I agree with Dan and ikus060, if we have hardware buttons, we should make them work rather than create a mapping to other keys that are completely unrelated to volume control.
For a new user (and even an experienced one), having to learn that you need to press Fn+Insert or Fn+Delete instead of Volume Up or Volume Down just because you have a ThinkPad will be very confusing and propagate the myth that Linux (or Ubuntu) doesn't support hardware that Windows supports flawlessly. -- Thinkpad Z61m: volume controls control both main and hardware mixer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/355300 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs