Trying to simulate laptop 'fn' key

[AudioBabble]

Hello, my laptop 'fn' key has no scan code in key history, so I took a look with AHKHID.

Apparently the 'data' for my fn key is:

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 ; fn Key:
;Vendor ID: 5426 Product ID: 586 Ung/Us: l/O Data: 040A0000000000000000000000000000 {down}
;Vendor ID: 5426 Product ID: 586 Ung/Us: 1/0 Data: 04000000000000000000000000000000 {up}

So... maybe this is oversimplifying the whole business, but would it be possible to send that data?

I tried this sort of thing, but it doesn't work:

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SendInput, {Raw}"{0x040A0000000000000000000000000000}"
Send {f1}
SendInput, {Raw}"{0x04000000000000000000000000000000}"

It just sends a normal f1 (if my fn key were in play, it would toggle my audio mute -- not that that's what I'm trying to do, just a test case)

[Mod edit: Moved topic from AHK v2 help since this post shows v1 code.]

[RussF]

This topic has been addressed many times on these forums. The Fn key does not (as a general rule) generate any scan code that can be used by AHK. The key is intercepted and interpreted directly by the PC's BIOS. On a laptop, there is usually a toggle setting in the BIOS that will switch the function of the Fn key - one way gives you media control and special functions when it is pressed, the other gives you standard function keys. If you have a separate detached keyboard with a Fn key, there typically is nothing you can do to detect or affect it.

Russ

[AudioBabble]

Ah well... shucks!

Thanks for pointing that out.

[Chunjee]

Fn takes place at the hardware level and ahk is limited to the software level. Sadly it can't be used in ahk scripts generally speaking

Russ