Expose right shift (fn+shift) missing in 10.4

hi,
under 10.3 on my Tibook 667 I could trigger expose by setting the hot keys to be right shift, right ctrl and right alt.
This is achieved by pressing the fn+shift, fn+ctrl and fn+alt key combinations. Actually pressing the shift, ctrl or alt keys on the right hand side of the keyboard has no effect, which is exactly the way I want it.
On 10.4 there is no option to select right shift, right ctrl and right alt. Does anyone know of a way to enable these options?
Could I install expose from 10.3 onto the 10.4 system?
Regards
Rich

Hi, Rich —
Would toggling System Preferences »» Keyboard & Mouse »» Keyboard »»
"Use the F1-F12 keys to control software features" help?
KnowledgeBase Article 25521 and this Mac OS X 10.4 Help article describe this option.
If the Dashboard & Exposé PrefPane has trouble with this, you might try Keyboard & Mouse »» Keyboard Shortcuts.
Sorry — since I don't have a laptop, I can't test this solution.
Hope this helps...
Regards,
Dean

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