
Hi,

Kapm is a small app used to display the battery status level on a laptop. It was largely
written as a training exercise for C++ and the KDE environment. Comments are welcome.

It was written on a Pentium running Linux 2.0.31, and relies on the presence
of the proc file system, and in particular the file /proc/apm, which holds the
appropriate power and battery information. If this file isn't present, then the 
program exits wih an error message.

The 'main window' is docked in the KDE Panel, and shows either 'AC' if your laptop
is plugged into the mains, or the battery status as a percentage when you are on
battery power.

Clicking on the docked window will bring up a dialog, containing Kapm copyright and
descriptive information. This dialog also allows you to change the warning level
(default 30%) and the intervals at which the battery is checked (10 secs).
Clicking on the Close button will save these new settings, and close the dialog. 
The exit button does not save settings, but simply exits the program.

When your battery level is reduced to the warning level, a dialog will appear advising
you of this fact.

Kapm is copyright Robert Bradford (c) 1998, and release under the terms of the GNU
General Public License.

Robert Bradford
robert@digit.demon.co.uk
URL: http://www.digit.demon.co.uk


