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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: "Blue Halo" around lock in Sys Prefs / Time Machine
Date: 9 Feb 2014 16:10:44 GMT
Organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2014-02-09, Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2014.02.08, 21:32 , Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2014-02-08, Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
>>> On 2014.02.08, 16:03 , Jolly Roger wrote:
>>>> On 2014-02-08, Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there any significance to the blue halo around the lock in sys prefs
>>>>> (see link).  Only seems to show on TM in SysPrefs.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/x5fr36ampt3vjak/Screen%20Shot%202014-02-08%20at%2012.31.05.jpg
>>>>> )
>>>>>
>>>>> or http://tinyurl.com/on3tmjk
>>>>
>>>> It just means that the lock icon is the current selection, just as when
>>>> the highlight is around a text field or button, that means that item is
>>>> the current selection. Keys you press on the keyboard effect the
>>>> currently selected item. If you press the Space key on the keyboard,
>>>> you'll activate the currently selected button or icon.
>>>
>>> Doh!  Never noticed it on the lock icon before and it always seems to
>>> come up on the TM in sysprefs (first option I guess).
>>
>> If you set System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Full Keyboard
>> Access to "Text boxes and lists only", it won't happen, but then you
>> lose that functionality.
>
> No issue.  It's just that it caught my eye in the TM prefs because it's 
> the first 'keyboardable' option in there (I think) whereas it isn't in 
> the others...

It definitely is in Security. I would assume others as well.

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