On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 3:01 AM, tenderhooks <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am really grateful for the inclusion of the power monitoring scripts > in HardwareGrowler as I use a MacBook and sometimes the power chord > pops out. Now of course the first thing I'd notice is that the screen > would dim a little, but if it happens without that visual cue then > there is the sound effect, so the two combined save me from ignorance. > > However I would like to know if its possible to change the script > within HG so that the "Switched to Battery Power" option works ever so > differently: I would like the notification to disappear when the power > is reconnected and this to be handled by the application itself. That's not a bad idea. So if the power cord is reconnected, we could say update the notification to say that it's reconnected, and then unset the sticky bit (if the user hasn't overridden that). That said, for most laptop usage I would think that a notification onscreen for a prolonged period of time about the power cord being disconnected would be rather annoying. Especially since you have a nice battery icon in the menu bar already that indicates how much battery is left. Can you explain this usage? Right now it either remains on screen indefinitely or disappears an I think > while the power chord is absent the notification should show, but then > disappear when the power is reintroduced. > See above. > > The other thing is that I think the battery icon is a little out of > date, it shows also a half full battery metre and this is quite > alarming until you realise its just for symbolism. Growl isn't a progress window. What you show below is a progress bar. Can you explain a bit more about why you think what we have is outdated? You say it's outdated, and suggest a solution, but don't explain the problem really. > So I am interested > on peoples thoughts about the following, if you can imagine a similar > style but in a battery form and with different colours: > > http://cl.ly/2K3O1p3I291C0m391j41 > > > Thoughts would be great, thanks! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Growl Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Growl Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en.
