PowerMon plugin - for laptop carpcs

**monkeyracer** · 08-06-2008, 09:58 PM

it seems any issues with this and other plugins are related to recent RR releases rather than the individual plugins. to test whether it's RR or the plug-in, remove all other X,plugin codes and if it works, it's RR, if it still doesn't, it's the plug-in.

There's talk amongst those who help code the source that this may be something since the 10/06 release, and it's being looked at. Soon there will be a new RR release and this will be fixed.

Also, the old powermon version had different labels than the new one which adds powermon_ to most of the labels.

**jonessc** · 08-07-2008, 03:41 PM

Festy,

The only other thing that would complete this great plugin

Would be to add the ability to hibernate the machine after a set time limit (maybe read from an ini file) and ability to launch applications on resume (again from an ini file)

This would mean we wouldnt have to use shutdown software any more

Not sure if this is possible, but seen as the plugin already knows the power state anyway it seems do-able

**Sal R.** · 08-20-2008, 03:10 PM

Request: Change slider graphics to be relative to $skinpath$ folder instead of powermon folder to follow RR's standard slider conventions?

**monkeyracer** · 08-20-2008, 10:03 PM

I did it a little differently:

(.gifs above are only 10 of the 20 images each.)

I basically took the label for the charge percentage, stripped the percent sign, and evaluated that into a slider. For the charging symbol, I used the RRStrings plugin to evaluate the length of the label, if it's 8 (Charging) it displays a charge symbol, if it's 11 (Discharging) or anything else, it displays nothing. I did it this way so that I could use one set of images for the battery whether it were charging or not.

A normal indicator would be nice. A simple true/false kind of thing...

**Sal R.** · 08-20-2008, 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by monkeyracer

I did it a little differently:

(.gifs above are only 10 of the 20 images each.)

I basically took the label for the charge percentage, stripped the percent sign, and evaluated that into a slider. For the charging symbol, I used the RRStrings plugin to evaluate the length of the label, if it's 8 (Charging) it displays a charge symbol, if it's 11 (Discharging) or anything else, it displays nothing. I did it this way so that I could use one set of images for the battery whether it were charging or not.

A normal indicator would be nice. A simple true/false kind of thing...

I did it the same way, as well, but it's rather round-a-bout. Took a look at the source code and looks to be a quick fix.

I just didn't like defining a TMR function to check batt states...

**monkeyracer** · 08-20-2008, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by Sal R.

I just didn't like defining a TMR function to check batt states...

I know, with the timer, every interval, the skin has to perform the calculation, where it would be nice to have a normal slider (0-65535) that can be used without that round about manner, along with an indicator that can be used with byind rather than having to check the length of the label string.

**sativen** · 10-10-2008, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by jonessc

Festy,

The only other thing that would complete this great plugin

Would be to add the ability to hibernate the machine after a set time limit (maybe read from an ini file) and ability to launch applications on resume (again from an ini file)

This would mean we wouldnt have to use shutdown software any more

Not sure if this is possible, but seen as the plugin already knows the power state anyway it seems do-able

......I would like this feature also.

Reason being, if I use Roadrunner to hibernate, everything comes back up just awesome, music plays, screen updates, steering wheel controls work.

If I use Shut Control to hibernate my system, I have to close and restart Roadrunner (or else restart my music), and I have to restart my steering wheel controls. Little things, but annoying nonetheless. And slower.

**Sal R.** · 10-17-2008, 11:47 AM

Hope you don't mind festy, but I updated it to the new RR plugin standards and made the images skin-based.

This plugin is just too useful to let it get out-of-date.

No changes to the original commands.

Only change:
WAS: $rrpath$\image

IS: $skinpath$\pm_image

for battery images.

**GizmoQ** · 10-17-2008, 11:57 AM

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you SAL. I was really worried that this outstanding plugin for laptop/tablets was dead and I use it in all my skin.

Thanx again