[SOLVED] Battery icon in tint2

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-03-16 19:51:55

In my jessie system using version 1.4.1-1 of XFCE4-power-manager, the battery icon no longer shows up in the tint2 systray and the option to enable it has been removed from XFCE4-power-manager-settings

The icon still shows with version 1.2.0-1 in my SlackBang desktop (#! clone on a Slackware-current base).

The only choice with jessie is to use the native tint2 text readout.

I much prefer the #! battery icon -- the #! systray appearance was one of the best around IMO and it would be a shame if BunsenLabs lost this.

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2015-05-20 18:24:30)

pvsage · 2015-03-16 20:28:29

^ A quick Google search for "Debian Jessie systray battery" tells me that xfce4-power-manager has been having trouble with not updating the battery status in the systray icon (lots of bug reports for this); perhaps the icon option was removed because of this?

I would prefer that the XFCE4 development team would opt to fix the bug rather than let the feature vanish, because a fixed feature can't be added back in once it has been removed due to the freeze.

nicholasalipaz · 2015-03-16 21:02:53

I too had been looking into that last week, this is what I found:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo … =755551#10

Seems it was removed and is now only supported if you used xfce panel, which is a shame. But reading that thread I also found that the op requested that they bring it back in xfce issue queue:
https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11054

There is a patch for it and it works a bit differently, but it is not yet released from what I can see.

So the issue is not in bl, or cb. The issue is in xfce4 on Jessie.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-03-16 21:26:35

nicholasalipaz wrote:

I too had been looking into that last week, this is what I found:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo … =755551#10
Seems it was removed and is now only supported if you used xfce panel, which is a shame. But reading that thread I also found that the op requested that they bring it back in xfce issue queue:
https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11054
There is a patch for it and it works a bit differently, but it is not yet released from what I can see.
So the issue is not in bl, or cb. The issue is in xfce4 on Jessie.

Thanks for this -- I'll try applying the patch when I have time.

pvsage · 2015-03-16 21:42:22

Perhaps try mate-power-manager instead? Its interface isn't as robust as xfce4-power-manager, but it does include a systray icon option.

Last edited by pvsage (2015-03-16 22:24:24)

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-03-16 21:46:32

pvsage wrote:

Perhaps try mate-power-manager instead?

Thank you!

BunsenLabs should use that instead IMO.

johnraff · 2015-03-17 00:51:55

Or keep xfce4-power-manager (and access it from a menu for configuration) and use a separate battery monitor for the systray? (There are such things I understand, though haven't researched it.)

nicholasalipaz · 2015-03-17 00:57:18

I am for johnraff's suggestion if we can find a working battery monitor.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-03-17 07:45:19

johnraff wrote:

Or keep xfce4-power-manager (and access it from a menu for configuration) and use a separate battery monitor for the systray? (There are such things I understand, though haven't researched it.)

I was using cbatticon but it has it's own icon theme:

Unlike mate/xfce4-power-manager, which uses the battery icon from whichever GTK theme is in use and thus produces a much more cohesive systray appearance.

nicholasalipaz · 2015-03-17 17:26:41

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

johnraff wrote:
Or keep xfce4-power-manager (and access it from a menu for configuration) and use a separate battery monitor for the systray? (There are such things I understand, though haven't researched it.)
I was using cbatticon but it has it's own icon theme:
http://s30.postimg.org/5dpxoyfst/batticon.png
Unlike mate/xfce4-power-manager, which uses the battery icon from whichever GTK theme is in use and thus produces a much more cohesive systray appearance.

I just compiled cbatticon to try it out. I did the following if anyone else wants it:

git clone git@github.com:valr/cbatticon.git
cd cbatticon
sudo make WITH_GTK3=0 WITH_NOTIFY=0
sudo make install

Remove WITH_NOTIFY=0 if you have libnotify and want to use it. You might also need libnotify-dev to build with libnotify.

Seems there a good number of options here:

$ cbatticon --help
Usage:
  cbatticon [OPTION...] [BATTERY ID]

Help Options:
  -h, --help                       Show help options
  --help-all                       Show all help options
  --help-gtk                       Show GTK+ Options

Application Options:
  -v, --version                    Display the version of cbatticon
  -d, --debug                      Display debug information
  -u, --update-interval            Set update interval (in seconds)
  -i, --icon-type                  Set icon type ('standard', 'notification' or 'symbolic')
  -l, --low-level                  Set low battery level (in percent)
  -r, --critical-level             Set critical battery level (in percent)
  -c, --command-critical-level     Command to execute when critical battery level is reached
  -x, --command-left-click         Command to execute when left clicking on tray icon
  -t, --list-icon-types            List available icon types
  -p, --list-power-supplies        List available power supplies (battery and AC)
  --display=DISPLAY                X display to use

I ran the following:

$ cbatticon --list-icon-types
List of available icon types:
standard	available
notification	available
symbolic	available

For me,

cbatticon -i notification

gets me the icon we had in xfce4-power-manager before battery icon was removed. I haven't tested functionality out yet but it seems like it will work a treat.

Here is command I am using to launch it:

cbatticon -u 20 -i notification -c "systemctl poweroff" -l 15 -r 3 -x xfce4-power-manager-settings &

Last edited by nicholasalipaz (2015-03-17 17:57:19)

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-03-17 20:00:20

@nicholasalipaz -- outstanding!

Thank you very much for this!

I have been using cbatticon for a while (it's in [community] in Arch) and I never even thought to check the `--help` options...

bjmuirhead · 2015-03-18 00:02:28

I tried mate-power-manager, as mentioned above. Easy, and it also gives the status of the battery in the wireless mouse. (Don't need it, but it amuses me to have it.) Two cents.

Inodoro Pereyra · 2015-03-18 04:45:22

nicholasalipaz wrote:

I am for johnraff's suggestion if we can find a working battery monitor.

There is one, right at your fingertips.

It's called "conky".

nicholasalipaz · 2015-03-19 18:41:17

bjmuirhead wrote:

I tried mate-power-manager, as mentioned above. Easy, and it also gives the status of the battery in the wireless mouse. (Don't need it, but it amuses me to have it.) Two cents.

mate-power-manager just didn't have all the features I wanted, so I did the xfce4-power-manager and cbatticon to see my level in the status area. Works great.

johnraff · 2015-03-20 00:42:52

Unfortunately cbatticon's not in the Jessie repositories.

spacex · 2015-03-24 02:55:23

What's wrong with simply using the battery display functionality that already is in tint2rc?

nore · 2015-03-24 04:32:40

spacex wrote:

What's wrong with simply using the battery display functionality that already is in tint2rc?

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

The only choice with jessie is to use the native tint2 text readout.

Nothing wrong, it's a matter of personal taste and usability. An icon takes a few pixels less space and you can change settings by clicking it.

edit: The matter in this thread is restoring functionality formerly provided by xfce4-power-manager icon.

Last edited by nore (2015-03-24 04:35:10)

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-03-24 07:47:55

I dislike the native text readout in tint2 because my laptop doesn't supply acpi with any discharge rate information so the "time remaining" section is always "0:00" and if I try to remove this section (by setting the font size to "0") the main battery percentage is offset by a pixel or two.

My OCD tendencies simply will not allow this...

heart1010 · 2015-03-24 09:32:55

spacex wrote:

What's wrong with simply using the battery display functionality that already is in tint2rc?

How to display that "default tint2" battery data?

damo · 2015-03-24 11:02:29

heart1010 wrote:

spacex wrote:
What's wrong with simply using the battery display functionality that already is in tint2rc?
How to display that "default tint2" battery data?

Read the manual - Tint2 wiki

spacex · 2015-03-24 12:46:32

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

I dislike the native text readout in tint2 because my laptop doesn't supply acpi with any discharge rate information so the "time remaining" section is always "0:00" and if I try to remove this section (by setting the font size to "0") the main battery percentage is offset by a pixel or two.
My OCD tendencies simply will not allow this...

OK, then I understand. I'm a bit OCD myself, so I wouldn't be able to allow that myself.

Last edited by spacex (2015-03-24 12:48:11)

ohnonot · 2015-03-24 20:23:13

johnraff wrote:

Or keep xfce4-power-manager (and access it from a menu for configuration) and use a separate battery monitor for the systray?

this.
i've been using tidybattery on my arch laptop.
it's so fucking simple! i counted 55 lines of actual code.
it follows the current icon theme.

heart1010 · 2015-03-24 20:31:33

ohnonot wrote:

johnraff wrote:
Or keep xfce4-power-manager (and access it from a menu for configuration) and use a separate battery monitor for the systray?
this.
i've been using tidybattery on my arch laptop.
it's so fucking simple! i counted 55 lines of actual code.
it follows the current icon theme.

I've installed tidybattery and I also get an "icon" which shows on mouse hover the needed data but this icon looks like a monitor/terminal and not like power/accu icon (did I something false)!?

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-03-24 20:46:07

ohnonot wrote:

i've been using tidybattery on my arch laptop.
it's so [redacted] simple! i counted 55 lines of actual code.
it follows the current icon theme.

Thank you for this -- very nice!

nicholasalipaz · 2015-03-24 22:57:57

heart1010 wrote:

...
I've installed tidybattery and I also get an "icon" which shows on mouse hover the needed data but this icon looks like a monitor/terminal and not like power/accu icon (did I something false)!?
http://storage4.static.itmages.com/i/15/0324/s_1427229016_7335940_5dbf1b9eec.png

Looks like your icon theme might not have the icons named in the script. You could try a different icon theme or create your own to add to the theme you are using, assuming that is indeed the issue. What icon theme are you using?

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