Kona needs help bigtime with sysmetrix!
Monday, September 8, 2003 by kona0197 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I am looking for a skin that is REAL simply but have not been able to find one. Here is what I am looking for:
It should display (or i would like it to disply0 these things:
clock
cpu usage
PHY RAM
Swap usage
c drive % used
d drive % used
tcp in/out (be nice but I really do not need it)
email count
I do not need weather or winamp cuz I do not care about all that. Also a very small skin would be helpful. where can i find this or create it myself?
Any ideas?
It should display (or i would like it to disply0 these things:
clock
cpu usage
PHY RAM
Swap usage
c drive % used
d drive % used
tcp in/out (be nice but I really do not need it)
email count
I do not need weather or winamp cuz I do not care about all that. Also a very small skin would be helpful. where can i find this or create it myself?
Any ideas?
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kona0197
Reply #2 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:35 PM
sorry i phased it wrong. I should of asked how I create it myself and where to find a tutorial about sysmetrix.
your right of course. quite stupid of me!
Reply #2 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:35 PM
| You had to ask? |
sorry i phased it wrong. I should of asked how I create it myself and where to find a tutorial about sysmetrix.
your right of course. quite stupid of me!
voo
Reply #3 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:37 PM
Reply #3 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:37 PM
Look for c242's sysmetrix creations, he is the sysmetrix guru.
Im sure something will please you.
Im sure something will please you.
Koasati
Reply #4 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:38 PM
Reply #4 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:38 PM
I don't know of any tutorials on SysMetrix, but that doesn't mean there isn't any. Have you tried a search? The best way I know of to learn how to skin something, is take an existing skin apart, to see how it is put together. 
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kona0197
Reply #5 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:39 PM
I did that koa and I ended up reinsatalling windows because i did not know what I was doing and screwed my whole system up!
Reply #5 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:39 PM
| The best way I know of to learn how to skin something, is take an existing skin apart, to see how it is put together. |
I did that koa and I ended up reinsatalling windows because i did not know what I was doing and screwed my whole system up!
voo
Reply #6 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:40 PM
Reply #6 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:40 PM
Well really its best to do a design mockup on how you want it to look, then add all the graphs etc once your happy with overall look.
Not really that hard just spending time on it getting it setup on how you want it.
Not really that hard just spending time on it getting it setup on how you want it.
kona0197
Reply #7 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:42 PM
Reply #7 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:42 PM
I would have to have a graphic editor like PS 7 first right?
can not justify spending money on a program like that.
can not justify spending money on a program like that.
Koasati
Reply #8 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:43 PM
Reply #8 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:43 PM
| I did that koa and I ended up reinsatalling windows because i did not know what I was doing and screwed my whole system up! |
You screwed up your OS, trying to skin SysMetrix? How? 
kona0197
Reply #9 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:45 PM
Reply #9 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:45 PM
I somehow locked up my windows explorer (98) and ended up deleting something that screwed up windows.
voo
Reply #10 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:46 PM
Reply #10 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:46 PM
No idea how you done that, you really must have seriously screwed something up god knows how, but most skins are txt files renamed to *UIS or *.INI for sysmetrix and so on.
Really dont know how you screwed up OS files with a skin creation or attempt
Really dont know how you screwed up OS files with a skin creation or attempt
voo
Reply #13 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:51 PM
Reply #13 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:51 PM
I assumed sysmetrix only worked on 2k NT xp?
As ive never found a program that reads cpu usage on 9x properly, apart from Norton others usually read 30 to 50% constantly.
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As ive never found a program that reads cpu usage on 9x properly, apart from Norton others usually read 30 to 50% constantly.
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kona0197
Reply #14 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:53 PM
Reply #14 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:53 PM
OK here is the skin I was working with:
i wanted to change the E:, F: and G: to something else. I know how to change what the gauges meter and the text. I do not know how to change to label (ie F: to say master volome) and I do not know how to change the color.
i wanted to change the E:, F: and G: to something else. I know how to change what the gauges meter and the text. I do not know how to change to label (ie F: to say master volome) and I do not know how to change the color.
kona0197
Reply #15 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:56 PM
Reply #15 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:56 PM
just thought of something. is there a freeware program I can use to tear this skin apart and recolor it and rename the labels? maybe that is the key to skinning sysmetrix. I don't know where toi start. 
Koasati
Reply #16 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:58 PM
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Reply #16 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:58 PM
The GIMP is free.
Find the thread titled "Is there any good freeware image editors?"
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kona0197
Reply #17 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:59 PM
Reply #17 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:59 PM
will it let me tear apart that skin and reclor it in layers and such?
voo
Reply #18 Monday, September 8, 2003 3:00 PM
Reply #18 Monday, September 8, 2003 3:00 PM
Its in textual information, but black letters are part of the graphics.
SelfExiled
Reply #19 Tuesday, September 9, 2003 12:33 AM
Reply #19 Tuesday, September 9, 2003 12:33 AM
Kona0197,
YOu will need a graphics program to edit that one. It is called Shex Panel. What you would want to do is to modify the main bitmap background. It's easy to colorize using PSP 7. Then, I just copy and pasted similar areas in the information section of the main bitmap to erase the disk drive information. Then if you want to add generic text for volume (vol.) and use the same bitmaps for volume, it can all be done from sysmetrix configuration. The sysmetrix configuration will change everything for you. I colorized it to purple and removed the drive letters. Then, you can add textural information and chang the indicators to read volume level instead of disk drive usage. It is fairly easy. I'm uploading the image as my desktop so you can see it. It is crude but it is only an example. Done in two mintues in PSP 7.
YOu will need a graphics program to edit that one. It is called Shex Panel. What you would want to do is to modify the main bitmap background. It's easy to colorize using PSP 7. Then, I just copy and pasted similar areas in the information section of the main bitmap to erase the disk drive information. Then if you want to add generic text for volume (vol.) and use the same bitmaps for volume, it can all be done from sysmetrix configuration. The sysmetrix configuration will change everything for you. I colorized it to purple and removed the drive letters. Then, you can add textural information and chang the indicators to read volume level instead of disk drive usage. It is fairly easy. I'm uploading the image as my desktop so you can see it. It is crude but it is only an example. Done in two mintues in PSP 7.
kona0197
Reply #20 Tuesday, September 9, 2003 1:10 AM
how exactly?
Reply #20 Tuesday, September 9, 2003 1:10 AM
| The sysmetrix configuration will change everything for you. I colorized it to purple and removed the drive letters. |
how exactly?
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Reply #1 Monday, September 8, 2003 2:29 PM
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