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Version 3.1
This is minor bug-fixing release. It contains only minor improvements.
Thanks to Klaus Schneider-Zapp, it's now possible to configure the path
to the battery uevent file in Settings.h .
After changing the power source the notification message 
disappears properly.

Setup instructions...

Make sure you have got installed acpi package!!! Battery applet 
still depends on it!

1) Preparation
	Decompress the archive.
	Go into the SimpleBatteryApplet directory
	Go into the BatteryAppletSource directory
2) Compilation of main programm
	Type "qmake" press return key
	Type "make" press return key
3) Congratulation!
	You can run applet via the binary BatteryApplet in the same 
	folder (SimpleBatteryApplet/BatteryAppletSource)
4) Configuration
	You can add your own battery icons(Oxygen theme can be found 
	in the images directory). You will need to create somwhere a
	folder with icons named like 98.png (where 98 is percentage 
	for this icon) and 98_ch.png where _ch means charging. You 
	can specify the path to the folder with icons via command line. 
	(Type BatteryApplet -h to see how.)

As soon as battery applet checks battery state every 30 sec, we will 
maybe need something to notify it that the ac adapter is plugged in
or out... 
So if you'd like to get information about changing immediately, you 
can compile BatteryAppletAgent. (It's not necessary for BatteryApplet)

1) Preparation
	Go into thw SimpleBatteryApplet/BatteryAppletAgent directory
2) Compilation
	Run "qmake" command as for BatteryApplet
	Run "make"
3) Setup 
	Create two files in folder "/etc/acpi/events",  for example 
	with names "notifyAC" and "notifyBAT". 
	The contents of the files should be:
	notifyAC:

#-----------------------------------------------------

# /etc/acpi/events/ac
# Called when the user connects ac power to us
# 

event=ac_adapter.*
action=/path/to/BatteryAppletAgent ac

#----------------------------------------------------------

	notifyBAT:

#----------------------------------------------------------

# /etc/acpi/events/battery
# Called when AC power goes away and computer switchs to battery

event=battery.*
action=/path/to/BatteryAppletAgent  battery

#-----------------------------------------------------------

4) Congratulation!
	It should work now!

So now the icon will be changed as soon as you change power source
But if you don't want to create some files in /etc/acpi ... It will
still work, but it's icon will be changes after 30 seconds after 
you've changed power source.
Anyway, after you've done what you want and compiled BatteryApplet 
from BatteryAppletSource folder, you can start it and enjoy.





Contribution:
Klaus Schneider-Zapp <kschn@users.sourceforge.net> -- Structural ideas 
		and Patches, improving the icon selection algorithm.
Source: README, updated 2012-01-15