A similar half-second delay was added as a feature to the eject key in (I think) OS X 10.4.10. So it's quite possibly intentional.
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A similar half-second delay was added as a feature to the eject key in (I think) OS X 10.4.10. So it's quite possibly intentional.
If the caps-lock delay is intentional then it should move when you swap the functionality with one of the other keys.
I use my caps lock key for 'control' and v.v. I don't get a delay activating caps-lock when pressing 'control' I do however get a delay when activating control by pressing caps-lock.
So the delay behavior seems to be related to the key and not it's function. Which is mighty annoying at times.
Edit: Not tried the 1.2 update yet, will later.
I use my caps lock key for 'control' and v.v. I don't get a delay activating caps-lock when pressing 'control' I do however get a delay when activating control by pressing caps-lock.
So the delay behavior seems to be related to the key and not it's function. Which is mighty annoying at times.
Edit: Not tried the 1.2 update yet, will later.
There is a hub in it - that's where the ports are attached. But it's not a powered hub, which is why it won't charge devices.
A powered hub would require attaching it to a power supply of some kind. I doubt very many people would appreciate needing yet another wall-wart, for the keyboard.
That being said, it would appear that they have done something in this keyboard to allow high-power devices, if the computer can provide enough current on its USB port. (See the description here.) But that description also has a footnote saying that only the new iMacs can do this. (Presumably, other Macs will gain this support in the future.)
If it's charging, it will reach a full charge, just like if you were to plug it into any other non-powered USB hub (pull the cord from the back of the hub that leads to the wall wart and you will generally get an unpowered USB hub). It will just take longer because it's not getting the full USB spec of power to it.
It's simple math:
The computer supplies X watts of power to the USB port. This amount is defined in the USB spec; if you supply more you are out of spec, and if you supply less you are a "low-power port".
The keyboard needs 'y' watts of power to run itself, including the USB hub electronics (a very small amount, but not 0).
Thus, the amount available to all USB ports off the keyboard (really, off the hub) is "X - y". If your mouse is taking up "z" watts, then what's available to the iPod is "X - y - z".
Now: "X - y - z < X" is true so long as "y" and "z" are both positive numbers (which is always true). Since anything less than "X" marks the port as "low-power" ... well, it's low power.
To get around this, a "powered" hub will have a plug into the wall, which supplies power "P" sufficient such that all hub ports will have "X" watts available at all times.
Apple apparently allows the iMac USB ports to go out of spec when the "new keyboard" is directly attached (presumably not when attached to a hub). The "P" power source is over the USB cable instead of through a separate power cord, but this allows the new keyboard to act like a powered hub.
Of course, this only works with a computer designed for it (with the logic to distinguish a directly-connected "powered" hub device from everything else, plus the electrical connections to supply the additional power to the port when so desired). Which is: the new iMacs.
Shift + F3 does it in slooooowwww motion.
Edit: Ditto Shift + F4 is dashboard in slow motion. I never knew that.
Shift does all the Apple effects in slow-mo, like minimizing to dock, opening something from the dock, opening Dashboard etc.
Thanks for that. As I said I never knew that, so I thought I discovered something new!
Where can you learn all these keyboard combinations, including the supposed new features? Is there an official list somewhere?
I have been charging my new 6G iPod Classic throught the keyboard ports on my Aluminum iMac with the new keyboard. No problems what so ever.
Thanks for that. As I said I never knew that, so I thought I discovered something new!
Where can you learn all these keyboard combinations, including the supposed new features? Is there an official list somewhere?
System Preferences -> Keyboard and Mouse -> Keyboard Shortcuts (for many of them). In a specific app, press help in the menubar and search for keyboard shortcuts
Huh. I'll never be able to do what I do all the time?
I charge and sync my iPod via the keyboard USB port on my igloo iMac.
The Software Update service will only install it if you have a new keyboard attached.
For everybody else, you can go and download the installer directly from Apple. It doesn't hurt anything (as it shouldn't - even owners of a new iMac may choose to use a different keyboard on occasion), but it may not do anything either.
I installed it on my Macs, thinking it might enable my F14/F15 keys, but I'm not sure it actually did any good - I ended up having to manually tweak a plist file in order to use them with Dashboard and Exposé anyway.
Thanks Fuchal..that explains why it's been working all along for me (well, since I got the AL iMac
W/the ol' Mini I was always on a hub...
You wouldn't want to do that.
DVI is a digital technology. As such, it has a fixed range of levels for each color component (8 bits per component). If you reduce the brightness via software, you'll end up reducing the usable range of color depth.
You always want this kind of control to adjust the monitor's internal brightness control, which will either adjust the brightness of the backlight, or will adjust the LCD elements after the digital signal has been decoded into analog voltage levels. This will allow you to dim/brighten the screen without reducing your color depth.
I think some displays have a separate USB data channel that the computer could theoretically use to adjust the backlight brightness. I think some of Apple's displays actually do this. But that doesn't appear to be a common feature.
You have GOT to be kidding me...
I noticed the eject button hanging over the last couple months, decided immediately that my old Apple Pro keyboard was about to go (the matching mouse went a few months back) so I went out and bought the Al keyboard because of that, three days ago.
I'm not complaining, mind you... just don't tell my wife that there was nothing wrong with my keyboard.
Sooo... anybody looking for a perfectly good Apple Pro keyboard, circa 2002? I'll throw in the matching mouse!
I still say it's retarded that the wireless keyboard isn't the same as the wired one. Not that I intend to use bluetooth anyhow (I think that technology sucks to begin with), but still...
I also wish my local CompUSA would get off their butts and put them on display. It's true I could go to my nearest Apple store, but why should I have to drive 30-ish miles just to take a look at a keyboard that I probably wouldn't be buying anyhow? Grrr...
I also wish my local CompUSA would get off their butts and put them on display. It's true I could go to my nearest Apple store, but why should I have to drive 30-ish miles just to take a look at a keyboard that I probably wouldn't be buying anyhow? Grrr...
Did the QuickTime update break the option to display a movie full screen in iTunes for anybody?
Since updating, I can go into full screen mode, but the movie doesn't take up the whole screen... rather it is in its native resolution, surrounded by black.
Since updating, I can go into full screen mode, but the movie doesn't take up the whole screen... rather it is in its native resolution, surrounded by black.
I got one of the AL keyboards for my old MAc G4 and I like it a lot except for one little problem. I use Lightwave and now all the function key shortcuts don't work. Every time I go to render I am either changing tracks in iTunes or muting my sound. And I have not found a way in the Keyboard Shortcuts to change that function.... still looking though. If anyone has any suggestions or input that would much appreciated.
I don't have one of these keyboards, but your description sounds like a situation that laptop users have had for a long time.
By default, the top row of buttons are media keys, not F-keys. the "Fn" key (inconveniently located where the "help" key used to be, above the cursor keys, on the wired keyboard) should let you use their F-key functionality.
Assuming this can be configured the way laptop keyboards are, there should be a checkbox on the keyboard control panel somewhere to make the top row of keys behave as F-keys by default. If you do that, then you'll need to use the "Fn" key to get the media-key functionality.