[Bug 539912] Re: [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable
** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 539912] Re: [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable
I applied this patch (thanks Tom) https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-power-manager/+bug/539912/comments/5 and it does help. Now a click on the battery icon reveals the percent charge. It is very important to me because a 'full charge' is anything above 70%, and the battery time is quite a bit different if the % is 70 or 90. I wish a hover over that icon would display the %, as it used to do. Having to click on it is a bit inconvenient. -- [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 539912] Re: [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable
Awesome... Now I'm never sure how much time or % my battery has, I need to do like 3 clicks to find the info, and somehow sometimes it is not accurate, this is the first OS that make people click around to find info about the battery, Why change it from the old one when the old one was working like a charm. Yeah It is really important that people know how much Wh and V the battery has, thats a lot of usefull info that no ones really care. Just awesome 10.04. -- [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 539912] Re: [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable
And the time left can vary strongly depending on what you are doing - e.g. using mobile USB internet stick takes quite a lot. -- [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 539912] Re: [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable
If occupying too much space is the issue (which I can't really see), just change to something like: ~ 3 hours 15 minutes remaining (100%) See screenshot. ** Attachment added: "screen046.png" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/45890431/screen046.png -- [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 539912] Re: [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable
The info should be displayed as a tooltip, instead of having to click on the icon to see "time left" and then click outside to dismiss the menu. Percentage should always be visible, as "time left" can vary wildly when using old batteries. -- [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 539912] Re: [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable
I can't believe that they got rid of battery charge percentage in the menu bar completely. Bad enough that I can't just hover over the icon anymore to get the battery's status - now I have to click it in order to get information that's less useful to me than the actual percentage was. Tom Jaeger, thank you for making your patched power manager available above. -- [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 539912] Re: [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable
I would also prefer percentage to time, if there's only room for one. It would also be nice to get the info with just a mouse hover over the icon in the panel, as it was before. -- [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 539912] Re: [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable
Some people prefer time (like me) when the battery is discharging and percent when on mains, and some people prefer percentage all the time. It must be possible to have both as options! Does the battery actually stop charging when it reaches 100% or does the mains cable constantly charge the battery? Is there a way using gpm to only charge the battery when it drops below a certain percent? I cannot find info on this anywhere. -- [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 539912] Re: [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable
i'd also really like to have my percentage back -- time estimates are extremely unreliable on my laptop. -- [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 539912] Re: [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable
I've attached a patch that adds the battery percentage when it is useful. I've also built the package which is temporarily available in my PPA: https://launchpad.net/~thjaeger/+archive/ppa/+packages ** Attachment added: "percentage.debdiff" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/42415319/percentage.debdiff -- [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 539912] Re: [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable
I don't trust the time estimate, I'd much rather see the percentage, so I too vote for bringing back the percentage! -- [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 539912] Re: [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable
I use percentage all the time to know the state of my battery - hours only means something if your computer's workload is fairly constant. Mine fluxes wildly between almost zero (Internet browsing) and 100% (encoding video and audio) and percentage lets me work out how fast it's dropping. Please reinstate the tooltip with percentage. -- [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
Re: [Bug 539912] Re: [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable
Yeah, there's more obvious ways of shortening the menu text, like writing "1:50" instead of "1 hour and 50 minutes" or dropping "Laptop battery" altogether. On 03/16/2010 06:11 PM, Chris Coulson wrote: > We just removed the percentage from the menu deliberately, because the > menu was far too wide with the extra text. This could probably do with > some more thought though > > ** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) >Importance: Undecided => Wishlist > > ** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) > Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) > -- [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 539912] Re: [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable
We just removed the percentage from the menu deliberately, because the menu was far too wide with the extra text. This could probably do with some more thought though ** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist ** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) -- [lucid] current battery charge not easily accessable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs