Public bug reported: I have a desktop computer running Ubuntu 14.04. Today I discovered that the battery status for my wireless mouse and keyboard are shown in the Power section of System Settings, which was very pleasing. However, there is no way to show the battery status in the menu bar on this machine. The options available for this in System Settings are:
Show battery status in the menu bar when battery is present Show battery status in the menu bar when battery is charging/in use Show battery status in the menu bar never Either the batteries in my wireless keyboard and wireless mouse count as a "battery" for the purposes of this menu, or they don't, and I don't know which is true, but either way there is a bug. If the "Show battery status in the menu bar" dropdown menu applies to only a main computer battery (such as is found in a laptop) then there is no way to show the battery status of my wireless keyboard and mouse if my computer does not *have* a main computer battery (because it is a desktop computer plugged into mains power always). Suggested fix: add a new option, "when device(s) using a battery are connected", which would act as "Show battery status in the menu bar when battery is present" but also show the status in the menu bar if battery-using peripherals are connected. If the "Show battery status in the menu bar" dropdown menu applies to all batteries, including those in peripherals such as mice, then the setting is incorrectly being ignored because I do not have a power indicator. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: indicator-power 12.10.6+14.04.20140411-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Aug 7 21:53:35 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-07 (122 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) SourcePackage: indicator-power UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-25 (104 days ago) ** Affects: indicator-power (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1354164 Title: No way to show power indicator for wireless mice/keyboards on desktop machines without battery To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-power/+bug/1354164/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs