On 12 January 2014 00:57, Alexandre <ac586133@...> wrote: >> From: robertpeters9@... >> Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 20:31:35 +1000 >> To: trinity-users@... >> Subject: Re: [trinity-users] Battery level indicator > >> >> On 9 January 2014 19:04, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp <office@...> wrote: >> > Am Donnerstag, 9. Januar 2014 schrieb Robert Peters: >> >> Hello, >> >> Does someone know how to display a battery level indicator in the >> >> taskbar? I have installed kde-guidance-powermanager-trinity, >> >> klaptopdaemon-trinity, kpowersave-trinity, and laptop-mode-tools but >> >> haven't found how to do it. >> >> My taskbar does have an icon for configuring kpowersave. >> >> Robert >> >> > On my notebooks the battery level indicator shows up when I disconnect >> > the powerline, but not while loading. >> > >> > Nik >> >> >> On mine it doesn't, so something must be missing or misconfigured :-( >> > > The behaviour of the battery indicator is different in KDE4 and in TDE. > On KDE4, you can right-click on the notification area to choose what it to > be shown, but on TDE, these programs has to be started seperately. > > If I remember well, kpowersave (or tdepowersave) has the same behaviour as > kmix. > To see it the first time, it has to be started from the K menu, then it > should show up in the notification area. > After that, it should be there at the following reboots. > > Tell us if it works for you! > -Alexandre Thank you! All I had to do was quit kpowersave, then restart it from the menu. Now the icon shows plugged in or on battery. Sometime when the battery level is down I will see if that is reflected in the icon. - Robert