Um, it works for me to use my left hand on left side of keyboard to press the command and option and use pointer finger to press the p and my pinky to press the r, i can do it with no problem actually.
On Dec 7, 2008, at 1:12 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: > >>>>> On Dec 6, 2008, at 7:28 PM, Jason Brown wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I just hold down command and option with my thumb and press the p >>>>> with >>>>> my pointer and r with pinky and then use my right hand to turn on >>>>> my >>>>> machine. >>> > >>>> Kris Tilford replied: >>>> This works for full size keyboards that have Cmd & Opt on both the >>>> left & right side of the Space bar, but many Macs (all laptops) >>>> only >>>> have the Cmd & Opt together on the left side of the Space bar, >>>> requiring the use of the right hand to press the Cmd-Opt pair and >>>> the >>>> p with the pinky and r with the index finger. > >>> On Dec 6, 2008, at 10:28 PM, Clark Martin replied: >>> Many laptops, not all. This MacBook Pro has them on both sides. > >> On Dec 7, 2008, at 12:55 AM, Jason Brown replied: >> The Command and Option i was referring to anyway was on the left side >> of the space bar :P > > In the original posting, you said "then use my right hand to turn on > my machine". This implies you're using your left hand to press the > keys Cmd-Opt-P-R. If you're using your left hand, and the thumb is on > the Cmd-Opt keys, this only works if you're pressing Cmd-Opt on the > right side of the space bar. Now you're saying your Cmd-Opt are on the > left side of the space bar, but this only works for me using the right > hand. The left hand is then free to press the Power button on the Mac. > I don't understand how you could use your left hand thumb to press > Cmd- > Opt on the left side of the space bar, and then press the P & R with > your left index (pointer) and pinky unless you have monster size hands > or a tiny keyboard? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
