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[Stuart Langridge <sil-launchpad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

I have a desktop computer running Ubuntu 14.04. Today I discovered that
the battery status for my wireless mouse and keyboard are shown in the
Power section of System Settings, which was very pleasing. However,
there is no way to show the battery status in the menu bar on this
machine. The options available for this in System Settings are:

Show battery status in the menu bar when battery is present
Show battery status in the menu bar when battery is charging/in use
Show battery status in the menu bar never

Either the batteries in my wireless keyboard and wireless mouse count as
a "battery" for the purposes of this menu, or they don't, and I don't
know which is true, but either way there is a bug.

If the "Show battery status in the menu bar" dropdown menu applies to
only a main computer battery (such as is found in a laptop) then there
is no way to show the battery status of my wireless keyboard and mouse
if my computer does not *have* a main computer battery (because it is a
desktop computer plugged into mains power always). Suggested fix: add a
new option, "when device(s) using a battery are connected", which would
act as "Show battery status in the menu bar when battery is present" but
also show the status in the menu bar if battery-using peripherals are
connected.

If the "Show battery status in the menu bar" dropdown menu applies to
all batteries, including those in peripherals such as mice, then the
setting is incorrectly being ignored because I do not have a power
indicator.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: indicator-power 12.10.6+14.04.20140411-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Aug  7 21:53:35 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-07 (122 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
SourcePackage: indicator-power
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-25 (104 days ago)

** Affects: indicator-power (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

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Title:
  No way to show power indicator for wireless mice/keyboards on desktop
  machines without battery

Status in “indicator-power” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have a desktop computer running Ubuntu 14.04. Today I discovered
  that the battery status for my wireless mouse and keyboard are shown
  in the Power section of System Settings, which was very pleasing.
  However, there is no way to show the battery status in the menu bar on
  this machine. The options available for this in System Settings are:

  Show battery status in the menu bar when battery is present
  Show battery status in the menu bar when battery is charging/in use
  Show battery status in the menu bar never

  Either the batteries in my wireless keyboard and wireless mouse count
  as a "battery" for the purposes of this menu, or they don't, and I
  don't know which is true, but either way there is a bug.

  If the "Show battery status in the menu bar" dropdown menu applies to
  only a main computer battery (such as is found in a laptop) then there
  is no way to show the battery status of my wireless keyboard and mouse
  if my computer does not *have* a main computer battery (because it is
  a desktop computer plugged into mains power always). Suggested fix:
  add a new option, "when device(s) using a battery are connected",
  which would act as "Show battery status in the menu bar when battery
  is present" but also show the status in the menu bar if battery-using
  peripherals are connected.

  If the "Show battery status in the menu bar" dropdown menu applies to
  all batteries, including those in peripherals such as mice, then the
  setting is incorrectly being ignored because I do not have a power
  indicator.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: indicator-power 12.10.6+14.04.20140411-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Aug  7 21:53:35 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-07 (122 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  SourcePackage: indicator-power
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-25 (104 days ago)

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