OT: Mac mini enough for Java development?

Thanks, this helps a lot. Regarding the keyboard I have some more questions:
- how do you Debug|Continue in IDEA (F9 just changes IDEA's size here)
- how to change the chnage the keyboard mapping to feel more like
Windows behaviour, e.g., to make Ins/Pos1/End work as expected, to
swap alt and apple

Thanks in advance,
Tom

I've got my Mac mini from a local Mac dealer who upgraded the RAM
himself, so the price was at _{700 EUR (}900 USD) for the 1.42GHz machine
with 1GB RAM and a ApplePro keyboard.

Tom

In article <d77ntv$kf0$1@is.intellij.net>,
"Thomas Singer (MoTJ)" <i.hate@spam.com> wrote:

Thanks, this helps a lot. Regarding the keyboard I have some more questions:
- how do you Debug|Continue in IDEA (F9 just changes IDEA's size here)
- how to change the chnage the keyboard mapping to feel more like
Windows behaviour, e.g., to make Ins/Pos1/End work as expected, to
swap alt and apple

You know generally you can just point to the various buttons in idea for
a second or so and it will show you the shortcuts. However, chances are
that you have not enabled the F keys. To do that, go to the system
preferences, keyboard and mouse, and then check off "Use the F1-F12
keys..." in the keyboard tab.

hth
R

In article <d77o3e$kf0$2@is.intellij.net>,
"Thomas Singer (MoTJ)" <i.hate@spam.com> wrote:

I've got my Mac mini from a local Mac dealer who upgraded the RAM
himself, so the price was at _{700 EUR (}900 USD) for the 1.42GHz machine
with 1GB RAM and a ApplePro keyboard.

Man the exchange rate sucks for us :) Did that include Bluetooth and
Wireless as well?

R

You know generally you can just point to the various buttons in idea for
a second or so and it will show you the shortcuts.

Sure, I already was using the right keys, but the OS captures them.

However, chances are
that you have not enabled the F keys. To do that, go to the system
preferences, keyboard and mouse, and then check off "Use the F1-F12
keys..." in the keyboard tab.

I've selected tab 'Keyboard Shortcuts', but pressing Shift-F9 or
Shift-F10 do not work in IDEA (although shown as accelerators. :(

BTW, the weird keyboard is my most handicap with Mac OS X.

Tom

Man the exchange rate sucks for us :) Did that include Bluetooth and
Wireless as well?

No, but 16% VAT ;) I already have a Bluetooth USB-dongle and WLAN is a
NO-NO for us because of the unhealthy radiation.

Tom

BTW, the weird keyboard is my most handicap with Mac OS X.

No doubt as I completely fumble when on a windows keyboard after being
far from it for a while as well. It's hard to adjust, and takes a
little time.

R

In article <d77r6r$95u$1@is.intellij.net>,
"Thomas Singer (MoTJ)" <i.hate@spam.com> wrote:

Man the exchange rate sucks for us :) Did that include Bluetooth and
Wireless as well?

No, but 16% VAT ;) I already have a Bluetooth USB-dongle and WLAN is a
NO-NO for us because of the unhealthy radiation.

??? That's a first for me :) How powerful is your wireless lan???

R

Tom

If you haven't done it yet, I suggest you load the describeKey plugin.
It will help you sort out many of your shortcuts problems.


Alain