Difference between revisions of "Easy Launch Buttons"
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| − | Most of the i Series ThinkPads featured colorful programmable application launch buttons. They were placed on the upper left edge of the keyboard, where the volume buttons can generally be found on other non-i Series ThinkPads. | + | ===Easy Launch Buttons=== |
| + | Most of the i Series ThinkPads featured colorful programmable application launch buttons. They were placed on the upper left edge of the keyboard, where the volume buttons can generally be found on other non-i Series ThinkPads. This is not to be confused with the [[Web Navigation Keys]], which were exclusive to the A3x series. | ||
The same buttons were featured again on the {{S30}} and {{S31}} models. | The same buttons were featured again on the {{S30}} and {{S31}} models. | ||
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It seems like nobody ever got these buttons working. | It seems like nobody ever got these buttons working. | ||
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==Models featuring this technology== | ==Models featuring this technology== | ||
===featuring three buttons=== | ===featuring three buttons=== | ||
| − | *{{I1210}}, {{I1230}}, {{I1250}}, {{I1260}} | + | *{{I1210}}, {{I1230}}, {{I1250}}, {{I1260}}, {{I1300}}, {{I1330}}, {{I1370}}, {{i1620}}, {{i1800}} |
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*{{130}} | *{{130}} | ||
*{{S30}}, {{S31}} | *{{S30}}, {{S31}} | ||
===featuring four buttons=== | ===featuring four buttons=== | ||
| − | *{{I1200}} | + | *{{I1200}}, {{i1400}}, {{I1410}}, {{I1411}}, {{I1412}}, {{I1420}}, {{I1421}}, {{I1422}}, {{I1441}}, {{I1442}}, {{I1450}}, {{I1451}}, {{I1452}}, {{I1460}}, {{I1472}}, {{I1480}}, {{I1482}}, {{I1483}}, {{I1492}}, {{I1512}}, {{I1540}}, {{I1541}}, {{I1542}}, {{I1552}}, {{I1560}}, {{I1562}}, {{I1592}} |
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Revision as of 19:43, 4 January 2020
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Easy Launch ButtonsMost of the i Series ThinkPads featured colorful programmable application launch buttons. They were placed on the upper left edge of the keyboard, where the volume buttons can generally be found on other non-i Series ThinkPads. This is not to be confused with the Web Navigation Keys, which were exclusive to the A3x series. The same buttons were featured again on the S30 and S31 models. Depending on the model, there were three or four buttons and their color codes were not consistent with their labelling:
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Linux support
It seems like nobody ever got these buttons working.
People have tried to get the specifications from IBM, but Acer, who were producing these machines refused to provide them.
This driver may help to get them to work.
Models featuring this technology
featuring three buttons
- i Series 1210, i Series 1230, i Series 1250, i Series 1260, i Series 1300, i Series 1330, i Series 1370, i Series 1620, i Series 1800
- 130
- S30, S31
featuring four buttons
- i Series 1200, i Series 1400, i Series 1410, i Series 1411, i Series 1412, i Series 1420, i Series 1421, i Series 1422, i Series 1441, i Series 1442, i Series 1450, i Series 1451, i Series 1452, i Series 1460, i Series 1472, i Series 1480, i Series 1482, i Series 1483, i Series 1492, i Series 1512, i Series 1540, i Series 1541, i Series 1542, i Series 1552, i Series 1560, i Series 1562, i Series 1592
