Do we need a colored icon? Maybe a monochrome/black high contrast icon would do a better job. At low (<10%) percentage this could turn red. As the battery icon doesn't need too much visual attention, as long as it isn't necessary to charge, a black one would do a good job.
Monochrome status icons do a pretty awesome job in OS X. The current Ubuntu panel has too much colores, hasn't it? Even if this is a GNOME-issue, please think about it. :)
Do we need a colored icon? Maybe a monochrome/black high contrast icon would do a better job. At low (<10%) percentage this could turn red. As the battery icon doesn't need too much visual attention, as long as it isn't necessary to charge, a black one would do a good job.
Monochrome status icons do a pretty awesome job in OS X. The current Ubuntu panel has too much colores, hasn't it? Even if this is a GNOME-issue, please think about it. :)