Laptop Mode Tools is a laptop power saving package for Linux systems.
It allows you to extend the battery life of your laptop, in several
ways. It is the primary way to enable the Laptop Mode feature of the
Linux kernel, which lets your hard drive spin down. In addition, it
allows you to tweak a number of other power-related settings using a
simple configuration file.

Liblazy is a simple and easy to use library that provides convenient
functions for sending messages over the D-Bus daemon, querying
information from HAL or asking PolicyKit for a privilege.

Script infrastructure to enable/disable certain power management
functions via simple configuration files. It is intended for server
use.

QtDMM is a DMM readout software including a configurable recorder. The
recorder features manual start, scheduled start (at a given time), and
triggered automatic start when given thresholds are reached.
Additionally, you can start an external application when given
thresholds are reached.

Although initially written for Metex (and compatible, like VOLTCRAFT)
multimeter, which use a 14-byte protocol, several more protocols have
been added. For more information about the currently supported DMMs,
refer to the preset table.

Splashy is a next generation boot splashing system for Linux systems.
Unlike other splashing systems, it needs no patches to the kernel and
it´s installed like a normal package. Make your boot process eye-candy
with Splashy!

Some of Splashy´s most noticeable features include:

* Require zero kernel patches/full functionality in user-space

* Boot/halt/reboot/runlevel-switch support

* Progressbar support (with optional border)

* Verbose mode (with F2/ESC keys)

* Configuration file in XML

* Cope with any video-mode resolution/size

* Cope with 8, 16, and 24 bit framebuffers

* Alpha channel (transparency) support

* Video mode detection

* Initramfs support

* TrueType2 fonts support

* Lots of image/animation file formats supported: jpg, png, gif,
mpg, swf

* Low dependencies and code in C to best perform

* Full LSB support

* Multiple themes support

* Really easy to create new themes

* X detection on exit

* Smooth progressbar movement

* Animations support

* Fade in/out effects

* Totally configurable

This is the X11:Utilities project. Its main purpose is to serve as development project for packages around the topic of X11 utilities in the openSUSE:Factory distribution. If you want to participate you can contact us individually or use our mailinglist opensuse-xorg@opensuse.org. Please report bugs to the respective bugowners as set.