Inhaltsverzeichnis

(taken from http://davespicks.com/writing/programming/mackeys.html)

Key Translation Help

On Boot

Key Combination Effect
mouse down Eject removable media ( I think Boot ROMs prior to 2.4f1 excluded the CD drive )
alt Bring up OF system picker on New World machines - boot to 9 on pre-New World machines
apple-period When OF system picker is active, open the CD tray
apple-alt Hold down until 2nd chime, will boot into Mac OS 9 ?
apple-x (or just x?) Will boot into Mac OS X if 9 and X are on the same partition and that’s the partition you’re booting from.
apple-alt-n-d prevent native drivers from loading (System 7 until 9.x?)
apple-alt-shift-delete Bypass startup drive and boot from external (or CD) 1)
apple-alt-shift-delete-#Boot from a specific SCSI ID # (# = SCSI ID number)
apple-alt-p-r Zap PRAM. Hold down until second chime.
apple-alt-n-v Clear NV RAM. Similar to reset-all in Open Firmware.
apple-alt-o-f Boot into open firmware
apple-alt-t-v Force Quadra AV machines to use TV as a monitor
apple-alt-x-o Boot from ROM (Mac Classic only)
apple-alt-a-v Force an AV monitor to be recognized as one
c Boot from CD. If set to boot to X and no CD is present, may boot to 9.
d Force the internal hard disk to be the startup device
n Hold down until Mac logo, will attempt to boot from network server (using BOOTP or TFTP)
r Force PowerBooks to reset the screen
t Put FireWire machine into FireWire Target Disk mode
z Attempt to boot using the devalias zip from first bootable partition found
ctrl-apple-shift-powerReset power manager (with computer off)
shift (Classic only) Disable Extensions
shift (OS X, 10.1.3 and later) Disables login items. Also disables non-essential kernel extensions (safe boot mode)
apple (Classic only) Boot with Virtual Memory off
apple-v (OS X only) show console messages (verbose mose) during boot. Also invokes Safe Mode
apple-s (OS X only) boot into single user mode
apple-alt-c-i (Mac IIci only) Set date to 20 Sep 1989 to get a graphical easter egg
apple-alt-f-x (Mac IIfx only) Set date to 19 Mar 1990 to get a graphical easter egg
apple-alt-shift-tab-deleteErase startup disk under 7.1(?)

After display of Happy Mac icon

Key CombinationEffect
space (Classic only) Invoke Extensions Manager
shift (Classic only) Disable Extensions including MacsBug
shift-alt (Classic only) Disable exetensions, except MacsBug
ctrl (Classic only) Break into MacsBug as soon as it is loaded

At login window

Key CombinationEffect
shift(10.x only) Disable auto-login, forcing login window

As Finder Starts

Key CombinationEffect
apple-alt (whenever Classic Finder sees a new disk) Rebuild Desktop
alt (Mac OS 9) Do not open Finder windows
shift (Mac OS X) Do not launch startup items. Do not open Finder windows when launching Finder. The windows’ states aren’t changed to closed, as they will be reopened if you reboot again.
shift (Mac OS 9) Do not launch anything from the „Startup Items“ folder.

In Finder

Key CombinationEffect
alt-click close box (or apple-alt-w)Close all open finder windows (except popup windows)
apple-shift-alt-w Close all open finder windows (including popup windows)
apple-right arrow Open folder in list view
apple-alt-right arrow Recursively open folder and nested folders in list view
apple-left arrow Close folder in list view
apple-alt-left arrow Recursively close folder and nested folders in list view
apple-up arrow Open parent folder. On Mac OS X, when nothing is selected and no windows are open, open User directory
apple-alt-up arrow Open parent folder, closing current folder
apple-alt-shift-up arrow Make desktop the active window, select parent volume
apple-down arrow Open selected item. On Mac OS X, when nothing is selected and no windows are open, open the desktop folder
apple-alt-down arrow Open selected item, closing current folder
apple-alt-o Open selected item, closing current folder
alt-double-click Open selected item, closing current folder
alt-click (In disclosure triangle) expand or collapse all folders within that window
tab select next icon alphabetically
shift-tab select previous item alphabetically
apple-delete move selection to trash
apple-shift-delete empty trash
space while navigating, opens folder under mouse immediately (with spring-loaded folders enabled)

In Finder Window Menu

Key CombinationEffect
apple-select Close window
apple-shift-select Put away popup window
apple-alt-select Expand selected window and close all others
ctrl-select Expand selected window and collapse all others
ctrl-alt-select Activate selected window and expand all others

On disk mount

Key CombinationEffect
apple-alt (whenever Classic Finder sees a new disk) Rebuild Desktop
alt (Mac OS 9) Add session numbers (;1, ;2, etc) to ISO-9660 CD filenames
alt (Mac OS X) Show each session on an ISO-9660 CD as a volume
apple-alt-i Force-mount ISO-9660 partition of a CD, rather than a Mac partition

After startup

On machines with a power key

Key CombinationEffect
power Bring up dialog for shutdown, sleep or restart (see next table)
apple-ctrl-power Unconditionally reboot (sometimes referred to as “control flower power” to easily remember) (dirty reboot - may corrupt disk)
ctrl-apple-alt-power Fast shutdown
apple-power Bring up debugger (if debugger installed). 2)
apple-alt-power Put late model PowerBooks & Desktops to sleep
apple-alt-ctrl-power (PowerBook 500) Reset Power Manager
shift-fn-ctrl-power (PowerBook G3, G4) Reset Power Manager

On machines without a power key

Key CombinationEffect
ctrl-eject Bring up dialog for shutdown, sleep or restart (see next table)
apple-ctrl-eject Unconditionally reboot
ctrl-apple-alt-eject Fast shutdown
apple-eject Bring up debugger (if debugger installed). 3)
apple-alt-eject Put late model PowerBooks & Desktops to sleep

On all machines

Key CombinationEffect
apple-alt-escForce quit current app
apple-shift-0Put late model PowerBooks & Desktops to sleep No longer work in OS X. On Macs with three floppy drives (Mac SE) they eject the third floppy disk.
apple-shift-1 or 2Eject internal or external floppy. Not sure which is which on dual floppy machines (Mac SE, Mac II, etc.)
apple-shift-3Screen shot
apple-shift-4Abstract user defined area screen shot (hold control while selecting to direct it to the clipboard on Mac OS 9)
apple-shift-capslock-4(Classic only) User selectable window screen shot
apple-ctrl-shift-3Screen shot to clipboard
apple-ctrl-shift-4Abstract user defined area a screen shot to clipboard
apple-ctrl-shift-capslock-4(Classic only) User selectable window screen shot to clipboard (classic only)
apple-tabSwitch apps (possible to change key in Mac OS 8-9)
apple-shift-tabSwitch apps in reverse order
apple-spaceSwitch keyboards/script systems (if more than one is installed)
apple-alt-spaceswitch through all keyboards in keyboards menu
alt-f3, alt-f4 or alt-f5bring up the system preferences (Mac OS X only - maybe powerbooks only? only if system preferences isn’t already running)
apple-f1toggle between video mirroring and extended desktop mode (works on Ti Powerbooks)
alt-f1open the displays preference (10.2 and later)
apple-f2auto-detect a newly-connected display (works on Ti Powerbooks)
alt-f2open the displays preference (10.2 and later)
alt-f3, f4, or f5open the Sounds preference (10.2 and later)
alt-f8, f9, or f10open the Keyboard and Mouse preference (10.2 and later)
f12Eject CD/DVD (must be held down on 10.1.2 or later). If the device can be dismounted, it is. If not, nothing happens.
f14dim display (cubes/g4 iMacs/others?)
f15brighten display (cubes/g4 iMacs/others?)
apple-ctrl-shift-0Spin down HD (when possible) on machines running OS 9
apple-`cycle through current application’s windows (Mac OS X 10.2 only?)
apple-~cycle through current application’s windows (reverse order) (Mac OS X 10.2 only?)
alt-„Empty Trash“Emptry trash without locked file or contents summary alert. Empties locked items, as well
apple-alt-D(Mac OS X only) toggle dock
apple-alt(when opening chooser) (Mac OS 9 only) rebuild chooser cache of printer driver information
(See Universal Access System Preference for more on following)
apple-alt-ctrl-8(Mac OS X, 10.2 or later) Turn on „Inverse Mode“ via accessbility.
apple-alt-8(Mac OS X, 10.2 or later) Turn on „Zoom Mode“ via accessbility.
apple-alt-plus(Mac OS X, 10.2 or later) Zoom In via accessbility.
apple-alt-minus(Mac OS X, 10.2 or later) Zoom Out via accessbility.

In the sleep/restart dialog

Key CombinationEffect
S Sleep
R Restart
esc cancel
apple-. (period) cancel
Return or EnterShut Down
Power Cancel (9.2.x only?)

In other dialogs

Key CombinationEffect
esc Cancel
command-. (period)Cancel
enter Default button
return Default button (if there are no text fields that use return
apple-d Don’t save (in save/cancel/don’t save dialog)
apple-r Replace (in „Do you want to replace this file“ dialog, Mac OS X only)

On keyboards with a function key

Key CombinationEffect
fn-backspace forward delete
fn-left arrow home
fn-right arrow end
fn-up arrow page up
fn-down arrow page down

Clicks

click / modifierEffect
alt-click in another applicationSwitch to that application and hide previous app
apple-drag (window) Drag window without bringing it to front (requires application support to work behind dialogs)
apple-drag (window background) Pan contents of window with hand (Finder)
apple-alt-drag (window background) Option may be needed to pan contents of window with hand (Finder) on 10.3 and later
apple-drag (Mac OS X) Rearrange menu extras
alt-drag (file) Copy file
apple-alt-drag (file) Make alias of file
apple-click window title Pop-up menu showing path to current folder/document (in some applications)
alt-windowshade Windowshade all windows of application (classic only)
alt-zoom Zoom window to full-screen
alt-yellow Dock all windows of application (Mac OS X only)
alt-green Zoom window to fill screen (in some applications)

Mac OS X only - items in dock

click / modifierEffect
apple-click Reveal in Finder
apple-alt-click Activate app and hide other apps
ctrl-click (or click and hold) contextual menu
apple-drag into dock Freeze current dock items from moving so icon can be dropped onto an app
apple-alt-drag into dock Force application you’re dropping onto to open dropped item
1)
This actually forces the system to NOT load the driver for the default volume, which has the side effect mentioned above. For SCSI devices it searches from highest ID to lowest for a partition with a bootable system. Not sure about IDE drives.
2) , 3)
Really old macs (mac ii era) needed Paul Mercer’s debugger init to do this, then it got folded into the firmware, around 040 timeframe.