Hmm, sounds interesting. I too find the battery meter to be more or less crazy. One thing I have found is that, for me, the number of days remaining for standby * 10 is generally about the same as the battery life estimated by battery-status (ie 9 days = 90%), which I use for quick and dirty estimations.


I would love a desktop applet that uses the script above or battery-status for more reliable numbers.

Also (and I am sorry for the side-track), but has anyone played around with the different cpu scalers? I was wondering if there was any real effect on battery life by changing to a more agressive scaler? I figured out how to switch them (I wrote a quick script), but their effects on the battery use are beyond my ability to determine....

Patrick