Settings Overview

To access the settings dialog, right click the application and navigate to Settings.

The settings dialog allows you to specify various options and methods of operation within Bandwidth Monitor.



Overview

Always on top: Enable this option to force Bandwidth Monitor to always be the top-most application on your desktop. This feature is complemented by the click-through mode (see further down).

Exist in Windows system tray: Enable this feature to place an icon in your Windows system tray. With this option enabled, the application will minimize entirely to the system tray. While the Bandwidth Monitor is minimized the theme is not rendered, to save on CPU cycles. Data is always still collected whilst minimized.

Minimize on Startup: If this option is enabled, Bandwidth Monitor will minimize when it first starts up.

Snap to edges of screen: If this option is enabled, Bandwidth Monitor will become attracted to the edges of your screen as you move it around the desktop. The snap threshold is 10 pixels.

Load on Windows Startup: Enable this option to have Bandwidth Monitor load on Windows startup.

* Enable click-through mode: * Professional Edition only. With this option enabled, Bandwidth Monitor will behave as a transparent entity - enabling you to manipulate windows underneath the monitor as if it were not there. This feature is complemented by the Always-on-top feature (see above).

* Enable balloon messages: * Professional Edition only. Enable this to allow Windows 2000/XP balloons to be created on selected events. For more information, see 'Creating Notifications'

Automatically Check for updates: Use this option to have Bandwidth Monitor automatically check for updates when it loads.

Show drop shadow: This option creates a drop-shadow underneath the main application window.

Dim on task switch: With this option enabled, the application will dim by the specified amount when its status as active Window is revoked. It will un-dim when focus is restored to Bandwidth Monitor.

Dim after idle: Similar to the above, this option will dim Bandwidth Monitor after a given period of idle usage.



Manipulate the data-averaging slider to ajust the accuracy of live data measurements in Bandwidth Monitor. Data calculated with less averaging will produce 'spikier' graphs than more averaged data.

You may choose how many decimal places Bandwidth Monitor performs its calculations to by altering the value at the bottom of this page.



Use the theme manager to keep track of your themes. For more information about the theme manager, see here.



Use the notification manager (Professional Edition only) to define notification events. For more information about notifications, see here.