From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Will Willis Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Fn key to be Control key Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:53:13 -0600 Message-ID: <6ee1e6090912081553r7c73604dt69e83eeb00ef24a2@mail.gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001485f78b48f22118047a404665 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1260316427 2977 80.91.229.12 (8 Dec 2009 23:53:47 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:53:47 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Dec 09 00:53:40 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1NI9sA-0006X6-TF for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:53:39 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46947 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NI9sA-0006lQ-I4 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:53:38 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NI9ro-0006jv-LH for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:53:16 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NI9ro-0006ih-4o for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:53:16 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=39368 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NI9ro-0006iU-0s for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:53:16 -0500 Original-Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com ([72.14.220.154]:51004) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NI9rn-0000Mf-Mt for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:53:15 -0500 Original-Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id 19so380857fgg.12 for ; Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:53:13 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:date:message-id:subject :from:to:content-type; bh=oOhvvtxMPWr0vxvFCO49En15l+7qILNJr9gWQ27XfPo=; b=mcgZhNNRAAi3aZ2y0hGtVnNkwL54dd1VkdReTLrPRzsAsxARryKWG2Tm0IOXAugwe4 +uBQvnQNPZE1UUpAiVM7Ll9RF1q6GLs8F0EUXcfkCrVDMLlzgHjwvPwmYT0EkDedLEFF D9WAv+P3BUTTijn2czE+Z8XpTUbHTbibjBERs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=grl/cBij2esTfmLS9YjbgpK5mVJwEfl/g9HQUP1XHwjKOvuRYzHhSsJ4icus3WXTip rwIAE4Id0XHtMJuvQeKCvFoIoO45/EKLcGfAfyIFdhKPx8fIpkYko8eG2CQGo1fixwyZ Ct72FxgNM5/KB8NzqqbHvEqFUHs8paZMLgyaw= Original-Received: by 10.239.138.13 with SMTP id n13mr885227hbn.9.1260316393611; Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:53:13 -0800 (PST) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:70514 Archived-At: --001485f78b48f22118047a404665 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 how would I map the function key (labeled "fn" on my MacBook) to the control key? On this keyboard fn is the left-bottom most key, and I'm ALWAYS hitting it instead of Ctrl. I want to create a function that will toggle the function key as the control key. I want to be able to toggle back and forth as I usually use a wired keyboard on my laptop (at home) and seldom use the builtin keyboard (away) TIA -Will --001485f78b48f22118047a404665 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable how would I map the function key (labeled "fn" on my MacBook) to = the control key?

On this keyboard fn is the left-bottom = most key, and I'm ALWAYS hitting it instead of Ctrl. I want to create a= function that will toggle the function key as the control key. I want to b= e able to toggle back and forth as I usually use a wired keyboard on my lap= top (at home) and seldom use the builtin keyboard (away)

TIA

-Will
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