the battery-status applet emulates the indicator status.. it isn't one...
try using expo trough unity and look at the tray area with and without
"indicators".. you'll see what I mean. It's layered in .. not actually
integrated into the bar.

On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Airam RR <629...@bugs.launchpad.net>
wrote:

> I'm having the same issue. Today I found at
> http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/02/battery-applet-status-ubuntu/ an
> applet which can estimate the battery percentage.
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug (758441).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/629258
>
> Title:
>  Battery life estimation never comes around
>
> Status in DeviceKit based power management D-Bus backend:
>  In Progress
> Status in Gnome Powermanager:
>  Invalid
> Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
>  Invalid
> Status in NULL Project:
>  Invalid
> Status in System76:
>  Confirmed
> Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu:
>  Fix Released
> Status in Upower:
>  New
> Status in “upower” package in Ubuntu:
>  Triaged
> Status in “upower” source package in Maverick:
>  Triaged
>
> Bug description:
>  Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager
>
>  When running on battery, the mouse over text for the battery icon (when
> running on battery) permanently says "Battery life (estimating...)". An
> estimate never shows up.
>  Computer: HP Envy 14
>
>  ProblemType: Bug
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
>  Package: gnome-power-manager 2.31.90-0ubuntu5
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-19.28-generic-pae 2.6.35.3
>  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-19-generic-pae i686
>  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
>  Architecture: i386
>  Date: Fri Sep  3 06:38:47 2010
>  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-power-manager
>  GConfNonDefault:
>   /apps/gnome-power-manager/lock/blank_screen=false
>   /apps/gnome-power-manager/lock/use_screensaver_settings=false
>   /apps/gnome-power-manager/notify/sleep_failed_uri=
>   /apps/gnome-power-manager/ui/icon_policy=charge
>  GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No
>  GnomeSessionInhibitors: None
>  GnomeSessionSuspendInhibited: No
>  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta i386
> (20100901.1)
>  MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ENVY 14 Notebook PC
>  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-19-generic-pae
> root=UUID=76ae939d-2ce2-466e-88d5-98b11aad6098 ro quiet splash
>  ProcEnviron:
>   LANG=en_DK.UTF-8
>   SHELL=/bin/bash
>  SourcePackage: gnome-power-manager
>  dmi.bios.date: 07/21/2010
>  dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>  dmi.bios.version: F.12
>  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
>  dmi.board.name: 1436
>  dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>  dmi.board.version: 59.20
>  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU0274F2B
>  dmi.chassis.type: 10
>  dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
>  dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.12:bd07/21/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPENVY14NotebookPC:pvr0492100000241910000620000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1436:rvr59.20:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
>  dmi.product.name: HP ENVY 14 Notebook PC
>  dmi.product.version: 0492100000241910000620000
>  dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>
>  See also bug #629257 (one lower) for previous (lukewarm) discussions
>  on the implications of showing "(estimating...)" via the user
>  interface. This two bugs might want re-splitting/sorting again based
>  on those that relate to the chrono estimate not being known, and those
>  that relate to the pointless display of that unknown data for long
>  periods of time to the user.
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/devicekit-power/+bug/629258/+subscribe
>


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