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1. Introduction

KNETLoad is a small program for KDE, it's used to show statistics for a network connection.

1.1 Introduction to KNETLoad

KNETLoad is a network speed meter diagram for the KPanel. It will show the speeds of a network device with two diagrams, one for outgoing and one for incoming data. KNETLoad can read allmost any device which is listed in the /proc/net/dev file, that includes eth0, ppp0, ippp0 and many others, even non predefined devices can be typed into the program. The colors, style and speed of the diagrams can be configured.

KNETLoad is made for KDE and QT and works with kernels newer then 2.0, it will also work under some other WindowManagers, but then ofcourse, it won't be able to dock, which might look pretty dumb. KNETLoad is a tiny program and it don't show off too many functions, but sometimes I think it's nice to be able to keep track on a single device, just so that I allways can see right away is something is going on in the box.

KNETLoad is allmost finished, it has most of the features I've planned for it, and it seems like it works pretty ok on most computers. I might add more features to it if I get any wishes or other nice feedback :) but I'm more interested in fixing bugs if there are any, so please drop me a mail if anything doesn't work and I will do what I can to find and remove the bugs.

1.2 Changes

99-09-15
* Fixed a bug where program don't show any readings when the pppdaemon is disconncted and restarted.
99-09-13
* Added German translation thanks to Fredrik Olson.
99-09-09
* Fixed bug where program can't measure any readings after sent or received bytes has gone above 2100MB.
* Added a new Soft diagram option for a smoother curve.
* Added user documentation for installation and usage.
* The infopopup's text now stays inside the box :)
99-09-07
* Added Croatian translation thanks to Vladimir Vuksan.
* Finished a new specialdesigned QToolTip lookalike, leftclick to show it, leftclick again or rightclick on popup to hide, use left mouse on popup to move it.
* Structure changes to make the program use less CPU.
99-09-01
* Added several icons for both Color and style menues.
99-08-31
* Settings are now saved direcly, not only upon quit.
* Added sessionmanagement thanks to Carsten Pfeiffer, so the program will restart when KDE is restarted.
* Removed QToolTip Popup info dialog from program because of a mem leak which made the program hang.
99-08-29
* Added Swedish translation.
99-08-11
* Program ready for initial release v1.0.

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