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Old to new extended keyboards-Can F13 through F19 be assigned the same as on the older F1 through F6 keyboards.
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:09 pm
by jimmy330
Just bought a new Mac Mini M2Pro plus their "Magic" extended keyboard. Unfortunately F1-F6 is assigned to non DP functions, whereas on my old keyboard it was: F1-Set Start F2-Set End F3-Set REC in F4-Set REC out F5-Set start of region F6-set end of region. Incredibly fast & easy, I used these all day for decades.
I'm having a hard time having to use my mouse to do this. Will I have to go back to using my old dirt encrusted USB?
Ideally I would love to assign these to F13-F18 on my new keyboard.
Any suggestions?
DP people?
Re: Old to new extended keyboards-Can F13 through F19 be assigned the same as on the older F1 through F6 keyboards.
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:19 am
by HCMarkus
Commands in DP are your friend. Reassign those currently assigned to your old keys to the new ones.
Or reassign the F1-F6 keys to "Standard Functions" on your keyboard in macOS System Settings...
Apple Menu>System Settings>Keyboard>Keyboard Shortcuts>Function Keys
Re: Old to new extended keyboards-Can F13 through F19 be assigned the same as on the older F1 through F6 keyboards.
Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 10:32 pm
by dwilliams
My experience is you cannot use F16 - F19. Maybe some 3rd party utility will allow this but I tried Karabiner and couldn't make it work.
Re: Old to new extended keyboards-Can F13 through F19 be assigned the same as on the older F1 through F6 keyboards.
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 7:03 am
by stubbsonic
dwilliams wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 10:32 pm
My experience is you cannot use F16 - F19. Maybe some 3rd party utility will allow this but I tried Karabiner and couldn't make it work.
Yea, I just tested this. Confirmed. DP can't see F16-F19. On my rig, it can see F1 - F13, but F14 & F15 are unavailable.
I was surprised how little the System Settings allowed you to customize anything.
Re: Old to new extended keyboards-Can F13 through F19 be assigned the same as on the older F1 through F6 keyboards.
Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 11:16 pm
by dwilliams
F14 and F15 work for me. I've always used a full size keyboard, previously the older Apple (with a wire and no Chiclet keys which I hate). Now I have a Macally. Keep trying.
Maybe they need to be unassigned in Mac OS. I don't remember.
Re: Old to new extended keyboards-Can F13 through F19 be assigned the same as on the older F1 through F6 keyboards.
Posted: Tue May 07, 2024 9:06 am
by mikehalloran
Neither of these pages say anything about f16–19. If these don’t work, you can call Apple and ask.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102439
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/remap-ma ... hing-want/
Re: Old to new extended keyboards-Can F13 through F19 be assigned the same as on the older F1 through F6 keyboards.
Posted: Tue May 07, 2024 9:26 am
by stubbsonic
mikehalloran wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 9:06 am
Neither of these pages say anything about f16–19. If these don’t work, you can call Apple and ask.
I'm paying for AppleCare for this MBP which has lately felt like me paying to torture some helpless person who is powerless to fix what is broken in the Mac OS.
But I'll add this question to my list of things to annoy someone with next time.