[GTALUG] Thinkpad choices today?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 07:02:29AM -0500, Walter Dnes wrote:
>   To disable the touchpad on a Thinkpad, try {Fn}{ScrlLk} i.e. hold down
> the {Fn} key and tap the {ScrlLk} key once.  This is a "toggle" setting.
> Doing it again re-enables the mousepad.  There are more hardware key
> settings that are OS-independant.  My Google-searching has found...
> 
> {Fn}{PgUp} Turn the ThinkLight® on or off.
That's Fn + Space on mine.

> {Fn}{Home} The computer display becomes brighter.
That would be Fn + F9 on mine.

> {Fn}{End} The computer display becomes dimmer.
That would be Fn + F8 on mine.

> {Fn}{Spacebar} Enable the FullScreen Magnifier function.
That toggles the keyboard backlight and thinkpad light on my W530 (and my wife's T430).

> {Fn}{PrtSc} Has the same function as the SysRq key.
I thought PrtSc was the SysRq key.  At least linux agrees with me.
Fn appears to have nothing to do with it.

> {Fn}{ScrLk} Enable or disable the numeric keypad.
I don't have a scroll lock key anywhere.

> {Fn}{Pause} Has the same function as the Break key.
I don't have a pause key

>   They may not work on all Thinkpad models.

That's for sure.

I also have Fn + F7 is toggle external display on/off, Fn + F6 is
comminucation settings (sebcam and microphone and such all in a pop up
window if running windows)m Fn + F10, F11 and F12 are multimedia keys
(prev track, play/pause, next track respectively).  Fn + F5 toggles
radios on/off, Fn + F4 is sleep/suspend, and Fn + F3 is lock.

Checking the manual I see I have these too:
Fn + B = Break
Fn + P = Pause
Fn + S = SysRq
Fn + K = Scroll Lock

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Len Sorensen