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@database "MemInfo"
@master "MemInfo.guide"
@width 80
@Remark $VER: MemInfo.guide 3.00 (24.05.94)
@Remark AmigaGuide database for MemInfo
@Node Main "MemInfo Documentation"
MemInfo v3.00
*************
Release date: 24-May-1994
Copyright
1994 Eivind Rovik
Select from the following topics:
@{" Introduction " Link "Introduction"}
@{" Requirements " Link "Requirements"}
@{" Installation " Link "Installation"}
@{" Usage from Workbench " Link "Usage from Workbench"}
@{" Usage from CLI " Link "Usage from CLI"}
@{" Copyright " Link "Copyright"}
@EndNode
@Node "Introduction"
Introduction
------------
This program was written to keep the average computer freak always
informed about time and space. And do it somehow realtime, in contradiction
to the workbench's very slow updating of the current 'free memory'.
With this new version there has been added a lot of new features. MemInfo
opens a window with only a window title that can be placed at the top of
the workbench screen as a substitute for the workbench info line.
All information is displayed on this titlebar in a very compact format.
You might think that you then will miss the workbench messages!
Well, not so! MemInfo now also displays any workbench messagaes in
it's window!
Here are some of the features:
- Keeps you real time informed about memory allocation
(chip,fast,total) Realtime updating of the size of all volumes
in the system.
- Display all sizes in some of these formats bytes, kb, mb, % free
and % used
- Display date and clock in all formats
- Proportinal spacing of the window to minimize display size.
- Custom setting of: Width, Update freq, Task Priority,
WB mess delay, Public screen
- Full menu control of all features
- Full CLI control of all features
- Callable from both Workbench and CLI
- Saving of all settings to prefsfile
You can also select different display formats like bytes,K,MB,%. MemInfo also
has a lot of other features. These can be saved in a config file and you can
change them from the CLI argument line or the menus. MemInfo can be started
from both the CLI and the workbench.
@EndNode
@Node "Requirements"
System Requirements
-------------------
- Kickstart v2.04 or higher
- Reqtools.library v37 or higher
@EndNode
@Node "Installation"
Installation
------------
- Just move the MemInfo icon into the wbstartup drawer
- Put a string into the User-Startup
@EndNode
@Node "Usage from Workbench"
Usage from Workbench
--------------------
Double click the MemInfo icon or place it into the wbstartup drawer.
All settings can be set from the menus.
MENUS:
Project
Save Config Save the configuration in ENVARC:MemInfo.prefs
This will save all your settings in the menus
and the x/y- position of the window.
About Just a little note from the author
Quit Exit, finito, chao, cherio, zip, nix, zero
Memory
Mem size:
Chip Show free chip memory
Fast Show free fast memory
Public Show free public memory
Larges chunk:
Chip Show largest chunk in chip memory
Fast Show largest chunk in fast memory
Public Show largest chunk in public memory
Mem #chunks:
Chip Show number of chunks in chip memory
Fast Show number of chunks in fast memory
Public Show number of chunks in public memory
Mem Unit
Bytes Show memory in bytes
KBytes Show memory in KBytes
MBytes Show memory in MBytes
% free Show memory in % free
% used Show memory in % used
Time
Date Show date
Clock Show clock
Seconds Show seconds
Format:
dd-mmm-yy Show date in dd-mmm-yy
yy-mmm-dd Show date in yy-mmm-dd
mm-dd-yy Show date in mm-dd-yy
dd-mm-yy Show date in dd-mm-yy
Volumes Contains all volumes in system except RAM. It also
excludes any PCx drives. This is because of the
unstable nature of this device that leads to lock up
if it is called when it's active!
Vol Unit
Bytes Show volume size in bytes
KBytes Show volume size in KBytes
MBytes Show volume size in MBytes
% free Show volume size in % free
% used Show volume size in % used
Window
Width:
WB Clone The width of the MemInfo window will be the same
as the Workbench Screenbar minus the screen
front/back gadget
Proportional Turn on the proportional width mode. This will
keep the window resizing according to the current
information width of the window.
Custom Custom window size
Other:
Always Front This will always keep the MemInfo window in front of
all other windows
WB Mess MemInfo will show all the workbench messages that
appears on the Workbench Screenbar. This option
might not work with new versions of the workbench
we can only hope!
Fixed Columns The memory free columns (chip,fast,public) will
not resize, but have a fixed width of approx.
7 characters. (I might remove this in the future!)
Close Gadget Close gadget on/off
No Dragbar Make the window non draggable
Right Offset Calculate position relative to the right border
Width... Set the width of the window
Update freq... Update frequency in updates per seconds
Task Priority...Set task priority
WB mess delay...How long the MemInfo program should show the
Workbench message in seconds. If this is
zero, MemInfo will hold it until the workbench
itself removes the message (normally when you
click the mouse).
Public screen...Public screen name
@EndNode
@Node "Usage from CLI"
Usage from CLI
--------------
All settings can be set from the menus and saved in a config file, there
is really no need to use the CLI arguments. However for anyone who insist
here they are. You should also notice that the configfile is just a
completely normal argument line!
Indeed if there exists a config file, the arg line and the config file will
be combined, but the argline will override the configfile!
> run MemInfo
template: X/K,Y/K,FRONT/S,CHIP=C/S,FAST=F/S,PUBLIC=P/S,CLOCK/S,DATE/S,
WIDTH=W/K,BYTE/S,KB/S,MB/S,NOWBMESS=NM/S,WBMESSDELAY=WD/K,
FIXEDCOL=FC/S,WBWIDTH=WW/S,CHIPLAR=CL/S,FASTLAR=FL/S,PUBLAR=PL/S,
CHIPNC=CN/S,FASTNC=FN/S,PUBNC=PN/S,PF/S,PU/S,SEC/S,TIMEDOS=TD/S,
TIMEINT=TI/S,TIMEUSA=TU/S,TIMECDN=TC/S,VUB/S,VUKB/S,VUMB/S,VUPF/S,
VUPU/S,CLOSE/S,TASKPRI/K,UPDATE/K,VOLUMES/M,PUBSCR/K,DAGBAR/S,
ROFFSET/S
<switches>: Just type the switch string
CHIP=C/S Remove column with available chip memory
FAST=F/S Remove column with available fast memory
PUBLIC=P/S Remove column with available public memory
CHIPLAR=CL/S Insert column with largest chunk in chip memory
FASTLAR=FL/S Insert column with largest chunk in fast memory
PUBLAR=PL/S Insert column with largest chunk in public memory
CHIPNC=CN/S Insert column with number of chunks in chip memory
FASTNC=FN/S Insert column with number of chunks in fast memory
PUBNC=PN/S Insert column with number of chunks in public memory
BYTE/S Show memory free in bytes (default)
KB/S Show memory free in KBytes
MB/S Show memory free in MBytes
PF/S Show memory free in % free
PU/S Show memory free in % used
CLOCK/S Remove column showing the time of day
DATE/S Remove column showing the date
SEC/S Remove seconds in the clock column
TIMEDOS=TD/S Show date in dd-mmm-yy
TIMEINT=TI/S Show date in yy-mmm-dd
TIMEUSA=TU/S Show date in mm-dd-yy
TIMECDN=TC/S Show date in dd-mm-yy
VUB/S Show volumes free in bytes
VUKB/S Show volumes free in KBytes
VUMB/S Show volumes free in MBytes (default)
VUPF/S Show volumes free in % free
VUPU/S Show volumes free in % used
FRONT/S This will always keep the MemInfo window in front of
all other windows
NOWBMESS=NM/S MemInfo will not show any workbench message that appears
on the Workbench Screenbar
FIXEDCOL=FC/S The memory free columns (chip,fast,public) will not
resize, but have a fixed width of approx. 7 characters
WBWIDTH=WW/S The width of the MemInfo window will be the same as the
Workbench Screenbar minus the screen front/back gadget
CLOSE/S Remove close gadget
DAGBAR/S Make the window non draggable
ROFFSET/S Calculate position relative to the right border
<keys>: You type the keyword and then the string or number
X/K/N X keyword followed by the x-position number
Y/K/N Y keyword followed by the y-position number
WBMESSDELAY=WD/K/N
WBMESSDELAY or WD keyword followed by the workbench
message delay in seconds
WIDTH=W/K/N Width or W keyword followed by the width of the window,
this will make the window nonproportional.
TASKPRI/K/N TASKPRI folled by a number between -128 and 127 to set
the task priority
UPDATE/K/N UPDATE followed by a number specifying update frequency
in updates per second
PUBSCR/K/N PUBSCR followed by a public screen name
<other>: What ever else is on the argument line
VOLUMES/M All other arguments on the argument line will be interpeted
as an volume, RAM: and PCx: devices will not be displayed!
NOTE! These are really device names and they are case-sensitiv
that means always use capital letters (DH0 not dh0) and
no : marks!
@EndNode
@Node "Copyright"
Copyright
---------
MemInfo is Copyright
1994 by
Eivind Rovik
Varatunveien 57
4300 Sandnes
NORWAY
InterNet: rovik@hsr.no
I would be very greatful for any bug reports or
suggestions for improvement of MemInfo.
MemInfo v3.00 was released 24-May-1994 on aminet (ftp.luth.se)
Distribution conditions
-----------------------
This program may be distributed freely on the condition that
no profit is gained from its distribution. An amount of the
average retail price of a single 3.5 inch DSDD disk is allowed for
a copying fee.
This doc file and the icons must accompany the program unmodified.
Disclaimer
----------
THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT
HOLDER AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE
OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU
ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY REDISTRIBUTE THE
PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY
GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF
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LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY
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@EndNode