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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 )
- a pop-up warning message which appears on bottom right corner when battery level is less that 15%:
![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.