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    Reassigning a "fn" key?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by cinohpa, Jun 30, 2008.

  1. cinohpa

    cinohpa Notebook Enthusiast

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    I recently got a keyboard for my g1s and some of the buttons on the bottom left corner of the keyboard are a little different (as it's supposed to be able to support both windows and os X) is there any way to reassign some of my keys?

    I'd like to turn the apple key into a fn key (so as to be able to sue the g1s hotkeys) and maybe rearrange what the keys are at the bottom to be a little more like what I'm used to.

    Thanks.
     
    cinohpa, Jun 30, 2008
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  2. bhattsan

    bhattsan Notebook Deity

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    Im positive the OS has no control over the fn button or its shortcuts and that is all hardwired into the bios (again, 90% sure), so I don't think you can reassign the windows/apple key to the fn key :(
     
    bhattsan, Jun 30, 2008
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  3. Oldman

    Oldman Notebook Evangelist

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    Usually 'Windows' assign standard 101 key driver for generic keyboard. If you have software that came with keyboard, you may have some control
     
    Oldman, Jun 30, 2008
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    The fn-key is BIOS controlled and cannot be changed within the OS.
     
    Lithus, Jun 30, 2008
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    flangemonkey Notebook Geek

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    Within Windows the fn key is controlled though drivers and software.

    The bad news is Asus don't do any software to change these keys, however the good news is someone has created software to intercept these commands. Please checkout the NP post:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=150016
     
    flangemonkey, Jul 1, 2008
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