Ubuntu
indicator-power package

The icon does not change based on the actual charge level

Bug #1215520 reported by Pat McGowan
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
indicator-power
Fix Released
Medium
Charles Kerr
indicator-power (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Charles Kerr

Bug Description

indicator-power 12.10.6daily13.03.07-0ubuntu1, Ubuntu 13.04
indicator-power 12.10.6+13.10.20130821-0ubuntu1, Ubuntu S

The icon is always the same indicating something like 10% charge even when 90% charged. <https://launchpadlibrarian.net/148600965/bug-1215520-charge.png>

<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Power#Icons>: "And if it is charging, the icon interior should feature a lightning bolt emblem. Depending on clarity and space available, the icon interior may also be filled from left to right approximately as much as the amount charged."

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lp:~charlesk/indicator-power/lp-1215520
PS Jenkins bot (community): Approve (continuous-integration)
Ted Gould (community): Approve
Diff: 81 lines (+13/-20)
2 files modified
src/device.c (+1/-8)
tests/test-device.cc (+12/-12)
lp:ubuntu/saucy-proposed/indicator-power
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Pat McGowan (pat-mcgowan) wrote :
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Pat McGowan (pat-mcgowan) wrote :

I am told this is as designed, but not clear why we would not expose information that is readily available

I also prefer a visual indication of the charge % on the menu, exact percentage is not interesting, relative percentage is that I can understand at a glance.

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Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote :

Whoever told you it was by design was mistaken.

no longer affects: ubuntu-ux
description: updated
Changed in indicator-power (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
Pat McGowan (pat-mcgowan)
Changed in indicator-power (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Charles Kerr (charlesk)
Adolfo Jayme Barrientos (fitojb)
Changed in indicator-power (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Charles Kerr (charlesk)
Changed in indicator-power:
status: New → In Progress
importance: Undecided → Medium
assignee: nobody → Charles Kerr (charlesk)
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Charles Kerr (charlesk) wrote :

This behavior was introduced in http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~jjardon/indicator-power/master/revision/108 because it was difficult to distinguish the battery fill level from the ⚡ symbol in the icon. See bug #824629 for background.

Let's drop the #824629 code and just use the battery-XXX-charging icons.

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Michał Sawicz (saviq) wrote :

This affects touch as well, battery icon is red even at 90% charge - usability bad.

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Michał Sawicz (saviq) wrote :
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PS Jenkins bot (ps-jenkins) wrote :

Fix committed into lp:indicator-power at revision 203, scheduled for release in indicator-power, milestone Unknown

Changed in indicator-power:
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)
tags: added: qa-manual-testing qa-touch rls-s-incoming
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package indicator-power - 12.10.6+13.10.20131004-0ubuntu1

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indicator-power (12.10.6+13.10.20131004-0ubuntu1) saucy; urgency=low

  [ Charles Kerr ]
  * Revert bug #824629 code -- use the correct charge % when deciding
    what icon to use. (LP: #1215520, #824629)
  * Listen for the "Resuming" signal from upower to refresh devices when
    resuming from suspend/hibernate. (LP: #1224931)

  [ Ubuntu daily release ]
  * Automatic snapshot from revision 204
 -- Ubuntu daily release <email address hidden> Fri, 04 Oct 2013 02:28:43 +0000

Changed in indicator-power (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
Charles Kerr (charlesk)
Changed in indicator-power:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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