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[OT] - other Ctrl-FKey shortcuts
Authored by: jspivack on Jan 16, '06 01:35:11PM

this hint led me to explore...
Ctrl-F1: toggles CTRL-FKey functionality
Ctrl-F2: Apple Menu (mentioned in the hint)
Ctrl-F3: pops up the Dock and selects an app (I can't determine how it chooses)
Ctrl-F4: app switches (like alt-tab, but without the bezel)
Ctrl-F5: app-centric (interacts with frontmost app, but doesn't seem to do much)
Ctrl-F6: app-centric (selects first column header in Eudora)
Ctrl-F7: nada?
Ctrl-F8: pops down Modem menulet
Ctrl-F9-12: nada? (I have them set to Exposé and Dashboard - that migth influence their behavior)

Fun stuff - offtopic, but I thought it should be documented somewhere on this site...



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[OT] - other Ctrl-FKey shortcuts
Authored by: twalkabout on Jan 16, '06 03:58:18PM

hey jspivack,

those control-fn key shortcuts are actually listed in the 'keyboard shortcuts' tab of the 'keyboard and mouse' preference pane. here is how they are documented:

**Keyboard Navigation**

^F1 Turn full keyboard access on or off
^F2 Move focus to the menu bar
^F3 Move focus to the dock
^F4 Move focus to the active window or next window
^F5 Move focus to the window toolbar
^F6 Move focus to the floating window
^F7 Move between controls or text boxes and lists
^F8 Move focus to status menus in the menu bar

apple-option-` Move focus to the window drawer
apple-option-T Show or hide the Character Palette
apple-` Move focus to the next window in active application
note that "`" is the tilda '~' key.
**

some of them are also listed at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75459

I would be interested in hearing from someone that uses these regularly.



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