https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=491632
Bug ID: 491632
Summary: Battery Critical notification wording and countdown
Classification: Plasma
Product: Powerdevil
Version: 6.1.4
Platform: openSUSE
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: john....@pelago.org.uk
CC: m...@ratijas.tk, natalie_clar...@yahoo.de
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 172548
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Battery Critical notification
SUMMARY
I have a couple of suggestions for improving the current Battery Critical
notification - see Expected Result.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Use a battery-powered device
2. Allow your battery to deplete to 5%
3. Observe the Battery Critical notification
OBSERVED RESULT
Notification says:
Battery Critical (5% Remaining).
Battery level critical. Your computer will enter hibernation mode in 60
seconds.
The notification will be static over those 60 seconds (unless you plug a power
lead in, in which case it will disappear, as expected.)
EXPECTED RESULT
I suggest that the "60 seconds" part of the message be turned into a countdown
that updates once per second, so the user can see exactly how long they've got
to rush for a power lead.
Also, "Your computer will enter hibernation mode" could be less jargon-y as
"Your computer will hibernate", especially as the button below says "Hibernate
Now" not "Enter Hibernation Mode Now". Possibly it shouldn't say "Your
computer", maybe just "The computer" or "This computer" - I'm not sure if
there's a HIG for this.
Also also, you may not need the repetition of "Battery level critical" in the
body, as it's already in the header, especially on a message you want to read
quickly.
As always, I suggest a usability expert should take a look at the wording for
this rather than just taking my suggestions!
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20240811
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.5.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
Kernel Version: 6.10.3-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
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