Lenovo laptop media keys

[Konstantin Svist]

On 01/30/2013 03:46 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>
> On 01/30/2013 06:12 PM, Konstantin Svist wrote:
>> Is there a way to fix keys that don't generate "release" event?
>>
>> My Lenovo laptop has touch-sensitive media keys that apparently only
>> send "press" events (as seen by showkey) and don't send "release"
>> events. As a result, pressing VolumeUp once starts an infinite loop of
>> increasing volume.. causing all kinds of trouble.
>> "Press" even repeats if the button is held down, but "release" never
>> works.
>
> I have a Lenovo x120e and I have no problems with f17 and media keys
> like volume control.
>
> I just tried it and when I did a <func-f2> for volumeup, the volume
> display popped up and with each key press, the bar went up. <func-f1>
> the volume went down.
>
> I have not checked with showkey

Yes, Fn+[..] keys work just fine. But my laptop has an extra set of keys
which are embedded in the body of the laptop (i.e. not keyboard keys) --
and those are the ones that are giving me trouble