it appears to be because the g-p-m reports battery fully charged even if
running from battery.
lshal | grep battery
udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer_power_supply_battery_BAT0'
battery.charge_level.current = 48500 (0xbd74) (int)
battery.charge_level.design = 84240 (0x14910) (int)
battery.charge_level.last_full = 66560 (0x10400) (int)
battery.charge_level.percentage = 72 (0x48) (int)
battery.charge_level.rate = 15714 (0x3d62) (int)
battery.is_rechargeable = true (bool)
battery.model = '42T4511' (string)
battery.present = true (bool)
battery.rechargeable.is_charging = false (bool)
battery.rechargeable.is_discharging = true (bool)
battery.remaining_time = 11111 (0x2b67) (int)
battery.reporting.current = 48500 (0xbd74) (int)
battery.reporting.design = 84240 (0x14910) (int)
battery.reporting.last_full = 66560 (0x10400) (int)
battery.reporting.rate = 15714 (0x3d62) (int)
battery.reporting.technology = 'Li-ion' (string)
battery.reporting.unit = 'mWh' (string)
battery.serial = '30492' (string)
battery.technology = 'lithium-ion' (string)
battery.type = 'primary' (string)
battery.vendor = 'SANYO' (string)
battery.voltage.current = 11851 (0x2e4b) (int)
battery.voltage.design = 10800 (0x2a30) (int)
battery.voltage.unit = 'mV' (string)
info.capabilities = {'battery'} (string list)
info.category = 'battery' (string)
info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer_power_supply_battery_BAT0'
(string)
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