Many thanks for your response to my query on how to set up the function keys on my new keyboard. I have downloaded Butler and am trying to work out how best to use it. On my previous keyboard, I had a key that brought up the shutdown/restart dialogue and am trying to simulate that. Which is the best way to do this with Butler? I suppose I need to be able to bring up the option from Finder System services menu which contains the option of restart and shutdown. Can you advise please?
I hope you like Butler; it's been the heart of my Mac experience for many years. (I hope you realized that the $20 shareware fee is optional for the moment [and, I suspect, for a while].)
Hit the + at the lower left of Butler's configuration pane, then navigate to Smart Item > System where you'll see an assortment of options, each of which can be triggered by its own hot key.
If Butler can bring up the Restart/Sleep/Shut Down dialog box, I've got no idea how the functionality works (Hmmm... Have you tried hitting function-control-eject, which brings up the dialog box on my Snow Leopard MacBook [but not on all Macs]?), but you can e-mail Rob at Many Tricks; he's both agreeable and helpful.
Edit: By the way... The Many Tricks Web site is well stocked with tutorials...an excellent resource.