[X4U] Dashboard shortcut now requires fn key

[lj Palmer]

The Fn key is used as a modifier that is controlled in System  
Preference->Keyboard & Mouse ->(tab)Keyboard.  By default F1-F12 keys  
are set up as their hardware function rather than the normal F1-F12  
software function. Check it out.
..lj

On Aug 2, 2005, at 08:59, Eddie Hargreaves wrote:

> I just got a new G4 iBook to replace my 3+year-old G3 iBook. I used  
> the
> Migration Assistant to transfer over my user account, applications,
> preferences, etc.
>
> When I installed Tiger on my old iBook, I changed to shortcut to  
> F7, because
> F12 was the eject button. On my new iBook, when I press F7, nothing  
> happens.
> But if I press fn-F7, Dashboard will launch. I went to the Keyboard  
> & Mouse
> preference pane and it lists F7 as the keyboard shortcut but if I  
> hover the
> cursor over it, it says fn F7. I changed it to F8, and now Dashboard
> launches whether I hit F8 or fn-F8. Yet if I try and change it back  
> to F7,
> it will not accept the changed keyboard shortcut unless I type fn-F7.
>
> What's the deal?
>
> Eddie Hargreaves
>