;;; battery.el --- display battery status information
-;; Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
+;; Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005
;; Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;; Author: Ralph Schleicher <rs@nunatak.allgaeu.org>
"Battery status not available")))
;;;###autoload
-(defun display-battery ()
+(define-minor-mode display-battery-mode
"Display battery status information in the mode line.
The text being displayed in the mode line is controlled by the variables
`battery-mode-line-format' and `battery-status-function'.
The mode line will be updated automatically every `battery-update-interval'
seconds."
- (interactive)
+ :global t :group 'battery
(setq battery-mode-line-string "")
(or global-mode-string (setq global-mode-string '("")))
- (add-to-list 'global-mode-string 'battery-mode-line-string t)
(and battery-update-timer (cancel-timer battery-update-timer))
- (setq battery-update-timer (run-at-time nil battery-update-interval
- 'battery-update-handler))
- (battery-update))
+ (if (not display-battery-mode)
+ (setq global-mode-string
+ (delq 'battery-mode-line-string global-mode-string))
+ (add-to-list 'global-mode-string 'battery-mode-line-string t)
+ (setq battery-update-timer (run-at-time nil battery-update-interval
+ 'battery-update-handler))
+ (battery-update)))
(defun battery-update-handler ()
(battery-update)