From: Jolly Roger on
In article <4b8574ed$0$6467$c10e2b46(a)unlimited.newshosting.com>,
David Rogoff <david(a)therogoffs.com> wrote:

> On 2010-02-24 10:20:48 -0800, Jolly Roger said:
>
> > In article <4b849582$0$19575$c36e2926(a)unlimited.newshosting.com>,
> > David Rogoff <david(a)therogoffs.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Success! Turns out all I had to do was hit the Fn key.
> >
> > That's what I already explained to you, BTW.
>
> Actually, not quite. You thought the same thing I did. Here's what you wrote:
>
> > When this box is checked, the function keys behave like standard
> > function keys, unless you hold the Fn key down while pressing them,
> > which makes them behave like media keys (volume, Expose, eject, and so
> > on).
>
> The operative phrase is "hold the Fn key down while pressing them".
> This is how I expected Fn to work also - and how I think it works on
> Apple keyboards. On the Kinesis, it's a mode toggle, like caps-lock.
> You don't hold it while hitting any other key.

Ah I see the difference now. Thanks for explaining!

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