battery state app

[Andrew Farris]

On Mon, 2009-08-17 at 17:02 -0700, RobertHoltzman wrote:
> Just switched from Debian Lenny to Hardy on my laptop. IIRC Lenny 
> provided an app that resided on the top panel and showed whether the
> computer was on battery or AC, what the charge level was, the time 
> remaining to full charge and if on battery, the time remaining for the 
> charge life. I've been looking for something similar on Hardy with no 
> luck. The apps that have looked promising have required APM which my 
> laptop doesn't support.
> 
> Any pointers appreciated

If i'm not mistaken, gnome-power-manager provides all these functions by
default...no special installation/configuration required. 

If you just want the icon to be there all the time, then go to "System >
Preferences > Power Management | General Tab > Notification Area >
Always Display an Icon".

Theres also the battery charge monitor panel applet... "R-click on a
panel > Add to Panel > Battery Charge Monitor"

Hope that helps.

-- 
Andrew
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