Re: Keyboard remapping

["Karl E. Jorgensen" <karl@jorgensen.org.uk>]

Hi

On Thu, 2013-02-28 at 09:09 +0000, Daniel Dalton wrote:
> Hi, 
>
> I recently bought a new laptop. 
>
> Annoyingly the laptop function key is where you'd expect the control key
> and the control key is one key in from the left. 
>
> Is it possible to make the fn key act as a control key inside of linux?
> (I'd like to keep the functions of the fn key combinations if
> possible). 

Oh - that's really something you want to check before buying it !

Unfortunately, in my experience, the answer to your question is no.  The problem is that the Fn key does not send a keycode to the O/S like the Ctrl key does - it is handled entirely in the keyboard (firmware?) itself.

However, you can probably swap Caps Lock and Ctrl ... I've done that in the past when I have worn out the left Ctrl key...


> Thanks, 
> Daniel