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		<title>Hey mac, give me my keyboard back!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Herman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a recent mac convert and everything is as they say, Hunky Dory.  In windows I was rather proud in not having to take my fingers off the keyboad for most computing endeavors.  However, on sparkly new macbook things are were not so easy.
Web Forms:
The default behavior it seems is to tab between text and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m a recent mac convert and everything is as they say, Hunky Dory.  In windows I was rather proud in not having to take my fingers off the keyboad for most computing endeavors.  However, on sparkly new macbook things <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">are</span> were not so easy.</p>
<p>Web Forms:<br />
The default behavior it seems is to tab between text and list boxes only.  That checkbox that says &#8220;Remember Me&#8221;, good luck selecting that with your keyboard.</p>
<p>Dialog Boxes:<br />
I&#8217;m also used to using the arrow keys to hit Cancel or Ok, which ever is not the default option.</p>
<p>To fix this problem change the settings from &#8220;Text boxes and Lists only&#8221; to &#8220;All Controls&#8221;</p>
<div id="attachment_85" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://www.purpleasphalt.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/keyboard-mouse.jpg"  rel="lightbox[roadtrip]"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-85" title="Keyboard and Mouse Settings" src="http://www.purpleasphalt.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/keyboard-mouse-150x150.jpg" alt="Get your keyboard back!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Get your keyboard back!</p></div>
<p>This has now fixed one of the main pain points for me and my new mac.  There&#8217;s not much that I have issues with but this was one that really bothered me.  I just wish it was the default setting.  I&#8217;d love an application that would list all of the &#8220;newb&#8221; settings all in one place so that I could more easily change them, or know that they exist for that matter.</p>
<p>Some other things that I have found:</p>
<p>fn + delete = makes delete key a delete key and not a backspace key.</p>
<p>Speaking of the &#8216;fn&#8217; key, have an app that loves the F Keys like Eclipse?  You can default them to F1,F2 etc with the following change:</p>
<div id="attachment_91" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://www.purpleasphalt.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/keyboard-mouse-2.jpg"  rel="lightbox[roadtrip]"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-91" title="Function Keys" src="http://www.purpleasphalt.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/keyboard-mouse-2-150x150.jpg" alt="Use function keys by default" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Use function keys by default</p></div>
<p>Any other keyboard tips and tricks? Let me know in the comments.</p>
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