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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
raymie said 10:18AM on 8-10-2007
probably a dumb question but will this work with 10.3.9?
i know some keys like dashboard wouldnt work but yea idk
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Leanda said 10:25AM on 8-10-2007
I've installed the software update and it remapped all my f keys except for f3 exposé and f4 dashboard. Neither will work.
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Glenn said 10:38AM on 8-10-2007
Ok mine just left Shanghai this a/m and I am already getting nervous. Keyboard software upgrades?
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Rufo Sanchez said 10:47AM on 8-10-2007
I think the software update is for the Mac to support the new special keys, not for the keyboard.
#2, you'll need to go into the Keyboard preferences and select the map function keys to fn buttons, or whatever that setting is called - or you can access the F-keys by holding the fn key down and using the F-keys; it's in the same cluster with page up/page down/etc.
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Luigi193 said 10:48AM on 8-10-2007
thats a lotta ding dang updates.
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Debbie Ripps said 11:08AM on 8-10-2007
Finally. Installed with my PowerMac G5 and now all is well. All the top row function keys work as pictured without going to system preferences and setting something special. This keyboard is nice!
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Saxon said 11:24AM on 8-10-2007
Now will the power button on the new bluetooth keyboard wake up a sleeping or shut down mac?
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Brian said 2:12PM on 8-10-2007
So, I'm assuming the wired and wireless keyboards are available at the Apple Store. The on-line store had them listed as 3-5 weeks, so I assumed it was the same for brick and mortar Apple Stores.
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Kit said 9:49AM on 8-13-2007
I don't really like the feel of typing on the new keyboard. Some keys (particularly the spacebar) are difficult to press when typing quickly (and I really like low-profile keyboards on laptops, like the MacBook Pro, for instance)
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Luigi193 said 12:22PM on 8-10-2007
I think it puts the keyboard to sleep, not the mac. But I am getting it tommorow so i wouldn't know, but that s my guess.
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Jason Brennan said 12:26PM on 8-10-2007
@Debbie:
Is it possible to remap the function keys like they are with the old keyboard? I mostly mean have F9-12 do the Expose + Dashboard functions...
If there is no way to do that..I likely will not give up my G4 keyboard
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Debbie Ripps said 12:48PM on 8-10-2007
Jason B
Doesn't seem like checking the option on keyboard preference for F9 and F12 doesn't change the function (F12 still works the volume). The keyboard setup looks so different I don't miss this option. The little picture on the keys shows action of function key and for me, who didn't memorize the previous functions, this is much better.
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Jason Brennan said 12:53PM on 8-10-2007
Hmmm okay thanks for the reply.
But it looks to me like there is only ONE expose button now, F3, am I correct? And I assume that shows all windows?
I'm one of those people who have disabled the standard Fn keys on my macbook pro, so to get at, say Volume, I press fn+F4 or whatever, and if I just press F9 without holding fn, then I get Expose-show all.
Either way, I do really like the looks of them and I'm sure a hack or remapper will crop up somewhere if I dont like the new mappings
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ryan said 2:22PM on 8-10-2007
Does anyone have any idea of when the wireless keyboards will become available without being purchased with a mac?
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jim said 7:47PM on 8-11-2007
I want to use it with Windows... More for smaller one.
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Michael B. said 2:19PM on 8-10-2007
This is good. I was in the Apple store yesterday w/ the new iMacs and NONE of the keyboard function keys worked properly. F12 was still dashboard, despite being set to volume up and f11 expose instead of f3 and the brightness buttons were f14 and 15 not one and 2. So now with this update Apple might be able to sell a few more Macs and keyboards.
It didn't seem like a smart idea to display keyboards who's keys didn't do the right things!
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Ranu said 2:40PM on 8-10-2007
I've installed the update and all the shortcut keys work as advertised apart from F3 (expose) and F4 (dashboard) - nothing happens when I hit these. This seems to be the same problem as post no. 2. Anyone else having this issue? I don't think the F3 and F4 keys are working at all, is there any way to tell?
Regarding availability. Ship dates at the apple on line store (in the UK at least) fell from 2-4 weeks to 3-5 days within the last 24 hours. The store in Manchester had about 10 USB keyboards left today, but were estimating (guessing) 2 weeks for bluetooth ones.
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ryan said 10:43AM on 8-11-2007
Bluetooth ones are still 3-5 weeks in the online store in the US. I ordered it hoping that those were BS safety dates, but I'm getting antsy.
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Rae Whitlock said 3:26PM on 8-10-2007
My local Apple Store STILL doesn't have these in yet. YARR.
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C said 5:20PM on 8-10-2007
Last night, I went to the Mayfair Mall Apple Store (Wauwatosa, WI...near Milwaukee). None of the function keys worked on any of the 3+ new keyboards I tried. I'm hoping this update fixes the problem.
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