Acer allows switching, too. On Sun 15. Mar 2026 at 04:23, Nick Holland <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 3/14/26 10:47, Thomas de Grivel wrote: > > Hi, misc ! > > > > I noticed on various OpenBSD versions up to 7.8 that on various > > ThinkPads, the volume buttons do not work on first try. I have to > > release the Fn key and try again to get a response from the driver. > > > > Is that intended behavior or just a random bug ? > > > > Thanks, > > > > I'm not entirely sure what you are saying here...but if what you are > indicating is that the volume buttons work WITHOUT the "Fn" key, but > don't work with it, this is likely a "feature" on many newer laptops, > where they figure very few applications use F-keys anymore, but people > want to control screen brightness, volume, etc., so why make those > secondary functions on rarely used keys? Make them the PRIMARY > functions, and use the "Fn" key to get the F-key functions! > > And now that I'm writing that, I can imagine people saying, "Well, it > says 'Fn', so I assume it meant if I want F4, I hit Fn+F4". > > I'm not a fan, but if my understanding of your problem is accurate, > it's not an OpenBSD issue, but a hardware "feature". I have found > at least some machines offer an option to switch that in the BIOS > setup function. Pretty sure I've seen that on both Dell and Lenovo > systems. > > Nick. > >
