Power Manager uses inproper terms

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:58:54 -0600
James T Snell <james at dawning.ca> wrote:

> When I plug my laptop in to its power adapter, the Power Manager says
> the computer is on AC power. This is a misnomer at least in my case
> because the computer only sees a DC power source. The big box that
> power laptop power cords have contains an AC to DC adapter. The same
> process occurs inside the power supply of a desktop and thus the
> actual computer never sees anything but DC power.
> 
> I'd suggest renaming the terms in the Power Manager to read "External
> Power" and "Internal Power" - I think this is about as precise as we
> can be without actually being incorrect in some occasions.
> 
> I appreciate that this is quite a cosmetic request, however I think
> it could help remove a misleading concept that could lead to people
> misunderstanding what they're doing.
> 
> I already submitted this as a bug, but I was told to instead comment
> on this here.
> 
> Anyway, have fun, keep up the great work & cheers!

I would think the term "AC Power" should mean you are physically
attached to something that produces AC power. DC power would mean you
are not attached to anything to use the computer. You can not, for
example, plug that AC adapter plug into a DC power generator, and
expect it to work. It would probably damage it.



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