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  The Fn key Cameo <cameo@invalid.invalid> - 2011-11-09 17:51 -0800
    Re: The Fn key BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-11-09 20:43 -0600
      Re: The Fn key Bob_Villa <pheeh.zero@gmail.com> - 2011-11-10 04:33 -0800
      Re: The Fn key wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2011-11-12 09:40 +0000
    Re: The Fn key Pen <nospam@spam.none> - 2011-11-09 22:15 -0500
      Re: The Fn key Cameo <cameo@invalid.invalid> - 2011-11-10 09:14 -0800
        Re: The Fn key BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-11-10 12:50 -0600
          Re: The Fn key Leonjvr <Leonjvr.53g9tq@no.email.invalid> - 2011-11-18 08:16 -0600
            Re: The Fn key wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2011-11-19 23:05 +0000

#847 — The Fn key

I am using my laptop with an external USB keyboard which does not have 
the Fn key the laptop's keyboard has and uses together with other keys 
for some control functions. Anybody knows if there is a key combo on the 
regular keyboard that can act as the laptop's Fn key?

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#848

On 11/9/2011 7:51 PM, Cameo wrote:
> I am using my laptop with an external USB keyboard which does not have
> the Fn key the laptop's keyboard has and uses together with other keys
> for some control functions. Anybody knows if there is a key combo on the
> regular keyboard that can act as the laptop's Fn key?

Even if you have an external keyboard with a Fn key, it still won't 
work. I am using a Visento v1 with a Fn key right now and it won't 
operate any of the laptops Fn hotkeys. Although it uses the Fn key for 
its own special functions like Explorer, Search, Calculator, email, 
home, etc.

So if there is a way, I never found one yet. Things like sleep, mute, 
volume up or down, etc. are doable with some external keyboards. But 
things like brightness, Bluetooth on/off, WiFi on/off, switch monitor, 
etc. you're stuck with the internal keyboard.

Once I was using this Visento external wireless keyboard with one of 
these 17 inch laptops and the keyboard is almost the same size as the 
internal one. And I got a crazy idea. And I thought how cool would it be 
if a laptop manufacture made a laptop with a pull out wireless keyboard? 
Heck I would think a lot of people would go for that one. ;-)

-- 
Bill
Alienware M9700 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP3
AMD Turion 64 ML37 2GHz - 2GB - Two GeForce Go 7900GS 256MB SLI

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#850

"...and I got a crazy idea. I thought how cool would it be
if they made a laptop with a pull out wireless keyboard?
Heck I would think a lot of people would go for that one. ;-)"

Totally agree...it is crazy!  ;-)

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#864

In article <j9fdo5$ren$1@dont-email.me>, BillW50  <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>
>So if there is a way, I never found one yet. Things like sleep, mute, 

	A keyboard customizer like xmodmap.

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#849

On 11/9/2011 8:51 PM, Cameo wrote:
> I am using my laptop with an external USB keyboard which
> does not have the Fn key the laptop's keyboard has and uses
> together with other keys for some control functions. Anybody
> knows if there is a key combo on the regular keyboard that
> can act as the laptop's Fn key?
It depends on what your laptop is. Many Dells have a
BIOS item to  turn "external hot key on". That makes the
scroll lock key serve as a function key.

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#853

On 11/9/2011 7:15 PM, Pen wrote:

> It depends on what your laptop is. Many Dells have a
> BIOS item to  turn "external hot key on". That makes the
> scroll lock key serve as a function key.

Mine does not have that in the BIOS. One more reason to look for Dell in 
my next laptop.

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#857

On 11/10/2011 11:14 AM, Cameo wrote:
> On 11/9/2011 7:15 PM, Pen wrote:
>
>> It depends on what your laptop is. Many Dells have a
>> BIOS item to turn "external hot key on". That makes the
>> scroll lock key serve as a function key.
>
> Mine does not have that in the BIOS. One more reason to look for Dell in
> my next laptop.

Not all Dell's have this. As mine doesn't.

-- 
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v3.0
Centrino Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz - 2GB - Windows XP SP3

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#879

I also have a problem on my Acer Aspire 5332 to switch of the scroll
key, there is no scroll button on the keyboard and on the F12 key there
is only a forward sign for video's and so. The Print Screen buttom have
a SysRq underneath. 

Can anybody help me by switching the scroll lock off, because I am using
Excel every day and this is not the best to work with that switched on?

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#880

In article <Leonjvr.53g9tq@no.email.invalid>,
Leonjvr  <Leonjvr.53g9tq@no.email.invalid> wrote:
>
>Can anybody help me by switching the scroll lock off, because I am using
>Excel every day and this is not the best to work with that switched on?
>

	It's supposed to be F12.  Try numlock if that doesnt work.
>

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