[Bug 477] battery plugin does not account for second battery
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Do NOT reply to this email. To make further comments on this bug, use the URL below: http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477 ------- Additional Comments From [email protected] 2005-03-02 20:29 UTC ------- I have looked at the source code to battery plugin 0.2.0, and it *should* account for the second battery in my Thinkpad, but it's only showing the external battery, which is in /proc/acpi/battery/BAT2. If the external battery isn't plugged in, then it shows BAT0. I wonder if there's simply a need for code that checks the other battery if the current battery runs out? I think a good way to handle this would be to start checking other batteries once the current battery goes below threshold. A highly useful message might be: "The current battery (BAT2) has reached 10%. Don't worry, because another battery (BAT0) has power. Your system will switch over automatically." Followed a few hours later by: "The current battery (BAT0) has reached 10%. Time to panic, because no other batteries have power, either. Go find an outlet!" Naturally, we'll have to write some more "friendly, yet firm" language ;-) -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.xfce.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee.