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The new touch bar is not very good for people good at keyboard shortcuts and development.
I used to be able to press Shift F8 to get iTunes to play without giving it focus.
How can I get the F10,F11 etc. keys to always display on Chrome without pressing Fn, on touch bar Mac?
This makes debugging annoying.
The new shortcut is Command-Dim Brightness. It even makes sense in the following way:
Assuming that you take advantage of the touch bar, and it displays the system controls instead of the function keys then the hand gesture is exactly the same as before when you would have pressed Command-F1 since the Dim Brightness button is where F1 would be:
The annoying thing is that if you have an application-aware touch bar configuration, then you have to bring up the system controls touch bar configuration first.
This is why, in some cases, the Display Menu (in the App Store) which adds a status item in your menu bar (and includes a Mirror Screen choice) is a good option.
You can only do that: How to use function keys on MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
For some apps, you can make the function keys display permanently in Touch Bar:
- In System Preferences, choose Keyboard.
- Click Shortcuts.
- From the left sidebar, select Function Keys.
- Click the “+” symbol, then navigate to the app and select it.
Now when you open or switch to this app, Touch Bar always displays the function keys.
Best Answer
In the system preferences go to "Keyboard". Select the "Shortcuts"-tab. Select "Function Keys" in the left menu. Click the + and add the applications where you want the F-keys to always show.
If you never want the touch bar but the old F-keys with brightness, volume backlight and so on. Go back to the "Keybard"-tab and select "Expanded Control Strip" in the "Touch Bar Shows" drop-down menu.