I don't think X should be involved in managing these settings. Like screen brightness, the configuration setting should be set and managed by Gnome.
For cases where there isn't a driver available for a particular keyboard, bug reports should be filed against the kernel. ** Package changed: xdiagnose (Ubuntu) => gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/682198 Title: Keyboard backlight does not function under Ubuntu - workaround needed Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: There are quite a few models of keyboards that come equipped with a keyboard backlight. Sadly, most of these do not have drivers for Linux. Below is some code that allows control of the backlight on all keyboards I've tested (mainly XtremeIT series, but it does also work on a few other models) #!/bin/bash if [ -f /tmp/keyboard_light ]; then xset -led 3 && rm /tmp/keyboard_light else xset led 3 && touch /tmp/keyboard_light fi I would ask this is put into Ubuntu, if only to provide a cleaner experience. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/682198/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
