Assign the launchPad hotkey to another Application
This isn't an ideal answer, but might be good enough:


Go to System Preferences &gt; Keyboard &gt; Keyboard
Check "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys"
Go to System Preferences &gt; Keyboard &gt; Shortcuts
Set F3 to "display application windows"
Set the other functions on the f-keys to their default (e.g. whichever f-key your keyboard has for play/pause, mine is F8 will be set to iTunes Play/Pause)


This will let you set the F keys to the functions you want and you won't have to press fn to access them.