Jim Cline <jcline@hep.physics.mcgill.ca> (05/09/2009): > Package: xserver-xorg-core > Version: 2:1.4.2-10.lenny2 > Severity: important > > I guess it is well known that the fn-f7 key which toggles between > LCD and external monitor for thinkpads and other laptops does not > work in X.org although it worked in XF86. Older versions of X.org > had options "BiosDisplay" and "BiosHotkeys" which reportedly fixed > this problem, but these are no longer used. Is there a fix within > the current xorg? Having to go through xrandr is a lot more > difficult than hitting the fn-f7 key. Hi Jim. What happens with the X stack from squeeze/sid, or from experimental? Also, that could be handled by some ACPI stuff rather than by an upper layer, I'm not exactly sure how it's supposed to work… Fn-* stuff is usually not fun stuff. KiBi.
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