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    "Permanent" sticky FN keys on SZ

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by jdbrookes, Jan 4, 2007.

  1. jdbrookes

    jdbrookes Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi guys,

    My girlfriend has a MacBook, which has the function keys for volume up and down, mute etc all the way along the F1 to F12 keys. The volume keys etc are operated by default, ie pressing F5 increases the volume. You don't have to press the Fn key or anything else at the same time.

    Any way to do this on the SZ?? I know that if you press Fn button 5 times, it turns on sticky Fn key, but all this does is make it so that you don't have to press Fn and the Mute key together; you press one after the other instead. Not having to press the FN key at all would be ideal...

    I rarely need to use the Windows XP uses of F1 to F12; volume control would be better! This would be a kick ass little feature...

    Thanks

    Dave
     
    jdbrookes, Jan 4, 2007
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    Agree, I'd like that as well :)
     
    Fursten, Jan 6, 2007
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    Google: remap keys

    Got mine remap f9 play, f10 stop, f11 next etc.
     
    BaNZ, Jan 6, 2007
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    Cool beans, don't suppose you could tell us how? I've already googled for "remap keys" and "remapping keyboard" etc a good few times, but the results always point to solutions that just swap keys, and can't change the keys to control volume etc. Would appreciate more details! Cheers
     
    jdbrookes, Jan 7, 2007
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