battery state app

Robert Holtzman holtzm at cox.net
Tue Aug 18 03:54:59 UTC 2009


On Mon, 17 Aug 2009, Andrew Farris wrote:

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

Tried that before and the only information it showed was whether I was 
running on AC or battery.

>
> 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"

That was the one I was looking for. Never thought to look there. Thanks.

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