The K Desktop Environment

3.5. The Options Tab

Options tab.

Ksetiwatch has some global settings which you can modify here.

Refresh Interval. This slider allows you to adjust the time interval between subsequent refreshs of the list entries. Since the latest SETI@home clients update their state files approximately once a minute, a value around 60 seconds is sufficient.

Time Format. Here you can switch between two time formats: either hours:minutes:seconds (hh:mm:ss) or days:hours:minutes:seconds (dd:hh:mm:ss).

Report New Signals. When Ksetiwatch has found a new high signal, it can report this event to you via a message box. You can easily specify for which kind of signal you wish to be notified: Spikes, Gaussians, Pulses, and/or Triplets. If you additionally check Show only Records, Ksetiwatch will report signals only if they reached an all-time high (compared to the data found in the log files). This will keep the amount of report events to an absolute minimum.

Minimize to Panel. When you minimize Ksetiwatch this switch allows you to minimize to the panel, thus freeing up precious space in the taskbar. To open the Ksetiwatch window again just click on the icon in the panel. Right-clicking the icon provides a popup menu with some commands to control the selected SETI@home client.

Show Grid in List Views. Here you can decide whether you want to have a grid in all list views. Especially for large lists a grid enhances readability.