Key bindings for Fn-F8 (laptop)

[Joe Burgess]

I don't know much avout the screen switching thing, but as far as key 
binding goes I know you can do it in system settings > keyboard and 
mouse.  You might have to add an item to your K menu that just runs 
xrandr --auto so that you can bind keys to that menu item.

Nigel Ridley wrote:
> I have a Dell Inspiron 1525 and I can't get the Fn-F8 combo to initiate or switch between 
> the laptop screen and an external one.
> 
> I did write to linux-desktops at lists.us.dell.com and this is the last reply:
> 
> Nigel,
> 
> This FN-F8 feature is gnome specific at the the moment, which would
> explain why you don't have it working.  Your best bet is to try to bind
> the combination to something feasible for output in Kubuntu such as
> 'xrandr --auto'.  Sorry, I can't provide details on how to do that as
> I'm not familiar with KDE.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mario Limonciello
> Dell | Linux Engineering
> mario_limonciello at dell.com
> 
> How can I set up key binding for the Fn-F8 combo so that it will cycle between the laptop 
> screen and an external LCD?
> 
> Blessings,
> 
> Nigel
>