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title: "The fn key"
description: "My mac keyboard has a fn key that only switches the function of the 12 “F” keys. Why not allow it as a modifier for all the other keys?\nI would love to use fn + arrow keys for window management.\nHow …"
image: https://deterministic.space/fn-key-og.png
url: https://deterministic.space/fn-key.html
author: "Pascal Hertleif"
date: 2015-01-28
categories: ["idea"]
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# The fn key


My mac keyboard has a <kbd>fn</kbd> key that only switches the function of the 12 "F" keys. Why not allow it as a modifier for all the other keys?

I would love to use <kbd>fn</kbd> + arrow keys for window management.

How hard is it to patch a keyboard driver anyway?