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Chapter 2. Configuration

To configure KCPULoad, click on the diagram in the system tray using your right mouse button. A configuration menu will appear.

The settings chosen in the configuration menu are saved automatically to the KCPULoad configuration file as soon as they are set. There is no need to save the settings manually.

SMP (Dual CPU) Support

If you don't have an SMP system, none of the SMP options will appear in the menu. If you do, you will be presented with both an SMP on/off option at the top of the options menu, and (when SMP is turned on) a second color settings menu for the second diagram.

If you choose to have SMP off, you will only see one diagram showing the values from both CPUs combined. If you choose to have SMP on, there will be one diagram for each CPU showing their individual loads.

Changing the Update Speed

Choose Speed from the configuration menu to change how frequently the diagram(s) are updated. Choose a lower value to get a more responsive diagram. Choose a higher value to get a slower but more stable and less flickering diagram.

Splitting the System and User Loads

Enable the Graph Splitting option to have the diagram split into an upper part and a lower part. The upper part of the diagram will show the user load (the apps you're using on a day-to-day basis). The lower part which is a white scale will show the system load (which includes daemons and other low level parts of the system and kernel).

Changing Diagram Style

The Style option in the configuration menu will let you change the look of the diagram. Options include a Lines option which only draws a straight line across the diagram, a Bars option which draws a bar graph, and a Shaded option which shades the diagram in a nice black-to-color tone.

Soft Curves

The Soft Curves option can be used to smooth the diagram(s). This means that diagrams won't show very fast changes, but instead move slowly up and down with a little delay on the movements. This feature can make the diagrams look better, especially when the update interval is set to a fast flickering rate.

Labels and Grid

These options control what is displayed behind the diagram(s). The Labels option will turn on small text labels in the upper left corner of each diagram showing which CPU the diagram represents. The Grid option will toggle a background grid of horizontal lines.

Changing Diagram Colors

Each CPU diagram has a corresponding Color option in the menu; this can be used to change the color of the diagram.

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