Can't change brightness while screen is locked
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xorg (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
My laptop is configured to lock the screen after X minutes. I lowered the brightness until the point there the backlight is completely off, and after X minutes I wanted to turn the screen again by using the function keys to increase the brightness, but they weren't responding. After a while I realized the screen was blocked, so I blindly type the password, pressed enter and then used the function keys to increase the brightness and it worked.
I think it will be much better if one can change the brightness of the screen even if the screen is locked. I can't see any security problems in allowing that. Optionally, it would be nice if the user can set his lock screen to allow changing the sound volume and other slightly harmless activities one can do with the function or multimedia keys while the screen is locked (is a common thing in the mobile world, I think).
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-22-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: f8b82cd9bc23fe0
CheckboxSystem: b1865df84255b87
CompizPlugins: [core,composite
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Sun Jan 13 14:43:16 2013
DistUpgraded: 2012-10-28 16:30:42,684 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingI
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:0009]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-04-26 (261 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MachineType: TOSHIBA SATELLITE Z830
MarkForUpload: True
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-28 (76 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/31/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: Version 1.70
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: Portable PC
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: Version A0
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:
dmi.product.name: SATELLITE Z830
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.6-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.