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>CPU Load Applet</A
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> &copy; 2000 by <SPAN
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>Telsa Gwynne and Eric Baudais</SPAN
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><B
>Table of Contents</B
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><DT
><A
HREF="index.html#CPULOAD-APPLET"
>The CPU load applet</A
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><DIV
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><H1
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><A
NAME="CPULOAD-APPLET"
>The CPU load applet</A
></H1
><P
> 
     The <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>cpuload_applet</TT
> is a small monitor
     applet which sits in your panel and tells you how much CPU is
     being used. 
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><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="CPULOAD-USAGE"
>Usage</A
></H2
><P
>      You don't need to do anything to this applet. It will sit and
      run in your panel. Various options to alter its display are
      available. 
    </P
><DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="CPULOAD-APPLET-FIG"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="cpuload-applet.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 1. CPU Load Applet</B
></P
></DIV
><P
>      <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>cpuload_applet</TT
> divides CPU use into
      four sorts:
    </P
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="VARIABLELIST"
><DL
><DT
>User</DT
><DD
><P
>         This measures CPU use in "userland": ie, things not talking to 
         the kernel. The default colour for this is yellow.
       </P
></DD
><DT
>System</DT
><DD
><P
>         This measures CPU use that involves the kernel: lots of talking
         between memory and disc, for example. The default colour is pale
         grey.
       </P
></DD
><DT
>Nice</DT
><DD
><P
>         This measures CPU use which is not "nice": running at a high priority.
         The default colour is medium grey. 
       </P
></DD
><DT
>Idle</DT
><DD
><P
>         Idle measures unused CPU capacity. The default colour is black.
       </P
></DD
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><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="CPULOAD-RIGHT-CLICK"
>Right-Click Pop-Up Menu Items</A
></H2
><P
> 
     In addition to the standard menu items, the right-click pop-up menu has 
     the following items: 
    </P
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="VARIABLELIST"
><DL
><DT
>Default Properties...</DT
><DD
><P
>         This opens the <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>multiload_applet dialogue box</B
></TT
>
         <A
HREF="index.html#CPULOAD-PROPERTIES"
>described below</A
> which allows 
         you to alter the default properties of this and related monitor 
         applets.
       </P
></DD
><DT
>Properties...</DT
><DD
><P
>         This opens the <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>multiload_applet dialogue box</B
></TT
>
         <A
HREF="index.html#CPULOAD-PROPERTIES"
>described below</A
> which
         affects only the <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>cpuload_applet</TT
>
         properties.
       </P
></DD
><DT
>Run gtop...</DT
><DD
><P
>         This option will run the <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>gtop</B
> which
         starts up the GNOME System Monitor. <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>gtop</TT
>
         gives a much more detailed look at your system and what's happening
         on it. 
       </P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="CPULOAD-PROPERTIES"
>Properties</A
></H2
><DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="CPULOAD-DEFAULT-FIG"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="cpuload-applet-default.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 2. Default Properties Dialog</B
></P
></DIV
><P
>      Like several of the monitor applets,
      <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>cpuload_applet</TT
> has two ways of setting
      preferences. You can make changes that affect any of this group 
      (<TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>cpuload_applet</TT
>, <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>memload_applet</TT
>,
      <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>swapload_applet</TT
>, <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>netload_applet</TT
>
      and <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>loadavg_applet</TT
>) in one large dialogue
      box. This is useful if you run one or more of them. These are the
      settings used by default. They are reached from the
      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Default Properties...</B
> menu item.
    </P
><DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="CPULOAD-GREYED-FIG"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="cpuload-applet-greyed.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 3. Greyed Out Properties Dialog</B
></P
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><P
>      Or you can change just the properties for 
      <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>cpuload_applet</TT
>. This is useful for when
      you only use <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>cpuload_applet</TT
> or want to
      try new combinations out. It is reached from the 
      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Properties</B
> menu item.
    </P
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><P
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>      If you use the <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Properties...</B
> menu item
      and edit the preferences for just this applet, you must uncheck
      the <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Use default properties</B
> checkbox before
      you can alter any settings.
     </P
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="CPULOAD-PROPERTIES-FIG"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="cpuload-applet-properties.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 4. CPU Load Properties Dialog</B
></P
></DIV
><P
>      The changes you can make to the properties are three:
    </P
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="VARIABLELIST"
><DL
><DT
>Colours</DT
><DD
><P
>         You can alter the colours used for the different forms of 
         CPU usage displayed by clicking on the colour boxes. This
         invokes the GNOME colour wheel.
       </P
></DD
><DT
>Speed</DT
><DD
><P
>         You can alter the speed that the graph proceeds with this.
         It is measured in milliseconds. The highest value is 1,000,000,000
         and the lowest is 1. The default is a more sensible 500.
       </P
></DD
><DT
>Size</DT
><DD
><P
>         You can alter the size of the applet with this. It is measured
         in pixels. The default value is 40, and the range is from 1 pixel
         to whatever you like. In a vertical panel, this refers to the
         height. In a horizontal panel, it refers to the width. 
       </P
></DD
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><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="CPULOAD-BUGS"
>Known Bugs and Limitations</A
></H2
><P
>      Resizing and then altering the panel orientation can result in
      intermittent problems, although they now fix themselves after a
      short period.
    </P
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><H2
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><A
NAME="CPULOAD-AUTHORS"
>Authors</A
></H2
><P
>      This applet was writen by Martin Baulig (<TT
CLASS="EMAIL"
>&#60;<A
HREF="mailto:martin@home-of-linux.org"
>martin@home-of-linux.org</A
>&#62;</TT
>).
      Please send all comments, suggestions, and bug 
      reports to the <A
HREF="http://bugs.gnome.org"
TARGET="_top"
>GNOME
      bug tracking database</A
>. (Instructions for submitting bug
      reports can be found <A
HREF="http://bugs.gnome.org/Reporting.html"
TARGET="_top"
>      on-line</A
>. If you are using
      GNOME 1.1 or later, you can also use <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Bug Report
      Tool</TT
> (<B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>bug-buddy</B
>), available in the
      <B
CLASS="GUISUBMENU"
>Utilities</B
> submenu of <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Main
      Menu</B
>, for submitting bug reports.
    </P
><P
>      This manual was written by Telsa Gywnne
      (<TT
CLASS="EMAIL"
>&#60;<A
HREF="mailto:telsa@linuxchix.org"
>telsa@linuxchix.org</A
>&#62;</TT
>) and Eric Baudais 
      (<TT
CLASS="EMAIL"
>&#60;<A
HREF="mailto:baudais@okstate.edu"
>baudais@okstate.edu</A
>&#62;</TT
>). Please send all comments and
      suggestions regarding this manual to the <A
HREF="http://www.gnome.org/gdp"
TARGET="_top"
>GNOME Documentation Project</A
> 
      by sending an email to <TT
CLASS="EMAIL"
>&#60;<A
HREF="mailto:docs@gnome.org"
>docs@gnome.org</A
>&#62;</TT
>. You can also
      submit comments online by using the <A
HREF="http://www.gnome.org/gdp/doctable/"
TARGET="_top"
>GNOME Documentation Status
      Table</A
>.
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><A
NAME="LICENSE"
>License</A
></H2
><P
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