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How to trigger `Fn` key when CTRL, ALT or SHIFT are pressed?

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I want to avoid pressing the Fn key as much as possible. It's fine pressing only Fn + F.. but it's annoying when is a combination involving 3 or more keys.

E.g.
I want to press Alt + F2 instead of Alt + Fn + F2; otherwise gives me cramps.

I still want the buttons for volume and display-brightness working by default; if simply pressed.
But it should automatically imply pressing Fn, when other modifier keys (CTRL, MAIUSC, ALT) are pressed.

This following the assumption that I don't use combination with modifier keys on any of my media-keys
E.g. CTRL+VolumeUP does nothing; and I don't use fine-tuned-volume-up with SHIFT+VolumeUP.

What I want 9 over 10 times is:

  • when I press only F1…F12: get the "media buttons" functionality
  • when I press one control button (CTRL/ALT/SHIFT): automatically press Fn, so keyboard shortcuts with F1…F12 are easier.

Is it possible in Ubuntu? In case, how?

This would make first-class-keys either the media-buttons and the function-keys.
Most keyboard shortcut aren't detected as different, when also pressing Fn (e.g. CTRL+Fn+C works same as CTRL+C).

The few times I need to press only F2 to rename a file, or F12 in VSCode, then I can manually press the Function-key.

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