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Is there a way to disable the F1 key? |
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Phil Metalhead
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Join date: 11 Mar 2003
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12-19-2008 17:35
On my laptop, the ESC key is very small and located right next to the equally small F1 key. Normally this isn't too much of a problem because I don't use the ESC key much, but it gets a lot of use in SL, and consequently I also frequently press F1 by mistake, especially when I'm working in the dark (which is most of the time). Even more annoying, I have SL configured to open pages in an external browser, so whenever I press F1, Firefox opens and begins loading the help page, which consumes a significant amount of time and memory because I have it set to open all the tabs I'd had open previously.
In short... is there a way I can just disable the "F1" shortcut so it completely ignores it if I press it? This would make me very happy. And no, I'm not going to change the behavior to open URLs in the internal browser, or change Firefox to not open my previous session... I find these behaviors highly desirable in every other situation, and I'm not going to sacrifice those just because of this particular undesirable behavior  _____________________
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SuezanneC Baskerville
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Join date: 22 Dec 2003
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12-19-2008 17:46
If it's a windows computer, I believe you can use the AutoHotkey program to disable the F1 key for SL.
The AutoHotkey script to do this is #IfWinActive, ahk_class Second Life F1:: I just tested it and it works. AutoHotkey is free and it's at http://www.autohotkey.com/ . I think it's by the same outfit that does AutoIt, and that you can do the same with AutoIt. _____________________
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Crystal Falcon
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12-19-2008 23:02
#IfWinActive, ahk_class Second Life F1:: #IfWinActive, ahk_class Second Life F1::Esc  _____________________
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Cito Karu
Registered User
Join date: 23 Jul 2008
Posts: 229
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12-19-2008 23:09
superglue a bottlecap over it...
then roleplay that you have "activated shields" and using your mouth make scifi noises as you attempt to press the f1 key but your futile attempts are thwarted by the uber mega f1 shield of dewm! pew pew pew... shvoooom, whiirrrrr yea its 2am and i really need to get to bed. |
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Klunitz Aeon
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Join date: 10 Dec 2007
Posts: 99
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12-20-2008 00:11
superglue a bottlecap over it... then roleplay that you have "activated shields" and using your mouth make scifi noises as you attempt to press the f1 key but your futile attempts are thwarted by the uber mega f1 shield of dewm! pew pew pew... shvoooom, whiirrrrr yea its 2am and i really need to get to bed. Quoted because this is the most logical answer! |
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SuezanneC Baskerville
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12-20-2008 00:17
this is the most logical answer! Perhaps true for the part below: i really need to get to bed. _____________________
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