Function keys in OS 10.4.7 running on G4 desktop.

How can I reclaim my function keys from Apple's arrogant engineers? I know what is best for me; they do not. When I uncheck the Fkey assignments in the preferences/keyboard/shortcuts, it just pushes the Apple-designated functions onto the shifted Fkeys, specifically F10 through F12. I want ALL my fkeys back, including all modifier key combinations with my Fkeys. Besides these specific keys there may be other as-yet undiscovered booby traps waiting for me. I have abandoned hope of getting any output from Fkeys 13-15 since no matter what I map to them gets eaten by the void.
It's actually more annoying than I described. Every time I restart (much more frequently in OSX than in OS9) the system steals a couple of unmodified Fkeys back and I have to go back to preferences and uncheck the 'Apple knows best' intrusions into my space. This closed system behavior is intolerable and I will inevitably quit MAC over it. Is there no cure that will restore control of all my Fkeys to me once and for all?
Thanks in advance for any help.
G4 desktop   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

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