Public bug reported: This is not necessarily a bug but a request for a minor enhancement.
On a laptop (eg Dell XPS 13), there are a number of functions programmed into the funtion keys. These include keyboard brightness, screen brightness, sound volume, playout start/pause etc. These currently need the Fn key to be held down whilst selecting the function. (This often requires two hands to do this.) The Apple MacBookPro has a keyboard option to allow these functions to be selected by simply pressing the keys (F1 - F12) without holding down the Fn key. If one of the F functions is required (as a keyboard shortcut for an application) this is optained by holding down the Fn key as well as pressing the F1 - F12 key. A checkbox on the Systems Settings > Keyboard window would be a convenient way of selecting the option. Associated with such keyboard functions is the Backlight Brightness. It would be useful to have a checkbox that allows the actual backlight brightness to be remembered between sessions. Currently, a new session starts up with maximum backlight brightness. In contrast, the sound volume settings seem to be remembered between sessions as a default. Since the Dell is equipped with a webcam, it would be useful to be able to use the webcab to measure the ambient light and adjust the backlight brightness to match. (Whether this is done as a default or is selectable via a checkbox on the Systems Settings > Brightness & Lock window would be an added enhancement. The Apple MacBookPro provides this facility.) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: unity-control-center 14.10.0+14.10.20140922-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-30.40-generic 3.16.7-ckt3 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Jan 24 17:02:07 2015 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/unity-control-center InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-12-11 (43 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANGUAGE=en_GB:en XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: unity-control-center UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-12-11 (43 days ago) usr_lib_unity-control-center: deja-dup 32.0-0ubuntu1 ** Affects: unity-control-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug utopic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1414327 Title: Selecting option to disable need for Fn key when using Functions To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-control-center/+bug/1414327/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs