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feat(battery widget): add hide-when-idle option#2997

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Summary

Add a hide when idle option in the battery widget.
The battery is considered idle when upower reports it as Pending Charge.
This is useful for laptops with a charging limit enforced in BIOS, because the hide when full option will not work (as it will never reach 100%)

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Type of Change

  • Bug fix
  • New feature
  • Breaking change
  • Refactoring
  • Build / packaging

Related Issue

Task in the triage list on discord

Testing

Manual Coverage

  • Tested on Niri
  • Tested on Hyprland
  • Tested on Sway
  • Tested on another compositor:
  • Tested with different bar positions and density settings
  • Tested at different interface scaling values
  • Tested with multiple monitors

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  • I read and followed the relevant guidance in CONTRIBUTING.md.
  • I ran just format with clang-format v22+ installed, or this PR has no code changes.
  • I ran the relevant build or test commands, or explained why they were not run.
  • I self-reviewed the changes.
  • I checked for new warnings or errors.
  • I will update end-user documentation after merge, or this PR does not change user-facing configuration or behavior.
  • I added or updated assets/translations/en.json, or this PR adds no new user-facing strings.
  • I did not edit non-English translation files unless this PR is explicitly for translation tooling, an import/export sync, or a maintainer-requested locale change.
  • I used the existing canonical names for config keys, IPC names, paths, and identifiers.

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