Mixxx could use a "battery mode"

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Reported by: boris-1
Date: 2019-01-02T23:23:20Z
Status: Confirmed
Importance: Wishlist
Launchpad Issue: lp1810348

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I have noticed that mixxx used a lot of power, especially since the introduction of the pretty waveforms. It turns out it's possible to tweak the power usage down by about a factor of 2 (see my thread here: https://mixxx.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=12010). It would be really nice if all of the energy-efficiency settings were available at a click (or even the default) when mixxx was used without power supply on a laptop. Otherwise, it's difficult to DJ a full gig even with a new battery!

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Commented by: Be-ing
Date: 2019-01-02T23:36:20Z

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We are working on some optimizations now: #1974

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Commented by: ronso0
Date: 2019-08-09T10:37:06Z

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fix for battery widget
#2221 (comment)

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Commented by: ronso0
Date: 2019-08-09T10:37:28Z

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first implementation in Deere
#2161

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Commented by: ronso0
Date: 2019-08-09T10:41:05Z

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whoopsy, wrong bug...

nevertheless, a reliable battery indicator is priceless.
recently I had to share the Thinkpad ac adaptor with a fellow DJ during a b2b session, and I plugged in too late a few times so my machine went to standby (and Resume doesn't always work..)