So my laptop has F keys, and keys that are on Fs but also have specials tasks, just like on any other laptop. They change the brightness, volume etc. BUT when I JUST press an F key on my laptop its going to use its abnormal function like changing the brightness. I HAVE TO press the fn button to in a way disable the fn behaviour itself so that for example when Im trying to change a name of a file. I have to press fn+F2 on my keyboard for it to act like a normal F2 key, if I were to simply push the F2 labeled button, it would change my screens brightness. Does that make sense?
Here is me pressing simply F8 labeled button, which should trigger mic muting:
event15 KEYBOARD_KEY +1.711s KEY_UNKNOWN (240) pressed
event15 KEYBOARD_KEY +1.711s KEY_UNKNOWN (240) released
event15 KEYBOARD_KEY +2.118s KEY_UNKNOWN (240) pressed
event15 KEYBOARD_KEY +2.118s KEY_UNKNOWN (240) released
event15 KEYBOARD_KEY +2.398s KEY_UNKNOWN (240) pressed
event15 KEYBOARD_KEY +2.398s KEY_UNKNOWN (240) released
event15 KEYBOARD_KEY +2.625s KEY_UNKNOWN (240) pressed
event15 KEYBOARD_KEY +2.625s KEY_UNKNOWN (240) released
event15 KEYBOARD_KEY +2.851s KEY_UNKNOWN (240) pressed
event15 KEYBOARD_KEY +2.851s KEY_UNKNOWN (240) released
event15 KEYBOARD_KEY +3.078s KEY_UNKNOWN (240) pressed
event15 KEYBOARD_KEY +3.078s KEY_UNKNOWN (240) released
event15 KEYBOARD_KEY +3.305s KEY_UNKNOWN (240) pressed
event15 KEYBOARD_KEY +3.305s KEY_UNKNOWN (240) released
-event3 KEYBOARD_KEY +4.524s KEY_LEFTCTRL (29) pressed
event3 KEYBOARD_KEY +5.465s KEY_C (46) pressed
^C
This is when I do fn+F8 which would make it function as a normal F8 button on a normal keyboard:
^[[19~ event3 KEYBOARD_KEY +8.482s KEY_F8 (66) released
event3 KEYBOARD_KEY +8.498s KEY_F8 (66) pressed
^[[19~ event3 KEYBOARD_KEY +8.688s KEY_F8 (66) released
event3 KEYBOARD_KEY +8.715s KEY_F8 (66) pressed
^[[19~ event3 KEYBOARD_KEY +8.809s KEY_F8 (66) released
event3 KEYBOARD_KEY +8.830s KEY_F8 (66) pressed
^[[19~ event3 KEYBOARD_KEY +8.913s KEY_F8 (66) released
event3 KEYBOARD_KEY +8.923s KEY_F8 (66) pressed
^[[19~ event3 KEYBOARD_KEY +9.006s KEY_F8 (66) released
event3 KEYBOARD_KEY +9.021s KEY_F8 (66) pressed
^[[19~ event3 KEYBOARD_KEY +9.104s KEY_F8 (66) released
event3 KEYBOARD_KEY +9.733s KEY_LEFTCTRL (29) pressed
event3 KEYBOARD_KEY +10.137s KEY_C (46) pressed
^C
Is that clear now?