If you have the Apple Pro keyboard, you can launch (or bring to the foreground) the System Preferences application by holding down the option (alt) key and hitting the mute key twice.
Strange but true -- it works!
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Thanks to Johan K. for emailing this one to me.
If you have the Apple Pro keyboard, you can launch (or bring to the foreground) the System Preferences application by holding down the option (alt) key and hitting the mute key twice. Strange but true -- it works!
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only on un-mute
Actually, it seems like the System Prefs app launches when you "opt / un-mute", but of course, if your sound isn't already muted then you'd have to press mute twice.
Actually any sound key
Actually, this works with any of the three volume keys, up, down, or mute. But I think your observation stands - it launches when it "un-mutes".
only on un-mute
On my G4 466 it works on one press of the mute button (opt-mute), or either the volume up or volume down keys. Same thing, just a single press while holding option.
not just mute
I noticed this a few months ago and considered submitting a tip, but decided not to :)
Brightness
I was just poking around when I found this shortcut (I'm Johan K.) I also encountered a shortcut for adjusting the brightness (no, not the contrast from F14 and F15), but I couldn't reconstruct the stroke. It must be something similar to this one. Or a combination with keys in this neighbourhood.
This also works on Pismo
This also works on my pismo 500 mHz
..also on a PBG4
Under OSX, US keyboard.
..and on an iBook
..and on a Dutch iBook it worked as well...
Doesn´t work for me...
...neither on "mute" nor on "unmute" - maybe, because I´m on a German system?
In OS 9 it opens Sound Prefs
Sorry, I still use OS 9 for somethings. Anyway, I tried it while running OS 9.2.2 on my TiBook G4 with 768MB of RAM & a 30GB Hard Drive, and it launched the "Sound" Control Panel to the previously opened tab. |
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