[ale] Weird keymapping problem

[Ron Nottingham]

Joseph A Knapka wrote:
> 
> I have a Compaq Armada 1500 laptop running Slack 8.
> It works like a charm, except for one annoying feature:
> the place where I expect the Ctrl key to be is
> occupied instead by the "Func" key that you have
> to use to get at the numeric keypad and all the
> other special keys that they couldn't cram into
> the available keyboard space (so eg "Func-Y" is
> keypad-4, etc.). The Ctrl key is about an inch to
> the right of where I expect it, right by the space
> bar.
> 
> I would very much like to remap these keys so that
> Ctrl becomes "Func" and vice-versa. I tried
> "showkey -s" and the "Func" key didn't generate a
> scancode, so I'm afraid this is a problem that
> can't be solved by software; but it never hurts
> to consult the ALE brain trust before jumping
> to such conclusions. Any advice? (BTW already
> tried prying the keycaps off and swapping
> them, no joy :-)
> 

Sorry, Joe, but the hardware captures the Func/Fn (on my Armada) key
before it gets passed to any software.  So aside from any hardware level
or BIOS level cure, I don't think anything will work via software.

-- 
Ron N. - Dalton, GA

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