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SwitcherX

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Re: getting a Mac
« Reply #45 on: January 18, 2009, 02:35:57 PM »
What keys do I press to get the Quick Preferences?

 
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Palomine

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Re: getting a Mac
« Reply #46 on: January 18, 2009, 02:38:41 PM »
 I don't use Opera... neither FF nor Safari have a QP menu choice, so I can't help. Sorry.  
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Re: getting a Mac
« Reply #47 on: January 18, 2009, 08:00:53 PM »
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What keys do I press to get the Quick Preferences?

   



looks like the shift key symbol, so shift-F12
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Re: getting a Mac
« Reply #48 on: January 18, 2009, 08:30:26 PM »
 That thing is a shift key symbol? News to me! I always assumed an 'up' arrow was a shift key indicator in a keyboard equivalent/pull down menu.  
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SwitcherX

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Re: getting a Mac
« Reply #49 on: January 18, 2009, 08:51:53 PM »
Quote:

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Quote:

SwitcherX said:
What keys do I press to get the Quick Preferences?

   



looks like the shift key symbol, so shift-F12  



It's not shift-f12.  I've tried every comination of shift, control, option and, command that I can think of and none of them work.
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Re: getting a Mac
« Reply #50 on: January 18, 2009, 11:47:48 PM »
That's the Option Key symbol (the Shift is indeed an up-arrow), so try option+F12 again.

However... in System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard, there's a checkbox that determines whether the F-keys control system functions (display brightness, speaker volume, etc.) or the functions of the currently active application.  If the checkbox is set to control system functions, you have to hold down the Function (fn) key in order to use F-keys to control application functions, so in that case, you should be able to invoke Quick Preferences in Opera by hitting fn+option+F12.
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Re: getting a Mac
« Reply #51 on: January 19, 2009, 02:36:51 PM »
Thank you *SOOOOOO* much.  I was getting so fustrated I was about to go on a mass murder rampage.  
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Re: getting a Mac
« Reply #52 on: January 19, 2009, 11:36:32 PM »
OK, mass murder rampage is apple+option+F13...
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Re: getting a Mac
« Reply #53 on: January 20, 2009, 08:27:05 AM »
in the windows version the paper clip pops up 500 times in a row, causing mass murder rampage
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Re: getting a Mac
« Reply #54 on: January 20, 2009, 10:17:01 AM »
 I've been using Mac since (just before) day one: Spring of '84. And in all that time, I swear... I never knew there WAS a symbol for the alt/option key, let alone that THAT funny thing (which I'd see from time to time) was it.  
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Re: getting a Mac
« Reply #55 on: January 20, 2009, 03:26:57 PM »
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gonZo said:
OK, mass murder rampage is apple+option+F13...



good to know!
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SwitcherX

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Re: getting a Mac
« Reply #56 on: January 20, 2009, 03:27:58 PM »
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in the windows version the paper clip pops up 500 times in a row, causing mass murder rampage



and then is asks if you need help  :P
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Palomine

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Re: getting a Mac
« Reply #57 on: January 20, 2009, 04:58:40 PM »
 Paperclip says: "Hey! It looks like you're about to go on a murderous rampage. Would you like a template for that?"  
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Re: getting a Mac
« Reply #58 on: January 20, 2009, 06:56:02 PM »
The prevaling attitude of chatroom this afternoon was that this pic should be posted to this thread

 


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Re: getting a Mac
« Reply #59 on: January 21, 2009, 12:58:42 PM »
Another symbol/shortcut possibly worth knowing is the circle with an arrow pointing up and to the left (or compass pointing north-west if you prefer, or clock with the hour hand at 10:30 if you prefer yet another metaphor ).  This symbol represents the Esc key.

The shortcut for Force Quit is Alt-Cmd-Esc, which brings up a list of apps for you to review before selecting one for an abrupt death.  

I'd post a screenshot, but I'm on my Linux box at the moment.
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