SmartBar 3.0
last change: 21.05.2000
Overview:
SmartBar is an OS/2 PM tool for monitoring various system activities.
It offers simple functions, like displaying the time or the number of running
processes, but also advanced features like support for power management
or E-Mail. The Look and Feel is customizable and you can change the colors.
Read also the review from Macarlo (Version 2.0): http://www.macarlo.com/smartbar202801.htm
This is the home page of Alessandro Rossi: http://AlessandroRossi.freeweb.org
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Screen shots:
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Requirements:
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OS/2 Warp 4 with FixPack
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MMPM/2 for audio
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Pentium processor or better
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TCP/IP for Mail
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Chipset W83781D or LM75/LM78 for temperature and fan
green = required
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Features:
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support for Advanced Power Management (APM)
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support for Theseus/2
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show free RAM, swap file, processes, threads and modules
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open files and used files (only with API DosQuerySysState)
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TCP/IP usage
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check three E-Mail accounts
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shows information about partitions
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monitors SMART compatible hard drives
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information about fan and temperature (requires chipset on the mainboard)
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time
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shutdown (with APM ...)
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Look and Feel can be changed
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Description:
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Time. You can choose between different colors. |
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free / allocated RAM. It can be displayed in Megabyte or Kilobyte. |
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Size of the swap file or free swap space / in kilo- or megabyte |
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Pulse (percent and graphic) |
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modules / open files and used files |
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Number of running processes |
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Number of threads |
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Processor usage per running process |
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You can check three E-Mail accounts with SmartBar and launch your favorite
Mail program! |
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Shutdown / Lock up / Power Management |
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TCP/IP Monitor |
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Reads and Writes per hard drive (and Errors) |
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free space per partition (double click for details) |
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Feedback / Problems / Suggestions:
Please help us to make SmartBar even better. We welcome every criticism
or suggestion for new features. When you find a translation mistake or
other bugs, please let us know:
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Installation and Download
/ Updates:
Installation:
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SmartBar 3.0 is not compatible with earlier versions
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If you are upgrading from previous versions please
deinstall this version first!
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Read the README.TXT
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Start SETUP.CMD
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SmartBar does not change any files on your system
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all data will be saved into the SmartBar.ini
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Updates:
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Known problems, that will be fixed in the next version:
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wrong menu in settings dialog when clicking with the right mouse button
on system information and mail
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SYS3180 fixed when SWAPPATH is not in config.sys
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wrong custom colors
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History / Versions:
Version 3.0
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added detail information for HDD and logical partitions
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memory leaks fixed
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POP 3 password will not be shown
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AMD Athlon is recognized
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Desktop can be restarted
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all processes are stopped at the shutdown
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more colors and better Look and Feel
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bug fixes
Version 2.0
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changed some translation mistakes
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added german version
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added french version
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fixed minor bugs
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Y2K compatible :-)
Version 1.9
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name changed to SmartBar
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fixed memory leak
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added english version
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SmartBar is being optimized for Pentiums from now on
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now Theseus3 is supported
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BeOS is being recognized
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added clock
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position now horizontal, vertical and floating
Version 1.8
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crash when opening the settings dialog corrected
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correct path for each program is used
Version 1.7
Version 1.6
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now SmartBar can start an E-Mail program
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added some animation
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average in TCP/IP added
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temperature average added
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corrected some bugs
Version 1.5
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added support for multiple languages (Italian only for now)
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now an audio file is played when new mail is detected
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corrected error when swap file is not in OS2\SYSTEM directory
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new algorithm used to calculate cpu usage
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EMX dependency removed
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Alarm for temperature added
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the mail module now shows size, subject and sender
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now you can disable the animation
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other little changes
Version 1.4
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temperature measurement with W83781D chipset added
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improved graphics
Version 1.3
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improved graphics
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corrected wrong settings for TCP/IP monitor
Version 1.2
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Animation for modules open files and used files added
Version 1.1
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corrected bug in shutdown
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Icons change with higher resolutions
Version 1.0
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