Power Manager uses inproper terms

[Derek Broughton]

James T Snell 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.

Why would we want to be _precise_ at the expense of clarity?  It's true that
the external power source _could_ be DC - but only for someone who knew
what they were doing well enough to not be confused.  For most people "AC"
doesn't even mean "alternating current", it means "plugged into the wall".

> I already submitted this as a bug, but I was told to instead comment on
> this here.

Would you please post the bug link?  I don't think it's a valid bug, but I
consider _telling_ you to post here is a mean-spirited way of saying "we're
not going to do anything about it", because the people who actually work on
bugs don't give a fig what anybody says here. 
-- 
derek