen to be left handed, do you?

I ask because as a right hander, the bottom left with my trackpad is a quick wrist flick, and I use it all the time, while bottom right is an effort to get to...
 
why would you need a hot corner assigned to turn off the screensaver? moving the mouse would do just that without having the hot corner assigned.
 
psychofreak said:
:rolleyes:

You don't happen to be left handed, do you?

I ask because as a right hander, the bottom left with my trackpad is a quick wrist flick, and I use it all the time, while bottom right is an effort to get to...
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I'm actually right-handed. I actually don't use the bottom left (Dashboard) much cause I just use F12. :D
 
Wow! Thanks for all the replies.

The reason I set the corners that way, is that I set the system to require login when the computer goes to sleep or screen saver, as I don't want anybody to walk up and operate the system.

Now, (I'm a noob ... bear with me) ... but when I place my mouse over either of those corners, and sit and wait, still nothing happens. :eek: I'm obviously doing something wrong. :confused:

Thanks! Jules
 
Are you sure you set it?

Open system preferences -> Dashboard and expose -> Select what you

Go to the main system preferences bit -> Security -> Check the box 'require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver'
 
psychofreak said:
Are you sure you set it?

Open system preferences -> Dashboard and expose -> Select what you

Go to the main system preferences bit -> Security -> Check the box 'require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver'
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Well, I 'thought' I'd set it.

System Preferences> Dashboard & Expose> Bottom Left - Start Screensaver ... Bottom Right - Disable Screensaver.

Security box requiring password is checked.

I minimized all windows, put my mouse over the bottom left corner of my desktop, and let it sit there, but nothing happens. :scratches head:

Thanks and HUGz! Jules
 
Nekkid Fish said:
Now, (I'm a noob ... bear with me) ... but when I place my mouse over either of those corners, and sit and wait, still nothing happens. :eek: I'm obviously doing something wrong. :confused:

Thanks! Jules
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You need to place the mouse completely in the corner, and actually push it off of the screen (i.e. it should be so far in the bottom corner that you can just barely see the tip of the pointer).
 
EricNau said:
You need to place the mouse completely in the corner, and actually push it off of the screen (i.e. it should be so far in the bottom corner that you can just barely see the tip of the pointer).
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Good Golly! That worked! Thank you so much!! :D

Big HUGz! Jules
 
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