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The upower module displays the main battery capacity with all other upower compatible devices in the tooltip.
| Option | Typeof | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| native-path | string | The battery to monitor. Refer to the https://upower.freedesktop.org/docs/UpDevice.html#UpDevice--native-path Can be obtained using `upower --dump` | |
| model | string | The battery to monitor, based on the model. (this option is ignored if native-path is given). Can be obtained using `upower --dump` | |
| icon-size | integer | 20 | Defines the size of the icons. Set to 0 for automatic sizing. |
| format | string | {percentage} | The text format. |
| format-alt | string | {percentage} {time} | The text format when toggled. |
| hide-if-empty | bool | true | Defines visibility of the module if no devices can be found. |
| tooltip | bool | true | Option to disable tooltip on hover. |
| tooltip-spacing | integer | 4 | Defines the spacing between the tooltip device name and device battery status. |
| tooltip-padding | integer | 4 | Defines the spacing between the tooltip window edge and the tooltip content. |
| tooltip-format | string | The format used for each device line shown in the tooltip. Accepts the same replacements as format. | |
| on-click | string | Command to execute when clicked on the module. | |
| show-icon | bool | true | Option to disable battery icon. |
| menu | string | Action that popups the menu. | |
| menu-file | string | Location of the menu descriptor file. There need to be an element of type GtkMenu with id menu | |
| menu-actions | array | The actions corresponding to the buttons of the menu. |
{percentage}: The battery capacity in percentage
{time}: An estimated time either until empty or until fully charged
depending on the charging state.
{temperature}: The battery temperature in degrees Celsius.
{model}: The model name of the device.
{native-path}: The native path of the device.
"upower": {
"icon-size": 20,
"hide-if-empty": true,
"tooltip": true,
"tooltip-spacing": 20
}
"upower": {
"native-path": "/org/bluez/hci0/dev_D4_AE_41_38_D0_EF",
"icon-size": 20,
"hide-if-empty": true,
"tooltip": true,
"tooltip-spacing": 20
}
"upower": {
"native-path": "battery_sony_controller_battery_d0o27o88o32ofcoee",
"icon-size": 20,
"hide-if-empty": true,
"tooltip": true,
"tooltip-spacing": 20
}
"upower": {
"show-icon": false,
"hide-if-empty": true,
"tooltip": true,
"tooltip-spacing": 20
}
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