Zudn
#Linux #Ubuntu appears to have changed my keyboard shortcut for turning off/on sound, from F1 to Fn+F1. Why cause me grief? Where do I return it to previous setting? Don't see anywhere to do that. 😪
Sep 5, 2023 at 1:42pmWeb
Show thread0xIO32Sep 5, 2023
@zudn It could also be a bios setting, which can swap these. Mostly on laptops.
Show threadZudnSep 6, 2023
@markustieger Thanks for the reply. I think I may have accidentally hit the Fn+Esc which apparently tinkered with all the F1 etc. buttons. As a friend of mine used to say to me, the problematic part is in front of the keyboard.
Show threadRichardSep 6, 2023
@zudn https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/keyboard-shortcuts-set.html.en
Set keyboard shortcuts

Show threadZudnSep 6, 2023
@Aslanmane Thanks for the link, but I had checked there and it gave no option for the F1 etc. keys. But I figured it out ...
Show threadEthan BlackSep 8, 2023
@zudn @Aslanmane Yeah, Fn is usually part of the #keyboard itself — most keyboards (Mac computers are an exception) can't even tell the computer when Fn is pressed. Fn is just for having more "keys" than physical buttons on the keyboard.
Note that many full-size keyboards do not need an Fn key.
Show threadZudnSep 8, 2023
@golemwire @Aslanmane There's a funny function here, the FnLock, and I apparently had punched it. When I noticed it, it was easy enough to undo.