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[https://lepetitfou.dyndns.org/KThinkBat KThinkBat] is a laptop battery monitor for the KDE-Kicker. It is inspired by the Windows Application "Battery Maximizer" which is included with ThinkPads.  
 
[https://lepetitfou.dyndns.org/KThinkBat KThinkBat] is a laptop battery monitor for the KDE-Kicker. It is inspired by the Windows Application "Battery Maximizer" which is included with ThinkPads.  
  
On ThinkPads it uses the SMAPI BIOS through the [[tp_smapi]] driver. It shows you the current power consumption of the laptop and brings support for a second battery.  
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On ThinkPads it uses the SMAPI BIOS through the [[tp_smapi]] driver. It shows you the current power consumption of the laptop and brings support for a second battery. It is fully customizable including sizes, color, fonts and battery number
  
 
Homepage: https://lepetitfou.dyndns.org/KThinkBat
 
Homepage: https://lepetitfou.dyndns.org/KThinkBat

Revision as of 13:32, 30 January 2006

Description

KThinkBat is a laptop battery monitor for the KDE-Kicker. It is inspired by the Windows Application "Battery Maximizer" which is included with ThinkPads.

On ThinkPads it uses the SMAPI BIOS through the tp_smapi driver. It shows you the current power consumption of the laptop and brings support for a second battery. It is fully customizable including sizes, color, fonts and battery number

Homepage: https://lepetitfou.dyndns.org/KThinkBat

Author: Tobias Roeser

Latest Version (2006/01/30): 0.1.5_rc2

Screenshot

KThinkBat.png

Offline Mode: You see how much power left and how much is consumed at the moment.

KThinkBat ac.png

Online Mode: You see the loading-power.

Installation

KThinkBat uses the autotools. For a standard installation use

./configure
make
su -c 'make install'

Gentoo

You can use the the ebuild from this portage overlay, category/package: app-laptop/kthinkbat.


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