ArchAngel21x
Obama 2008
Premium
join:2001-10-28
Lincoln, NE
 ·Internet Nebraska
| [OS X] How do I...
There are 3 things I know how to do in Windows that I still don't know how to do in OS X. I am running 10.5 now.
1) When a dialog box shows up, usually to save, cancel, or discard, I can press tab to switch between the options. How can I do this in OS X?
2) On Windows 2000 and XP, I can quickly lock the computer by pressing Ctrl, Alt, Del and then Enter. Is there a similar feature on OS X?
3) In Windows I can go to the task manager as assign priority to processes. Can I do this in OS X?
--
Proud owner of a Mac Book & iPod Touch (8 Gig) | Mac Rumors | Apple Store |
|
Thinkdiff
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-07
Bronx, NY
| 1. Most of the time, return presses the glowing button, Commad+period will cancel.
If you need more control than that, go into System Prefs, then Keyboard and Mouse, then Keyboard shortcuts. Turn on Full Control for Full Keyboard access and it will act similarly to windows.
2. Open Keychain Access, go into the Prefs, and turn on the Keychain Access Menu item. There's an option in the Keychain menu to lock the screen.
3. You can do this via terminal, but I never really noticed it working too well. Google "renice" or "nice" for UNIX if you want to look into it more. |
|
ArchAngel21x
Obama 2008
Premium
join:2001-10-28
Lincoln, NE
·Internet Nebraska
| Unfortunately, suggestion 1 didn't work like I had hoped. Oh well. Suggestion 2 rocks. As for 3, if you don't believe it works well then I won't bother with it.
--
Proud owner of a Mac Book & iPod Touch (8 Gig) | Mac Rumors | Apple Store |
|
tommy3rd
I Am Nuckin Futs
Premium
join:2000-03-10
Clifton, NJ
edit:
April 30th, @11:07PM
| i think with #1, if you enable full keyboard access (keyboard and mouse prefs) you can change the setting to all controls |
|
macaholic
Premium
join:2003-08-31
Jackson Heights, NY
| reply to Thinkdiff
said by Thinkdiff  :. 2. Open Keychain Access, go into the Prefs, and turn on the Keychain Access Menu item. There's an option in the Keychain menu to lock the screen. This seems pretty obscure... how did you find it?
Will
--
"You don't subject minority rights to a referendum." Justice Minister Irwin Cotler of Canada |
|
joeybee
Joey
Premium
join:2003-08-12
Hamilton, ON
clubs:
| reply to ArchAngel21x
Another way to do #2 is go to system prefs then security check the box for require password to wake from sleep or screensaver then go to the screensaver prefs and choose the hot corners button at the bottom and set one of the corners to start screensaver. This will then require a password to get back on. |
|
ArchAngel21x
Obama 2008
Premium
join:2001-10-28
Lincoln, NE | A neat idea in theory, but knowing me I'd constantly drag the mouse to that corner on accident and go insane. |
|
joeybee
Joey
Premium
join:2003-08-12
Hamilton, ON
clubs: | I thought that at first too but i rarely do it. |
|
riturno
join:2004-04-20
Dallas, TX
| reply to ArchAngel21x
said by ArchAngel21x :There are 3 things I know how to do in Windows that I still don't know how to do in OS X. I am running 10.5 now. 1) When a dialog box shows up, usually to save, cancel, or discard, I can press tab to switch between the options. How can I do this in OS X? There are typically 3 types of buttons in application dialog boxes.
- Blue which can be activated by pressing return.
- Gray which is often the same as pressing escape.
- Gray with a blue ring which can be activated by pressing the space bar.
Using return, escape and space I've found to be faster than moving to select the correct button. |
|
DrewCapu
Giant Diehard
join:2001-12-19
California
clubs:
| reply to ArchAngel21x
said by ArchAngel21x :A neat idea in theory, but knowing me I'd constantly drag the mouse to that corner on accident and go insane. I thought the same thing, but when I tried it for the first time, I found it easier than ctrl-alt-del + alt-k on windows. Even if you accidentally trigger the screen saver hot corner, you have a few seconds to move the cursor away from the corner to continue whatever you were doing before it actually locks the screen. I have my dock on the right side and the hot corner on the bottom left, so I don't normally have a problem accidentally going to the hot corner except to trigger the screen saver. |
|
Zyncotl
franknbeans
Premium
join:2002-09-13
Wayne, MI
| reply to ArchAngel21x
said by ArchAngel21x :A neat idea in theory, but knowing me I'd constantly drag the mouse to that corner on accident and go insane. Yeah, using the keychain method is much better. It's how I roll as well. |
|
Count Zero
MD2Be
Premium
join:2007-01-18
Warner Robins, GA | reply to macaholic
MacWorld posted it in a tips section a long time ago, that's how I knew about it. |
|
badcat
join:2000-10-18
Glastonbury, CT
 ·Cox HSI
| reply to ArchAngel21x
said by ArchAngel21x :There are 3 things I know how to do in Windows that I still don't know how to do in OS X. I am running 10.5 now. 2) On Windows 2000 and XP, I can quickly lock the computer by pressing Ctrl, Alt, Del and then Enter. Is there a similar feature on OS X? Actually in XP you can hit Winkey+L to lock the screen, no need for ctrl, alt, delete.
--
"The stars are matter, we're matter, but it doesn't matter." |
|
macaholic
Premium
join:2003-08-31
Jackson Heights, NY | reply to Count Zero
too bad Apple hid that... seriously that's like on the same level as MS when it comes to hiding stuff...
--
"You don't subject minority rights to a referendum." Justice Minister Irwin Cotler of Canada |
|
ArchAngel21x
Obama 2008
Premium
join:2001-10-28
Lincoln, NE
·Internet Nebraska
| reply to ArchAngel21x
Well this is interesting. When that save, cancel, or close dialog box shows up for Firefox 3, it also shows that gray outline that moves across the options when I press tab. Firefox 2 doesn't show that.
--
Proud owner of a Mac Book & iPod Touch (8 Gig) | Mac Rumors | Apple Store |
|
Thinkdiff
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-07
Bronx, NY | FireFox isn't really a native OS X app in terms of UI. FireFox 3 is probably using the standard OS X API for UI elements now. |
|
