From: "Chuck McKinnis" Received: from [192.168.100.201] (HELO mail.2rosenthals.com) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1865011 for ecs-t6x@2rosenthals.com; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:36:09 -0400 Received-SPF: none (secmgr-ny.randr: 12.155.8.2 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of sandia.net) client-ip=12.155.8.2; envelope-from=mckinnis@sandia.net; helo=typhoon.7cities.net; Received: from home.7cities.net ([12.155.8.2] helo=typhoon.7cities.net) by secmgr-ny.randr with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.43) id 1Jlugx-0004if-Aj for ecs-t6x@2rosenthals.com; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:36:08 -0400 Received: from [192.168.2.115] (w-albuq-9-102.7cities.net [12.155.9.102] (may be forged)) by typhoon.7cities.net (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id m3FNZv51005329 for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:35:57 -0600 Message-ID: <48053BDB.2050403@sandia.net> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:35:55 -0600 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.13 (OS/2/20080330) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: eCS ThinkPad T60/61 Mailing List Subject: Re: [eCS T60/T61] Fn+Fxx Keys: General view of missing function References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: _SUMMARY_ Carl Gehr 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. > > Carl Someone else already has opened a ticket, and I have commented on it. http://svn.netlabs.org/acpi/ticket/239 -- Chuck McKinnis http://www.7cities.net/~mckinnis/os2/ 505-286-3191 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, "Behold the Lamb of God!" John 1:36