

Lithium-ion batteries lose capacity over time, The interaction between battery capacity loss and Note that will disable all notifications, including low battery warnings.Īt the time, I thought it might have had something to do with If you just want to disable the notifications, this will do the trick: $ xfconf-query -channel xfce4-power-manager -property /xfce4-power-manager/general-notification -set falseīy toggling the "Show notifications" checkbox under "Appearance".īy checking Show notifications, you enable informational popups forĮvents like plugging and unplugging or low battery charge. It has a "Status notifications" option which is already off. The Power Manager settings GUI no longer has an a notifications option either. It says: Property "/xfce4-power-manager/general-notification" does not exist on channel "xfce4-power-manager".Ī call to xfconf-query -channel xfce4-power-manager -l shows that xconf no longer has an option to control the messages. Given the instruction, xconf-query reports that the option no longer exists to disable its runaway messaging system. What's worse is that the fix no longer works. It actually seems to occur after the power is removed and replaced (I've yet to determine if suspend plays a role). Nathaniel M Beaver's fix fixed it under my then version of xfce4.īut the problem has reoccurred under xfce4 v4.14. The problem is intermittent and persistent. I'm sat in a cafe I've never sat in before. I'm not aware of any loose connections or problems with my power supply. The most likely explanation is that there is some short causing the power to keep dropping. The xfce power manager is repeating, incessantly: "Your battery is charging", "Your battery is fully charged", "Your battery is charging", "Your battery is fully charged", "Your battery is charging", "Your battery is fully charged".
