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From: Julien Roy <julien@××××.ca>
To: Gentoo User <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Cc: Gentoo User <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] advice on installation handbook: add "Fn+Alt+Fn" to Section5.4
Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:46:48
Message-Id: MxZqA5---N-2@jroy.ca
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] advice on installation handbook: add "Fn+Alt+Fn" to Section5.4 by russian sky
1 This is because some machines (especially laptops) default to the Function/Multimedia key rather than the Fn key. This behavior normally can be changed in the BIOS so the keys default to their Fn function.
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7 Mar 7, 2022, 08:47 by russia_sky@×××××××.com:
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9 > some machines can't switch to another TTY with
10 > 'Alt+Fn'. Instead, using
11 > 'Fn(function key)+Alt+Fn(n stand for number)'
12 > works.
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14 > whether its appropriate for adding a tip like
15 > above to Section5.4 of installation handbook.
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