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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
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[https://lepetitfou.dyndns.org/KThinkBat KThinkBat] is a laptop battery monitor for the KDE-Kicker. It is inspired by the Windows Application "Battery Maximizer" which is included with ThinkPads.  
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[http://lepetitfou.dyndns.org/KThinkBat KThinkBat] is a laptop battery monitor for the KDE-Kicker. It is inspired by the Windows Application "Battery Maximizer" which is included with ThinkPads.  
  
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On ThinkPads it uses the SMAPI BIOS through the [[tp_smapi]] driver.
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It can use the SMAPI BIOS (through the [[tp_smapi]] driver) or [[How to make ACPI work|ACPI]] to collect the data. It shows you the current power consumption of the laptop and brings support for a second battery. It is fully customizable including sizes, color, fonts and battery number
  
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Homepage: https://lepetitfou.dyndns.org/KThinkBat
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Homepage: http://lepetitfou.dyndns.org/KThinkBat
  
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Author: Tobias Roeser
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Author: [http://lepetitfou.dyndns.org Tobias Roeser]
  
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Latest Version: 0.1.5_alpha2
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Latest Version (2007-07-29): 0.2.8
  
 
==Screenshot==
 
==Screenshot==
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[[Image:KThinkBat.png]]
 
[[Image:KThinkBat.png]]
  
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Offline Mode: You see how much power left and how much is consumed at the moment.
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Offline Mode: you see how much charge is left and the current discharging rate.
  
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[[Image:KThinkBat_ac.png]]
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[[Image:KThinkBat_dual.png]]
  
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Online Mode: You see the loading-power.
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Online Mode: you see how much charge is left and the current charging rate. This screenshot is taken with the disabled "summarize batteries" option.
  
 
==Installation==
 
==Installation==
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  make
 
  make
 
  su -c 'make install'
 
  su -c 'make install'
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Alternatively, to minimize filesystem clutter you can install KThinkBat into {{path|/opt/kthinkbat}} and add just a few symlinks under {{path|/usr}}:
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mkdir -p /opt/kthinkbat
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./configure --prefix=/opt/kthinkbat
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make
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make install
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cd /usr/lib/kde3
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ln -vfs ../../../opt/kthinkbat/lib/* ./
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cd /usr/share/apps/kicker/applets
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ln -vfs ../../../../../opt/kthinkbat/share/apps/kicker/applets/kthinkbat.desktop ./
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(The above paths are for {{Fedora}} 4 and 5, and may need to be adjusted for other distributions.)
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If you already have the applet running, run {{cmduser|killall kicker; kicker}} to restart it.
  
 
==Gentoo==
 
==Gentoo==
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You can use the the ebuild from this [https://lepetitfou.dyndns.org/svn/portage-overlay-lefou/trunk/ portage overlay], category/package: [https://lepetitfou.dyndns.org/svn/portage-overlay-lefou/trunk/app-laptop app-laptop]/[https://lepetitfou.dyndns.org/svn/portage-overlay-lefou/trunk/app-laptop/kthinkbat kthinkbat].
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KThinkBat is available through the Gentoo tree as app-laptop/kthinkbat. Use your favorite package manager to install it.
  
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==Patches==
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emerge -av kthinkbat
  
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Here's a small patch that changes the color of the current power consumtion text to white ( for dark background). Furthermore it changes the battery gauge's size (looks nicer if you place the kicker vertical).
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If you want to use the info provided by the [[tp_smapi]] module, enable the ''smapi'' USE flag.
  
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<pre>
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==openSuSE==
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diff -ur kthinkbat.orig/src/kthinkbat.cpp kthinkbat/src/kthinkbat.cpp
 
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--- kthinkbat.orig/src/kthinkbat.cpp    2005-12-15 22:54:28.000000000 +0100
 
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+++ kthinkbat/src/kthinkbat.cpp 2005-12-15 23:32:10.000000000 +0100
 
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void KThinkBat::paintEvent(QPaintEvent* event)
 
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{
 
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    // Werte fr Gauge und Rand
 
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-    QSize gaugeFill(40, 18);
 
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+    QSize gaugeFill(40, 14);
 
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    QSize gHalfDot(4, 4);
 
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    QSize offset(4, 4);
 
  
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KThinkBat is included into the community builds (see KDE/Community/openSUSE_Factory, [[ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/%2fpub/linux/suse/opensuse/repositories/KDE%3A/Community/openSUSE_Factory/x86_64/ here]] for example), though the version is quite outdated atm - 0.2.2.
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    painter.drawPolyline(border);
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You can find newer versions on [http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/index.php Guru's RPM Site], see [http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/rpm-navigation.php?cat=System/kthinkbat/ RPMs for KThinkBat] compiled for all SuSE versions back to 9.3.
  
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    // Prozent-Anzeige
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==Debian==
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-    painter.drawText( offset.width() + 12, offset.height() + gaugeFill.height() - 5, QString().number(batValue));
 
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+    painter.drawText( offset.width() + 14, offset.height() + gaugeFill.height() - 2, QString().number(batValue));
 
  
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    // aktueller Verbrauch in W
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deb http://debian.cp69.de/ unstable main non-free contrib
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+    painter.setPen ( "white" );
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deb-src http://debian.cp69.de/ unstable main non-free contrib
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    painter.drawText( offset.width(), offset.height() + gaugeFill.height() + 12, QString().number((mWH + 500)/1000) + " " + unity );
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deb http://debian.cp69.de/ testing main non-free contrib
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deb-src http://debian.cp69.de/ testing main non-free contrib
  
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    painter.end();
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To get the repository key, do a:
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wget http://debian.cp69.de/repo.asc -O - | sudo apt-key add -
  
 
==Download==
 
==Download==
  
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* [http://lepetitfou.dyndns.org/download/kthinkbat/ Download directory]
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* [http://lepetitfou.dyndns.org/KThinkBat#Download Download from the KThinkBat Site]
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* [https://lepetitfou.dyndns.org/svn/portage-overlay-lefou/trunk/app-laptop/kthinkbat/ KThinkPad ebuilds]
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==See Also==
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* [[How to use UltraBay batteries]]
  
 
[[Category:Tools]] [[Category:Gentoo]]
 
[[Category:Tools]] [[Category:Gentoo]]

Latest revision as of 01:59, 25 June 2008

Description

KThinkBat is a laptop battery monitor for the KDE-Kicker. It is inspired by the Windows Application "Battery Maximizer" which is included with ThinkPads.

It can use the SMAPI BIOS (through the tp_smapi driver) or ACPI to collect the data. It shows you the current power consumption of the laptop and brings support for a second battery. It is fully customizable including sizes, color, fonts and battery number

Homepage: http://lepetitfou.dyndns.org/KThinkBat

Author: Tobias Roeser

Latest Version (2007-07-29): 0.2.8

Screenshot

KThinkBat.png

Offline Mode: you see how much charge is left and the current discharging rate.

KThinkBat dual.png

Online Mode: you see how much charge is left and the current charging rate. This screenshot is taken with the disabled "summarize batteries" option.

Installation

KThinkBat uses the autotools. For a standard installation use 

./configure
make
su -c 'make install'

Alternatively, to minimize filesystem clutter you can install KThinkBat into /opt/kthinkbat and add just a few symlinks under /usr: 

mkdir -p /opt/kthinkbat
./configure --prefix=/opt/kthinkbat
make
make install
cd /usr/lib/kde3
ln -vfs ../../../opt/kthinkbat/lib/* ./
cd /usr/share/apps/kicker/applets
ln -vfs ../../../../../opt/kthinkbat/share/apps/kicker/applets/kthinkbat.desktop ./

(The above paths are for Fedora 4 and 5, and may need to be adjusted for other distributions.)

If you already have the applet running, run $ killall kicker; kicker to restart it.

Gentoo

KThinkBat is available through the Gentoo tree as app-laptop/kthinkbat. Use your favorite package manager to install it. 

emerge -av kthinkbat

If you want to use the info provided by the tp_smapi module, enable the smapi USE flag.

openSuSE

KThinkBat is included into the community builds (see KDE/Community/openSUSE_Factory, [here] for example), though the version is quite outdated atm - 0.2.2. You can find newer versions on Guru's RPM Site, see RPMs for KThinkBat compiled for all SuSE versions back to 9.3.

Debian

deb http://debian.cp69.de/ unstable main non-free contrib
deb-src http://debian.cp69.de/ unstable main non-free contrib
     
deb http://debian.cp69.de/ testing main non-free contrib
deb-src http://debian.cp69.de/ testing main non-free contrib

To get the repository key, do a: 

wget http://debian.cp69.de/repo.asc -O - | sudo apt-key add -

Download


See Also

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