Mac Pro (Early 2009) / El Capitan: No delay on Eject key.

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Mac Pro (Early 2009) / El Capitan: No delay on Eject key.

I just upgraded to OS X 10.11.4, on a Mac Pro (Early 2009).

El Capitan is supposed to have a short delay on the Eject key, before the DVD drive tray opens, to prevent inadvertent opening of the tray.

In my case, however, even the quickest tap on the Eject key opens the tray. I've opened the tray several times already, bumping the Eject key when I was going for the Delete key.

I can't find anything on Google, only that the delay should be there.

Any ideas?

Mac Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)

Posted on May 5, 2016 12:50 AM

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Answer 1

May 5, 2016 11:44 AM in response to Timeless628

I can't find any information regarding a delay when ejecting a disc, only this > OS X El Capitan: Eject CDs and DVDs

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May 5, 2016 12:02 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

I found this:

OS X El Capitan: If keys on your keyboard don’t work

From that page:

If the Media Eject key or Caps Lock key doesn’t work

Try holding down the key longer. These keys have a slight delay to prevent an immediate response if they’re pressed accidentally.

Where oh where did my Eject key delay go to?

I could get a key remap utility, remap the Eject key, and put an Eject button on my menu bar, but that seems like a clumsy solution. I'd just like the Eject to function the way it's supposed to.

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Answer 3

May 6, 2016 6:48 AM in response to Timeless628

If you want an Eject key on the MenuBar, it is readily available.

/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Eject.menu

double-click on it and you have a MenuBar eject key thats persists across restarts and software Updates.

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Timeless628 Author

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May 6, 2016 5:41 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Thanks for your reply.

It's starting to look like I have a rather obscure problem, and that there may not be a "proper" solution as of yet.

I'll likely end up with an Eject button on my menu bar, and a remapped Eject key on my keyboard.

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May 11, 2016 6:35 PM in response to Timeless628

I asked the author of Karabiner, and NoEjectDelay if he had any insight on this issue.

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His response:

I confirmed that the eject key delay is disappeared with the wired Apple keyboard.

I guess it is difficult to restore the delay, but we can disable eject key by Karabiner. It prevents accidental disc eject.

New setting by this private.xml allows you to disable eject key.

(You can eject disc by fn-eject)

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tekezo/Files/master/Karabiner/private.eject_by _fn_eject/private.xml

How to use private.xml:

https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/document.html#privatexml

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That is the solution I've gone with. The eject key is disabled, but I can use fn-eject when I need to eject the DVD drive.

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