When did Ubuntu change this? I remember for sure that a few releases ago, turning off the backlight using the notebook's "blank screen" or "lock screen" (you know, the screen icon with the X ;) ) button worked. After one upgrade it didn't anymore. I didn't research the matter enough back then, but I remember that there was a script that called xset. Like in Jaunty, /usr/share/acpi-support/screenblank does.
IMHO, having to wait for a timeout to save battery doesn't make much sense to me since in Windows, the said button does exactly what it says: lock *and* turn off backlight. (Which script is executed when pressing the thinkpad blank screen key? I'd love to "fix" this for myself if I knew the script -- if my point isn't consistent to you.) -- "Lock screen" doesn't turn off TFT backlight https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/455679 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
