Re: Keyboard remapping
Hi,
On 28.02.2013 11:19, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote:
> 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...
>
I only know of thinkpads having ctrl and fn swapped wrt. other vendors.
As explained these are hard/impossible to swap in software which is why
the bios of thinkpads offer the possibility to do this.
Therefore I recommend, looking around in the bios whether you find there
what you need.
Cheers,
Paul
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