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+ + + + &applet; Manual + + &applet; displays system load information in graphical + format in a panel. + + + 2005 + Davyd Madeley + + + 2004 + Sun Microsystems + + + + 2003 + 2004 + Chee Bin HOH + + + + + + MATE Documentation Project + + + &legal; + + + + + + Angela + Boyle +
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+ + + + + + + + + + + Version 2.10 + March 2005 + + Davyd Madeley + + + + + Version 2.8 + August 2004 + + Angela Boyle + MATE Documentation Project + + + + + System Monitor Applet Manual V2.1 + February 2004 + + Sun MATE Documentation Team + MATE Documentation Project + + + + + System Monitor Applet Manual V2.0 + July 2003 + + Chee Bin HOH + cbhoh@mimos.my + + MATE Documentation Project + + + + + + This manual describes version &appletversion; of &applet;. + + + Feedback + To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the &applet; applet or this + manual, follow the directions in the + MATE Feedback Page. + + + + + + &applet; Applet + + + &applet; + + + + + + Introduction + + +
+ &applet; + + + + + + Shows &applet;. Displays a graph for system CPU load. + + + + +
+ + + + The &applet; displays + system load information in graphical format in a panel. + You can configure &applet; to display + the following information for your system: + + + + + Usage of CPU (central processing unit) time + + + + + Memory usage + + + + + Network traffic + + + + + Usage of swap space + + + + + Average system load + + + Disk load + + + + To Add &applet; to a Panel + To add &applet; to a panel, + right-click on the panel, then choose Add to + Panel. Select &applet; + in the Add to the panel dialog, then + click OK. + + The layout of the &applet; varies + depending on the size and type of panel in which the applet resides. + + + + + + + + + Viewing Graphs + + + Displaying Additional Graphs + To configure the &applet; applet, right-click on the applet, then choose Preferences. Under Monitored Resources you can choose which graphics you want to display: + + + + Processor + + + Select this option to display the graph for CPU usage. + + + + + Memory + + + Select this option to display the graph for memory usage. + + + + + Network + + + Select this option to display the graph for network traffic. + + + + + Swap Space + + + Select this option to display the graph for swap-space usage. + + + + + Load + + + Select this option to display the graph for average system load. + + + + Harddisk + + Select this option to display the graph for disk usage. + + + + + + + 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. + + + + + To Display Additional System Monitor Information + + To display additional system monitor information, right-click on the applet, + then choose Open System Monitor to start the + System Monitor application. + + + The System Monitor application + enables you to monitor system processes and usage of system resources. + You can use the System Monitor application + to modify the behavior of your system. + + + + + + + + Customizing Appearance +
+ Preferences Dialog + + + + + + Preferences Dialog + + + + +
+ + To Change the Width + In the right-click menu, go to Preferences. Under Options, use the System monitor width spin box to specify the width of each &applet; graph in pixels. + + + To Update at Regular Intervals + In the right-click menu, go to Preferences. Under Options, use the System monitor update interval spin box to specify the interval at which you want to update the graphs in milliseconds. + + + + + Changing the Colors in a Graph + + To change the colors in a graph, perform the following steps: + + + + + Right-click on the applet, then choose Preferences. + + + + + Select the relevant tab in the Colors area of + the System Monitor Preferences dialog. + + + + + Click on the relevant color selector button in the selected tabbed section. + + + + + On the Pick a Color dialog, + use the color wheel or spin boxes to choose the line color + for the selected parameter. + + + + + Click OK. + + + + + The tabbed section for each resource provides color selection buttons + that you can use to change the color of the parameters for each resource. + + + + + Processor + + + Select this tab to display the color buttons for the following parameters: + + + + + + + + + Parameter + + Description + + + + + User + Processor time used by non-kernel activities + + + System + Processor time used by kernel activities + + + Nice + Processor time used by low-priority processes + + + IOWait + + Processor time used waiting for I/O + + + + Idle + Unused processory capacity + + + + + + + + Memory + + + Select this tab to display the color buttons for the following parameters: + + + + + + + + + Parameter + + Description + + + + + User + Memory used by non-kernel activities + + + Shared + Memory used by more than one application + + + Buffers + Memory used to temporarily store sent or received data + + + Cached + Memory used to store data for fast access + + + Free + Memory not currently in use + + + + + + + + Network + + + Select this tab to display the color buttons for the following parameters: + + + + + + + + + Parameter + + Description + + + + + SLIP + Serial Line Internet Protocol network connection + + + PLIP + Parallel Line Internet Protocol network connection + + + Ethernet + Ethernet network connection + + + Other + Network connection other than SLIP, PLIP, or Ethernet + + + Background + No network connection + + + + + + + + Swap Space + + + Select this tab to display the color buttons for the following parameters: + + + + + + + + + Parameter + + Description + + + + + Used + + Swap space being used by the system + + + + Free + + Swap space that is free to be used + + + + + + + + + Load + + + Select this tab to display the color buttons for the following parameters: + + + + + + + + + Parameter + + Description + + + + + Average + System Load + + + Background + that is, no load + + + + + + + + Harddisk + + + Select this tab to display the color buttons for the following parameters: + + + + + + + + + Parameter + + Description + + + + + Read + Disk read rate + + + Write + Disk write rate + + + Background + Idle disk time + + + + + + + + +
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