Hi all -

I'm the biologist who was asking for advice on getting a new Mac with
OSX. Thanks very much to the people who replied - I got some very helpful
info. I just upgraded to Panther on a new powerbook. As a huge Mac fan, and
an old Unix sysadmin, I am loving it!! I have begun to play and customize,
but haven't yet gotten to go through the "Unix Mac Hacks" and "Mac OS Bible"
books. In the meantime, I wonder if anyone can give me any advice on the
following:

1) is there any way to make it activate a new Finder window (like what
happens if I click on the 1st icon in the Dock) whenever I hit the F12 key?
I have tried playing with the keyboard control panel but haven't been able
to figure out how to tell it to a new Finder window to the function keys.

2) is there any way to make my desktop icons sit where they are? I have a
couple of things on there (including my internal hard drive icon) and
whenever a new thing gets put on there, all my icons shuffle and change
places! I'd like them to stay put.

3) my machine seems to crash when I put in a PCMCIA card with a FlashMemory
card in it. I used to do this all the time with my OS9 powerbook (circa
2000) and it worked fine - the card showed up as a disk on the desktop. This
laptop locks up! Am I missing something? Do I need a special driver or
something weird for FlashMemory in the PCMCIA slot?

4) is there any way to force windows to expand themselves to the size
necessary to fit all of the contents? In OS9, I can click a little square on
the control bar of any window and it sizes itself to fit the contents (if
possible, given the size of the screen). Here, I can't find a way to do it -
the green button on the left top of each window almost does this, but not
quite - the windows are still smaller in one or both dimensions than needed
to show all of its contents.

5) I am using WiFi through the internal AirPort card. Every once in a while
(once or twice a week), the ability to access the internet disappears. No
errors, but the AirPort utility says it can't find any base station. After a
reboot, all is well. Any ideas what happens or how to reset the airport
stuff without rebooting?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or info! Please cc: to
mlevin77@comcast.net when replying, if possible.


Mike

--

Mike Levin
mlevin77@comcast.net

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:53:39 -0800, Michael Levin wrote
(in message <BBE401A2.A83%mlevin77@comcast.net>):

You can do this is in Panther without resorting to all that. From the
help window:
1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences and click Keyboard & Mouse.
2. Click Keyboard Shortcuts.
3. To disable a shortcut, deselect the checkbox next to its
description in the list.
4. To change the key combination for a shortcut, select the character
in the Shortcut list. Type a new shortcut by holding down the key
combination that you want to use instead.

Tip: You cannot use each type of key (for example, a letter key) more
than once in a key combination.
5. Quit and restart any applications you are using for the new
keyboard shortcut to take effect.

> Hi all -
>
> I'm the biologist who was asking for advice on getting a new Mac with
> OSX. Thanks very much to the people who replied - I got some very helpful
> info. I just upgraded to Panther on a new powerbook. As a huge Mac fan, and
> an old Unix sysadmin, I am loving it!! I have begun to play and customize,
> but haven't yet gotten to go through the "Unix Mac Hacks" and "Mac OS Bible"
> books. In the meantime, I wonder if anyone can give me any advice on the
> following:
>
> 1) is there any way to make it activate a new Finder window (like what
> happens if I click on the 1st icon in the Dock) whenever I hit the F12 key?
> I have tried playing with the keyboard control panel but haven't been able
> to figure out how to tell it to a new Finder window to the function keys.
>
> 2) is there any way to make my desktop icons sit where they are? I have a
> couple of things on there (including my internal hard drive icon) and
> whenever a new thing gets put on there, all my icons shuffle and change
> places! I'd like them to stay put.
>
> 3) my machine seems to crash when I put in a PCMCIA card with a FlashMemory
> card in it. I used to do this all the time with my OS9 powerbook (circa
> 2000) and it worked fine - the card showed up as a disk on the desktop. This
> laptop locks up! Am I missing something? Do I need a special driver or
> something weird for FlashMemory in the PCMCIA slot?
>
> 4) is there any way to force windows to expand themselves to the size
> necessary to fit all of the contents? In OS9, I can click a little square on
> the control bar of any window and it sizes itself to fit the contents (if
> possible, given the size of the screen). Here, I can't find a way to do it -
> the green button on the left top of each window almost does this, but not
> quite - the windows are still smaller in one or both dimensions than needed
> to show all of its contents.
>
> 5) I am using WiFi through the internal AirPort card. Every once in a while
> (once or twice a week), the ability to access the internet disappears. No
> errors, but the AirPort utility says it can't find any base station. After a
> reboot, all is well. Any ideas what happens or how to reset the airport
> stuff without rebooting?
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions or info! Please cc: to
> mlevin77@comcast.net when replying, if possible.
>
>
> Mike
>
>

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:53:39 -0800, Michael Levin wrote
(in message <BBE401A2.A83%mlevin77@comcast.net>):

> 2) is there any way to make my desktop icons sit where they are? I have a
> couple of things on there (including my internal hard drive icon) and
> whenever a new thing gets put on there, all my icons shuffle and change
> places! I'd like them to stay put.


Click the desktop (the background on your screen), then choose View >
Show View Options and make your choices.

To have icons arranged in rows or columns, select "Snap to grid."

To organize your icons by name, date, size, or kind, select "Keep
arranged by" and choose a way to arrange the icons from the pop-up menu.

Uncheck the "arrange by" box and they should stay put. I think the
default checks it.

Sorry, but I still don't get it. I got as far in the menus as you said, and
I can redefine the keys, but what I can't figure out is how to tell it to
open a finder window - how do I specify that?

Mike

On 11/21/03 7:21 PM, in article
0001HW.BBE3EC180016706DF04075B0@news.west.cox.net, "John Biltz"
<biltzjohn@cox.net> wrote:

> On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:53:39 -0800, Michael Levin wrote
> (in message <BBE401A2.A83%mlevin77@comcast.net>):
>
> You can do this is in Panther without resorting to all that. From the
> help window:
> 1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences and click Keyboard & Mouse.
> 2. Click Keyboard Shortcuts.
> 3. To disable a shortcut, deselect the checkbox next to its
> description in the list.
> 4. To change the key combination for a shortcut, select the character
> in the Shortcut list. Type a new shortcut by holding down the key
> combination that you want to use instead.
>
> Tip: You cannot use each type of key (for example, a letter key) more
> than once in a key combination.
> 5. Quit and restart any applications you are using for the new
> keyboard shortcut to take effect.
>
>> Hi all -
>>
>> I'm the biologist who was asking for advice on getting a new Mac with
>> OSX. Thanks very much to the people who replied - I got some very helpful
>> info. I just upgraded to Panther on a new powerbook. As a huge Mac fan, and
>> an old Unix sysadmin, I am loving it!! I have begun to play and customize,
>> but haven't yet gotten to go through the "Unix Mac Hacks" and "Mac OS Bible"
>> books. In the meantime, I wonder if anyone can give me any advice on the
>> following:
>>
>> 1) is there any way to make it activate a new Finder window (like what
>> happens if I click on the 1st icon in the Dock) whenever I hit the F12 key?
>> I have tried playing with the keyboard control panel but haven't been able
>> to figure out how to tell it to a new Finder window to the function keys.
>>
>> 2) is there any way to make my desktop icons sit where they are? I have a
>> couple of things on there (including my internal hard drive icon) and
>> whenever a new thing gets put on there, all my icons shuffle and change
>> places! I'd like them to stay put.
>>
>> 3) my machine seems to crash when I put in a PCMCIA card with a FlashMemory
>> card in it. I used to do this all the time with my OS9 powerbook (circa
>> 2000) and it worked fine - the card showed up as a disk on the desktop. This
>> laptop locks up! Am I missing something? Do I need a special driver or
>> something weird for FlashMemory in the PCMCIA slot?
>>
>> 4) is there any way to force windows to expand themselves to the size
>> necessary to fit all of the contents? In OS9, I can click a little square on
>> the control bar of any window and it sizes itself to fit the contents (if
>> possible, given the size of the screen). Here, I can't find a way to do it -
>> the green button on the left top of each window almost does this, but not
>> quite - the windows are still smaller in one or both dimensions than needed
>> to show all of its contents.
>>
>> 5) I am using WiFi through the internal AirPort card. Every once in a while
>> (once or twice a week), the ability to access the internet disappears. No
>> errors, but the AirPort utility says it can't find any base station. After a
>> reboot, all is well. Any ideas what happens or how to reset the airport
>> stuff without rebooting?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions or info! Please cc: to
>> mlevin77@comcast.net when replying, if possible.
>>
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>
>

--

Mike Levin
mlevin77@comcast.net

On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 3:29:15 -0800, Michael Levin wrote
(in message <BBE4B2BA.12DC%mlevin77@comcast.net>):

I could not get it to work either. Do not know why, it was saving it but
would not execute it.

> Sorry, but I still don't get it. I got as far in the menus as you said, and
> I can redefine the keys, but what I can't figure out is how to tell it to
> open a finder window - how do I specify that?
>
> Mike
>
> On 11/21/03 7:21 PM, in article
> 0001HW.BBE3EC180016706DF04075B0@news.west.cox.net, "John Biltz"
> <biltzjohn@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:53:39 -0800, Michael Levin wrote
>> (in message <BBE401A2.A83%mlevin77@comcast.net>):
>>
>> You can do this is in Panther without resorting to all that. From the
>> help window:
>> 1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences and click Keyboard & Mouse.
>> 2. Click Keyboard Shortcuts.
>> 3. To disable a shortcut, deselect the checkbox next to its
>> description in the list.
>> 4. To change the key combination for a shortcut, select the character
>> in the Shortcut list. Type a new shortcut by holding down the key
>> combination that you want to use instead.
>>
>> Tip: You cannot use each type of key (for example, a letter key) more
>> than once in a key combination.
>> 5. Quit and restart any applications you are using for the new
>> keyboard shortcut to take effect.
>>

In article <BBE401A2.A83%mlevin77@comcast.net>, Michael Levin
<mlevin77@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi all -
>
> I'm the biologist who was asking for advice on getting a new Mac with
> OSX. Thanks very much to the people who replied - I got some very helpful
> info. I just upgraded to Panther on a new powerbook. As a huge Mac fan, and
> an old Unix sysadmin, I am loving it!! I have begun to play and customize,
> but haven't yet gotten to go through the "Unix Mac Hacks" and "Mac OS Bible"
> books. In the meantime, I wonder if anyone can give me any advice on the
> following:
>
> 1) is there any way to make it activate a new Finder window (like what
> happens if I click on the 1st icon in the Dock) whenever I hit the F12 key?
> I have tried playing with the keyboard control panel but haven't been able
> to figure out how to tell it to a new Finder window to the function keys.
>
> 2) is there any way to make my desktop icons sit where they are? I have a
> couple of things on there (including my internal hard drive icon) and
> whenever a new thing gets put on there, all my icons shuffle and change
> places! I'd like them to stay put.
>
> 3) my machine seems to crash when I put in a PCMCIA card with a FlashMemory
> card in it. I used to do this all the time with my OS9 powerbook (circa
> 2000) and it worked fine - the card showed up as a disk on the desktop. This
> laptop locks up! Am I missing something? Do I need a special driver or
> something weird for FlashMemory in the PCMCIA slot?
>
> 4) is there any way to force windows to expand themselves to the size
> necessary to fit all of the contents? In OS9, I can click a little square on
> the control bar of any window and it sizes itself to fit the contents (if
> possible, given the size of the screen). Here, I can't find a way to do it -
> the green button on the left top of each window almost does this, but not
> quite - the windows are still smaller in one or both dimensions than needed
> to show all of its contents.
>
> 5) I am using WiFi through the internal AirPort card. Every once in a while
> (once or twice a week), the ability to access the internet disappears. No
> errors, but the AirPort utility says it can't find any base station. After a
> reboot, all is well. Any ideas what happens or how to reset the airport
> stuff without rebooting?
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions or info! Please cc: to
> mlevin77@comcast.net when replying, if possible.
>
>
> Mike

You might want to check out the full list of key combos:

http://davespicks.com/writing/programming/mackeys.html

Cathy

--
"there's a dance or two in the old dame yet." - mehitabel

C.Stevenson, M.D.
cats1921@sonic.net