Leonardo: That's a good idea, but it would never work due to the fact that the entire issue here is that Ubuntu allows apps to take control of the entire keyboard.
No special key combinations or multimedia keys are serviced by the window manager when full-screen games are running, so the only key combinations that work are those serviced by the OS and maybe the session manager. The real fix is to mimic the behavior of other OSes in not allowing full-screen applications to completely override the window manager's keyboard handler. Unfortunately this is an X.Org issue, and they're probably never going to fix it because they just don't understand why they should have to. Ubuntu will never be taken seriously as a desktop gaming platform until this is resolved. Maybe Valve will fix it for them as part of trying to make Ubuntu into a Steam platform :) -- 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/388547 Title: Volume keys don't work inside a full-screen game Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Confirmed Status in X.Org X server: Unknown Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When I'm playing games in fullscreen mode, I cannot change the volume (laptop, HP tx2115nr with Jaunty) using my notebook keys. It's not possible to use my Play/Pause/Stop hotkeys (right side of my screen). I would like to change my volume without have to exit the game. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/388547/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
