<FILENAME filename="index.html"><html><head><title>Power Management</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-default.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-docs.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-localised.css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot"><meta name="keywords" content="Plasma, System Settings, powerdevil, power management, laptop power"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Power Management"><link rel="next" href="powerdevilrunner.html" title="PowerDevil Runner"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="KDE XSL Stylesheet V1.14 using libxslt"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div id="content"><div id="header"><div id="header_content"><div id="header_left"><div id="header_right"><img src="help:/kdoctools5-common/top-kde.jpg" width="36" height="34"> Power Management</div></div></div></div><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"></td><td class="upCell"> </td><td class="nextCell"><a accesskey="n" href="powerdevilrunner.html">Next</a></td></tr></table></div><div id="contentBody"><div lang="en" class="article"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="powerdevil"></a>Power Management</h2></div><div><div class="authorgroup"><p class="author"><span class="firstname">Dario</span> <span class="surname">Freddi</span> <code class="email"><drf@kdemod.ath.cx></code></p></div></div><div>Revision <span class="releaseinfo"><span class="productname">Plasma<br></span> 5.7 (<span class="date">2016-08-26</span>)</span></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl class="toc"><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="index.html#kcm_powerdevilconfig">PowerDevil, a Power Management Daemon</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="index.html#energy-saving-setting">Energy Saving Settings</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="index.html#activity-setting">Activity Settings</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="index.html#advanced-settings">Advanced Settings</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="powerdevilrunner.html">PowerDevil Runner</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="powerdevilrunner.html#runnerwords">Runner Keywords</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="kcm_powerdevilconfig"></a>PowerDevil, a Power Management Daemon</h2></div></div></div><p>This module is a configuration tool for managing Power Management in <span class="productname">Plasma</span>. It is a configurator for the PowerDevil daemon.</p><p>Through this module, you can define your computer's behavior in various situations, allowing you to save as much energy as possible. </p><p>Powerdevil works with Solid only and it's integrated in your desktop. You won't even notice it is running, apart from notifications. Moreover, Powerdevil checks your system capabilities first, so you'll see only options available for your system in this module. </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>Note that PowerDevil does not poll your system. This means that it will not waste energy while trying to save it, as some other power managers do.</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="energy-saving-setting"></a>Energy Saving Settings</h3></div></div></div><p> This page shows the actual energy saving settings. If a battery is detected you have three tabs with different settings for <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">On AC Power</span></span>, <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">On Battery</span></span> and <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">On Low Battery</span></span> profiles. </p><p> </p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="energy.png" alt="Energy Saving Settings"><div class="caption"><p>Energy Saving Settings</p></div></div></div><p> </p><p> There are a lot of options you can configure for each profile: </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Screen brightness</span></span></span></dt><dd><p>Sets the screen's brightness using a slider.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Dim screen</span></span></span></dt><dd><p>If checked, the display will be progressively dimmed, until reaching brightness 0, in the amount of time you specify in the spin box. </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Screen Energy Saving</span></span></span></dt><dd><p>Here you can set the timeout for switch off in the spin box. </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Suspend session</span></span></span></dt><dd><p>Suspends the session after the selected time to the status <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Sleep</span></span>, <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Hibernate</span></span>, <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Shutdown</span></span> or <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Lock screen</span></span>.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Button events handling</span></span></span></dt><dd><p>Select actions to perform whenever the laptop lid is closed or a button is pressed.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Run Script</span></span></span></dt><dd><p>Activate this option to run a custom script when a profile is loaded, unloaded or after a given amount of time. </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Wireless power saving</span></span></span></dt><dd><p>Activate this option to set individual actions for Wi-Fi, Mobile broadband or Bluetooth connections. </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="activity-setting"></a>Activity Settings</h3></div></div></div><p>Here you can configure the Power Management settings per activity. The settings for each activity can be configured on its own tab.</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="activity.png" alt="Activity Settings"><div class="caption"><p>Activity Settings</p></div></div></div><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term">Don't use special settings</span></dt><dd><p> Use the settings defined on <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Energy Saving</span></span> page. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">Define a special behavior</span></dt><dd><p> If this option is chosen, a special behavior for activity can be chosen. If this is a presentation activity, you can check the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Never shutdown the screen</span></span> and <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Never shutdown the computer or let it go to sleep</span></span> boxes. It is also possible to define the time interval for the computer to switch to a suspension mode for the power saving activities. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">Use separate settings (advanced users only)</span></dt><dd><p> This option allows users to choose the detail power saving settings for a separate activity. The settings are similar to the settings from the <a class="link" href="index.html#energy-saving-setting" title="Energy Saving Settings">Energy Saving page</a>. </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="advanced-settings"></a>Advanced Settings</h3></div></div></div><p> </p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="advanced.png" alt="Advanced Settings"><div class="caption"><p>Advanced Settings</p></div></div></div><p> </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Battery levels</span></span></span></dt><dd><p>These items are only displayed if a battery is detected. </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Low level</span></span></span></dt><dd><p> Here you can set the percentage after which the battery will be considered low. </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Critical level</span></span></span></dt><dd><p> Here you can set the percentage after which the battery will be considered at critical level. </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">At critical level</span></span></span></dt><dd><p> Defines the action that will be done when battery reaches the critical level. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">Peripheral devices</span></dt><dd><p> Defines the low level for peripheral devices <abbr class="abbrev">e.g.</abbr> a wireless mouse. </p></dd></dl></div></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">Configure Notifications</span></span></span></dt><dd><p> If you want a deeper control over your notifications, you can refine them by clicking this button. </p></dd></dl></div></div></div><FILENAME filename="powerdevilrunner.html"><html><head><title>PowerDevil Runner</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-default.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-docs.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-localised.css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot"><meta name="keywords" content="Plasma, System Settings, powerdevil, power management, laptop power"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Power Management"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Power Management"><link rel="prev" href="index.html" title="Power Management"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="KDE XSL Stylesheet V1.14 using libxslt"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div id="content"><div id="header"><div id="header_content"><div id="header_left"><div id="header_right"><img src="help:/kdoctools5-common/top-kde.jpg" width="36" height="34"> PowerDevil Runner</div></div></div></div><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"><a accesskey="p" href="index.html">Prev</a></td><td class="upCell"> </td><td class="nextCell"></td></tr></table></div><div id="contentBody"><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="powerdevilrunner"></a>PowerDevil Runner</h2></div></div></div><p>PowerDevil can be manually controlled through <span class="application">KRunner</span> (<span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>F2</strong></span>). This makes changing profile, brightness, governor and more much easier and faster. The runner has various keywords you can enter to access its functions </p><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="runnerwords"></a>Runner Keywords</h3></div></div></div><p> Here comes a list of keywords you can enter in <span class="application">KRunner</span> to perform PowerDevil related actions. </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>power profile</code></strong></span></dt><dd><p> You can manually choose a profile using this keyword. All available profiles will be shown in form of <span class="application">KRunner</span> matches. </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>screen brightness</code></strong> or <strong class="userinput"><code>dim screen</code></strong></span></dt><dd><p> You can control screen brightness through this keyword. In this form, some <span class="application">KRunner</span> matches that let you do some common actions will be shown. If you enter a value after the keyword (<abbr class="abbrev">e.g.</abbr>: <strong class="userinput"><code>Screen Brightness 50</code></strong>), the brightness will be set to that value. </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>suspend</code></strong>, <strong class="userinput"><code>sleep</code></strong>, <strong class="userinput"><code>hibernate</code></strong>, <strong class="userinput"><code>to ram</code></strong> or <strong class="userinput"><code>to disk</code></strong></span></dt><dd><p> You can set your computer into a low power mode through these keywords. 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