Remapping keyboard layout.. is it possible?

hi,
I'm using White MacBook ''13 (2006 model)...
I recently bought Unibody MacBook Pro "15 and i really get used to the new functions layout.. like the play and pause, but my white MacBook doesn't have this feature, is it possible to set it to the new MacBooks layout?
thanks in advance.
Message was edited by: Bader Bouarki

I am not sure what you mean, so I can't provide a definitive answer.
I assume that you want the sideNav within the left graphic, but not indented, is that correct?Yes, correct.
The graphic and indentation are dictated by the BLAF standard. I am curious why you want something different.We want to know if it is possible to adjust the oracle BLAF to our company BLAF. Is this possible? May be in the Future?
Thanx,
Marc

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