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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
PM Process Status displays a graphical view of running processes.
You may select a process and get more information about it, or you can
terminate it.
PM Process Status is compatible with OS/2 2.0, 2.1 and 2.11. It may work with
later versions, but this is not guaranteed.
PM Process Status is a shareware program, see Registration Information for
details.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Options Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Options pull-down menu to configure PM Process Status to suit your
preferences.
All options are automatically saved when you close PM Process Status. If you
don't want to save the options, then select pmps from the process display and
kill it.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Font ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this option brings up a font dialog. Select the font that you want PM
Process Status to use for its display.
Note that at present, only bitmapped fonts can be selected.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Colour ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this submenu to set the colours that you wish PM Process Status to use.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.1. Background ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select the background colour from this submenu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.2. Text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select the text colour from this submenu.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.3. Lines ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select the line colour from this submenu.
If you don't want lines to be drawn, select the same colour for lines and the
background.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.4. Highlight ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select the background highlight colour from this submenu. This is the
background colour for selected processes.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Update delay ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use this submenu to select the delay between updates of the PM Process Status
display.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The help menu contains choices for fast access to special sections of this help
information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Help index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this option presents you with a list of all topics about which you
can get help.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. General help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This option displays the PM Process Status general help panel.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. Using help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this option will give you help on using the help system.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. Product information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting Product information displays a dialog informing you which version of
PM Process Status you are using.
Select OK to dismiss the dialog.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Process Status ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can get detailed information about any process (except init) by positioning
the pointer over the process, clicking mouse button 2 and selecting Status from
the popup menu.
For more information, see Process Status Dialog.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Switching to a Process ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Processes with their own OS/2 sessions can be made active, giving them input
focus.
A process can be activated by positioning the pointer over it and double
clicking mouse button 1.
Alternatively, press mouse button 2 while over a process, and select Switch to
from the popup menu.
Note: Some processes cannot be activated because they have no session of their
own.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Killing a Process ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
In order to kill a process, click mouse button 2 whilst the pointer is over the
process and select Kill from the popup menu.
Alternatively, you can push the Kill button in the Process Status dialog.
Note: Some processes cannot be killed.
CAUTION:
Any application killed by PM Process Status will terminate immediately without
saving open files.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Processes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A process is a program in execution. Processes can start (or spawn) other
processes. Processes thus spawned are termed child processes. OS/2 assigns a
unique process identification number (PID) to each process.
The Parent PID (PPID) of a process is the PID of the process which owns that
process. Normally, the PPID is the ID of the process which spawned the child.
However, if a parent process dies, the child's PPID changes to that of the
parent's PPID.
The Workplace Shell starts some processes as if they had no parent. PM Process
Status represents such processes as children of an imaginary process called
init.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Process Status Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This dialog displays detailed information about a particular process. Select OK
to dismiss the dialog, or Kill to terminate the process.
The following information is displayed:
Module Name
The fully qualified path name of the executable module from which the
process was started.
Process ID
The process identification number.
Parent ID
The process identification number of the parent process.
Threads
The number of threads owned by the process.
Priority
The priority of the process, given in hexadecimal. The first two digits
represent the priority class, the second two the priority within that
class.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Registration Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
PM Process Status is shareware. This means that you can use the program for a
limited time (21 days) before you decide whether you want to keep it. If you
want to continue using PM Process Status after that time, then you are expected
to register it (see How to Register).
If you wish to use PM Process Status after 21 days, please be honest and
register it. It doesn't cost much. If you don't, then you decrease the chances
of upgrades being produced, and make it unlikely that I'll write more shareware
programs.
You may copy PM Process Status freely, provided that you distribute it
unmodified and in its entirity and do not make any charge apart from reasonable
distribution costs.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. How to Register ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can register PM Process Status for personal use by sending the equivalent
of US$10 with your name and address to the author. This entitles you to
continue using PM Process Status versions 1.xx.
Acceptable methods of payment are listed below in order of preference (most
preferred method first).
Ь5 cheque drawn on UK bank
Ь5 UK Postal Order
US$10 (cash or cheque)
Send your remittance to
Daniel J Neades
27 Kennmoor Close
Warmley
Bristol BS15 5BD
England
Note: A site licence is available. For details, please contact the author,
specifying the expected number of users.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Credits ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
PM Process Status was written by Daniel J Neades.
The animated tribble in the Product information dialog was created and coded by
Jason R Shannon.
Invaluable support and assistance was provided by R D Eager, University of Kent
at Canterbury.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Contacting the author ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The author of PM Process Status can be contacted at the address given in How to
Register. He would be grateful of your comments about the program, and
suggestions for improvement.
If you have Internet e-mail access, you can mail the author at
pmdiff@arac.demon.co.uk.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Disclaimer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This product is supplied with no warranty, either expressed or implied. The
author accepts no responsibility for damage arising from its use or misuse. By
using this product, you accept full responsibility for any adverse
consequences.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
init is a pseudo process, representing the ancestor of all other processes. It
is not possible to get information about init or terminate it.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Please make cheques payable to D J Neades.