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| author | kcgen <1557255+kcgen@users.noreply.github.com> | 2021-05-05 20:50:44 +0300 |
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| committer | kcgen <1557255+kcgen@users.noreply.github.com> | 2021-05-30 19:30:54 +0300 |
| commit | 31aebd57a90671110e3e8cde3fd93a11cc5e5826 (patch) | |
| tree | ed1c4800a9c8d1476721b8744e88abfa57559a0d /README | |
| parent | 36191f36767c72a6a3a06d990073d831a32a6a6e (diff) | |
Add a FAQ entry describing modern F1-F12 key activation issues
Many compact PC and macOS keyboard hide F-key activation behind
a function (fn) modifier. In some cases, this can also be control
with a softward-toggle, such as on macOS.
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| -rw-r--r-- | README | 12 |
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@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ MOUSE: The mouse doesn't work. SOUND: There is no sound. SOUND: What sound hardware does DOSBox presently emulate? SOUND: The sound stutters or sounds stretched/weird. +KEYBOARD: My keyboard's F1-F12 keys don't work. KEYBOARD: I can't type \ or : in DOSBox. KEYBOARD: Right Shift and "\" doesn't work in DOSBox. (Windows only) KEYBOARD: The keyboard lags. @@ -213,6 +214,17 @@ SOUND: The sound stutters or sounds stretched/weird. Section 11: "Troubleshooting". +KEYBOARD: My keyboard's F1-F12 keys don't work. + This can happen on macOS, mini-keyboards, and some laptops. + + Find and hold the 'Function' or 'Fn' key while pressing an F-key. + The 'Fn' key is often located in the lower-left corner of the keyboard. + + On macOS, you can change the top row of keys to work as standard F-keys + without holding the 'Fn' key. In your system's keyboard preferences: + select "Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys". Learn more + here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204436 + KEYBOARD: I can't type \ or : in DOSBox. This can happen in various cases, like your host keyboard layout does not have a matching DOS layout representation (or it was not correctly |