To load BBSysmon you simply need to add the relative path of the plugin (from
your Blackbox directory) to the Blackbox configuration file
plugins.rc
(located in the Blackbox directory). For example, if you installed Blackbox
into c:\Blackbox, and BBSysmon.dll is located in c:\Blackbox\plugins\BBSysmon\,
you should add the line...
plugins\BBSysMon\BBSysMon.dll
for when you are not loading the BBSlit plugin. Or...
&plugins\BBSysMon\BBSysMon.dll
for when loading it with or in the BBSlit plugin.
...to plugins.rc. Simple, eh? :) Make sure to note the '&' at the beginning
of the second load line.
You should also have a look at the
bbsysmon.rc file after you load the
plugin, in case there are any settings you would want to customise.
The file will be saved if there is no file found. You can
access this file by right clicking on the plugin and choosing the
"Settings" submenu, then choose "Edit Settings". These
settings are shown below.
Mouse Input
Once the plugin is loaded, not many things can be done with a simple
click on the bbsysmon window. This will change:
Left
Click none Left Click + Ctrl none Middle
Click none Right
Click opens configuration
menu Right Click +
Ctrl none
The Menu
The plugin menu let's you change or select various things, and most should be
self-explanatory. However, there is one submenu worth mentioning - the
"Settings" submenu.
This submenu let's you "Save Settings" (current) to file, or "Reload Settings"
that you have edited. These are important because a) BBSysmon only writes
settings when you tell it to, or on plugin shutdown, and b) you do not need to
reconfigure bb4win in order to have BBSysmon reload settings from the
bbsysmon.rc
file. One more thing to note. If you change any of the settings, or
move the window, you may want to choose "Save Settings", otherwise when you
choose "Reload Settings" BBsysmon will go back to the last saved configuration.
Keyboard Input
None.
Miscellaneous Notes
Many of the RC settings have
changed. Some more may be added.
If a configuration file for some reason (e.g. you deleted it <g>) can not
be found at startup (BBSysmon will first search for it in the same directory as
the plugin, then in the Blackbox directory), BBSysmon will automatically create
one for you in the same directory as the plugin. For now, most settings
are configured from the rc file.
bbsysmon.x: 0 X position of the sysmon bbsysmon.y: 895 Y position of the sysmonr bbsysmon.width: 40 Width of the sysmon window bbsysmon.height: 30 Height of the sysmon window
bbsysmon.alwaysontop: true Tells BBsysmon to be ontop of all
windows bbsysmon.transparency: false Tells BBsysmon to use the alpha value for
tranparency opacity bbsysmon.alpha: 160 Sets the tranparency level. 0-255, 0 being
completely transparent bbsysmon.snapwindow: true Tells BBsysmon to snap to the edges of
the screen. bbsysmon.pluginToggle: true Tells BBSysmon to hide with other
plugins.
bbsysmon.windowStyle: label Tells BBSysmon which, (one of label, labelWindow, or clock), style definition to use for inner gradient.
bbsysmon.justification: center Defines text justification in the window. (left/center/right)
bbsysmon.autoResize: true If set true, BBSysmon will resize the window if it is too small for the text output. If the window is
bigger than it needs to be, BBSysmon will not make the window smaller.
bbsysmon.padPercentages: true If set true, the percentage output will look like, "01%", intead of, "1%". This helps to keep the string from resizing, and moving stuff around. And to keep from annoying you. ;)
bbsysmon.inSlit: true Tells BBSysmon to reload/load in/out of the slit. Only works if the BBSlit plugin is loaded in the plugins.rc file.
bbsysmon.strFormat: %C - %R This defines how BBSysmon will display it's counters.
bbsysmon.textColor: #696969 This defines a color value to the font. If left blank, then the color value will be read from the current style based on "bbsysmon.windowStyle:" setting.
bbsysmon.fontHeight: 12 Defines the font size. If left blank, then the font size will be read from the current style based on "bbsysmon.windowStyle:" setting. NOTE: Some fonts can not be displayed
at certain sizes, so the next closest size will be used.
bbsysmon.font: arial Defines the font to be used. If left blank, then the font will be read from the current style file.
Counter definitions for strFormat: CASE SENSITIVE
General: Any of the following can be used once each.
%C Percent of used CPU time
%R Percent of used RAM
%S Percent of used SWAP
%P IP address of first found adapter
%N Name of the user currently logged in
%W Workstation name, or computer name
Uptime: Only one of the following three can be used at once.
%UW weeks is master uptime counter i.e. 0w 0d 0h 0m
%UD days is master uptime counter i.e. 0d 0h 0m
%UH hours is master uptime counter i.e. 0h 0m
Drive spaces: Any 2 letter combination can only be used once
each. Any number of drives can be monitored at once. DO NOT
SPECIFY NON HARD DRIVE LETTERS. Floppy drives and cd rom drives are
currently not supported. They will work, but will cause those devices to
keep spinning every 20 seconds. I will not take responsibility for what
it may do. Mapped drive letters should work.
%DC Drives space availible for drive C:\
%DD Drives space availible for drive D:\
%DE Drives space availible for drive E:\
.
.
.
%DZ Drives space availible for drive Z:\
The '%' is removed from the string in all cases. '\n' Will insert a line
break or new line. '\t' Will insert a tab. All other characters are
displayed as regular characters. Never put more than one '%' sign next to
each other i.e. '%%'. Bad things will happen, and don't say I didn't warn
you. :)
Please note that BBSysmon automatically saves the current running configuration
when you quit or restart Blackbox, overwriting the previous contents of the
file. If you want to change these values and make BBSysmon read them again,
edit the file, then save the file, and then select "Reload Settings" from the
plugin's "Settings" submenu.
@BBShowPlugins Standard BB bro@m to show all plugins
@BBHidePlugins Standard BB bro@m to hide all
plugins
@BBSysMonAbout
Shows the about window
@BBSysMonPluginToggle Toggles whether BBSysmon hides with other
plugins @BBSysMonOnTop Toggles whether or not BBSysmon is always
ontop @BBSysmonEditRC Opens the BBSysmon's RC file for
configuration @BBSysmonReloadSettings Tells BBSysmon to reload settings from the RC
file @BBSysmonSaveSettings BBSysmon will save currently
loaded settings.
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