Whats the use of 13 function keys?

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My iMac was delivered with a keyboard counting 13 function keys.

I have 2 basic questions concerning the system preferences keyboard facilities:

1. When assigning an action to a function key why must it be prefixed with a control key. The function keys are not like normal keyboard keys (say Q for quit) which can also mean something else (my example; the letter "Q"). So why prefix the function keys?

2. F13 is bigger then the other keys, but cannot be assigned. How come?
 
That's the way Apple has always done this.

You can use FunKeys or Quickeys to just use one key and use all the F Keys.
 
bobw said:
You can use FunKeys or Quickeys to just use one key and use all the F Keys.
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Okay, sometimes I wonder why Apple always tries to be different. Some things are just okay as they are without needing functionality-less re-inventing.

Anyway, concerning FunKeys or Quickeys?
Are these utilities that are provided by OSX?
 
FunKeys and Quickeys are third party programs. I use FunKeys, Quickeys is $100.00 and FunKeys is $20.00. You can use it to do various things, Quickeys does muc more.

FunKeys

Quickeys
 
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