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- MegaWatcher.Doc
-
- V.85.10.12.spg
-
- MegaWatcher is a Desk Accessory which tracks the loading and unloading of
- resources. You may specify any resource type (CODE is the default), and
- MegaWatcher will keep a continuous display of all resources of that type.
- With MegaWatcher, you can determine the size, location, and status (in memory,
- locked, and/or purgeable) of each resource.
-
- THE DISPLAY
- MegaWatcher defaults to a small display, with type 'CODE' selected. In the
- upper left corner of the window, the current type is displayed; each
- subsequent line displays the status of a resource. The resource ID's are
- displayed along with boxes which indicate:
-
- (M) -- Segment is in Memory
- (L) -- Segment is Locked
- (P) -- Segment is Purgea
- (P) -- Segment is Purgeable.
-
- As long as the current application calls SystemEvent regularly (as it
- should), MegaWatcher will update itself 2 times per second. MegaWatcher will
- only display the first 26 or so resources of a given type.
-
- THE MENU
-
- Front: Select 'Front' to make the MegaWatcher window become the front window.
- Back: Select 'Back' to make the MegaWatcher window become the back-most
- window.
- Hide: Causes window to disappear (it will reappear again when you select
- 'Back' or 'Front'
-
- Wide Display: Toggles window size: when Wide Display is checked, MegaWatcher
- will display locations and sizes of resources, in addition to the
- normal information.
- Private: Toggles 'Private' flag: when Private is selected, only resources
- owned by the current application will be displayed; if Private
- isn't selected, all resources of the specified type are displayed.
- New Type: Select 'New Type' when you want to look at a new resource type.
- MegaWatcher will prompt you for the resource type: Upper/Case
- is toggled by the Shift Key, but the mapping is backwards
- (shift-x -> X). Enter the resource type, then hit <Return> :
- the new type will be added to the MegaWatcher menu, and all
- resources of that type will be displayed.
-
- Other Menu Items:
- Each time you examine a new resource type, that type will be added to
- the menu: if you want to re-display a type, just select the type
- from the MegaWatcher menu.
-
-
- A typical MegaWatcher display might look like this (interpretation follows):
-
- ---------------- |
- DITL # M L P |
- 255 X X X |
- 229 |
- 302 X |
- 306 |
- 444 X X |
- 220 X X |
- 165 |
- ------------------
-
- A display such as that above, would indicate the following:
-
- -- DITL ID=255 is in memory, and Locked, and Purgeable
- -- DITLs 229, 306 and 165 are not in memory.
- -- DITL 302 is in memory, and is neither locked nor purgeable.
- -- DITL 444 is in memory, and locked.
- -- DITL 220 is in memory, and is purgeable.
-
-
- Mouse Clicks: Click in the MegaWatcher window to cause window to be
- re-drawn. Click and hold mouse button down: MegaWatcher will freeze everything
- until you let up on the button.
-
-
- Historical Note:
- If you select Cut/Copy/Paste, MegaWatcher will disappear for a few seconds,
- then reappear.
-
-
-
- ---- End of documentation.
-