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Thread: Opening iTunes using the F8/Play+pause key?
Started 6 months, 2 weeks ago by jacobmartin
Hi, I wanted to know if I could use the F8 key (but not actually fn-F8, just a regular click that normally is the play/pause media key) to open iTunes, when it isn't open of course (because then I would want that to play and pause iTunes), and how I could. I don't want to have to use the function, command, option, or control keys in conjunction with the key if I don't have to, but I...
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Conchúir replied 3 months, 3 weeks ago
This is possible, it comes as standard on Mac OS X Snow Leopard I think, it's beginning to annoy me! Macbook 13" Aluminium Unibody Mac OS X (10.6)...
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iGreg replied 2 months, 2 weeks ago
F8 is also for activating Spaces. I don't understand how Apple could assign two different functions to same key. Intel iMac Mac OS X (10.6.1)...
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Speldosa replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Me too! Does anyone know how to turn this function of? MacBook 13" Mac OS X (10.6.2)...
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jacobmartin
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Opening iTunes using the...
Published (2009-06-10 00:11:00)
Hi, I wanted to know if I could use the F8 key (but not actually fn-F8, just a regular click that normally is the play/pause media key) to open iTunes, when it isn't open of course (because then I would want that to play and pause iTunes), and how I could. I don't want to have to use the function, command, option, or control keys in conjunction with the key if I don't have to, but I did some searches and couldn't find...
Conchúir
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Opening iTunes using the...
Published (2009-08-31 09:43:00)
This is possible, it comes as standard on Mac OS X Snow Leopard I think, it's beginning to annoy me! Macbook 13&quot; Aluminium Unibody &nbsp; Mac OS X (10.6) &nbsp; &nbsp;
iGreg
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Opening iTunes using the...
Published (2009-10-03 18:54:00)
F8 is also for activating Spaces. I don't understand how Apple could assign two different functions to same key. Intel iMac &nbsp; Mac OS X (10.6.1) &nbsp; 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM &nbsp;
Speldosa
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Opening iTunes using the...
Published (2009-11-12 17:35:00)
Me too! Does anyone know how to turn this function of? MacBook 13&quot; &nbsp; Mac OS X (10.6.2) &nbsp; &nbsp;

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