iCal uses fn key in Go to Date window

Mar 01, '11 07:30:00AM

Contributed by: hargreae

If you want to jump to a specific date in iCal using keyboard shortcuts, you'll need to add the 'fn' key to your arsenal.

If you select Go to Date... from iCal's View menu, you may have noticed the the typical OS X keyboard shortcuts do not seem to work. Pressing 'esc' does not activate the Cancel button, and pressing 'return' does not activate the Show button (despite it having the throbbing blue default appearance).

But using the 'fn' key and and then pressing 'return' will activate the default Show button.

Note: Even on a keyboard with a separate 'enter' key (which is what fn-return is supposed to activate) hitting simply 'enter' will not activate the button. The 'fn' key is required there also.

[crarko adds: I tested this on a MacBook, and it works as described. I also found that Ctrl+Enter Ctrl+Escape worked on a desktop Mac with a keyboard that didn't have a 'fn' key. Other combinations may work as well. The thing to take away here is that the behavior of this shortcut in iCal is quite inconsistent with the standard interface, for no apparent reason.]

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