I've an ASUS F555L whith Ubuntu-GNOME 16.10 and I've a problem with the Fn key.
I'm trying to set the brightness UP/DOWN with the key Fn+F5 and Fn+F6. I solved the brightness issue setting the command with the Key Shotcuts in Setting> Keyboard > Custum Shortcuts in this way:
name: Brightness Up
command: xdotool key --clearmodifiers XF86MonBrightnessUp
and
name: Brightness Down
command: xdotool key --clearmodifiers XF86MonBrightnessDown
When I tried to set these Shortcuts with the key Fn nothing happened, like the Fn key doesn't exist or work.
I tried to see with acpi_listen
if the keys work but with Fn+F5 or Fn+F6 there isn't an output.
But it doesn't make sense because with Fn+F10 the output is
button/mute MUTE 00000080 00000000 K
How can i make work Fn+F5/F6 ? Is there a command on the terminal to enable the Fn key?
<Fn><F5>
is a key in its own right. The<Fn>
key works at the hardware/firmware level. – AlexP Nov 28 '16 at 14:57xev
from terminal, and check your keypresses for their labels/ID. – negusp Nov 28 '16 at 15:10xev
whith only