Batterymon -- a simple battery monitor ideal for openbox etc

Eax · 2009-04-14 09:18:49

Anyone?

genisis300 · 2009-04-14 19:56:09

it's a custom theme that i packaged with the program
if you look under /usr/share/batterymon/ you can see the themes
although with the new release that is coming out in asap i will include some info on the theme format so you can make custom themes.

i hope that helps
Matthew

Eax · 2009-04-14 21:55:33

genisis300 wrote:

it's a custom theme that i packaged with the program
if you look under /usr/share/batterymon/ you can see the themes
although with the new release that is coming out in asap i will include some info on the theme format so you can make custom themes.
i hope that helps
Matthew

Thanks
Found out I had downloaded it incorrectly >_>
Downloading throught yaourt fixed it

Last edited by Eax (2009-04-14 22:19:09)

Eax · 2009-04-15 10:35:26

I have this curious little problem that even though it displays my Batterystatus as Full, it's only 86% charged Oo
Is it a bug or have my battery detoriated?

genisis300 · 2009-04-15 12:35:03

yes beacuse the current version uses full_power_design.

i will be relasing a new version shortly that should solve that problem. just need to find some time to do some finishing touches.

Eax · 2009-04-15 12:46:14

Great

I know the time thing >_<

s3kt0r · 2009-04-16 14:31:14

Ok, I'm gonna wait for this, especially for that energy_full_design and ac adapter (without bat being connected) fix, then I'll try out.
Great work genisis300. Awesome is going to look awesome with your notifier.

regards,

problemkenner · 2009-04-17 15:01:24

Sorry for that stupid question but how do I use this nice program?

I tried do start it after installing it from aur with batterymon as normal user but there's only this output:

[problemkenner@ma3schine]$ batterymon
One battery found
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/batterymon", line 244, in <module>
    tempBATnumber = options.checkbatterys()  ## set default battery number
  File "/usr/bin/batterymon", line 217, in checkbatterys
    return str(test[0])
IndexError: list index out of range

And could batterymon be also started at startup?

NeoXP · 2009-04-17 17:38:18

problemkenner wrote:

Sorry for that stupid question but how do I use this nice program?
I tried do start it after installing it from aur with batterymon as normal user but there's only this output:
...
And could batterymon be also started at startup?

I get exactly the same output, so if anyone could point us in the right direction???

Autostarting depends on your WM/DE. In openbox it is done by modifying ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh.

Eax · 2009-04-18 00:34:01

Hey there Awesome work on the monitor ^_^

Seeing the default theme didn't fit into my current theme I just wrapped up something quick in gimp for everyone to use
I know it's rather "crappy" but it should work, (I guess)

It's a very simple white battery theme.

Anyway here's the download:
http://eax.dk/simple_white_by_eax.tar.bz2

Looks best on dark themes

Also: C&C is more than welcome

Updated again (again): Icons should be more pretty now, sorry if they suck I'm new at gimp But I think I'm improving
One problem though, the icons seem to become more "blurry" when it has been running for some mins, any idea what would cause this?

Also: Here's the images of them(Sorry for the big pictures):

Battery when on "Low"

Full battery:

When charging:

Last edited by Eax (2009-04-18 14:56:04)

Eax · 2009-04-19 16:44:13

Anyone?

froli · 2009-04-19 17:04:22

Thanks for your theme Eax Using it right now!

Eax · 2009-04-19 17:25:49

froli: You are more than welcome I'm just happy that someone wants to use it ^_^
Just write me if you find any errors

froli · 2009-04-19 17:30:47

Eax wrote:

froli: You are more than welcome I'm just happy that someone wants to use it ^_^
Just write me if you find any errors

At this time, there's no errors at all!

NeoXP · 2009-04-19 17:52:07

When I try to start batterymon from the commandline, I get the next output:

enne@persephone [~/]
>>> batterymon
One battery found
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/batterymon", line 244, in <module>
    tempBATnumber = options.checkbatterys()  ## set default battery number
  File "/usr/bin/batterymon", line 217, in checkbatterys
    return str(test[0])
IndexError: list index out of range

Can someone explain to me how to use this program????

Eax · 2009-04-19 18:36:30

froli wrote:

At this time, there's no errors at all!

Great

shrd · 2009-04-21 01:17:33

nice program, i use it on fluxbox with an asus eee 701
it is charge_full and not charge_full_design to make it work nice with an eee 701
nice work !
is there a way to notify the program when AC is plugged or unplugged to change icon just after

Eax · 2009-04-21 08:52:27

shrd wrote:

nice program, i use it on fluxbox with an asus eee 701
it is charge_full and not charge_full_design to make it work nice with an eee 701
nice work !
is there a way to notify the program when AC is plugged or unplugged to change icon just after

Try running with "-i " and then the milisecons between each update

Otherwise take a look at:

batterymon --help

problemkenner · 2009-04-21 16:04:39

Anyone who has any idea relating to NeoXP and my problem?

NeoXP · 2009-04-21 18:03:35

Little bit strange indeed, that everyone in this thread is excited about the app. But nobody can inform us how to use it.:(:(

Lars Stokholm · 2009-04-21 19:01:48

NeoXP wrote:

When I try to start batterymon from the commandline, I get the next output [...]

What does 'ls /sys/class/power_supply/ | grep BAT' give you?

Lars Stokholm · 2009-04-21 19:08:11

@Eax, please resize the images in #p538026.

problemkenner · 2009-04-21 19:26:49

For me it outputs nothing. This directory contains only the files C239 and C23B. So obviously my battery isn't named BAT *. How do I have to change the script to get it work?

Lars Stokholm · 2009-04-21 19:58:42

problemkenner wrote:

For me it outputs nothing. This directory contains only the files C239 and C23B. So obviously my battery isn't named BAT *. How do I have to change the script to get it work?

It depends on the contents of those folders. But you could try putting either of them 'batterymon -b <here>' and see if that's the way to go.

What's the output of 'find /sys -not -type f -name BAT*'?

Last edited by Lars Stokholm (2009-04-21 20:00:23)

NeoXP · 2009-04-21 20:31:57

In my /sys/class/power_supply there are two directories C1E8 and C1E9.

Structure of directory C1E8 is:

enne@persephone [/sys/class/power_supply/C1E8/]
>>> ls -a
.  ..  device  online  power  subsystem  type  uevent

structure of directory C1E9 is:

enne@persephone [/sys/class/power_supply/C1E9/]
>>> ls -a
.      charge_full         current_now   model_name  serial_number  technology  voltage_min_design
..     charge_full_design  device        power       status         type        voltage_now
alarm  charge_now          manufacturer  present     subsystem      uevent

batterymon -b C1E8 gives:

enne@persephone [~/]
>>> batterymon -b C1E8
One battery found
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/batterymon", line 248, in <module>
    tempBATnumber = options.checkbatterys()
  File "/usr/bin/batterymon", line 217, in checkbatterys
    return str(test[0])
IndexError: list index out of range

batterymon -b C1E9 gives:

enne@persephone [~/]
>>> batterymon -b C1E9
One battery found
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/batterymon", line 248, in <module>
    tempBATnumber = options.checkbatterys()
  File "/usr/bin/batterymon", line 217, in checkbatterys
    return str(test[0])
IndexError: list index out of range

In conky I have ${battery C1E9} which shows if the battery is on AC or charging/discharging with the percentage left. So I think C1E9 is my battery.

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