Battery % in place of Icon... Working in 1.1.0 in color

Webby_s · 01:18 PM

Battery Icon and Pecent Description:

This will add a color-coded percent number with the battery icon in the top bar. Charging = Teal. 100%-70% = Green. 69%-45% = Yellow. = 44%-20% = Orange. 19%-0% = Red.

Up in the top right we have the battery icon, is it or would it be possible to tweak the OS to show us a percentage % of battery life instead of the icon?

I am somewhat willing to root and tweak the OS in vi and all but do not have the knowledge to see if this could be done. Just wondering if it could! And possibly how! Thanks!

Edit: So nesl247 has a working patch for the % in place of the battery icon with color!!!

Go to thread post #98 for the master of all posts! "One post to rule them all!" It is spelled out perfectly and easy for all to see!

Pics of this in technicolor can be found here!!! And proof it's running in 1.1.0

More tweaking!
So if one is willing to "tweak and hack" a little more in root go to post #325 (wow this thread has taken off!) and you can make it so the percentage is Blue while being charged! Pretty neat tweak (thank the appropriate people) but it does require some serious rooting! Pictures their to prove it also!

sjs2626 · 07/21/2009, 11:47 PM

That would be way more useful than the current icon, hopefully Palm changes this for non-rooted Pres!

ndz · 07/21/2009, 11:51 PM

+1 for % meter instead of the icon.

cannibal869 · 07/21/2009, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ndz

+1 for % meter instead of the icon.

ditto that

nesl247 · 07/22/2009, 01:50 AM

Working on it, and almost have it done I think. Problem is everytime I need to test it, I have to restart the pre which takes about 3 minutes. Anyone know a way to restart the UI?

jrdejavux · 07/22/2009, 01:52 AM

/sbin/initctl stop LunaSysMgr

then

/sbin/initctl start LunaSysMgr

nesl247 · 07/22/2009, 02:21 AM

What's the easiest way to give links to the 2 patches needed (2 files). I can't post links yet because of my post count.

It does work for me (using it on my pre), but it might not be the prettiest. It's the same looking text as the time, and without more space, I can't fit a % sign in there. But the number does display properly.

phrough · 07/22/2009, 08:54 AM

nesl247, I'm at the same point. Just put a URL without the h t t p : / / part. Then people can copy and paste the URL if they really want it.

Webby_s · 07/22/2009, 09:37 AM

Or you could post it over at the webOS internal Wiki Main Page - WebOS Internals

bigbrown · 07/22/2009, 12:13 PM

I would sure love this info.

nesl247 · 07/22/2009, 01:11 PM

Sorry was at work when I got the email about removing http... Anyway, here's the info:

The following two links contain the patches needed for this to work.

pastebin.com/f3497f51d - /usr/lib/luna/system/luna-systemui/stylesheets/systemui.css
pastebin.com/f44115c2e - /usr/lib/luna/system/luna-systemui/app/controllers/bar-assistant.js

It worked for me, though I didn't test the patch after pastebin'ing it.

Webby_s · 07/22/2009, 01:18 PM

Sweet, Now I suppose I should be the first one to try since I asked, haha. So while in root just copy/paste each line or do I need to 'cp' the lines? (Sorry for the lack of knowledge)

nesl247 · 07/22/2009, 01:28 PM

Remount root as rw: rootfs_open -w

Copy and pate the first to /usr/lib/luna/system/luna-systemui/stylesheets/systemui.css.diff and the second to /usr/lib/luna/system/luna-systemui/app/controllers/bar-assistant.js.diff

Then:

cd /usr/lib/luna/system/luna-systemui/stylesheets
patch < systemui.css.diff
cd /usr/lib/luna/system/luna-systemui/app/controllers
patch < bar-assistant.js.diff

Try that and see if it works. It should, but again I'm not 100% sure since I modified the file by hand.

Webby_s · 07/22/2009, 02:32 PM

I keep getting

Code:

/bin/sh: patch: not found

nesl247 · 07/22/2009, 02:34 PM

Have you setup ipkg-opt and the repository? If so, as root:

ipkg-opt update
ipkg-opt install patch

Webby_s · 07/22/2009, 02:57 PM

Thanks, installed the ipkg-opt update and all now:

Code:

patch unexpectedly ends in middle of line
patch: **** Only garbage was found in the patch input.

This is how I am doing it all. I copy the file over to the USB I then

Code:

cp /media/internal/(file name) /usr/lib/luna/system/luna-systemui/stylesheets/systemui.css.diff
cp /media/internal/(file name) /usr/lib/luna/system/luna-systemui/app/controllers/bar-assistant.js.diff

I then do the write up you have for the patch, I cd / over the the directory and try the patch <

What am I doing wrong? Is there a file name wrong somewhere? Thanks for your patients!

Webby_s · 07/22/2009, 05:37 PM

Any ideas?

bigbrown · 07/22/2009, 06:16 PM

Well, I can tell you the code seems to work. I edited the files manually and everything looks good so far. It shows the % of charge instead of that battery icon. I'm not sure if I really like how it looks, but its there.

bigbrown · 07/22/2009, 06:24 PM

However, now the screen locks while it is charging. That's not normal is it? I thought it stayed unlocked while charging.

**mamouton** · 07/22/2009, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nesl247

Working on it, and almost have it done I think. Problem is everytime I need to test it, I have to restart the pre which takes about 3 minutes. Anyone know a way to restart the UI?

Thanks this works is there any way to put a percent sign behind the numbers?
Also looking at this code it appears that the low battery alert is here, do you know how to go about nulling it or giving it another class?

07/21/2009, 11:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Webby_s Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 284 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 36 Thanked 22 Times in 17 Posts	Battery % in place of Icon... Working in 1.1.0 in color Battery Icon and Pecent Description: This will add a color-coded percent number with the battery icon in the top bar. Charging = Teal. 100%-70% = Green. 69%-45% = Yellow. = 44%-20% = Orange. 19%-0% = Red. Up in the top right we have the battery icon, is it or would it be possible to tweak the OS to show us a percentage % of battery life instead of the icon? I am somewhat willing to root and tweak the OS in vi and all but do not have the knowledge to see if this could be done. Just wondering if it could! And possibly how! Thanks! Edit: So nesl247 has a working patch for the % in place of the battery icon with color!!! Go to thread post #98 for the master of all posts! "One post to rule them all!" It is spelled out perfectly and easy for all to see! Pics of this in technicolor can be found here!!! And proof it's running in 1.1.0 More tweaking! So if one is willing to "tweak and hack" a little more in root go to post #325 (wow this thread has taken off!) and you can make it so the percentage is Blue while being charged! Pretty neat tweak (thank the appropriate people) but it does require some serious rooting! Pictures their to prove it also! Last edited by Milominderbinder; 10/12/2009 at 01:18 PM. Reason: Added description and screenshot - hope that is OK
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07/21/2009, 11:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
sjs2626 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 27 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 33 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	That would be way more useful than the current icon, hopefully Palm changes this for non-rooted Pres!
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07/21/2009, 11:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
ndz Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 114 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 34 Thanked 25 Times in 13 Posts	+1 for % meter instead of the icon.
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07/22/2009, 01:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
nesl247 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 71 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 35 Times in 8 Posts	Working on it, and almost have it done I think. Problem is everytime I need to test it, I have to restart the pre which takes about 3 minutes. Anyone know a way to restart the UI?
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07/22/2009, 01:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
jrdejavux Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 199 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 46 Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts	/sbin/initctl stop LunaSysMgr then /sbin/initctl start LunaSysMgr __________________
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07/22/2009, 02:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
nesl247 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 71 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 35 Times in 8 Posts	What's the easiest way to give links to the 2 patches needed (2 files). I can't post links yet because of my post count. It does work for me (using it on my pre), but it might not be the prettiest. It's the same looking text as the time, and without more space, I can't fit a % sign in there. But the number does display properly.
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07/22/2009, 08:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
phrough Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 17 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 8 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	nesl247, I'm at the same point. Just put a URL without the h t t p : / / part. Then people can copy and paste the URL if they really want it.
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07/22/2009, 09:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
Webby_s Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 284 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 36 Thanked 22 Times in 17 Posts	Or you could post it over at the webOS internal Wiki Main Page - WebOS Internals
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07/22/2009, 12:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
bigbrown Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I would sure love this info.
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07/22/2009, 01:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
nesl247 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 71 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 35 Times in 8 Posts	Sorry was at work when I got the email about removing http... Anyway, here's the info: The following two links contain the patches needed for this to work. pastebin.com/f3497f51d - /usr/lib/luna/system/luna-systemui/stylesheets/systemui.css pastebin.com/f44115c2e - /usr/lib/luna/system/luna-systemui/app/controllers/bar-assistant.js It worked for me, though I didn't test the patch after pastebin'ing it.
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07/22/2009, 01:18 PM	#12 (permalink)
Webby_s Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 284 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 36 Thanked 22 Times in 17 Posts	Sweet, Now I suppose I should be the first one to try since I asked, haha. So while in root just copy/paste each line or do I need to 'cp' the lines? (Sorry for the lack of knowledge)
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07/22/2009, 01:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
nesl247 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 71 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 35 Times in 8 Posts	Remount root as rw: rootfs_open -w Copy and pate the first to /usr/lib/luna/system/luna-systemui/stylesheets/systemui.css.diff and the second to /usr/lib/luna/system/luna-systemui/app/controllers/bar-assistant.js.diff Then: cd /usr/lib/luna/system/luna-systemui/stylesheets patch < systemui.css.diff cd /usr/lib/luna/system/luna-systemui/app/controllers patch < bar-assistant.js.diff Try that and see if it works. It should, but again I'm not 100% sure since I modified the file by hand.
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07/22/2009, 02:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
Webby_s Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 284 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 36 Thanked 22 Times in 17 Posts	I keep getting Code: /bin/sh: patch: not found
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07/22/2009, 02:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
nesl247 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 71 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 35 Times in 8 Posts	Have you setup ipkg-opt and the repository? If so, as root: ipkg-opt update ipkg-opt install patch
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07/22/2009, 02:57 PM	#16 (permalink)
Webby_s Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 284 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 36 Thanked 22 Times in 17 Posts	Thanks, installed the ipkg-opt update and all now: Code: patch unexpectedly ends in middle of line patch: ** Only garbage was found in the patch input. This is how I am doing it all. I copy the file over to the USB I then Code: cp /media/internal/(file name) /usr/lib/luna/system/luna-systemui/stylesheets/systemui.css.diff cp /media/internal/(file name) /usr/lib/luna/system/luna-systemui/app/controllers/bar-assistant.js.diff I then do the write up you have for the patch, I cd / over the the directory and try the patch < What am I doing wrong? Is there a file name wrong somewhere? Thanks for your patients!**
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07/22/2009, 05:37 PM	#17 (permalink)
Webby_s Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 284 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 36 Thanked 22 Times in 17 Posts	Any ideas?
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07/22/2009, 06:16 PM	#18 (permalink)
bigbrown Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Well, I can tell you the code seems to work. I edited the files manually and everything looks good so far. It shows the % of charge instead of that battery icon. I'm not sure if I really like how it looks, but its there.
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07/22/2009, 06:24 PM	#19 (permalink)
bigbrown Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	However, now the screen locks while it is charging. That's not normal is it? I thought it stayed unlocked while charging.
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