Get rid of battery icon in notification bar?

[ThirdWheel]

Launcher pro can hide the entire notification bar on your homescreen. For awhile I used a widgetsoid widget with clock, battery, and signal and hid the stock bar.

I did this for a while, but it drove me crazy for some reason, I guess I just missed seeing wifi connectivity and missed texts / new E-mails.

[CJM]

I use Gimp2 to edit icons and pictures. Heres a transparent icon if you want to give it a try. Rename them stat_sys_battery_100.png through stat_sys_battery_0.png for the discharging icons. Then stat_sys_battery_charge_anim100.png through stat_sys_battery_charge_anim0.png for the charging icons.

Heres the transparent icon. Its already sized the same size as the current battery icons (38x38) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12608435/transparent.jpg

This is what to look for when using Gimp2.

If you try to make your own, let me know how it goes. I'll help if you need it.