Menu Navigation

[kamalds]

I recently bought myself a Macbook Pro 13-inch model and I've been loving it so far. One thing that really bugs me is how bad the menu navigation is in OS X. I just read this on Macrumors and the only way to access menu from keyboard is by using ctrl+F2 key for which I have to press ctrl+fn+f2 key since F2 is a secondary function.

Also, there is no way of going directly to the middle of the menu by keyboard shortcuts, right? If that is true, Mac OS X is still not polished enough for laptops.

So, is there are a better way to control the menu items?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

It doesn't seem that way. But you can use the keyboard shortcuts assigned to the functions or even create your own via System Preferences >>> Keyboard >>> Keyboard Shortcuts.

 

[kamalds]

Thanks bud. I have now assigned mac key+esc to call the menu. It was conflicting with something called "front row". So I removed the shortcut from that frontrow.

Dedicated function keys (F1-F12) would have made everything the user experience so much better!

You know, I have to hit fn+F5 key to refresh in Firefox. In my windows laptops, I just press F5 to refresh.

 

[GGJstudios]

Thanks bud. I have now assigned mac key+esc to call the menu. It was conflicting with something called "front row". So I removed the shortcut from that frontrow.

Dedicated function keys (F1-F12) would have made everything the user experience so much better!

You know, I have to hit fn+F5 key to refresh in Firefox. In my windows laptops, I just press F5 to refresh.

Do you have this checked in System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard?

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[kamalds]

Do you have this checked in System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard?

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Thank you so much GGJstudios! It was not checked before, but now it is.

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