Comment 155 for bug 629258

the battery-status applet emulates the indicator status.. it isn't one...
try using expo trough unity and look at the tray area with and without
"indicators".. you'll see what I mean. It's layered in .. not actually
integrated into the bar.

On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Airam RR <email address hidden> wrote:

> I'm having the same issue. Today I found at
> http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/02/battery-applet-status-ubuntu/ an
> applet which can estimate the battery percentage.
>
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> of a duplicate bug (758441).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/629258
>
> Title:
> Battery life estimation never comes around
>
> Status in DeviceKit based power management D-Bus backend:
> In Progress
> Status in Gnome Powermanager:
> Invalid
> Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
> Invalid
> Status in NULL Project:
> Invalid
> Status in System76:
> Confirmed
> Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in Upower:
> New
> Status in “upower” package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
> Status in “upower” source package in Maverick:
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager
>
> When running on battery, the mouse over text for the battery icon (when
> running on battery) permanently says "Battery life (estimating...)". An
> estimate never shows up.
> Computer: HP Envy 14
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
> Package: gnome-power-manager 2.31.90-0ubuntu5
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-19.28-generic-pae 2.6.35.3
> Uname: Linux 2.6.35-19-generic-pae i686
> NonfreeKernelModules: wl
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Fri Sep 3 06:38:47 2010
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-power-manager
> GConfNonDefault:
> /apps/gnome-power-manager/lock/blank_screen=false
> /apps/gnome-power-manager/lock/use_screensaver_settings=false
> /apps/gnome-power-manager/notify/sleep_failed_uri=
> /apps/gnome-power-manager/ui/icon_policy=charge
> GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No
> GnomeSessionInhibitors: None
> GnomeSessionSuspendInhibited: No
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta i386
> (20100901.1)
> MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ENVY 14 Notebook PC
> ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-19-generic-pae
> root=UUID=76ae939d-2ce2-466e-88d5-98b11aad6098 ro quiet splash
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_DK.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: gnome-power-manager
> dmi.bios.date: 07/21/2010
> dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
> dmi.bios.version: F.12
> dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
> dmi.board.name: 1436
> dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
> dmi.board.version: 59.20
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU0274F2B
> dmi.chassis.type: 10
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
> dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.12:bd07/21/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPENVY14NotebookPC:pvr0492100000241910000620000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1436:rvr59.20:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
> dmi.product.name: HP ENVY 14 Notebook PC
> dmi.product.version: 0492100000241910000620000
> dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>
> See also bug #629257 (one lower) for previous (lukewarm) discussions
> on the implications of showing "(estimating...)" via the user
> interface. This two bugs might want re-splitting/sorting again based
> on those that relate to the chrono estimate not being known, and those
> that relate to the pointless display of that unknown data for long
> periods of time to the user.
>
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