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I have a new MacBook Pro 15" early 2011 and use Lion.

  1. For "Launchpad" I can't use the Shortcut F1.
  2. For "Move focus to menu bar" I can't use the Shortcut Cmd+Esc (⌘+⎋).

Simply said, there are functions, which are not working with one specific Shortcut. I can assign it, but it does not work.

The Shortcuts works for all the other functions and the one function works with all the other Shortcuts.

Sometimes when I wildly clicked around and restarted, the shortcut Cmd+Esc (⌘+⎋) worked with "Move focus to menu bar" one time.

What could I do to fix the bug?

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  • I can replicate this bug with my iMac mid-2010. It works when set to ctrl+esc (or any other shortcut), but not cmd+esc. I can use cmd+esc for any other function, but not for this one.
    – Jodi Warren
    Aug 3, 2011 at 11:25
  • There are some bugs where the menu bar doesn't get shortcuts when an app is in full screen. Are your troubles happening when the display isn't in full screen mode?
    – bmike ♦
    Aug 9, 2011 at 21:10
  • The problem occurs in full screen as well as in normal window mode. The weird thing is: The Shortcut cmd+esc (⌘+⎋) works for the menu bar, IF I activated the menu bar with the Shortcut for MOVE FOCUS TO STATUS MENUS (also here the same in full screen or window mode) right before and a menu icon on the right side of the menu bar is highlighted
    – user8551
    Aug 10, 2011 at 11:23
  • I've also encountered problems with assigning ⌘+⎋ as a shortcut or as a hotkey within an application in Lion.
    – Daniel ♦
    Sep 2, 2011 at 0:55

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Go to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> and assign and enable the shortcuts you want.

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  • Your answer works for many shortcuts, but there's something strange about ⌘+⎋ in Lion.
    – Daniel ♦
    Sep 2, 2011 at 0:56
  • Yes. ⌘+⎋ doesn't work with all functions correctly.
    – user8551
    Sep 4, 2011 at 9:31
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I've realized that the ctrl-Fn shortcuts only work if I tick the option to use the function keys as "normal function keys". This option is in Systems Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard. I believe it is unticked by default (ie the Fn keys work as shortcuts for brightness, sound level, and music playing). Once ticked, Ctrl-F2 works like a charm. Alternatively, you can leave this option unchecked and instead hit CTRL+fn+F2 and the intended function will work fine.

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  • Yes but F1 is F1 not the "lesser brightness" key. So I used F1, when the same key reduces your brightness then you have to hold down the fn key. The problem didn't go away ;(
    – user8551
    Jul 31, 2012 at 9:31
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With mountain lion the bug seems to be fixed. Now I have no problem assigning the hotkeys as desired.

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