Public bug reported: Holding the volume up button causes the volume to continually go up. The same doesn't work for brightness - the button has to be repeatedly pressed.
This inconsistency can be confusing for users. I believe the preferable behaviour is that of the volume buttons. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gnome-power-manager 3.4.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11 Architecture: amd64 CheckboxSubmission: 346c69198d9a34d2dea85736f0dd6571 CheckboxSystem: b633b4f40868d491c2ae5b50030ce6f3 Date: Fri Jul 27 14:13:03 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-power-manager UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1029932 Title: Brightness and Volume laptop keys behave inconsistently To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1029932/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs