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    Counter-Strike: Source on a Thinkpad

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by svandoorn, Sep 3, 2006.

  1. svandoorn

    svandoorn Newbie

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    Hey guys, as some of you may know, to crouch in CS you have to press 'Ctrl'. Now that's fine and dandy but it's a real pain in the butt when I'm playing on my T60p because the 'Fn' key takes the usual place of the 'Ctrl' key. Does anybody know how I can bind the 'Fn' key to crouch instead of 'Ctrl'? Thanks in advance.

    -Stephen
     
    svandoorn, Sep 3, 2006
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  2. lowlymarine

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    I'm afraid you can't rebind the FN key - it isn't a standard software key like Ctrl or Shift, it overrides the other keys in hardware to allow you to access special hardware functions - hence why "FN + F7" or some equivalent will still turn down your brightness in Linux or even sitting in the BIOS.
     
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    Darn =( Thanks for the informative reply though.

    -Stephen
     
    svandoorn, Sep 4, 2006
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    tianx Notebook Geek

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    You could always bind your crouch button to shift :p

    Instead of trying to take apart my keybord figuring out how to move ctrl, I just moved my finger
     
    tianx, Sep 5, 2006
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    Why not bind it to a mouse button if you haven't used them up already?
     
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    ccbr01 Matlab powerhouse! NBR Reviewer

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    Or purchase an external keyboard.
     
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    For what it's worth, if you use your ThinkPad semi-exclusively, you do get used to the Ctrl/Fn switch. In fact, as you might expect, the traditional placement will strike you as strange if you go back to it. That being said, I think it was nothing short of an idiotic choice on Lenovo's part, and I do prefer the traditional placement. You will get the hang of it, though.

    Best
     
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