I Hate (Most) Keyboard 'Fn' Keys
5 hours ago
- #tech-frustrations
- #keyboard-design
- #user-experience
- Author uses a wireless keyboard/trackpad for a media centre PC, but the F-keys are repurposed for special functions, causing inconvenience.
- To use standard F-key functions, the author enables a function lock (Fn+Caps), but it resets unpredictably, leading to accidental system hibernation.
- Accidentally pressing Alt+F4 triggers sleep/hibernate instead of closing apps, causing long delays due to the PC's age.
- Other keyboards like WASD Code and Keychron K10 handle Fn keys better by keeping secondary functions low-impact and maintaining mode settings.
- Ideal Fn key implementation includes low-impact secondary functions, easy mode switching, and persistent settings without resetting.