[TxMt] TextMate bookmark and MacBookPro keyboard weirdness

[Giulio Cesare Solaroli]

Hi Steve,

thanks for you comment.

I mostly use F* keys for volume and brightness.
I get used to the 'fn' key for expose F9 feature, but TextMate
bookmark shortcut is the only feature where I need to use a F* key
with another modifier. And this situation was showing some strange
behaviour that I could diagnose only today.

Now that I have understood what's going on, I think I can live with
this arrangement.

Giulio Cesare


On 11/10/06, Steve Lianoglou <lists at arachnedesign.net> wrote:
> Hi Giulio,
>
> > when I want to set a bookmark with the Command-F2 shortcut, I need to
> > press the Command key first, the 'fn' key second (otherwise the F2 key
> > increase the brightness of the screen instead of passing the value to
> > the application), and F2 last.
> >
> > If I press the 'fn' key first and the 'Command' key second, the
> > bookmark is not set.
>
> The behavior you describe is not limited to TextMate as you should
> see it happen with any program that includes an F* key combo along in
> some chording sequence.
>
> You can either get used to this "feature" anytime that you need to do
> a key combo that includes any function keys (so, you just have to
> press the fn key *right before* the function key), or you can switch
> the behavior of the F* keys in the Keyboard Preference Pane by
> turning on the check box that says "Use the F1-F12 keys to controls
> software features".
>
> I chose the latter of the two options :-)
>
> HTH,
> -steve
>
>
>
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