Jani Monoses wrote: >> Since, as you say, the target audience is users new to Linux but who's >> computers cannot easily run Ubuntu, I should think you would agree that >> getting the lightest apps that do the intended purpose without wasting >> recourses is more important then "looks cool and has stuff you probably >> will never look at" >> > > New users could use the 'get ubuntu version', show cpu, and resource > usage. As for the wasting resources part this is a run=once application > it is not something eating away your CPU in the backgorund. Just as we > have others in the same category. > > I am sure adding the panel aplets to see resource usage is a *lot* more > resource consuming.Those are external apps, permanently running and > taking up memory. > > Jani > > > I think you are completely missing my point the purpose of any task manager is to quickly and graphically end programs this is on the processes tab of gnome system monitor this is almost always a one-and-done, as needed task the purpose of CPU history, Memory and Swap history, and network history are to track these these items over an extended period of time these are on the resources tab of gnome system monitor these are used for advanced troubleshooting and testing application impact on system resources these are usually tracked for an extended period of time the target audience (new to Linux with systems that have have trouble running Ubuntu) are unlikely to to use these more advanced tasks The system and file system tabs are "nice to have" but really are not needed
The suggestion of using panel apps for the items on the resources tab is because of the length of time such monitoring is likely to be run. There are already panel plugins installed (just not active) so activating and deactivating is a simple matter of right-click->+add item->highlighting the plugin->click add and right-click->remove->confirm Even the most novice user should be able to do this ... even without guidance I realize that regardless of how much I quantify my point of view, I am not going to change your mind about g-s-m being superior to xfce4-taskmanager, and it is perfect ... for Ubuntu. While I personally dont think it it fits in with our XFCE theme, I am only one user. vidd -- xubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
