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@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ ethernet eth0 {
battery 0 {
format = "%status %percentage %remaining %emptytime"
format_down = "No battery"
+ status_chr = "⚇ CHR""
+ status_bat = "⚡ BAT"
+ status_full = "☻ FULL"
path = "/sys/class/power_supply/BAT%d/uevent"
low_threshold = 10
}
@@ -309,12 +312,25 @@ colored red. The low_threshold type can be of threshold_type "time" or
"percentage". So, if you configure low_threshold to 10 and threshold_type to
"time", and your battery lasts another 9 minutes, it will be colored red.
+Optionally custom strings including any UTF-8 symbols can be used for different
+battery states. This makes it possible to display individual symbols
+for each state (charging, discharging, full)
+Of course it will also work with special iconic fonts, such as FontAwesome.
+If any of this special status strings is omitted, the default (CHR, BAT, FULL)
+is used.
+
*Example order*: +battery 0+
*Example format*: +%status %remaining (%emptytime %consumption)+
*Example format_down*: +No battery+
+*Example status_chr*: +⚇ CHR+
+
+*Example status_bat*: +⚡ BAT+
+
+*Example status_full*: +☻ FULL+
+
*Example low_threshold*: +30+
*Example threshold_type*: +time+