New silver apple keyboard: how to desactivate some shorcuts

I need to desactivate the new F9 F10 shorcuts that come with the new apple keyboard to use these shorcuts with final cut pro. But they are not listed in the preferences/shorcut list...
How could I desactivate these new shorcuts?

Both Tiger and Leopard have a checkbox in the keyboard area of the System Preferences "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys"
This disables all the special functions assigned to these keys on the new keyboards, and allows you to program them normally from the keyboard function panel. I don't know of any way to disable only F9 and F10.

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I have a iMac G5 with system 10.4.10. I just bought the new (flat) Apple keyboard and installed the latest software for the keyboard, after having keyboard shortcut problems.
Now even after installing all the latest and greatest software, I can't use my left-side command key for the command-paste function in any application; even though I can command-paste with my right-side command key. I can do other command-key functions with the left command key though (such as command-C for copying).
Also, the desktop icons - that should only be the result of pressing the new keyboard's F3 key - randomly activate without my pressing the F3 key.
Any troubleshooting ideas? I really LOVE this keyboard and want to keep it...I just wish it would function as reliably as my (working) one that came with my computer.

There has been a lot of discussion about the function keys, this comes from MacFixIt:
+Apple Aluminum keyboards (#4): More on function keys not working, potential fix+
+We continue to report on an issue with Apple's new aluminum keyboards where the F3 and F4 keys, which should trigger Dashboard and Expose, do not normally trigger these functions unless the function (fn) key is held down while they are pressed. If you navigate to the keyboard pane of System Preferences and check the "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys," the Dashboard and Expose functions are triggered by the F3 and F4 keys, but the rest of the special function keys no longer work (brightness toggling, etc.).+
+Some users are apparently being told by Apple that the function keys do not work on any machines other than the Mid-2007 iMacs, with which the keyboards ship (they are also available for separate purchase). One reader writes:+
+"I also encountered the new function keys not working. I contacted Apple support and I was informed that they only work with the new iMacs. "+
+Meanwhile, we have received word of a potential fix for the non-functioning keys that involves use of one of our favorite troubleshooting tools, Pacfisit.+
+MacFixIt reader Joe Mullins writes: "I fixed the dashboard and expose keys on my keyboard. The problem is apparently that Dock.app isn't getting updated properly. I fixed it using my original install disks, 10.4.10 combo updater, keyboard update and Pacifist."+
+Joe's process is as follows:+
+1. Insert Install disk for 10.4.x and open /System/Installation/Packages/Essentials.pkg/ with pacifist.+
+2. Within Pacifist, navigate to /System/Library/Core Services. Click on Dock.app and click install. When it's uncompressed, it will ask if you would like to update or replace. Click replace.+
+3. When that's finished, open the 10.4.10 combo update package with pacifist and navigate to the dock.app again. Click install, and this time when it asks, make sure to click update.. not replace.+
+4. When that's finished, open the keyboard software 1.1 mpackage, click the arrow to reveal the contents of AppleKeyboardSoftware_Cmn.pkg, navigate to dock.app one more time, click install and then update once again. Not replace.+
+5. Once this procedure is finished, you can force quit dock.app and the keys should work.+
You should probably reapply the update after doing the above.
Please post back with results,

Hello!, I´m new using apple products. I added som pics to My Photo Stream/Uploads on Windows and only appear on Apple TV. I want to see them also in my iPad and iPhone. What I need to do?

Hello!, I´m new using apple products. I added som pics to My Photo Stream/Uploads on Windows and only appear on Apple TV. I want to see them also in my iPad and iPhone. What I need to do?

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New Apple Keyboard- How to Open?

Hi,
I recently got a new apple keyboard (wired), but unfortunately dropped on the ground. One corner is bent and some keys are stuck. I didn't get any helpful advice from apple, so I'm trying to fix it by myself.
Does anyone know how to separate the top aluminum panel?
thanks.

Hello Unison1 and welcome to discussions,
Its the best I can find for you...
http://forum.colemak.com/viewtopic.php?id=234
Hope it helps.
Regards
Ian

New (iMac) Apple keyboard - don't hurry to replace it

I've been a fan of "clicky" keyboards since my first computer, an IBM PS/2 from a long time ago in a galaxy far away. When Matias sold the first "Tactile Pro" keyboard ( http://matias.ca/tactilepro/index.php ), I quickly purchased one for my old iMac; I still use it to this day and love it. So Matias rolled out Version 2.0 ( http://matias.ca/tactilepro2/index.php ) - in colors matching the new iMac, no less - I ordered one the same day I ordered my new iMac.
After using the included new Apple keyboard for a week, I finally received my new Tactile Pro. And I must say, I'm disappointed.
The not-so-obvious problem is the advertised USB 2.0 "hub" which isn't really a hub at all. Matias cheated: the keyboard has two USB cables, the second of which just relocates an existing port from the iMac to the keyboard. Worse, this one (one?!?) port is on the right-side of the keyboard and facing right, where it is typically blocked by mouse placement and thus unusable. What a waste of scarce USB ports.
The above would be less of a problem if the second cable were removable, which it is not, leaving its connector dangling uncleanly off the back of the computer. And that cable is one of two ways in which version 2.0 of this keyboard falls short of version 1.0. The cable is too stiff, too short, and too inconveniently placed. Out of the left side only? Not redirectable like on 1.0 or most any other keyboard? And coming out of the keyboard sideways, instead of forwards? Ugh.
But the greatest shortfall of the new Tactile Pro versus its predecessor is the quality of its keys. Matias has clearly cut some corners on the key-switches: they are much softer and thus provide less tactile feedback. Even worse, the keycaps are rather loosely attached to the switches.
I'm not asking for a refund, as this keyboard is marginally better in its tactile feedback and styling than Apple's new aluminum keyboard. However, the Apple keyboard costs $100 less, uses a more convenient cable (cable_, singular, not cables, plural), and provides 2 USB 2.0 ports, one out each side. I was also planning to replace the Tactile Pro 1.0 on my old iMac with the 2.0 - not any more.
(Alternatively, try to find the original Tactile Pro on close-out or places like eBay.)
That's my opinion & experience - YMMV.

Probably not - but that certainly does not involve iPhoto for the Mac - you need to look at Crashplan support for you options
And iCloud is not a place to store photos so that is certainly not a possibility
If you restore your masters folder out of the iPhoto library you will have all of your original photos to do with what you please
LN

Apple Keyboard used on MacBook: Some keys not working

Hello,
I use an Apple Keyboard (USB-connection, aluminium, Model No.: A1243, 2007) for typing longer texts when my MacBook is connected to an external monitor.
Since I have re-installed the OS X software on my MacBook because I had to replace the hard drive, the Keyboard doesn't work successful. Some keys just don't work; The letters cannot be typed. (Affected keys: "8", "I", "K", "," and number pad keys "7", "4", "1")
I installed all software updates for keyboards that could be found on the apple support webpages.
The keyboard istelf doesn't show any defects for me.
What can I do to solve the provlem? Or to get to know if it's a software-based problem? I want to exclude all possible software reasons.. In a worst case I have to replace the keyboard, I think. But it always worked fine and a new one can be expensive.
Thank you for all hints!
Message was edited by: fritzmartini

have you tried command-option and the keys? or command and one of the keys? if so did it work??? if not, try going into the finder, and go to preferences file, but did not know which one would be the culprit. The strategy I adopted, which took me back to my System 9 (and earlier) days, was to go into the Library folder of the affected user account, open up the Preferences folder (after backing it up elsewhere on the hard drive), and take out a small number of files (.plist files, etc) at a time, log out then back in and note any changes. The theory is that if there were any changes then it is most likely that the offending file was in the last group to be removed. You would then replace those files one at a time until the problem returned. Eventually I found the culprit. To my surprise it was the com.apple.loginwindow.plist file. Removing that cured things completely.
Why that particular preference file affected that particular key is beyond me, but it fixed the problem!

New wirted apple keyboard

hello,
i bought the new apple keybaord (the alu slim and wired keyboard).
the problem ist, the fn-key doesn't work. the fn key givs no keycode (tested with xev) and FN+F1-F12 key wors not.
i don't know why. i have also the big alu apple keyboard, with the fn-key on the delete-key. and their the fn key works, why not on the slim?
has somebody an idea?
lg
papierschiff

If yours is like mine (I have a wireless Apple keyboard) then you'll probably have the same Fn keys behaviour. Apple has set the keys to perform like multimedia keys by default (!).
So your actual F1-F12 output will only be generated by using Fn+Fx keys . It takes some to get used to (I think it can be convenient, unless you use lots of key combinations with regular Fx keys).
If you want the regular behaviour, you need to load the driver with a special parameter:
options hid_apple fnmode=2
Put that in /etc/modprobe.conf, reload the driver, and it should work fine.

OS 10.4, non-Apple keyboard, How to open the CD tray?

How do you open the CD tray with OS 10.4 and a non-Apple keyboard?
F12 used to work but this was changed in 10.4 to trigger the stupid Dashboard.

F12 does not work for me, but I accept that if other people can make it work, then I need to figure out why it doesn't work for me. Glad to know there is a solution on the horizon.
Regarding adding the CD eject control to the Finder menu; that's a great idea. I should have remembered that was possible. For reference, the location of that menu add-on and others is:
System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras

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I have found that my shiny new Apple keyboard does not recognize the shift key or command-s when booting, making it impossible to boot into either safe mode or single user mode.

I'm having the same issues here.
Read on Macfixit about incompatibilities with the Core Duo machines (I'm running a 1.66ghz Core Duo MacMini, 10.4.10) and can't startup using safe mode or single-user. Not sure if this has been addressed yet?

Opening internal disk drive on emac with new (non apple) keyboard

OKAY, I had to get a new keyboard, I can't stand the little apple keyboards!!! they are so laborious for your fingers! i got a great logitech wireless keyboard and the only thing im missing is the disk drive open button on the apple keyboard. of course, you can open the drive through itunes, but is there not a way to open the drive up without opening itunes?? does anyone else feel the same way about apple keyboards?? THANKS!

Hilary, welcome to Apple Discussions.
Your CD/DVD drive is called a disc drive. Your hard drive is called a disk drive.
You can open the disc drive on Restart/Startup while holding down the mouse button.
Another method.
Enabling an *Eject Menu* - you can enable another means of ejecting discs by opening the folder System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras and double-clicking the file "Eject.menu". An eject icon will appear in the menubar that can be used to close and open selected optical drives.
 Cheers, Tom

New Slimline Apple Keyboard - what does the software do?

I loaded the 1.2 update (about 35 mb) "New Slim Keyboard" software, but I don't really see any difference (after rebooting etc.) in the Mouse & Keyboard preferences vs. before I loaded the software -- And the function keys F17, F18 and F19 are new-- how to use them etc. etc.--
Is the software actually adding some features or just enabling TIGER to recognize it?
And I'm using LEOPARD on another computer to get the bugs out before moving LEOPARD to my MAIN MAC (MacBook)-- and it seems to recognize the slim keyboard just fine without that update (unless it is included in 10.5.1??)
Any comments appreciated.
Steve Saturday 29 December 2007

Sorry, wrong one.
<http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/07/27/new.imac.keyboard/&startNumber=10>
This is the right site.
Ray

New Slim Apple Keyboard Software loaded-but where do I access this?

OK I loaded the 1.2 update (about 35 mb) "New Slim Keyboard" software, but not that I've rebooted, how do I actually access the features of that software? -- And function keys F17, F18 and F19 are new-- how to use them etc. etc.-- what is this software I installed actually doing that one cannot do in "Keyboard Shortcuts" in the Keyboard & Mouse Preference panel??
Thanks for any comments here.
Steve Sunday 16 December 2007

Thanks for your reply! However, I don't see any change in the "Keyboard & Mouse" preference panel after having installed the "Slim Keyboard" update. I don't see any additional "options" that refer to the keyboard's additional Function keys etc. (Perhaps I need "Leopard" to use some of these?)
Also, with this new keyboard, hitting the fn key then F4 brings up the WIDGETS, but F12 still does this-- I'm not sure of the advantage of having 2 key commands to do the same thing...
Also: In System 7 (and maybe 8 and 9 too), F3 was copy and F4 was paste-- those were great-- can I get those back with this keyboard (instead of cmd-C and cmd-V)??
Thanks for any additional comments here and if there is an instruction manual for the new keyboard / software-- j
Regards,
Steve
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Movies Left on Apple TV - how to delete some but not all.

hello, I recently purchased an apple tv that had a 750gb hd installed, I use it for boxee usage and using Nito TV to watch avi files ahtt I ftp to the unit and watch. When I purchased the past user left about 100 older movies on it...
1. I have not sync'd with my IMAC itunes but want to delete several of the movies but leave some of them on it.
2. Is there anyway I can delete some (I found the mp4 files on the \mnt\Media\"f folders" on the unit but
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you bought a hacked modified appletv, and as such you cannot expect to get support from an official apple forum for it.
the only advice i can suggest to you is to factory restore the appletv to return it back to official supported software.

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I wear out Mac keyboards fast, so I got a non-Apple Mac keyboard, but it lacks a drive-open/eject key. Is there any way to program an F-key or a combination to open the drive door?

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Go to System/ Library /CoreServices /Menu Extras. Inside that folder, find and double-click on the file called Eject.menu.
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