Power Management - Revision history

Vater at 19:22, 19 August 2012

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Vater at 14:30, 11 August 2012

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Tigersharke at 08:54, 8 February 2012

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Drulavigne at 22:07, 9 December 2010

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Drulavigne at 23:32, 9 November 2010

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Drulavigne at 23:12, 9 November 2010

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 * When battery is at warning level
-If you click the Configure Notifications button, you'll see a screen similar to Figure 7.4c:
+If you click the Configure Notifications button, you will see a screen similar to Figure 7.4c:
 '''Figure 7.4c: Configuring Notifications for Power Management'''

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-If you don't see a battery icon, you may need to click the arrow in the system tray to view hidden icons. If the icon is still not there, you can add this widget to the system tray by clicking on the Panel tool box icon (located in far right corner of the panel) -> +Add Widgets. Search for the term "battery" and double-click the battery icon. You can then click the red X to close the Add Widget window.
+If you do not see a battery icon, you may need to click the arrow in the system tray to view hidden icons. If the icon is still not there, you can add this widget to the system tray by clicking on the Panel tool box icon (located in far right corner of the panel) -> +Add Widgets. Search for the term "battery" and double-click the battery icon. You can then click the red X to close the Add Widget window.
 As seen in Figure 7.4a, this window will indicate if the battery is plugged in and the percentage of the charge. If you click the Power Profile drop down menu, you will have the option to choose from five power profiles: Performance, Powersave, Agressive Powersave, Xtreme Powersave, and Presentation. The rest of this section will show you how to view and modify the settings for each power profile.

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 '''Note:''' if you encounter problems with Sleep or Hibernate mode, the section on [http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/ACPI ACPI] may help you to diagnose or fix the problem.
-If you click the wrench icon, you will enter the Power Management utility, seen in Figure 7.4b. You can also start this utility from Kicker -> System Settings -> Power Management.
+If you click the wrench icon, you will enter the Power Management utility, seen in Figure 7.4b. You can also start this utility from Application Launcher -> System Settings -> Power Management.
 '''Figure 7.4b: General Settings Window of KDE's Power Management Utility'''

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-The upper frame of this window lists various power management events and the lower frame of this window configures the type of notification associated with each event. If you highlight an event, such as "The power adaptor has been plugged in", you can view and edit the possible notifications:
+The upper frame of this window lists various power management events and the lower frame of this window configures the type of notification associated with each event. If you highlight an event, such as "AC adaptor plugged in", you can view and edit the possible notifications:
 '''Play a sound:''' if checked, the specified sound will play whenever the highlighted event occurs. You can click the white play button to the left of the sound's name to preview the sound. If you would like to change the sound, click the blue browse button to browse through KDE's sounds. If you have your own collection of sounds, you can browse to their location.
-'''Show a message in a popup:'''
+'''Show a message in a popup:''' if checked, a pop-up message will occur above the system tray whenever the event occurs.
-'''Log to a file:'''
+'''Log to a file:''' if you would like to save the notification to a file, check this box and click the blue browse button to browse to the location of an existing file (create an empty file first if it does not already exist). Whenever the event happens an entry (for example: - KNotify Tue Nov 23 12:37:23 2010: The power adaptor has been plugged in.) will be added to the bottom of the specified file.
 '''Mark taskbar entry:'''

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 [[File:Power1.png]]
-If you don't see a battery icon, you may need to click the up arrow in the system tray to view hidden icons. If it is still not there, you can add this widget to the system tray by clicking on the Panel tool box icon (located in far right corner of the panel) -> +Add Widgets. Search for the term "battery" and double-click the battery icon. You can then click the red X to close the Add Widget window.
+If you don't see a battery icon, you may need to click the arrow in the system tray to view hidden icons. If the icon is still not there, you can add this widget to the system tray by clicking on the Panel tool box icon (located in far right corner of the panel) -> +Add Widgets. Search for the term "battery" and double-click the battery icon. You can then click the red X to close the Add Widget window.
 As seen in Figure 7.4a, this window will indicate if the battery is plugged in and the percentage of the charge. If you click the Power Profile drop down menu, you will have the option to choose from five power profiles: Performance, Powersave, Agressive Powersave, Xtreme Powersave, and Presentation. The rest of this section will show you how to view and modify the settings for each power profile.
-If you wish to conserve some battery power, you can use the slider to adjust the screen brightness to the lowest usability level.
+If you wish to conserve some battery power, you can use the slider to adjust the screen brightness to the lowest usable level.
 If your BIOS supports it, you can click the Sleep or Hibernate buttons whenever you wish to enter that mode.
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 * When battery is at low level
-'''When battery is at warning level
+* When battery is at warning level
 If you click the Configure Notifications button, you'll see a screen similar to Figure 7.4c:

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 '''Lock screen on resume:''' if this box is checked, the screen will be locked when leaving suspend mode. This means that you will need to input your password to unlock the screen.
-'''Let PowerDevil manage screen powersaving:''' if checked, KDE will use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_Display_Power_Management_Signaling DPMS]
+'''Let PowerDevil manage screen powersaving:''' if checked, KDE will use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_Display_Power_Management_Signaling DPMS] to shut off power to the display.
 '''Before doing a suspend action, wait:''' the number of seconds KDE will wait before suspending the system (e.g. after closing the lid).
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 The upper frame of this window lists various power management events and the lower frame of this window configures the type of notification associated with each event. If you highlight an event, such as "The power adaptor has been plugged in", you can view and edit the possible notifications:
-'''Play a sound:'''
+'''Play a sound:''' if checked, the specified sound will play whenever the highlighted event occurs. You can click the white play button to the left of the sound's name to preview the sound. If you would like to change the sound, click the blue browse button to browse through KDE's sounds. If you have your own collection of sounds, you can browse to their location.
 '''Show a message in a popup:'''

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 If you click the wrench icon, you will enter the Power Management utility, seen in Figure 7.4b. You can also start this utility from Kicker -> System Settings -> Power Management.
-'''Figure 7.4b: Viewing and Creating Power Profiles Using KDE's Power Management Utility'''
+'''Figure 7.4b: General Settings Window of KDE's Power Management Utility'''
 [[File:Power6.png]]
 '''Figure 7.4c:'''