id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
260	New utility: Fn daemon	eco	acpi-admin	"It is offered to implement/try to implement  utility & driver  during 2008/07/week 2


The utility should be free for use, as separate .exe or acpi daemon thread or crc plugin.


There are tickets related to Fn, linuxes don't have problems with monitor switching, so no barriers to implement this for eComStation.

* http://svn.netlabs.org/acpi/ticket/154 -- F3

* http://svn.netlabs.org/acpi/ticket/39 -- F7

* http://svn.netlabs.org/acpi/ticket/239 -- F7 


Users collected links useful(?) for this topic:
* http://www.jpugh.org/2008/01/use-those-thinkpad-buttons-in-suse-linux.html
* http://thomasgersdorf.com/linux/index.php/Gentoo_Linux_on_IBM_ThinkPad_T60
* http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Ibm-acpi


Arguments, why this topic is important?

1) Notebook is used for presentations very often. Without Fn support - no presentations.

2) This opens the door for future addons.

 
"	enhancement	new	major	Release 4.00	Utilities	3.09