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Re: "Power information" notifications

 

On Wed, 2009-06-03 at 10:42 +0200, Mark Shuttleworth wrote:
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>         Battery low
>         25 minutes remaining (15.67%)
> That's all that's needed. We shouldn't use generic titles like "Power
> information" and then put the detail in the body - we should put the
> key information in the title itself. Reading the title should give me
> the key idea - my battery is low.

Just a little comment: 15.67% doesn't say a lot more than just 15%,
which is arguably easier to read. I would round this value to the next
multiple of 5 or something. Extra points if the icon also reflects the
value, at least to some extent.

Cheers,

M. S.

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