LinuxQuestions.org
Review your favorite Linux distribution.
Home Forums Tutorials Articles Register
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Hardware
User Name
Password
Linux - Hardware This forum is for Hardware issues.
Having trouble installing a piece of hardware? Want to know if that peripheral is compatible with Linux?

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 02-01-2008, 06:19 AM   #1
mjjzf
Member
 
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: Valby, Denmark / Citizen of the Web
Distribution: Slackware 14.1
Posts: 879

Rep: Reputation: 39
Battery indicator for Openbox?


I am currently using Openbox with Pypanel, which is good.
Now, since I recently got a new laptop, this one can actually work without being constantly plugged in. With my old one, it didn't really do much good, since the battery was so shot that with a battery indicator,I could literally see the countdown - if the polling was frequent enough. Otherwise, it would just report 20% and suddenly blink out.
So now, I need a battery indicator for my machine. There are some things I need:
  • It should be in the tray, so I can see it even if I am running maximized programs. This rules out Conky.
  • It should not have Gnome dependencies. Using Slackware, Gnome is a problem, but I have KDE libs in order to use Koffice - so KDE deps are not a problem.
  • Preferably, but not a show stopper: It should go well with my colors.
Any pointers?
 
Old 02-01-2008, 08:25 AM   #2
mrclisdue
Senior Member
 
Registered: Dec 2005
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,134

Rep: Reputation: 277Reputation: 277Reputation: 277
I use screenlets on fluxbox; there are a couple of battery monitors:

Code:
http://www.screenlets.org/
cheers,
 
  


Reply



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
acer laptop battery indicator LinuxLala Linux - Hardware 4 04-17-2006 07:29 AM
Battery level Indicator blank with ACPI jayhel Linux - Laptop and Netbook 1 07-20-2005 03:27 PM
IntelliMouse Battery Indicator jcook793 Linux - Hardware 0 08-23-2004 07:55 AM
Notebook battery indicator PlatinumRik Linux - Software 2 08-12-2003 08:57 PM
low I didn't battery indicator for cordless mouse jnsc Linux - Software 0 06-03-2003 04:37 PM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Hardware

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:33 AM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration