Tasks
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   In this window you find a list of all tasks and processes being in
system. Each program you start will be executed as a task or process.

Column items
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`ln_Name'
     Name of the task/process

`ln_Type'
     Type of the structure (`task' or `process')

`ln_Pri'
     Priority of the task/process

`NUM'
     If a non detaching program was started from shell, you will find
     here the number of the process. Programs you started from
     Workbench have a dash here.

`State'
     Here you see the state of the task or process. You will find
     Scout's own process on the top of the list with a `run' at this
     place, because this process is always running when it gets the
     task list.

     `ready' means the task wants to work, but it's interrupted by the
     execution of another task.

     A task that is waiting for a certain signal is in the state
     `wait'. In this case it doesn't need processing time.

`SigWait'
     Signalmask the task is waiting for.

Actions
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`Update'
     The list will be updated.

`Print'
     This function allows you to send the list of `Tasks' to printer or
     a selected file.

`Remove'
     A task will be removed from the list.  You should prefer the freeze
     function, if you perhaps need this task again.

     See also `Break'!

`Freeze'
     With this function you freeze the selected task. It can still be
     found in the list of tasks, but it gets no processing time from
     system.

          *Warning:* If you try to freeze tasks essential to the system
          like `input.device', you should have saved all important
          data, cause a RESET is the only way out!

`Activate'
     A frozen task can be activated here.

`Secs'
     This string gadget allows you to set the intervall time for the
     CPU usage display.

`CPU/No CPU'
     This cycle gadget let you choose between CPU usage display and not
     CPU usage display. At the first time of selecting `CPU' some
     system functions will be patched. `Scout' uses these patches to
     calculate the percents of CPU time each task needs.

`Signal'
     If you select a signal mask, it will be send to the task.

`Break'
     A signal mask that includes the signals CTRL-C and CTRL-D will be
     send to the task you selected.  Many tasks and processes end, if
     they receive these signals.

`Priority'
     The priority of a task can be changed with this function.

`More'
     Selecting this gadget will open another window that displays more
     informations about the task or the process.

`Exit'
     The window will be closed.