daedalus Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Hello. I recently bought a new gateway laptop. It has Vista home premium installed on it. The thing I hate most about the computer is the keyboard configuration. Instead of the CTRL - FN - WINKEY - ALT - SPACE configuration, this new computer has a FN - CTRL at the bottom left. This makes simple cut and paste operations very awkward. I have learned to bear with it, but it is still a hassle and I have trouble when I use my Linux box which is configured with the CTRL key first. Does anyone know of something free I could use to switch the FN and CTRL keys? daedalus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 You might beadle to get a replacement keyboard with the keys switched round, that's all you really can hop for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daedalus Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 That's what I was thinking, but I'm hoping for some simple software that could switch the two around for me. I have an external (Dvorak) keyboard that has the correct key placement, but it's a hassle to carry around with a laptop. daedalus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 That's what I was thinking, but I'm hoping for some simple software that could switch the two around for me. The operating system doesn't know when the fn key is pressed. It can't be done in software. If your feeling adventurous you could open up the keyboard and switch around the wiring between the keys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daedalus Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 Damn, I didn't think about that. I don't quite feel up to taking apart my laptop keyboard. I'll have deal with with it. Thanks anyway. daedalus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natural_orange Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Laptop Buying Checklist... 1. Check keyboard layout.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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