https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=420541
Bug ID: 420541
Summary: More obvious low and critical battery notifications
Product: Powerdevil
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: raitarohik...@protonmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
I believe the current implementation of battery notifications is rather flawed.
What is the issue? I never notice the notifications, they might not even be
sent at all (I will open another bug if that is the case). Still, I find myself
missing the notification while being occupied working on something.
How to fix: make it more obvious. Windows10 at the very least creates this
horrible fullscreen popup that won't go away unless acknowledged. I think that
is preferable, especially if made pretty. Powerdevil should have some custom
notification system, perhaps a rework of the shutdown options maybe?
I made a very basic example. I took the shutdown options plasma has and simply
added an icon and some appropriate text. Something like this should appear
instead of a low/critical notification. If the battery is done charging a
normal system notification should suffice. This type of
"fullscreen-notification" could also be used for other things, maybe even by
plasma users through some cli command.
See mock-up image: https://i.imgur.com/mYZ7oZo.png
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Reach low batter level
2. Get a notification about battery
3. Not see the notification
4. Proceed to have the laptop die
OBSERVED RESULT
The notifications for battery are easy to miss.
EXPECTED RESULT
Telling the user about battery is important enough to warrant the creation of a
separate system, at least a copy of the shutdown options that is changed for
this purpose.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Manjaro Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.69.0
Qt Version: 5.14.2
Kernel Version: 5.4.34-1-MANJARO
OS Type: 64-bit
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