This behavior was introduced in http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~jjardon /indicator-power/master/revision/108 because it was difficult to distinguish the battery fill level from the ⚡ symbol in the icon. See bug #824629 for background.
Let's drop the #824629 code and just use the battery-XXX-charging icons. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to indicator-power in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1215520 Title: The icon does not change based on the actual charge level Status in The Power Indicator: In Progress Status in “indicator-power” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: indicator-power 12.10.6daily13.03.07-0ubuntu1, Ubuntu 13.04 indicator-power 12.10.6+13.10.20130821-0ubuntu1, Ubuntu S The icon is always the same indicating something like 10% charge even when 90% charged. <https://launchpadlibrarian.net/148600965/bug-1215520-charge.png> <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Power#Icons>: "And if it is charging, the icon interior should feature a lightning bolt emblem. Depending on clarity and space available, the icon interior may also be filled from left to right approximately as much as the amount charged." To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-power/+bug/1215520/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp