http://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2007/06/13/shutting-down-too-early/ Blog about geeky stuff Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:38:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2007/06/13/shutting-down-too-early/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Anonymous Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:04:07 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2007/06/13/shutting-down-too-early/#comment-88 Even reading your description of the problem, I don't understand what you're trying to get across :D "I haven't seen this battery before. I estimate you can run for 30 minutes on this battery charge (97%), but you might be able to get much more out of it. My estimates will improve as you use the battery." You might feel uncomfortable having the software talk in the first person; I haven't seen a better way of doing it that doesn't end up confusing people and using techie-speak (e.g., "New battery found" - "Huh? My battery isn't new!") Even reading your description of the problem, I don't understand what you're trying to get across “I haven't seen this battery before. I estimate you can run for 30 minutes on this battery charge (97%), but you might be able to get much more out of it. My estimates will improve as you use the battery.” You might feel uncomfortable having the software talk in the first person; I haven't seen a better way of doing it that doesn't end up confusing people and using techie-speak (e.g., “New battery found” – “Huh? My battery isn't new!”)

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