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OS/2 Help File
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1994-03-03
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Welcome to Statbar! Statbar is an easy-to-use program designed to provide
information about your OS/2 system in a small, unobtrusive format.
Statbar takes the form of a small status bar, and is approximately 1/4 the
width of your screen, and 1/20th high. Because of it's small size, it's very
useful as a constant reminder about system resources.
Statbar, in this release, can provide the following information about your
system: Current Time, Free Disk Space, Time since last boot, and Free Memory.
In addition, Statbar provides a swap-file partition monitor which will help
prevent you from running out of free swap space and causing system instability.
Statbar came to be because I found myself wanting to use TimeUp!, VMem, DInfo,
and the OS/2 clock, but not wanting to give up the screen real-estate.
Instead, I decided that I'd make one program which provided me with all the
information I needed in a small format.
Statbar still works best in a high-resolution mode, but if you are using
Statbar, I recommend using either Medium or Large sizes. Small size can cause
some trunication of the status text.
Related Information:
Using Statbar
License Information
Revision History
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Using Statbar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Statbar is easy to use. Most of the time, it will just sit there and report
information about your machine.
Statbar can be configured as to which drives it monitors and how often it
updates itself. In addition, individual monitors can be turned on and off, and
the SWAPPER.DAT monitor can be adjusted to reflect your own preferences.
A brief description of Statbar's functions:
Swap Partition Monitor:
Statbar provides a swap partition monitor. This monitor has two levels of
warning: Yellow and Red. When your swap file falls below the Yellow warning
level, Statbar will sound a series of ascending beeps. Should the Swapfile
reach the red level, Statbar will once again sound a visual alarm, and it will
put a warning dialog on your desktop.
Current Time:
Statbar always displays the current time it the upper left hand corner of
its window.
Free Memory:
Statbar can display the amount of memory (real+virtual) in the scrolling
status line on its right side.
Free Disk Space:
Statbar can be configured to report the free disk space on a drive of your choosing.
Time Since Boot:
Statbar can report the time since the last boot of your computer, so you
know how long it's been since you rebooted.
Related Information:
Configuring Statbar
The About Dialog Box
Disk Notebook Page
Memory Notebook Page
System Notebook Page
Startup Notebook Page
Uninstalling Statbar
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Copyright Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Statbar is (C) Copyright Chris Corzine 1994. A license to use Statbar is
granted for non-commercial use only. Statbar may not be bundled with a product
as a value-added feature nor may it be sold by other parties without prior
agreement by the author. Permission to distribute Statbar is granted.
Statbar was tested under OS/2 2.1 and OS/2 2.11. Statbar is also likely to
work with OS/2 2.0, but it has not been tested. Anyway, if you have OS/2 2.0,
stop messing around and upgrade already!
Statbar is free software. It has been extensively tested on several machines
and under varied conditions. But by using this software, you are assuming all
risk for its performance. The author makes NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
as to Statbar's accuracy, fitness for use, or performance. In no case will the
author be liable for any damage that results from the use of Statbar, including
loss of data or other incidental damages.
Related Information:
Contacting the Author
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Contacting the Author ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Statbar is written by Chris Corzine. If (heaven forbid!) you find a bug, if
you want a feature added, or if you just wish to give him a hearty
pat-on-the-back, the author can be reached at the following addresses:
Of course, sending money to support the author insatiable hardware habit is
very acceptable as well.
Internet:
ccorzine@crow.csrv.uidaho.edu
U.S. Mail:
Chris Corzine
P.O. Box 3576
Moscow, ID 83843
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Configuring Statbar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Statbar is fairly configurable. It has the ability to enable and disable each
of its scrolling displays, and several aspects of its display can be modified.
All of Statbar's settings are contained in a single notebook, accessed by
choosing Options... off of the pop-up menu. Click below to choose a page of
the notebook and see the settings that it allows.
Notebook Pages:
Disk
Memory
Startup
System
Note: If you are unfamiliar with the concept of Notebooks, refer to your OS/2
User's Guide for a complete description.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This notebook page allows you to pick one hard drive to monitor the free space
on. Alternatively, you may disable it entirely by removing the check next to Enabled.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Memory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The memory notebook page allows you to choose whether or not you wish to have
the display of free virtual memory. When checked, free virtual memory will be
displayed on the status bar in a rotating fashion.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Startup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This notebook page allows you to pick the intial size of Statbar, as well as
Statbar's startup position.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. System ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The System notebook page allows you to set system settings. On this page, you
may set the update frequency for the scrolling Status Bar, the Swap-file
warning levels, and choose whether you wish to display time since last boot.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. The About Dialog Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The About Dialog Box provides information about the Program and its copyright.
In this box, it is important to note the version number when contacting the
author regarding the program. There are a couple versions of Statbar floating
around already, and problems relating to one will not necessarily apply to another.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Revision History ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
December 26, 1993: Statbar Version 1.0
February 11, 1994: Statbar Version 1.01
o Improved on-line help
o Added psuedo-installation utility
o Fixed bug that affected Statbar's displayed size when video resolution was
changed
March 3, 1994: Statbar Version 1.1
o Added multiple size status bar
o Fixed program to use standard fonts instead of my own
o Added settings notebook and improved configurability
o Re-wrote on-line help (again)
Statbar should be pretty solid, but Version 1.1 was a very large rewrite and
introduced a large amount of new code. It has been tested thoroughly, but, as
always, don't try it out for the first time before you've saved your thesis.
Statbar has been tested on a wide variety of machines, running OS/2 2.1, OS/2
2.11, and OS/2 for Windows.
Future Enhancements
Look for these additional features in feature revisions, due out as time allows:
o Ability to Change Fonts and Colors
o Ability to monitor free space on multiple hard drives
o MMPM/2 Support for Swapfile Warnings
o Real, honest-to-goodness online help
o And the requisite bug-fixes, etc.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Uninstalling Statbar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
While Statbar does not include an Uninstall utility, I have gone to lengths to
insure that it is easy to remove should you find a need to do so manually.
In a full Statbar installation, the following files are copied to your hard disk:
o STATBAR.EXE
o STATBAR.HLP
o STATBAR.TXT
Statbar will also have an INI file, STATBAR.INI, that it uses to store its
configuration information.
In addition, if you've downloaded Statbar, the following files may also exist:
o STATBBS.TXT
o STATINST.CMD
Statbar's STATREMV utility will delete all of the above files if you execute it
from the directory in which these files are