How I (Finally) Got My Brightness Keys Working
The brightness controls on my Lenovo ThinkPad W510 were not working at first. The display was stuck on a really bright setting which was tough on the eyes. I asked a user on UbuntuForums to help. He showed me what to do, and recommended the ThinkWiki page for the W510. Here is the fix:
Move Window Controls
The new Ubuntu theme looks great [screenshot], and now the window navigation buttons are on the left. Mac users might welcome this change, and perhaps there is an argument to be made for this arrangement. Either way, I am used to having the controls on the right, and I am sure I am not alone. [...]
