Lenovo laptop media keys

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 01/30/2013 07:51 PM, Konstantin Svist wrote:
> 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

I don't have those on my Lenovo...