keyboard shortcuts

See the following for standard shortcuts: Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts. Once in an application it's always possible the application defines it's own shortcuts or overrides a standard OS X shortcut with one of its own. And, let's not overlook the fact that you are comparing over two different versions of OS X.

To answer your last question: You will need to start by installing the same OS on both machines. Next, you will need to put the same Home folder on both machines.

I've not noticed that, and I have a Mac Pro and several laptops. There are differences in how the function keys work depending upon the particular model. Newer models have different function key programming than older models.

The shortcut for what you've asked is COMMAND-SHIFT-~. The last character is the tilde.

command-tab cycles through applications and command-tilde (`) cycles through the windows of the frontmost application. it's really perfect once your muscle memory gets used to it. just keep your thumb on command and then tab to the open application you want, lift your thumb for a second then bring it right back down on tab and tilde through the open windows. tilde is right above tab.

not sure what os your using bur apple's keyboard commands and very standard and mostly unchanged in years. you might want to go to /system preferences/keyboard/keyboard shortcuts/ and set them all to their defaults.

also, command-] moves forwards in windows and command-[ moves backwards in windows. -- like finder windows, etc.

command-shift-left arrow through safari tabs to go backwards, command-shift-right arrow to go forward through safari tabs.


but one you get command-tab and command-tilde, and command-[ and command-] figured out with your muscle memory, you got the most important part of keyboard navigation down.

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but once you get command-tab and command-tilde, and command-left bracket and command- right bracket figured out with your muscle memory, you got the most important part of keyboard navigation down.


yeah that lol

and just to make sure your modifier keys are at their defaults -- /system preferences/keyboard/modifier keys.../restore defaults

i see -- my bad. i didn't know you were installing different languages.

let me just leave this parting -- mmm advice, for lack of a better word. and this will depend on if your preferences have what my preferences have. in system preferences/language and text/input sources/ there a little box you can check at the bottom that says "show input menu in menu bar." once you do that, pull down to "show keyboard viewer" and a floating keyboard will show up. so as you press various keys on your keyboard, you can see, visually, the effect of the key you press.

but much more importantly, in all the pull down menus, in every application that exist, the keyboard command shortcuts are listed in the pull-down menus. for example, in the Finder, under the Go menu, one can see shift-apple-C next to the word "computer" in the pull-down menu. likewise, under File in the Finder one can see command-n next to the words "New Finder Window." so as you go through different languages, you can see what keyboard commands are unified, and any differences.


i know the answer to your problem with this lies in the /system preferences/language and text/input sources/ i think you need to enable all the languages you want to use on every machine -- so every machine has the same six or seven languages enabled on them, under Input Sources. when i enabled three languages on my machine, some more preferences magically appeared (honestly) in the Input Sources tab in the Language and Text prefpane. once you have all the same languages enabled on all your machines, then you need to click the "Keyboard Shortcuts" button and unify everything manually and fix the ones that have an exclamation point next to them.


lol it is a mess. i'll tell ya what. i go to this site called macupdate.com that list about 80 shareware application daily. i read through them in my spare time; it's my hobby. and one day i'm sure i'll come across a shareware application designed just to fix this problem you are dealing with. when i do i'll email you link to the application. i am bookmarking this page so i'll be able to email you if i ever come across what u need. whew --

here's some i looked for real quick: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/34172/keyboard-pilot

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/6134/quickeys-x

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14495/ukelele

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14861/keycue

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/25141/keyremap4macbook

yeah i'm a WASP 🙂 but i was bored and you gave me a puzzle to try and solve -- now i'm a wore out wasp -- you couldn't have an easy little problem could you. eeeee goodnight

No, they aren't, unfortunately, because of differences in keyboard layouts and used characters between different languages. Things would be much simpler if everyone spoke, read, wrote, etc. in the same language, but that's not going to happen.