How do I change the button function on new Macbook?

[BoxNut]

You know those buttons on macbooks that have little icons on them? (i.e. brightness, volume, etc.)

Well, i turned off the dashboard/widgets thing, so i'd like to change that button's function (*f4) to "activate spaces". I do not want to have to hold the fn key when doing it, i simply want to be able to push it to activate spaces.

Thank you for your time.

 

[GGJstudios]

System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard Shortcuts

 

[BoxNut]

uh.. nope, not what i'm looking for...
i've tried that and the icon/button i'm looking for doesn't appear in the list. if i try to make a new one, nothing happens when i push the button in the field that asks what button to modify.

i'm guessing that the solution will involve terminal...

 

[miles01110]

I think this is what you're looking for.

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=772820&tstart=125

I don't know of any way to actually re-map the keys other than GGJ's suggestion. Perhaps this in combination with assigning new keyboard shortcuts will work.

 

[BoxNut]

again, no...

if you read my post, i want to change what the ONE button does.... i still want to use all the others (volume, etc.) but change the dashboard button to spaces...

i do not want to change all the buttons to their "F" function

but thanks for trying 😛

 

[flopticalcube]

What button does Spaces appear for now? It should defaiult to F8.

Check in Sys Prefs-> Expose and Spaces

 

[BoxNut]

yes, f8
but i want to make it for f4/dashboard and NOT have to push fn or switch it so that the fn function is default

 

[miles01110]

yes, f8
but i want to make it for f4/dashboard and NOT have to push fn or switch it so that the fn function is default

Yeah, I think you're SOL.

 

[darelon]

FunctionFlip should allow you to configure the F-key the way you want.

 

[BoxNut]

Perfect! thank you!