[G4] Simple Problem?

[Ronald Steinke]

On 8 Apr, 2007, at 6:37 AM, Trinzitter Sanwick wrote:

> If you look in the following folder, you'll find a menu extra that  
> you can add to the finder bar, in the clock area:
>
> <hard drive> /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras
>
> Drag the item named "Eject.menu" to the finder bar, next to where  
> you see the clock and volume icons and such.  This will give you a  
> drop-down menu that you can use to open your drive tray.
>
> Tony
>
> On 8-Apr-07, at 3:02 AM, keith_w wrote:
>
>> Charles Lenington wrote:
>>> Gregory Cortelyou wrote:
>>>> When I do that it opens dashboard. It's not a really big deal,  
>>>> buy a little annoying. Thanks.
>>>> Greg
>>
>>> Try holding it down longer.
>>> chuckle
>>
>> F12 is not a two-stage key.
>>
>> My MDD G4 does the same thing ~ opens Dashboard.
>> But then I have an open CD tray key on my keyboard.
>> I know nothing about other G4s...PowerBooks, iBooks, iMacs, etc.

I just came into this discussion and it appears that everyone is  
forgetting to look at the System Preferences/Keyboard & Mouse settings.

If you don't want Dashboard starting up when you hit the  F-11 key,  
just disable that function in the settings and you won't have it  
happen any more.