For release notes: == Using Brightness Function Key Combination Breaks Keyboard and Menus == On some laptops using the function key combination to change the brightness can result in a loss of most keyboard control and an inability to fully open menus.
If you lose keyboard control do the following: Ctrl-Alt-F1 - Brings you to a text console Ctrl-Alt-F7 - Brings you back to your desktop -- Losing keyboard and mouse control when changing screen brightness with fn + arrow under intrepid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285323 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs