Sorry for being a nuisance, but programming is a learning experience.

And sometimes I get stuck and need help


So my current dilemma is as follows:

I'm trying to write a (Python) application that logs battery level and I need to catch the dbus signal for when the charger is plugged in / unplugged.

The problem is, I have absolutely no idea how to do this. I've been reading up on dbus, including this manual:

http://maemo.org/maemo_training_mate...m_Development/

But the problem is, although I understand it a little tiny bit, there doesn't seem to be a system dbus reference showing what signals are broadcast by the system (at least I couldn't find any such documentation).

So I was wondering if any of you knew of such a document, or if there isn't any such thing, telling me what python dbus code is needed to "catch" such information.

Well, I have another question, too (sorry!).

I'm able to get the current charge on the battery by using a simple program by Matan (which polls retu) but it isn't enough information. I also really need to know what the current draw on the battery is. So yesterday, on #maemo, Stskeeps and qwerty12 kindly pointed me in the direction of an application called Field Test Display (ftd) which shows this information, but I need to get this data via a CLI so I can document it. So if ftd gets it, then it must be accessible via the terminal somehow? At least I hope...

Any help on either of these issues is greatly appreciated!