Hi Suvayu, On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:07:09 -0700 Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Ranjan, > > On Monday 22 March 2010 06:31 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > >>> I think > >>> other users may also benefit, so something similar to this could be > >>> considered for inclusion in the default LXDE spin for F13? > >> > >> I think this is a very special case. There already is the cpu-monitor > >> plugin in lxpanel which should be sufficient for most users. > > > > I am not so sure. The cpu load monitor does not show processors/cores > > being used, the memory used/available or the swap. These are very > > important for a low-resource machine or for users for whom conserving > > resources is important. Without a monitor, conservation is not that > > feasible. [Xfce has this feature (I forget what it is called, haven't > > used it since Fedora 11).] So, it might be beneficial to have some way > > of displaying cpu (core)/memory/swap. This is provided for by xosview, > > but other approaches may exist. > > > > Same goes for the network status monitor, which would benefit by having > > some graphical display. Right now, unless I don't know how to set this > > up, my network status monitor just blinks. Only if I click on it do I > > get a window ala Windoze which tells me the number of packets received > > and sent (presumably) since connection. It would be more useful to get > > current rates of uploading and downloading to help in diagnosis for > > connections that get stalled for some reason. The information is all > > there, no question, so it is really a point of whether we can put it in > > as a metered graphical display. > > > > Have you tried conky? Its pretty cool and customisable. I know it > probably doesn't fit into the discussion about a spin's default resource > monitor applet, but for personal use its too good. > > Here is my setup with WindowMaker. If you request I can share my > ~/.conkyrc too. ;) > <http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll164/jalladandtux/screenies/conky.png> Thanks for the information on conky. It seems similar to gkrellm, perhaps without the bloat (hopefully). I wonder if it should be included in the LXDE spin because it has many features missing in the lxpanel (at least while new features are being introduced). I would love to see your .conkyrc if possible. Best wishes, Ranjan -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
