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With the release of the LOTRO Mac Client (Beta Version) there are many overlapping areas of information between First time users and on-going activities. The information is split to improve readability.
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Mac Client Keyboards
Logitech G105 Keyboard
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- Status: 14 August 2014
- The Logitech Gaming Keyboard is supported on the Mac by Logitech Gaming Software (LGS) (current version 8.50.133).
- OSX recognizes the G105 as an ANSI keyboard. (A standard 101-key or 102-key keyboard.)
- The quick start Guide: https://www.logitech.com/assets/42320/5/g105-quick-start-guide.pdf
- LGS has an internal Help system -- it is also available as a PDF: https://www.logitech.com/assets/51813/3/lgs-guide.pdf
Important notes
- Profiles and LOTRO. These do NOT work as described in the Logitech documentation because of the implementation of both LOTRO and LGS.
G105 Keyboard Layout
- Key #4 - Game/desktop mode switch - is described thusly:
- Disables/enables the Windows/Context Menu keys so you won’t activate these Windows features by accident during a game.
- This explanation may convey meaning to Windows (PC) users, but is meaningless to OSX (Mac) users.
- In fact, this switch is very important to Mac users but the implications of its actions are VERY different.
- Any time this switch is activated, ANY use of the "Windows Key" or "Menu Key" is disabled all the time -- no matter what application, game or not, is running!
- As with most PC keyboards when used on a Mac, the "Windows Key" is equivalent to the Mac Command Key (⌘) (aka the Apple Key).
- When this switch is depressed (i.e. illuminated), this key-stroke is NOT available to ANY OSX Application! (I.e the key press is not delivered to the application having keyboard focus.)
- Consequently, shortcuts such as ⌘-q do nothing!
OSX Keyboard viewer
- In System Preferences, select "keyboard," check the box "Show Keyboard & Character Viewers in menu bar."
- This will display ⌨ in the upper right side of the menu bar.
- A right click on this icon (⌨) will display a pop-up menu, select "Show Keyboard Viewer" and a view of a keyboard will be displayed on your screen.
- This display will highlight any key which is depressed on your keyboard, allowing you to determine which keys produce which values.
- Function keys F9 through F12 and F14 and F15 are NOT displayed in the viewer when depressed as they are intercepted by OSX to perform various Mac specific operations:
- These are controlled by the "Shortcuts" panel of this same Keyboard panel:
- F9 - Trigger Mission Control
- F10 - Display open applications as windows
- F11 - Hide all windows and display the desktop
- F12 - Toggle Desktop
- F14 - Increase Screen Brightness
- F15 - Decrease Screen Brightness
- Pressing the "FN" (Function) key (to the right of the space bar on the G105) and F6 - F12 perform audio manipulation actions - in applications such as iTunes/DvD player, etc.
- F6 - Mute
- F7 - Lower Volume
- F8 - Raise Volume
- F9 - Play/Pause - ▶
- F10 - Stop - ◼︎
- F11 - (Fast) Rewind - ⇤
- F12 - (Fast) Forward - ⇥
- Pressing the "FN" (Function) key (to the right of the space bar on the G105) and F6 - F12 perform audio manipulation actions - in applications such as iTunes/DvD player, etc.
Modifier Keys
- The Windows Menu key defined: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menu_key - On the G105 this key is below the Right Shift key.
- The Windows AltGr Key defined. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AltGr_key - common on European keyboards.
- The Mac Option Key (⌥) defined: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_key
- The Mac Command Key (⌘) (aka Apple Key) defined: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_key
tricks from en.wikipedia
- {{key press/core|Cmd}}+{{key press/core|Z}} generates: Template:Key press/core+Template:Key press/core
- {{Unicode|⌘}} Cmd generates: Template:Unicode Cmd
{{key press|Command}}→ Template:Key press{{key press|Cmd}}→ Template:Key press
- The Apple Command symbol in Unicode - "Place of Interest Sign" - (HTML hex): & #x2318; -- ⌘
- The Apple Option symbol in Unicode - "Option Key" - (HTML hex) & #x2325; -- ⌥