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Old 12-09-2013, 01:01 PM
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Default Apple wireless keyboard and trackpad - shortcut problems

I recently got an apple wireless keyboard and trackpad and now a load of my shortcuts are not working - for example cmd & 9 for "show video", Enter for "memory location, and most annoyingly for me - change grid value - ctrl & option & - /+
Does anyone know of a workaround or am I stuck with it? I tried adding the shortcuts in the keyboard section of apple preferences but it doesn't seem to be working.

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Old 12-10-2013, 10:11 PM
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First time I've heard of such problem. I also use wireless and have had zero problems (if you don't count that it's only a mini keyboard without numpad).

Double-check that you have correct keyboard layout set up in the system preferences.
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Old 12-11-2013, 01:42 AM
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First time I've heard of such problem. I also use wireless and have had zero problems (if you don't count that it's only a mini keyboard without numpad).

Double-check that you have correct keyboard layout set up in the system preferences.
It seems to be set up fine as far as I can tell. So the shortcuts like cmd& 9 for video window work for you on the wireless keyboard?

Is there anything you can think of in the keyboard setup that I might have missed?

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Old 12-11-2013, 02:32 AM
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No I think you have set it up properly.

I don't work with video right now so it's hard for me to test it, but command-7 which should open the video universe instead links the three edit buttons in the edit window. So this mini keyboard apparently does not work as expected.
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Old 12-11-2013, 06:01 AM
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No I think you have set it up properly.

I don't work with video right now so it's hard for me to test it, but command-7 which should open the video universe instead links the three edit buttons in the edit window. So this mini keyboard apparently does not work as expected.
Yup, Command-7 is for the Smart tool on my keyboard. I think the problem is that all the numeric keyboard shortcuts aren't there (due to the lack of a number pad!), just the keyboard ones. I'm kind of stumped by the "Change grid value" shortcut not working though.

So any idea how I could find a work around? Wireless is the only practical setup in my studio at the moment!
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If your keyboard doesn't have a numeric keypad, does adding the Fn (function) key to the command work?

i.e. fn cmd& 9 for video window ?
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Old 12-11-2013, 06:26 AM
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If your keyboard doesn't have a numeric keypad, does adding the Fn (function) key to the command work?

i.e. fn cmd& 9 for video window ?
Thanks for that, unfortunately not. Fn & enter works for a marker so you'd think it would be something like that, but no joy!
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Keyboard pref. set to US and not US(ext)?

Long shot....
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Keyboard pref. set to US and not US(ext)?

Long shot....
Set to Ireland! Changed it to a few different options, no joy unfortunately, thanks though
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Old 12-13-2013, 09:16 AM
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They make a wireless number pad that attaches to the wireless keyboard.
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