The KSetiSpy Handbook

Roberto A. Virga <rvirga@users.sourceforge.net>


Revision 0.06.02

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KSetiSpy is a SETI@home add-on application. It monitors the progress of the SETI@home client, and reports various information about the data being computed. It provides roughly the same interface as SETI Spy, a Windows program written by Roelof J. Engelbrecht.


Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Getting Started with KSetiSpy
3. Command Reference
The main KSetiSpy window
The Progress panel
The Performance panel
The Results panel
The Work Unit panel
The User Statistics panel
The Group Statistics panel
The Client panel
The Processor panel
The Work Unit Cache panel
The Setup panel
The About panel
The Peak Processing Efficiency window
The Work Unit Log window
The Results Details window
The Sky Map window
The Sky Map legend
The Telescope Path window
The Work Unit Calendar window
The Cache Setup dialog
Interval selection
Carbon copy buttons
The Connection Log window
The Profile dialog
The Setup tab
The Logging tab
The Calibration tab
The Statistics Servers Setup Dialog
The Tray Icon
Sounds and system notifications
4. Advanced Settings
Introduction
Customizing System Information
DCOP Scripting
Introduction
Example: Starting and Stopping the Client Using the CLI
Network Transparence
Using the Windows Client
Icon Themes
5. Credits and License
Acknowledgments
A. Installation
How to obtain KSetiSpy
Requirements
Compilation and Installation
Installing an RPM File
Compiling and Installing From Source
Glossary