D24070: Don't use toolTipMainText to show info, rather use the second line

[Noah Davis]

ndavis added a comment.


  In D24070#534585 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D24070#534585>, @ngraham wrote:
  
  > In D24070#534447 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D24070#534447>, @ndavis wrote:
  >
  > > In D24070#534378 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D24070#534378>, @broulik wrote:
  > >
  > > > Volume shows the percentage in the main title so this is inconsistent now.
  > > >  Perhaps instead show some other information like remaining time in the subtext?
  > >
  > >
  > > Yes, perhaps it should be like this:
  > >
  > >   Battery at 100%
  > >   Plugged in, not charging
  > >
  >
  >
  > Yeah, that makes sense to me. Put the primary information in the first line, and additional information in the second line. For example:
  >
  >   4:58 remaining
  >   55% Battery charge level
  >
  >
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  >   2:08 until fully charged
  >   78% Battery charge level
  >
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  >   2:08 until fully charged
  >   78% Battery charge level
  >
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  >   Battery 100% charged
  >   Plugged in
  >
  >
  > (not totally sure about that last one, just an idea)
  
  
  I think the percentage is more important than the timer because the timer might be misleading. For instance, my own laptop says my battery can last 10 hours on a full battery, but that seems awfully suspicious to me. I don't think I've ever actually gotten 10 hours out of my battery.

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