Re: [gpm] [Bug 617529] gnome power manager doesn't recognize battery at startup

[Richard Hughes <hughsient gmail com>]

On 13 May 2010 22:26, Brian Hutsell <bhut_ooto yahoo com> wrote:
> I figured out why my icons broke with this change: I wasn't using "gnome"
> icons, I was using "ubuntu-mono-dark".  The reality is that people like to
> customize linux.  That's part of the attraction of open-source; if you don't
> like something, you can change it.

Sure. All ubuntu-mono-dark has to do is rename the icons. Or, we get
the the compatibility symlinks added to icon-naming-specification
tools.

> I propose that the icon names used natively by gnome-power-manager should
> return to their more expressive former glory.
> Did I miss anything?  Does anybody have any reason why we shouldn't move
> forward with my proposal?

With the icon states no longer tied 1:1 to percentage levels, we can
base the icon color and graphic based on the discharge time, not the
physical battery fullness. That's one big advantage.

Richard.