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OS/2 Help File
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1993-02-15
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This program displays several items related to system resources, and updates
the display once per second, providing it is given CPU time to do so. The
items displayed are:
Date/Time - The current date and time, in the format called for in the default
country information for your system, as specified in the COUNTRY= entry of your
CONFIG.SYS file.
Available Memory - The amount of system memory available, according to the
DosMemAvail function. Under OS/2 1.x, this function supposedly reports the size
of the largest single block of free memory, although some have said that with
the MEMMOVE option turned on, that's the same as the total free memory. Under
OS/2 2.0, the true amount of unused physical memory is reported, or 512K,
whichever is larger. There is a new function under the 32-bit API which reports
how much physical memory exists, how much is committed to the resident system
and how much is free, but since this program is a 16-bit application, I don't
have access to the function.
Swap File Size - The current size of the system virtual memory swap file,
SWAPPER.DAT. To locate the file, the file CONFIG.SYS is scanned for its
SWAPPATH entry. That entry provides the full name of the swap-file's directory
and indicates the minimum free space that must be left on the swap-file's disk
drive.
Available Swap Space - The amount of free disk space on the logical disk drive
where the system swap file resides, less the mininum free space. This is how
much more the swap file could expand, if necessary.
Spool File Size - The amount of disk space consumed by spool files.
CPU Load (%) - The approximate percentage of the CPU's available horsepower
that's being used at the moment. It is averaged over the previous second.
Note: This function and PULSE do not get along with each other.
Active Task Count - The number of entries in the system switch list, which is
the list displayed when you press CTRL+ESC.
Drive X Free - The amount of free space on drive X.
The help facility is active, as you've already seen, and those program commands
that exist may be accessed via the window's system menu. The following
commands are available:
Save Defaults
Reset Defaults
Hide Controls
Set Timer Interval...
Display Items
Show Date/Time
Show Memory Free
Show Swapfile Size
Show Swapdisk Free
Show Spoolfile Size
Show CPU Load
Show Active Task Count
Show C: Free Space
About
In addition to those features already described, this program accepts commands
from the OS/2 2.0 Font and Color Palette programs.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Save Defaults (Menu Option) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When you select this menu option, the program saves its current position and
the status of the Hide Controls option. The next time the program is started,
it will be started with that position and with the controls hidden (or not)
according to the saved state.
The short-cut key for this command is F2.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Reset Defaults (Menu Option) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this menu option will reset the program's font and color attributes
to their default values.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Hide Controls (Menu Option) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu option, when selected, will cause the program's frame controls (the
system menu, the titlebar and the minimize button) to be hidden. This option
can be toggled with a double-click on either mouse button. Also, since I saw it
as very useful to be able to move the window while the controls were hidden,
the window has been set up so that you can drag it with either mouse button.
The key combination Alt+H will perform this function also.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Set Timer Interval (Menu Option) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this option will call up a dialog wherein you may set the refresh
timer interval (in tenths of a second). The timer may be set anywhere from 10
to 300 (1-30 seconds).
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Set Timer Interval (Dialog) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Using the up and down buttons of the spin-button control, it is possible here
to change the screen update timer interval to anywhere from 1 second to 30
seconds, at 1/10th second intervals. Once you've set the interval to your
liking, either press the ENTER key or click on the OK button. If you have
second thoughts and decide to abort the change, either press the ESCAPE key or
click on the cancel button. Help is available by either pressing the F1 key or
by clicking on the HELP button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Display Items (Menu Option) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu option calls up a submenu from which the different available display
items can be selected for display or de-selected from display.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Show Date/Time (Menu Option) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this option will toggle whether or not the current time and date will
be displayed. If the option is check-marked, the digital time is currently
being displayed. When the option's state is changed, the program window will
automatically resize itself to suit the new number of displayed items.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Show Memory Free (Menu Option) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this option will toggle whether or not the amount of system memory
free is displayed. If the option is check-marked, the free memory is being
displayed currently. When the option's state is changed, the program window
will automatically resize itself to suit the new number of displayed items.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Show Swapfile Size (Menu Option) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this option will toggle whether or not the swap-file's current size
is displayed. If the option is check-marked, the file size is being displayed
currently. When the option's state is changed, the program window will
automatically resize itself to suit the new number of displayed items.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Show Swap Space Free (Menu Option) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this option will toggle whether or not the available swap space is
displayed. If the option is check-marked, the free space is being displayed at
this time. When the option's state is changed, the program window will
automatically resize itself to suit the new number of displayed items.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Show Spoolfile Size (Menu Option) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this option will toggle whether or not the amount of disk space
consumed by the spooler is displayed. If the option is check-marked, the
amount is being displayed at this time. When the option's state is changed,
the program window will automatically resize itself to suit the new number of
displayed items.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Show CPU Load (Menu Option) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this option will toggle whether or not the current CPU load is
displayed. If the option is check-marked, the CPU load is being displayed at
this time. When the option's state is changed, the program window will
automatically resize itself to suit the new number of displayed items.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Show Active Task Count (Menu Option) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this option will toggle whether or not the count of active tasks is
displayed. If the option is check-marked, the active task count is being
displayed at this time. When the option's state is changed, the program window
will automatically resize itself to suit the new number of displayed items.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. About (Menu Option) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This menu option, when selected, will cause the program's About dialog to be
displayed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. About (Dialog) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This dialog box displays the program name, icon and copyright information. To
exit the dialog, press the ENTER key, the SPACE bar or the ESCAPE key, or click
on the OK button with the mouse.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Show C: Free Space (Menu Option) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this option will toggle whether or not the free space on drive C: is
displayed. If the option is check-marked, the free space is being displayed at
this time. When the option's state is changed, the program window will
automatically resize itself to suit the new number of displayed items.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Keys Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The following function keys have been defined for this program:
F1 - Help
F2 - Save Defaults
F3 - Exit
Alt+H - Hide Controls