Confirmed that external AppleKeyboard by default does not handle function keys
with distro:
Linux juansolsona-XPS-15-9550 4.8.0-41-generic #44~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 3
17:11:16 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
My way to fix it was
add to the file /etc/rc.local
the line " echo 2 > /sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/fnmode"
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => Confirmed
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/201711
Title:
Apple fn key behavior isn't consistent with what's expected
Status in Mactel Support:
New
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Status in linux package in Suse:
Fix Released
Bug description:
Hi, this is a follow up to bug 162083. With my newly functional FN
key on my Aluminum BT keyboard, I realized that the default behavior
on it doesn't make much sense with what users have come to expect on
Linux systems. The default behavior is that the "special keys", like
f1-f2-f10-f11-etc all act "special" without pressing fn. They then
act normally when you hold FN. This is the default behavior on Mac
OSX, but on Linux the FN keys are more commonly used. Eg, it's rather
awkward to have to press ctrl-alt-fn-f1 to switch to a VT, or FN-F11
to set a terminal full screen.
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