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Re:Why I use old hardware by vel0city on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @10:33AM (#18979010)
In many laptops with Fn and Ctrl swapped there is often a setting in the BIOS to switch their positions. I know Thinkpads have this ability, and I feel pretty certain other brands can do this as well.
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Re:Why I use old hardware by ja27 on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @10:47AM (#18979154)
Not this Asus I have. I'm ready to cut some traces and solder jumper wires to rearrange this POS.
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Re:Why I use old hardware by PhasmaFelis on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @11:04AM (#18979379)
You can remap any keypress that reaches Windows by editing the registry, as described here: https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/2155/Keyboard-Rema... (2011, but works with Windows 10)

Unfortunately many "Fn" keys are handled purely in hardware and Windows can't see them. But it might be worth a look, if you haven't already tried it.

AutoHotKey is also useful, especially if you want more complex hotkeys.

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Re:Why I use old hardware by snazz on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @12:14PM (#18980163)
And xmodmap is the de-facto solution for X11-based Unix machines. Rebind your keys in an ~/.xmodmaprc that is run at startx by your ~/.xinitrc.
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