Indicating power will also explain to non-technical users why estimated time suddenly decreases when they start playing YouTube or whatever.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912 Title: current battery charge not easily accessible Status in Ayatana Design: New Status in Gnome Powermanager: New Status in “gnome-power-manager” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager Ever since the gnome-power-manager icon transition from the notification area to the indicator applet it is unnecessary complicated to find out what the current battery charge percentage is. We used to be able to just hover over the icon, but now we have to actually open g-p-m, select the 'Laptop Battery' category, and then scroll down in the 'Details' tab. The remaining time estimate is not an adequate replacement for this information, as it is inaccurate and depends on current battery consumption. I propose that the g-p-m menu include this information whenever the percentage is not 100%. So what currently reads "Laptop battery 1 hour 50 minutes left" should be "Laptop battery 1 hour 50 minutes left (38.4%)". I'll be happy to supply a patch if that's what it takes, but I'm not currently familiar with the g-p-m source. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/539912/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
