To change the colors in a graph, perform the following steps:
Right-click on the applet, then choose Preferences.
Select the relevant tab in the Colors area of
the System Monitor Preferences dialog.
Click on the relevant color selector button in the selected tabbed section.
On the Pick a Color dialog,
use the color wheel or spin boxes to choose the line color
for the selected parameter.
Click OK.
The tabbed section for each resource provides color selection buttons
that you can use to change the color of the parameters for each resource.
Processor
Select this tab to display the color buttons for the following parameters:
ParameterDescriptionUserProcessor time used by non-kernel activitiesSystemProcessor time used by kernel activitiesNiceProcessor time used by high-priority processesIOWaitProcessor time used waiting for I/OIdleUnused processory capacityMemory
Select this tab to display the color buttons for the following parameters:
ParameterDescriptionUserMemory used by non-kernel activitiesSharedMemory used by more than one applicationBuffersMemory used to temporarily store sent or received dataCachedMemory used to store data for fast accessFreeMemory not currently in useNetwork
Select this tab to display the color buttons for the following parameters:
ParameterDescriptionSLIPSerial Line Internet Protocol network connectionPLIPParallel Line Internet Protocol network connectionEthernetEthernet network connectionOtherNetwork connection other than SLIP, PLIP, or EthernetBackgroundNo network connectionSwap Space
Select this tab to display the color buttons for the following parameters:
ParameterDescriptionUsedSwap space being used by the systemFreeSwap space that is free to be usedLoad
Select this tab to display the color buttons for the following parameters:
ParameterDescriptionAverageSystem LoadBackgroundthat is, no loadNetwork
Select this tab to display the color buttons for the following parameters:
ParameterDescriptionReadDisk read rateWriteDisk write rateBackgroundIdle disk time
