G-p-m hding while on AC

[Corey Burger]

On 3/8/06, Christian Bjälevik <nafallo at magicalforest.se> wrote:
> ons 2006-03-08 klockan 12:33 -0800 skrev Corey Burger:
> > By that definition, we should show it. Power is always doing
> > something, either charging or discharging. In fact, the only time
> > power is not doing something is when it is shutdown and in that case,
> > it is awfully hard to show a panel icon ;)
> No we should not. Even if it is correct that the power is always playing
> with the battery, people probably won't care about the battery as long
> as it is fully charged and ready to go. I still like what we have now as
> default. I usually is connected to AC at all times, but whenever I
> unplug AC for any reason the icon pops out telling me that my battery
> isn't at 100%. This is like when the printer icon pops up telling me
> that the queue isn't empty. Default modes should in my opinion not be
> shown, but rather when something extraordinary is happening I should get
> "notified" :-). I almost wish gajim could hide when the roaster !=
> hidden AND a user doesn't send a "new" message :-P.
>
> I think I made my point this time. Any arguments /against/ this default?
> (though someone probably have already made this decision based on
> some/same conclusions?)
> --
> Christian Bjälevik <nafallo at ubuntu.com>

Here is the problem with hiding it when fully charged and on AC. The
only way to know see if your battery is fully charged  (after it has
been charging) is to note the *absence* of any icon. Do you honestly
expect my father to figure that out?

Corey