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Old 21-10-2009, 11:09 PM
mac (Matt)
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Originally Posted by Miaplacidus View Post
Mind you, I don't like the way I can't emulate the numeric keypad by just pressing the function key, the way I used to on my old Macbook. (Anyone know if there is a fix for that?)
I'm pretty sure the 'official' line on the numeric keypad issue is to purchase a separate USB keypad. Apple are big on reducing functionality to try to increase simplicity; sometimes they just go too far. For example, on OS X Tiger, they had 'power profiles' - when running on battery, you could select if you wanted maximum battery life, or maximum horsepower - with the release of Leopard and Snow Leopard, that functionality is gone. I now have to use a 3rd party app called 'Caffeine' to stop my computer from sleeping when I use Stellarium next to my telescope.
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