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diff --git a/multiload/docs/C/index.docbook b/multiload/docs/C/index.docbook index e6eeecca..119d903d 100644 --- a/multiload/docs/C/index.docbook +++ b/multiload/docs/C/index.docbook @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0"?> -<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN" +<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [ <!ENTITY legal SYSTEM "legal.xml"> <!ENTITY appletversion "1.10.2"> @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ <!ENTITY date "July 2015"> <!ENTITY applet "System Monitor"> ]> -<!-- +<!-- (Do not remove this comment block.) Maintained by the MATE Documentation Project http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/dev-doc:doc-team-guide @@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ <article id="index" lang="en"> <!-- please do not change the id; for translations, change lang to --> <!-- appropriate code --> - <articleinfo> - <title>&applet; Manual</title> + <articleinfo> + <title>&applet; Manual</title> <abstract role="description"> - <para>&applet; displays system load information in graphical + <para>&applet; displays system load information in graphical format in a panel.</para> </abstract> <copyright> @@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ <year>2004</year> <holder>Sun Microsystems</holder> </copyright> - <copyright> - <year>2003</year> - <year>2004</year> - <holder>Chee Bin HOH</holder> - </copyright> + <copyright> + <year>2003</year> + <year>2004</year> + <holder>Chee Bin HOH</holder> + </copyright> <!-- translators: uncomment this: <copyright> @@ -50,19 +50,19 @@ </copyright> --> - <publisher role="maintainer"> - <publishername> MATE Documentation Project </publishername> - </publisher> + <publisher role="maintainer"> + <publishername> MATE Documentation Project </publishername> + </publisher> <publisher> <publishername> GNOME Documentation Project </publishername> </publisher> &legal; -<!-- This file contains link to license for the documentation (GNU FDL), and - other legal stuff such as "NO WARRANTY" statement. Please do not change +<!-- This file contains link to license for the documentation (GNU FDL), and + other legal stuff such as "NO WARRANTY" statement. Please do not change any of this. --> - <authorgroup> + <authorgroup> <author> <firstname>MATE Documentation Team</firstname> @@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ </address></affiliation> </author> - <author> - <firstname>Chee Bin</firstname> - <surname>HOH</surname> - <affiliation> + <author> + <firstname>Chee Bin</firstname> + <surname>HOH</surname> + <affiliation> <orgname>GNOME Documentation Project</orgname> <address><email>[email protected]</email></address> - </affiliation> + </affiliation> </author> <author> @@ -100,17 +100,17 @@ <!-- This is appropriate place for other contributors: translators, maintainers, etc. Commented out by default. <othercredit role="translator"> - <firstname>Latin</firstname> - <surname>Translator 1</surname> - <affiliation> - <orgname>Latin Translation Team</orgname> - <address> <email>[email protected]</email> </address> + <firstname>Latin</firstname> + <surname>Translator 1</surname> + <affiliation> + <orgname>Latin Translation Team</orgname> + <address> <email>[email protected]</email> </address> </affiliation> <contrib>Latin translation</contrib> </othercredit> --> </authorgroup> - + <releaseinfo revision="1.10.2" role="review"/> <revhistory> @@ -130,40 +130,40 @@ <para role="author">Davyd Madeley</para> </revdescription> </revision> - + <revision> - <revnumber>Version 2.8</revnumber> - <date>August 2004</date> - <revdescription> + <revnumber>Version 2.8</revnumber> + <date>August 2004</date> + <revdescription> <para role="author">Angela Boyle</para> <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> - </revdescription> - </revision> + </revdescription> + </revision> - <revision> - <revnumber>System Monitor Applet Manual V2.1</revnumber> - <date>February 2004</date> - <revdescription> + <revision> + <revnumber>System Monitor Applet Manual V2.1</revnumber> + <date>February 2004</date> + <revdescription> <para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para> <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> - </revdescription> - </revision> + </revdescription> + </revision> - <revision> - <revnumber>System Monitor Applet Manual V2.0</revnumber> - <date>July 2003</date> - <revdescription> + <revision> + <revnumber>System Monitor Applet Manual V2.0</revnumber> + <date>July 2003</date> + <revdescription> <para role="author">Chee Bin HOH <email>[email protected]</email> - </para> + </para> <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> - </revdescription> - </revision> + </revdescription> + </revision> - </revhistory> + </revhistory> <releaseinfo> This manual describes version &appletversion; of &applet;. - </releaseinfo> + </releaseinfo> <legalnotice> <title>Feedback</title> <para> To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the &applet; applet or this @@ -173,39 +173,39 @@ </legalnotice> </articleinfo> - <indexterm zone="index"> - <primary>&applet; Applet</primary> - </indexterm> - <indexterm zone="index"> - <primary>&applet;</primary> + <indexterm zone="index"> + <primary>&applet; Applet</primary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm zone="index"> + <primary>&applet;</primary> </indexterm> <!-- ============= Document Body ============================= --> <!-- ============= Introduction ============================== --> - <sect1 id="multiload-introduction"> - <title>Introduction</title> + <sect1 id="multiload-introduction"> + <title>Introduction</title> <!-- ==== Figure ============================================= --> - <figure id="system-monitor-applet-fig"> - <title>&applet;</title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> + <figure id="system-monitor-applet-fig"> + <title>&applet;</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> <imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/system-monitor-applet_window.png" - format="PNG"/> + format="PNG"/> </imageobject> - <textobject> + <textobject> <phrase>Shows &applet;. Displays a graph for system CPU load. - </phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> + </phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> <!-- ==== End of Figure ======================================= --> <para> The <application>&applet;</application> displays system load information in graphical format in a panel. - You can configure <application>&applet;</application> to display + You can configure <application>&applet;</application> to display the following information for your system: </para> <itemizedlist> @@ -221,45 +221,45 @@ </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Network traffic + Network traffic </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Usage of swap space + Usage of swap space </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Average system load + Average system load </para> </listitem> <listitem><para>Disk load</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> - <sect2 id="multiload-introduction-add"> - <title>To Add &applet; to a Panel</title> + <sect2 id="multiload-introduction-add"> + <title>To Add &applet; to a Panel</title> <para>To add <application>&applet;</application> to a panel, right-click on the panel, then choose <guimenuitem>Add to Panel</guimenuitem>. Select <application>&applet;</application> in the <application>Add to the panel</application> dialog, then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> <para> - The layout of the <application>&applet;</application> varies + The layout of the <application>&applet;</application> varies depending on the size and type of panel in which the applet resides. - </para> + </para> </sect2> </sect1> <!-- ================ Usage ================================ --> -<!-- Use this section to describe how to use the applet to perform the tasks for +<!-- Use this section to describe how to use the applet to perform the tasks for which the applet is designed. --> - <sect1 id="multiload-usage"> - <title>Viewing Graphs</title> + <sect1 id="multiload-usage"> + <title>Viewing Graphs</title> <!-- ================ displaying addistional graphics======================== --> - <sect2 id="multiload-usage-graphs"> - <title>Displaying Additional Graphs</title> + <sect2 id="multiload-usage-graphs"> + <title>Displaying Additional Graphs</title> <para>To configure the <application>&applet;</application> applet, right-click on the applet, then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>. Under <guilabel>Monitored Resources</guilabel> you can choose which graphics you want to display:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> @@ -311,26 +311,26 @@ </itemizedlist> </sect2> <!-- ================ displaying current usage of system resources================== --> - <sect2 id="multiload-usage-current"> - <title>To Display the Current Usage of a System Resource</title> + <sect2 id="multiload-usage-current"> + <title>To Display the Current Usage of a System Resource</title> <para> - To display the current usage of a system resource, + To display the current usage of a system resource, position the mouse pointer over the corresponding graph in the applet. A tooltip displays the current usage as a percentage. </para> </sect2> <!-- ================ displaying additional info================== --> - <sect2 id="multiload-usage-extra"> + <sect2 id="multiload-usage-extra"> <title>To Display Additional System Monitor Information</title> <para> - To display additional system monitor information, right-click on the applet, + To display additional system monitor information, right-click on the applet, then choose <guimenuitem>Open System Monitor</guimenuitem> to start the - <application>System Monitor</application> application. + <application>System Monitor</application> application. </para> <para> - The <application>System Monitor</application> application + The <application>System Monitor</application> application enables you to monitor system processes and usage of system resources. - You can use the <application>System Monitor</application> application + You can use the <application>System Monitor</application> application to modify the behavior of your system. </para> </sect2> @@ -339,21 +339,21 @@ <!-- ============= Preferences =========================== --> <sect1 id="multiload-prefs"> - <title>Customizing Appearance</title> - <figure id="system-monitor-prefs-fig"> - <title>Preferences Dialog</title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> + <title>Customizing Appearance</title> + <figure id="system-monitor-prefs-fig"> + <title>Preferences Dialog</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> <imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/multiload-preferences.png" - format="PNG"/> + format="PNG"/> </imageobject> - <textobject> + <textobject> <phrase>Preferences Dialog - </phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> + </phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> <sect2 id="multiload-size"> <title>To Change the Width</title> <para>In the right-click menu, go to <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>. Under <guilabel>Options</guilabel>, use the <guilabel>System monitor width</guilabel> spin box to specify the width of each <application>&applet;</application> graph in pixels.</para> @@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ </para> </sect2> <!-- ================ changing graph colors======================== --> - <sect2 id="multiload-usage-colors"> + <sect2 id="multiload-usage-colors"> <title>Changing the Colors in a Graph</title> <para> To change the colors in a graph, perform the following steps: @@ -515,25 +515,30 @@ </thead> <tbody> <row valign="top"> - <entry><para><guilabel>SLIP</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry><para>Serial Line Internet Protocol network connection</para></entry> + <entry><para><guilabel>In</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry><para>Incoming traffic</para></entry> + </row> + <row valign="top"> + <entry><para><guilabel>Out</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry><para>Outgoing traffic</para></entry> </row> <row valign="top"> - <entry><para><guilabel>PLIP</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry><para>Parallel Line Internet Protocol network connection</para></entry> + <entry><para><guilabel>Local</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry><para>Traffic over loopback</para></entry> </row> <row valign="top"> - <entry><para><guilabel>Ethernet</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry><para>Ethernet network connection</para></entry> + <entry><para><guilabel>Background</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry><para>Graph background color</para></entry> </row> <row valign="top"> - <entry><para><guilabel>Other</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry><para>Network connection other than SLIP, PLIP, or Ethernet</para></entry> + <entry><para><guilabel>Gridline</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry><para>Color of horizontal gridline when scaling graph</para></entry> </row> <row valign="top"> - <entry><para><guilabel>Background</guilabel></para></entry> - <entry><para>No network connection</para></entry> + <entry><para><guilabel>Indicator</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry><para>Color of indicator showing which threshold was reached</para></entry> </row> + </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> @@ -648,5 +653,20 @@ </listitem> </itemizedlist> </sect2> + <!-- ================ Explaining thresholds======================== --> + <sect2 id="network thresholds"> + <title>Network speed thresholds</title> + <para> + Thresholds together with indicator allow network graph to scale and better represent actual workload. + If combined network traffic (in + out + loopback) is below threshold1, no indicator is shown, y-axis + on network graph go from 0 to threshold1. When trafic is more than threshold1, one indicator will be + shown and y-axis now go from 0 to threshold2. When threshold2 is reached, two indicator will be shown + and y-axis go from 0 to threshold3. When threshold3 is reached, three indicators are shown and y-axis + go form 0 to whatever is current maximum in graph. + </para> + <para> + Gridlines are hard to explain, just observe and they are obvious. + </para> + </sect2> </sect1> </article> |