Copyright: ® 1993 Dietmar Haffner


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Yet Another Resource Monitor And Clock

Introduction

Yarmac is a small utility that displays in a corner of the screen and shows you the current date, time and free system resources.

It can be configured to always stay on top of all other windows (so you can always see it) and to flee from the mouse cursor (so you can still click on every part of the screen). To access Yarmac's system menu when it's running away from the mouse cursor, you must hold down the shift key while moving the mouse over Yarmac's window.

Using Yarmac

Display

Menu

License agreement

I've written Yarmac for my own use and, because I found it so usefull, I decided to release it to the public as Freeware. This means you can use and copy it as often as you want. Although I've tested it and it runs fine on my machine, there still may be bugs in Yarmac that simply didn't show up during testing. Thus, if you decide to use Yarmac, be warned: you do so at your own risk. I won't be liable for any damage resulting from its use.

Dietmar Haffner                               Munich, 11/18/93
Compuserve: 100111,177


Display

Yarmac's window looks like this:

It gives you information about the following topics:

Date and time:

... are displayed in the title bar of Yarmac's window. The format of this display is controlled by the settings in Windows Control Panel.

RAM:

The amount of free system RAM as reported by Windows. This includes space allocated in Windows' swap file. Depending upon how much memory is available, it is displayed as bytes (B), kilobytes (K) or megabytes (M).

CPU:

Gives you a measure in percent about how much spare time your CPU has. This is an estimated value, based on how much time the last five updates of Yarmac's display were delayed. Note that, when your computer is heavily loaded, Yarmac's display isn't updated at all, so it won't show the correct value!

GDI:

The amount of free GDI resources reported by Windows. GDI is the part of Windows responsible for painting the screen. If GDI resources run low, the screen will be repainted with wrong colors.

USER:

The amount of free USER resources reported by Windows. USER (the Windows module, not you <g>) is responsible for managing windows and tasks (applications). If USER resources run low, no more applications can be launched and no more windows can be displayed.


Menu

Yarmac has only a system menu. It contains the following entries:

Close

Closes Yarmac.

On Top

If this entry is checked, Yarmac's window is always displayed on top of all other windows.

Avoid Mouse

If this is checked, Yarmac's window will 'run away' from the mouse cursor.

About

Display a Dialog Box with information about Yarmac.

Help

Open this help file.