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[David Chatterton <dmchatterton@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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

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Title:
  Selecting option to disable need for Fn key when using Functions

Status in unity-control-center package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  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

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