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i very much prefer Fkey the default, and i have yet to encounter a user request to change Fkey to Fn.
the worst is the models that have a sleep or airplane mode Fn key right next to the backspace and defaulting from the factory to Fn over Fkey.
It's me. Hi. I prefer Fn over Fkey.
The only software I use that recognizes F-keys is
htop, but it also supports other key codes.On the flip side, I use the volume and brightness controls on my Fn keys all the time.
My laptop has a fn lock that you can toggle, it can be very convenient to switch to f-key mode when working with some applications but most of the time I'm using volume or brightness keys.