On 1/18/2011 3:35 PM, Tom Metro wrote > F-keys on laptops have had a second function to control the hardware, > such as changing the display brightness, when used with an Fn modifier > key. Newer HP laptops reverse the logic of the Fn modifier key, such > that you have to press the modifier to get the traditional F1-F12 > function. I rarely use either mode of these keys, so this wouldn't > bother me, except I see they also put Insert into the F-key row, and I > use that all the time. I tried making use of the Insert key on several > demo laptops (of course running Windows) as part of the Shift-Insert > shortcut for paste, but couldn't get it to work with or without the Fn > modifier. (Have they removed that shortcut from Windows?) Having to press the Fn modifier key to get the traditional F1-F12 functions would drive me crazy. On all versions of X Windows and MS Windows, ALT+F4 closes the current window. I use that all the time. Learning to press Fn+ALT+F4 on some systems and ALT+F4 on others would be a real pain!
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