When function keys go bad

December 13, 2006 9:52 AM

Is it possible to totally or selectively disable keyboard shortcuts in Google Talk? A hyperactive F11 key likes to initiate unwanted voice calls. Irritating!
posted by pullayup to computers & internet (4 comments total)

Click on Settings. There is a keyboard shortcuts on/off radio button.
posted by artdrectr at 10:20 AM on December 13, 2006

Do you find yourself using the F11 key for other programs? If it's just a cheap desktop keyboard, you could just pull the F11 key off (and snap it back in later if you found you needed it). I pulled the F1 key off mine because it brings up the help menu in Excel when I accidentally hit F1 instead of the F2 key, which I use extensively.
posted by mullacc at 10:40 AM on December 13, 2006

another possibility is to install autohotkey; you can then write a short script to disable your F11 key. put that script in your startup folder and your F11 key will never trouble you again.

if you decide to go this route let me know and i believe i can write the AHK script for you; it should only be a single line.
posted by jjsonp at 12:21 PM on December 13, 2006

artdrectr: I'm asking about the Google Talk application, not the gmail web-chat feature; Gmail settings don't seem to affect Google Talk.

mullacc: unfortunately, this is due to a broken keyboard, and the key is actuated by pressing other keys, specifically, the L key.

Sorry everybody, I should have been more explicit.
posted by pullayup at 1:06 PM on December 13, 2006