Hi Esther, I found all this out last night when I canme home from
playing at our local club. It was a bit confusing, but I am
beginning to figure all this out. No, I don't have a Mac Book yet.
I was going to get one, but my wife's car broke down and the money I
was going to use to get it, went for the down payment on a new car.
That, having been said, there is an all-in-one iMac that I want to
get and sell the one I have now to one of my former adult students.
I really love this keyboard; it's a little faster action that what
I'm used to, but I love the feel of it. And it compliments my Mac
Mini very well for portability. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska.
From: Esther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: November 22, 2007 1:16:13 PM AKST
To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X
by the blind <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: The FN Key on Apple's New Slimline Keyboards
Reply-To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of
Mac OS X by the blind <[email protected]>
Hi Richie,
Does the FN key on Apple's new, slimline keyboards perform the same
functions as the FN key on a Mac Book? Richie Gardenhire
I've only read that the new slimline Aluminum Apple keyboards have
F7, F8, and F9 keys that are used for functions like rewind/repeat,
play/pause, and fast forward/skip in iTunes, even when the iTunes
app does not have your current focus and is playing in the background.
I've also read that if you are playing a DVD movie in your drive, the
same keys will let you use similar functions to seek through your DVD,
and that these change automatically without your having to designate
which application you're in.
You could quickly check whether you need to use the FN key prefixes
required for laptops by trying to start and stop VoiceOver with your
new keyboard attached to your laptop (smile). Do you now have a
new MacBook?
Cheers,
Esther
