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Idea #28984: Battery notifier could be more complete

Written by pascalio the 16 Dec 11 at 15:58. Related project: Unity. Status: New
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On a laptop, the battery notifier is not elaborate enough since it only shows the current prognostics for the remaining time on battery power when you click on it, which does tell the actual current status of the battery.
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Solution #1: Show percentage as well
Written by pascalio the 16 Dec 11 at 15:58.
Show a more objective indicator as well (perhaps within brackets), such as the percentage of the battery that is remaining, as it can be found if you travel to the history tab of the power statistics.
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Solution #2: Show direct readings from sensors in System Monitor
Written by ross9885 the 24 Dec 11 at 19:10.
Graph battery voltage and current draw in the System Monitor and it's applet. Allow the user the opportunity to figure out clever ways of conserving power based on real data from their machine.

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ross9885 wrote on the 24 Dec 11 at 18:58
Agreed, I can estimate remaining battery time more accurately than the computer. I have more information about the situation, such as how hard I've been working the battery compared to what I plan to do before the next recharge.

pascalio wrote on the 26 Dec 11 at 17:28
#2 doesn't exclude #1, if I get you right? Then, I really like it!


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