Review Request: A usable system monitor plasmoid

[rhn rhn]

> On Feb. 19, 2012, 9:26 a.m., Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> > ... oh, and it needs a better name. :)

Actually I used "multiload" internally just before submitting the diff, but "load" is a bit misleading. Multigraph? Oldschool-graph? Vintage-monitor?
I'll be fine with any name really :)


- rhn


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On Feb. 18, 2012, 6:16 p.m., rhn rhn wrote:
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> (Updated Feb. 18, 2012, 6:16 p.m.)
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> Review request for Plasma.
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> Description
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> A plasmoid intended to be used on a panel. Inspired by gnome-multiload-applet and gkrellm.
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> Before I decided to write this plasmoid, I considered other monitors. Here's what I found:
> - system-monitor:
>    * not pixel-perfect: it uses antialiasing and Bezier curves
>    * in stacking mode, it adds a few pixels to all values, so a 0 network throughput still shows 2 belts.
>    * impossible to read at a glance due to low contrast and no custom colors
>    * shows only basic properties
>    * graphs change features depending on size
>    * deal-breaker: impossible to set custom height or width
> - system-load-viewer: almost there, but no history display
> - The Only Right RAM Monitor: too slow and RAM only
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> This plasmoid attempts to solve all those problems while introducing new ones :)
> What's fixed in this one:
> - many graphs in one applet
> - graphs laid out on a grid
> - forces graph width or height (depending on mode)
> - can force row or column number (depending on mode)
> - arbitrary colors for all graph types
> - pixel-perfect
> - handles runtime CPU/network addition/removal (CPU untested)
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> Other stuff:
> - labels only for network interfaces
> - resizable labels
> - network transmit graph stacks on top
> - C++, a monitor should measure resources, not use them
> - no way to disable graphs :)
> - no way to reorder graphs
> - network interfaces are not sorted
> - all CPUs are displayed
> - can't change colors for a distinct graph
> - will not fit in container if the wrong layout params are selected (forcing a dimension to be more than available)
> - the original idea was to synchronize all readings, but it seems impossible with plasma data engines
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> It's my first project in Qt, so the code will not be as nice as it could be. I rewrote the plotter and the layout, so those are the most likely to contain errors/memory leaks. Also, I don't know which of the above problems need to be solved and which decisions are acceptable, but I'll happily apply all fixes to make this accepted.
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> Diffs
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>   applets/CMakeLists.txt 1e1ef75 
>   applets/graphmon/CMakeLists.txt PRE-CREATION 
>   applets/graphmon/color-config.ui PRE-CREATION 
>   applets/graphmon/cpuload.h PRE-CREATION 
>   applets/graphmon/cpuload.cpp PRE-CREATION 
>   applets/graphmon/general-config.ui PRE-CREATION 
>   applets/graphmon/graphmon.h PRE-CREATION 
>   applets/graphmon/graphmon.cpp PRE-CREATION 
>   applets/graphmon/netthroughput.h PRE-CREATION 
>   applets/graphmon/netthroughput.cpp PRE-CREATION 
>   applets/graphmon/plasma-applet-graphmon.desktop PRE-CREATION 
>   applets/graphmon/ramusage.h PRE-CREATION 
>   applets/graphmon/ramusage.cpp PRE-CREATION 
>   applets/graphmon/rigidgridlayout.h PRE-CREATION 
>   applets/graphmon/rigidgridlayout.cpp PRE-CREATION 
>   applets/graphmon/simpleplotter.h PRE-CREATION 
>   applets/graphmon/simpleplotter.cpp PRE-CREATION 
>   applets/graphmon/swapusage.h PRE-CREATION 
>   applets/graphmon/swapusage.cpp PRE-CREATION 
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> Diff: http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/104015/diff/
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> Testing
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> Display, layout, configuration, persistence.
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> Screenshots
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> Graph on panel and general config section
>   http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/104015/s/437/
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> Thanks,
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> rhn rhn
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