Adding shortcut on Leopard (F keys)

Hi, I upgraded my Mac to Leopard today, and when I tried adding F16 as my shortcut key to bring Adium to front via the preference pane, it keeps giving me an error that F16 is an universal shortcut. I checked and rechecked the keyboard prefpane, but I couldn't see a F16 anywhere.
I've also tried all the keys from F1 to F16. No luck.
When I was in Tiger, I used F16 as my shortcut, so it has become a habit for me. Is this a bug in the software, or did I configure something wrong??
Thanks

Most functions can be mapped to any keystroke combination using System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard shortcuts tab.

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