Bug 439647

Summary: Gnome power manager applet doesn't start
Product: [openSUSE] openSUSE 11.1 Reporter: Carlos Robinson <carlos.e.r>
Component: GNOMEAssignee: E-mail List <gnome-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX QA Contact: E-mail List <qa-bugs>
Severity: Normal    
Priority: P5 - None    
Version: Beta 3   
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Hardware: Other   
OS: Other   
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Attachments: Screenshot of new user default desktop

Description Carlos Robinson 2008-10-28 20:03:29 UTC
Created attachment 248415 [details]
Screenshot of new user default desktop

openSUSE 11.1 Beta 3

The gnome power manager applet doesn't start, see attached photo.

This means that users can not easily modify the default setting of automatic hibernation at 30 minutes and it will catch them unawares. Compliance to energy star states that instructions for this must be clearly labeled.

Starting gnome-power-manager from a console does nothing.

The user has to know to start gnome-power-preferences manually.
Comment 1 JP Rosevear 2008-10-28 20:09:27 UTC
gnome-power-preferences is in the control center.

And it starts, the icon just defaults to only being present if there is a battery.
Comment 2 Carlos Robinson 2008-10-28 20:49:41 UTC
(In reply to comment #1 from JP Rosevear)
> gnome-power-preferences is in the control center.
> 
> And it starts, the icon just defaults to only being present if there is a
> battery.
> 

Possibly, but it is the entry point to change the default auto-hibernate setting.
Comment 3 JP Rosevear 2008-10-31 19:53:26 UTC
Ok, but its in the control center like a number of other key items like keyboard.
Comment 4 Carlos Robinson 2008-11-01 03:02:19 UTC
Have you read the "ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Computers" requirements? You can get them here:

<http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/product_specs/program_reqsComputer_Spec_Final.pdf>


For instance, it says:

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User Information Requirement: In order to ensure that purchasers/users are properly informed on the benefits of power management, the manufacturer will include with each computer, one of the following:
• Information on ENERGY STAR and the benefits of power management in either a hard copy or electronic copy of the user manual. This information should be near the front of the user guide; or
• A package or box insert on ENERGY STAR and the benefits of power management.
Either option must at least include the following information:
• Notice that the computer has been shipped enabled for power management and what the time settings are; and
• How to properly wake the computer from Sleep mode;
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By hiding the control you are breaking the rules. As far as I know, you are not including the above information anywhere "in the box".

AFAIK, a software product alone does not qualify as Energy Star compliant, anyway...