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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- PM Process Status displays a graphical view of running processes.
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- You may select a process and get more information about it, or you can
- terminate it.
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- PM Process Status is compatible with OS/2 2.0 and 2.1. It may work with later
- versions, but this is not guaranteed.
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- PM Process Status is a shareware program, see Registration Information for
- details.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Options Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use the Options pull-down menu to configure PM Process Status to suit your
- preferences.
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- All options are automatically saved when you close PM Process Status. If you
- don't want to save the options, then select pmps from the process display and
- kill it.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Font ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting this option brings up a font dialog. Select the font that you want PM
- Process Status to use for its display.
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- Note that at present, only bitmapped fonts can be selected.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Colour ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use this submenu to set the colours that you wish PM Process Status to use.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.1. Background ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the background colour from this submenu.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.2. Text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the text colour from this submenu.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.3. Lines ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the line colour from this submenu.
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- If you don't want lines to be drawn, select the same colour for lines and the
- background.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.4. Highlight ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the background highlight colour from this submenu. This is the
- background colour for selected processes.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Update delay ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use this submenu to select the delay between updates of the PM Process Status
- display.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The help menu contains choices for fast access to special sections of this help
- information.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Help index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting this option presents you with a list of all topics about which you
- can get help.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. General help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This option displays the PM Process Status general help panel.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. Using help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting this option will give you help on using the help system.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. Product information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Selecting Product information displays a dialog informing you which version of
- PM Process Status you are using.
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- Select OK to dismiss the dialog.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Process Status ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You can get detailed information about any process (except init) by positioning
- the pointer over the process, clicking mouse button 2 and selecting Status from
- the popup menu.
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- For more information, see Process Status Dialog.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Switching to a Process ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Processes with their own OS/2 sessions can be made active, giving them input
- focus.
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- A process can be activated by positioning the pointer over it and double
- clicking mouse button 1.
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- Alternatively, press mouse button 2 while over a process, and select Switch to
- from the popup menu.
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- Note: Some processes cannot be activated because they have no session of their
- own.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Killing a Process ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- In order to kill a process, click mouse button 2 whilst the pointer is over the
- process and select Kill from the popup menu.
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- Alternatively, you can push the Kill button in the Process Status dialog.
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- Note: Some processes cannot be killed.
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- CAUTION:
- Any application killed by PM Process Status will terminate immediately without
- saving open files.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Processes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- A process is a program in execution. Processes can start (or spawn) other
- processes. Processes thus spawned are termed child processes. OS/2 assigns a
- unique process identification number (PID) to each process.
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- The Parent PID (PPID) of a process is the PID of the process which owns that
- process. Normally, the PPID is the ID of the process which spawned the child.
- However, if a parent process dies, the child's PPID changes to that of the
- parent's PPID.
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- The Workplace Shell starts some processes as if they had no parent. PM Process
- Status represents such processes as children of an imaginary process called
- init.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Process Status Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This dialog displays detailed information about a particular process. Select OK
- to dismiss the dialog, or Kill to terminate the process.
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- The following information is displayed:
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- Module Name
- The fully qualified path name of the executable module from which the
- process was started.
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- Process ID
- The process identification number.
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- Parent ID
- The process identification number of the parent process.
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- Threads
- The number of threads owned by the process.
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- Priority
- The priority of the process, given in hexadecimal. The first two digits
- represent the priority class, the second two the priority within that
- class.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Registration Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- PM Process Status is shareware. This means that you can use the program for a
- limited time (21 days) before you decide whether you want to keep it. If you
- want to continue using PM Process Status after that time, then you are expected
- to register it (see How to Register).
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- If you wish to use PM Process Status after 21 days, please be honest and
- register it. It doesn't cost much. If you don't, then you decrease the chances
- of upgrades being produced, and make it unlikely that I'll write more shareware
- programs.
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- You may copy PM Process Status freely, provided that you distribute it
- unmodified and in its entirity and do not make any charge apart from reasonable
- distribution costs.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. How to Register ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You can register PM Process Status for personal use by sending the equivalent
- of US$10 with your name and address to the author. This entitles you to
- continue using PM Process Status versions 1.xx.
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- Acceptable methods of payment are listed below in order of preference (most
- preferred method first).
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- Ь5 cheque drawn on UK bank
- Ь5 UK Postal Order
- US$10 cash
- Anything else
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- Send your remittance to
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- Daniel J Neades
- c/o 45 Causley Drive
- Warmely
- Bristol BS15 7BA
- England
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- Note: Site licences are available. For details, please contact the author,
- specifying the expected number of users.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Credits ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- PM Process Status was written by Daniel J Neades.
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- The animated tribble in the Product information dialog was created and coded by
- Jason R Shannon.
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- Invaluable support and assistance was provided by Bob Eager.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Contacting the author ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The author of PM Process Status can be contacted at the address given in How to
- Register. He would be grateful of your comments about the program, and
- suggestions for improvement.
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- If you have Internet e-mail access, you can mail the author up until July 1993
- at djn@ukc.ac.uk.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Disclaimer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This product is supplied with no warranty, either expressed or implied. The
- author accepts no responsibility for damage arising from its use or misuse. By
- using this product, you accept full responsibility for any adverse
- consequences.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- init is a pseudo process, representing the ancestor of all other processes. It
- is not possible to get information about init or terminate it.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Please make cheques payable to D J Neades.