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shows the current
(laptop) battery status in the X window environment. Battery status is obtained
through the APM kernel module. The APM kernel module depends on your UNIX
platform, therefore, consult your documentation for its detail. shows
its battery status in a simple bar indicator. option makes the indicator
window keep always on top of your screen. The thickness of the indicator
is 3 pixels in default and you can set the thickness as a parameter of
option. This indicator is appeared in the bottom of the display, as its
default. The option or forces the status indicator to be at the top,
left, and right of the display, respectively. Though it's a default, you
can also use as the option. In the case the AC line is on-line (plugged
in), its color of the bar indicator consists of "green" and "olive drab"
portions. The "green" portion shows its battery charging level. These colors
can be changed by and options. In the other case (AC line is off-line),
the "blue" portion of the bar indicator shows the percentage of its remaining
battery level. The color conbination for the AC off-line case can be changed
by and options. trys to know its battery status in every 10 seconds
in default. This is achived by APM polling. option sets the polling interval
in second. If the mouse cursor enters in the status indicator, the diagnosis
window appears in the center of the display, which shows both AC line status
and battery remaining level. This diagnosis window disappears if the mouse
cursor leaves from the status indicator.
- an official battery status
check command on BSD/OS 3.0, (but it's not fancy).
Suguru Yamaguchi
<suguru@wide.ad.jp>, Akira Kato <kato@wide.ad.jp>, Noriyuki Shigechika <nazo@wide.ad.jp>
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