awesome-wm-widgets/battery-widget/README.md

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# Battery widget
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Simple and easy-to-install widget for Awesome Window Manager.
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This widget consists of:
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- an icon which shows the battery level:
![Battery Widget](./bat-wid-1.png)
- a pop-up window, which shows up when you hover over an icon:
![Battery Widget](./bat-wid-2.png)
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Alternatively you can use a tooltip (check the code):
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![Battery Widget](./bat-wid-22.png)
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- a pop-up warning message which appears on bottom right corner when battery level is less that 15% (you can get the image [here](https://vk.com/images/stickers/1933/512.png)):
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![Battery Widget](./bat-wid-3.png)
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Note that widget uses the Arc icon theme, so it should be [installed](https://github.com/horst3180/arc-icon-theme#installation) first under **/usr/share/icons/Arc/** folder.
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## Installation
This widget reads the output of acpi tool.
- install `acpi` and check the output:
```bash
$ sudo apt-get install acpi
$ acpi
Battery 0: Discharging, 66%, 02:34:06 remaining
```
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Then refer to the [installation](https://github.com/streetturtle/awesome-wm-widgets#installation) section of the repo.