Re: F1 F2 brightness control - stopped working on MacBook Pro

[Steven Knowles]

Doh! Thanks guys. That's it. I forgot that I'd changed this for easier  
access to Spaces (F8).


Problem solved.

Cheers, Steven


On 03/09/2008, at 11:05 AM, Shay Telfer wrote:


Steven Knowles wrote:

I have a 17" Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro running latest OS.

Can anyone give me a clue as to what else I can do to get function  
keys
F1 and F2 controlling my screen brightness again? They stopped  
working a
while ago - no idea why. Screen brightness can still be controlled  
using
System Preferences, but when I hit F1 or F2 all I get is an error  
beep.


I've reset the PMU - didn't fix it.

Cheers, Steven


Try it while holding down the "fn" key at the lower left.

If that works, then open System Preferences -> Keyboard and Mouse  
and then uncheck the "Use all F1, F2 etc. keys as standard function  
keys" option on the Keyboard tab.


Have fun,
Shay



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Re: F1 F2 brightness control - stopped working on MacBook Pro

[Ronda Brown]

On 03/09/2008, at 2:58 PM, Steven Knowles wrote:


I have a 17" Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro running latest OS.

Can anyone give me a clue as to what else I can do to get function  
keys F1 and F2 controlling my screen brightness again? They stopped  
working a while ago - no idea why. Screen brightness can still be  
controlled using System Preferences, but when I hit F1 or F2 all I  
get is an error beep.


I've reset the PMU - didn't fix it.


Hello Steven,

System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse - Keyboard

Do you have ticked ‘Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys’

If you do, you have to press Fn to get hardware functions (e.g. you  
have to press Fn+F1 to decrease brightness, Fn+F2 to increase  
brightness).


Cheers,
Ronni
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Re: F1 F2 brightness control - stopped working on MacBook Pro

[Dark1]

You could try checking your keyboard shortcuts under the system  
preferences and also check to see if there are any applications that  
use those hotkeys for some other function.


Hope this helps
Ruben


I have a 17" Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro running latest OS.

Can anyone give me a clue as to what else I can do to get function  
keys F1 and F2 controlling my screen brightness again? They stopped  
working a while ago - no idea why. Screen brightness can still be  
controlled using System Preferences, but when I hit F1 or F2 all I  
get is an error beep.


I've reset the PMU - didn't fix it.

Cheers, Steven







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F1 F2 brightness control - stopped working on MacBook Pro

[Steven Knowles]

I have a 17" Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro running latest OS.

Can anyone give me a clue as to what else I can do to get function  
keys F1 and F2 controlling my screen brightness again? They stopped  
working a while ago - no idea why. Screen brightness can still be  
controlled using System Preferences, but when I hit F1 or F2 all I get  
is an error beep.


I've reset the PMU - didn't fix it.

Cheers, Steven







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