Trouble with xfce4-battery-manager on Xubuntu Gutsy

[Peter Spotts]

Folks,

I've been having consistent problems using the battery-monitor plug-in
with Xubuntu Gusty beta. The monitor starts, then goes into
"uninterruptible" mode (as seen with the system monitor), and it
disappears from the panel, leaving a blank space where the icon used to
be. And the blank space remains on the panel throughout the active
session. I've tried reinstalling the plug-in, but that doesn't help.
I've also been getting fairly consistent error messages on start-up
(hald fails to initiate) and wonder if the two may be linked.

Any thoughts on how I can solve this?

With best regards,

Pete
-- 
Peter N. Spotts | Science reporter
The Christian Science Monitor
One Norway Street, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Office: 617-450-2449 | Office-in-home: 508-520-3139
Email: pspotts at alum.mit.edu | Amateur-radio call: KC1JB
www.csmonitor.com | www.peterspotts.net

"The knack of flying is to throw yourself at the ground and miss." 
            -- Douglas Adams, "A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"