Comment 16 for bug 404525

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Scott Howard (showard314) wrote : Re: [Bug 404525] Re: Laptop power status notification is uninformative

Oh, I meant work on an Ubuntu patch for getting the icons into GPM so notify
osd can use them. The icons look great! Good job with them.

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 9:00 AM, mac_v <email address hidden> wrote:

> Scott Howard wrote :
> > We still have to work on icons though.
>
> The icons are done , the design team has seen the icons and apart from a
> few minor details [just trying to do something more innovative] , icons
> are also complete. :-)
>
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> Laptop power status notification is uninformative
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/404525
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> Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Triaged
> Status in “gnome-power-manager” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> The icon displayed in the new notification area in 9.04 when a laptops
> power source is changed from AC to battery is just plain uninformative.
>
> All that is displayed is a generic computer screen icon with a horizontal
> bar beside it... No text, no battery or plug icon to inform the user as to
> what is going on.
>
> Recommendation:
> Pop-up a second bubble which includes battery/AC icon to inform the user as
> to their current power source.
> Also, include a remaining power % and estimated usage time when switching
> to battery power, if the hardware in question supports it.
>