Comment 3 for bug 1239821

The problem is worse with indicator-power 12.10.6+14.04.20140328-0ubuntu1 after they implemented the changes described in the following bug report:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-power/+bug/880881

Since for whatever reason they decided to treat laptop batteries the same as other devices that report battery strength like iPods, I just get the missing icon symbol as the indicator.