Lion ctrl-f2 and ctrl-f3 to access the menu bar and dock

[joalro]

Hi,

Very cool product, but I am having a little problem with respect to
ctrl-F2 to get to the menu bar. I use a new Macbook Air 13" AND also
an external microsoft laser desktop keyboard. Neither ctrl-F2 nor F3
work on either of the keyboards. I can never get focus to the menu
bar or the dock with the keyboard.

How can I go about making these work. I have also tried to uninstall
keyremap4macbook, without success.

I tried to post this to another topic, but I'm not sure whether that
was successful, so I started a new topic as well.

thanks very much for your help!

J

[Takayama Fumihiko]

Hi,

Did you activate any settings in KeyRemap4MacBook?
If so, tell me the settings.

If not, I guess you have disabled control+F2 and control+F3 from
"System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts".

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Takayama Fumihiko <tek...@pqrs.org>

[joalro]

Thanks! Here's what I have:

1) I downloaded and installed the newer build... 7.3.27
2) I currently have:

control_L to Command_L (except virtual machine, rdc)
Excel:
- change f2 to ctrl+u
- change f4 to command+t

I don't see anywhere in keyboard settings>keyboard shortcuts that I
have (or even could have) disable ctrl+f2 or ctrl+f3. I have checked
"all controls" under Full Keyboard Access.

thx

J

On Aug 12, 7:58 am, Takayama Fumihiko <tek...@pqrs.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Did you activate any settings in KeyRemap4MacBook?
> If so, tell me the settings.
>
> If not, I guess you have disabled control+F2 and control+F3 from

> "System Preferences >Keyboard>KeyboardShortcuts".

>
> --
> Takayama Fumihiko <tek...@pqrs.org>
>
> On 11/08/12 23:25, joalro wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > Very cool product, but I am having a little problem with respect to
> > ctrl-F2 to get to the menu bar.  I use a new Macbook Air 13" AND also

> > an external microsoft laser desktopkeyboard.  Neither ctrl-F2 nor F3

[joalro]

Actually, I am now realizing that Ctrl seems to have the exact same
functionality as Command. I don't know why that is!

On Aug 12, 8:07 am, joalro <jonathan.rosenb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks!  Here's what I have:
>
> 1)  I downloaded and installed the newer build... 7.3.27
> 2)  I currently have:
>
> control_L to Command_L (except virtual machine, rdc)
> Excel:
>   - change f2 to ctrl+u
>   - change f4 to command+t
>

> I don't see anywhere inkeyboardsettings>keyboardshortcuts that I

[joalro]

That was actually the problem... there was a setting that wasnt
showing up that was activated (convert L_ctrl to command). All good
now... thanks!!!

On Aug 12, 8:07 am, joalro <jonathan.rosenb...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks!  Here's what I have:
>
> 1)  I downloaded and installed the newer build... 7.3.27
> 2)  I currently have:
>
> control_L to Command_L (except virtual machine, rdc)
> Excel:
>   - change f2 to ctrl+u
>   - change f4 to command+t
>

> I don't see anywhere inkeyboardsettings>keyboardshortcuts that I

[Takayama Fumihiko]

Hi,

> That was actually the problem... there was a setting that wasnt
> showing up that was activated (convert L_ctrl to command). All good
> now... thanks!!!

It's good!

Another solution:
Use this private.xml if you need to change Control_L to Command_L.
This private.xml changes Command+F2 to Control+F2 (and F3).
https://github.com/tekezo/Files/blob/master/KeyRemap4MacBook/private.command_f2_to_control_f2/private.xml

--
Takayama Fumihiko <tek...@pqrs.org>

[joalro]

Thanks. Two things:

1) how do I use the private xml (
2) is it possible, within excel, to still have f2 enter the edit mode
for a cell, but also have ctrl+f2 (or command+f2, here) access the
menu bar?

thank you very much for your incredible responsiveness!!

Best

J

On Aug 12, 8:23 am, Takayama Fumihiko <tek...@pqrs.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>

>  > That was actually the problem... there was a setting that wasnt
>  > showing up that was activated (convert L_ctrl to command).  All good
>  > now... thanks!!!
> It's good!
>
> Another solution:
> Use this private.xml if you need to change Control_L to Command_L.

> This private.xml changes Command+F2 to Control+F2 (and F3).https://github.com/tekezo/Files/blob/master/KeyRemap4MacBook/private....

[Takayama Fumihiko]

Hi,

(1) How to use private.xml.

http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/document.html#t3

(2) Yes. I updated private.xml. Try it.
(I also added pressing Option only to Control+F2).

https://github.com/tekezo/Files/blob/master/KeyRemap4MacBook/private.command_f2_to_control_f2/private.xml

--
Takayama Fumihiko <tek...@pqrs.org>