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Short: Transparent graphical hard drive usage meter
Author: Nick Clover - bauk@tinyonline.co.uk
Uploader: Nick Clover - bauk@tinyonline.co.uk
Version: 1.05
Type: util/wb
Requirements: None
VolumeMeter V1.05 © 2002 Severin Software
New Stuff:
Workbench Titlebar info has been removed, VolumeMeter now uses popup windows.
Just put the mouse on a bar and don't move it for 2 seconds :)
This works even if the window isn't active, if this is too anoying, email me
and I'll add a tooltype option to only popup when the window is active...
You can now change the sizes of the bars through tooltypes:
BARHEIGHT = Er, Height of the bar? (limited to half the screen height)
BARWIDTH = <4...32> If I need to explain this to you buy a PC...
If BARHEIGHT is 0 or not found it defaults to 5 * BARWIDTH
DELAY has been modified to work with WBSTARTUP+/++
VolumeMeter.prefs are now saved in ENV: and ENVARC: (you can delete the prefs
file in the programs dir).
EXPERIMENTAL autoupdate...
For users who change their backdrop regularly, Uses the tooltype:
AUTOUPDATE=<1...60> In Minutes, This just closes the window, grabs a new
background and opens the window again, ANY windows that are over
VolumeMeters will be grabbed :(
Keyboard Control:
There are a few keys you can use:
SPACE - Updates the window and background
C - Closes the window for 10 seconds to allow workbench changes
ESC - Quits VolumeMeter :(
Old Stuff:
Requirements:
None.
Well, 50k of hd space :)
It has not been tested on less than OS3.x, might work with 2, probably won't
work with 1
Description:
VolumeMeter opens a small window on workbench (or Dopus Magellan) and displays
a bar chart of your hard drive and ram usage (including any drives mounted over
a network). The last two bars are chip and fast ram. All bars show the amount
USED and are colour coded as follows:-
Blue 0-49%
Green 50-80%
Amber 81-94%
Red 95-100%
The main window background is transparent, but does not update if you change your
backdrop, to do it manually just click on the window and press the space bar or move
the window.
If the window is active, drive details are shown in the title bar in the following
format:-
Name (device) Total Size ?MB Used ?Mb(%) Free ?Mb(%) Blocksize ?k
If you move the mouse onto the ram columns the total hard drive sizes/usage will
be displayed:-
Total Drive Space: ?Mb Used: ?Mb Free: ?Mb
Tooltypes:
There is only one tooltype and it only works if the program is run from wbstartup.
DELAY=<0...30>
This just lets you set a delay to allow your system to finish booting and display
your workbench backdrop before it opens its window. If the delay is too short you
will get an ugly grey background in the window (or whatever colour 0 is).
Preferences:
None, the position of the window is saved every time you move it.
Status:
Freeware :)
Author:
Nick Clover (Severin Software)
bauk@tinyonline.co.uk
Please email any bug reports :( or if it works ok :)
Developed on:
A4000/060/50 128Mb, PicassoIV, P96, 40Gb of hard drives in 13 partitions from 1Gb
to 13Gb in size.
Written with Amiblitz2 V2.26 (new name of Blitz basic II)