[X4U] Dashboard shortcut now requires fn key

[Eddie Hargreaves]

Yes, I'm well aware of what the fn key is. I had an iBook for 3+years. If I
assigned a keyboard shortcut to F7, all I needed to press was F7 (because
there is no hardware function for F7, only F1-F6). Now, with my new G4
iBook, I to press fn in order to use F7 as a Dashboard launcher. So what is
the hardware feature for F7 that is overriding the software feature?

Eddie Hargreaves

On 8/2/05 10:15 AM, lj Palmer <darwin at ljsworld.com> wrote:

> 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.