Media keys should not follow typematic rate setting

Bug #419026 reported by Ryan Thompson
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linux (Ubuntu)
Expired
Wishlist
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Bug Description

When using media keys, particularly the volume adjustment keys on my keyboard, they currently work just like regular keys, which means that when you hold them down, they generate a single keypress, then a small delay, then a series of rapid key presses. When adjusting sound volume, this behavior is incredibly annoying. It means that if you hold down the volume up/down keys, you either get a single step of adjustment if you let go quickly, or you bring the volume all the way to the max/min. The way I expect them to work, and the way they work in Windows, is that if you hold them down, the volume begins to adjust slowly and relatively smoothly.

In conclusion, the naive implementation of media keys as regular keys causes holding down the volume buttons to to something uncontrollable and useless.

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xtknight (xt-knight) wrote :

I have to agree with this. I don't think the currently implementation is bad by any means but it could be improved a little. Maybe it works more poorly after adjusting the default rate.

Changed in ubuntu:
status: New → Confirmed
Luke Faraone (lfaraone)
Changed in ubuntu:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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Victor Vargas (kamus) wrote :

@Ryan, please could you check if this issue is still affecting you under latest release of Ubuntu Lucid? Thanks.

affects: ubuntu → linux (Ubuntu)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee) wrote :

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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tags: added: kj-expired
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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Ryan Thompson (rct86) wrote :

Oops. Sorry, this bug fell off my radar. But I've just updated to Lucid, and this this still, a problem.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Expired → Incomplete
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Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee) wrote :

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu development release http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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