On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:26:10 -0400, Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
>On 04/15/08 05:16 pm, Carl Gehr thus wrote :
>> I asked the following question on the Lenovo Forum:
>>
>>
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>> Lenovo Support Document Title:
>>> How to use the function (Fn) keys on the keyboard -
>>> ThinkPad R60, R60e, R61, T60, T60p, T61, Z61e, Z61m, Z61t
>>>
>>> Document id: MIGR-62714
>>> Last modified: 2007-06-10
>>>
>>> Conflicting Statements:
>>> First, it says:
>>> "The following table shows what each function key (Fn) key on
>>> your keyboard is for and how to use them.
>>> Note:
>>> * The Fn key works independently from the operating system."
>>>
>>> But, then later, near the bottom:
>>>
>>> For: Fn + F9
>>> It says:
>>> "Note: This function is supported only in
>>> Windows 2000 and Windows XP."
>>>
>>> So, which is it???? "...independent of OS..."
>>> or: "...only in Windows..."
>>> [Just for the record, I don't use any flavor of Winxxx.]
>>>
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>
>> ONE response that came back, because I did not mention OS/2-eCS was:
>>
>>
>>> ...does that mean you use Linux? If so, this should answer all
>>> your questions:
>>>
>>> http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_get_special_keys_to_work
>>>
>>
>> It appears from my very quick look at this page that most of the
>> functions are actually controlled by ACPI.
>>
>> Would it be appropriate to file a ticket indicated that these keys do
>> not function? The page does not appear to be model related, except for
>> some keys that are only applicable to specific models.
>>
>>
>I think it just might be prudent to file a ticket on this.
Done...
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