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Battery module

http://download.enlightenment.org/att/wiki/Gadgets/Battery/battery_module.png

This module is a battery meter that uses either HAL, ACPI or APM to monitor your battery and AC power adapter status, works under Linux and FreeBSD, but is only as accurate as your BIOS/drivers.

When configuring the battery module in Basic Mode, you will see a screen similar to this:

http://download.enlightenment.org/att/wiki/Gadgets/Battery/battery_basic_settings.png

  • Show alert when battery is low:
    • This item, when checked, will cause the battery module to display an Alert when the battery reaches a low-power state.

When configuring the battery module in Advanced Mode, you will see a screen similar to these:

http://download.enlightenment.org/att/wiki/Gadgets/Battery/battery_advanced_settings_1.png http://download.enlightenment.org/att/wiki/Gadgets/Battery/battery_advanced_settings_2.png http://download.enlightenment.org/att/wiki/Gadgets/Battery/battery_advanced_settings_3.png

Polling

  • Check every:
    • This configuration option allows you to set the ticks that the battery status will be checked.

Alert

  • Show alert when battery is low:
    • This configuration option, when checked, will cause the battery module to display an Alert when the battery reaches a low-power state.
  • Alert when battery is down to:
    • This configuration option allows you to set what (time or percentage) is considered to be the battery's low-power state.
  • Auto dismiss in...:
    • When checked, this configuration option defines the time that the Alert remains visible.

Hardware

  • This group of radio buttons allow to choose which hardware interface will be used to query about the battery state.