Re: [PATCH] battery.el Retrieve more information from sysfs

["Jérémy Compostella" <jeremy.compostella@gmail.com>]

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2011/12/22 Kan-Ru Chen <kanru@kanru.info>

> Karl Fogel <kfogel@red-bean.com> writes:
>
> > Jérémy Compostella <jeremy.compostella@gmail.com> writes:
> >>I did not received any answers so I'm answering myself about :
> >>- Do I miss something in the "submit" process,
> >>- Is this patch is a mess ?
> >>- Or maybe everybody is busy ...
> >
> > Jérémy, thanks for the patch.  I think it's just #3: everyone is busy.
> > Sometimes it can take a while.  In some cases, if the feature is not
> > compelling enough to others, there may be no useful response at all.
> > This doesn't mean it's a bad idea, it just means no one's convinced it's
> > needed.
> >
> > Most people see battery status in an icon on their GUI toolbar, I
> > think.  Can you describe the use case(s) for battery.el?  Is it easier
> > for the visually impaired, for example?  Maybe for people who are
> > running their machine in text-console mode?
>
> FYI, I have a script
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> #!/bin/sh
>
> if [ -S "/tmp/emacs`id -u`/server" ]; then
>    emacsclient -n --eval '(battery)'
> else
>    echo "Cannot find emacs server socket";
> fi
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> that I always use it to get the battery info. I'm using a minimalism
> window manager that doesn't have battery widget by default.
>
> --
> Kanru
>

On my side, I used to be as independent as possible with the Window
Manager I use. Indeed, I run Emacs in real fullscreen mode doing almost
everything with it (code editing, compilation, debugging, jabber, web,
mail, ...). So, I do not have visibility on the potential battery
widget.

Moreover, for this laptop, I really do care about the instantaneous
consumption and this information is not retrieved from sysfs for
now. Only from the /proc/acpi part I do not have. Even with a fresh
3.2.0-rc6 freshly compiled, patched and optimized for my power
consumption needs.

Thanks,

Jeremy
-- 
One Emacs to rule them all

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