Comments on: Adjusting screen brightness with the “crumb-catcher” keyboard http://www.noodlesoft.com/blog/2007/10/08/adjusting-screen-brightness-with-the-crumb-catcher-keyboard/ On Mac OS X programming Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:25:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: sjk http://www.noodlesoft.com/blog/2007/10/08/adjusting-screen-brightness-with-the-crumb-catcher-keyboard/comment-page-1/#comment-6336 sjk Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:24:56 +0000 http://www.noodlesoft.com/blog/2007/10/08/adjusting-screen-brightness-with-the-crumb-catcher-keyboard/#comment-6336 Whaddya know … I just reaized the F16 key behaved like I described earlier because of tapping it in a Safari textbox, e.g. like the one this comment is being composed in. The Cocoa text system seems to be one context for that style of beep, happening with certain unrecognized key combinations and silent with others. Maybe it's the ASCII BEL sound? I like your idea of F16 doing a "visual mute" with iSight, though right now I'd rather it order pizza since I'm hungry. Whaddya know … I just reaized the F16 key behaved like I described earlier because of tapping it in a Safari textbox, e.g. like the one this comment is being composed in. The Cocoa text system seems to be one context for that style of beep, happening with certain unrecognized key combinations and silent with others. Maybe it’s the ASCII BEL sound?

I like your idea of F16 doing a “visual mute” with iSight, though right now I’d rather it order pizza since I’m hungry.

]]> By: mr_noodle http://www.noodlesoft.com/blog/2007/10/08/adjusting-screen-brightness-with-the-crumb-catcher-keyboard/comment-page-1/#comment-6325 mr_noodle Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:35:12 +0000 http://www.noodlesoft.com/blog/2007/10/08/adjusting-screen-brightness-with-the-crumb-catcher-keyboard/#comment-6325 My beep seems to obey my volume preferences. I assume that's the normal behavior. As for the F16 key, post any suggestions on what feature/app to bind to it. Since it's wedged between the volume keys (on the keypad) and the (unmarked) brightness keys, I'd suggest something hardware related. Blank out your iSight (like a visual mute)? Swap sound output between your speakers and headphones for people that want to keep their headphones plugged in all the time? Order pizza? I'm pretty sure I've heard older white/clear keyboard referred to as the crumb-catcher. In any case, I definitely didn't originate the term. My beep seems to obey my volume preferences. I assume that’s the normal behavior.

As for the F16 key, post any suggestions on what feature/app to bind to it. Since it’s wedged between the volume keys (on the keypad) and the (unmarked) brightness keys, I’d suggest something hardware related. Blank out your iSight (like a visual mute)? Swap sound output between your speakers and headphones for people that want to keep their headphones plugged in all the time? Order pizza?

I’m pretty sure I’ve heard older white/clear keyboard referred to as the crumb-catcher. In any case, I definitely didn’t originate the term.

]]> By: sjk http://www.noodlesoft.com/blog/2007/10/08/adjusting-screen-brightness-with-the-crumb-catcher-keyboard/comment-page-1/#comment-6308 sjk Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:18:02 +0000 http://www.noodlesoft.com/blog/2007/10/08/adjusting-screen-brightness-with-the-crumb-catcher-keyboard/#comment-6308 I deem F16 the Immutable Beep key since it seems oblivious to output volume preferences. Crumb-catcher keyboard -- that's an amusingly apropos nickname I hadn't heard before. Why am I here instead of doing something more productive like, umm, configuring Hazel? :) I deem F16 the Immutable Beep key since it seems oblivious to output volume preferences.

Crumb-catcher keyboard — that’s an amusingly apropos nickname I hadn’t heard before.

Why am I here instead of doing something more productive like, umm, configuring Hazel? :)

]]> By: Jonathan Wrigley http://www.noodlesoft.com/blog/2007/10/08/adjusting-screen-brightness-with-the-crumb-catcher-keyboard/comment-page-1/#comment-6269 Jonathan Wrigley Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:30:56 +0000 http://www.noodlesoft.com/blog/2007/10/08/adjusting-screen-brightness-with-the-crumb-catcher-keyboard/#comment-6269 Very useful, yes. But then there is still the mystery of the "F16" key. It's like the vestigial thingy of the keyboard! What's it for? Very useful, yes. But then there is still the mystery of the “F16″ key. It’s like the vestigial thingy of the keyboard! What’s it for?

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