What to display with Ranger?

I'm looking for a few ideas on what to display with my Ranger tool next.

There are all sorts of interesting things that could be visualized on Amiga OS. What do you want to see?

For example, a list of screens and their properties would be nice.

Ranger is aimed primarily at programmers but advanced users will find it useful as well.

Hi @ssolie

I would like to see a memory map of the A1-XE/G4.

@ssolie

cpu usage (a-la unix-ish "top" , or xoper). Nor necessarily realtime, on demand willl be cool.

Also "search" inside the command fields of DOS processes (to find a process by partial contents of the command).

TIA,
Jack

@ssolie

As said Jack (hi ;), the listview isn't really readable when full of objects: an alpha sorting at start or possibility to sort the listview should enhance readability, I think.

I like the SysInspector approach in this kind of tool.


Bye,
TMTisFree

FYI - I just released a new version of Ranger with a BOOPSI class tree view.

I'm still looking for more ideas.

@ssolie

Quote:Add all features of Xoper and Scout

@TMTisFree
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Do you have a screen shot of that?

@ssolie

You can have a look for yourself it runs fine on OS4 apart from a non fatal Grim on exit.

Link

@ssolie

the ability to kill rogue processes would be nice, a la artm or NT's task manager.

@ssolie

I'd like to ba able to check MUI Libraries versions (to avoid having 68k ones installed instead of PPC ones).

Thanks for this excellent tool, by the way

@ssolie

An option to sort libraries by extension, or better, a second column in the listbrowser telling the "type" of library for known extensions (with column sorting) : "BOOPSI gadget", "Datatype", "USB function driver", etc...

@ssolie

It would be nice if one could change priorities of running tasks. An inbuild KillWinGUI would be an idea too.

Thanks for the suggestions so far but I was really hoping for a prioritized list of things to display.

I created Ranger because I needed a process tree display to help with programming the more complex multi-process applications. I expanded on it from there when I found I could really use a visual browser for a particular part of the OS.

For example, say you are working on some USB driver. It may help if you could see a visual of the USB tree with some extra fields displayed not normally available via the inspector tool. That is the kind of specific request I'm looking for at the moment.

@ssolie

How about a list of screens and windows (child windows etc) and give the options to FORCE a close of any of them (like Scout does)?

Simon

@ssolie

Ability to change priorities of tasks/processes would be useful.

Just check Scout. It has many usefull stuff. I love the "locks" part as i can unlock files that are locked. for example to be able to delete a file that cant be deleted because some programs locks it even if i quit the program.

@ssolie

Under the tab "Gfx boards", Chip set is "not yet implemented". I would like to see that implemented.
Sure I can look other places for that information. But today Ranger was the first place i took a look. In the future I hope it's the only place I'll have to look. It's allready a great prog. Keep up the great work.

@gopal
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So would I. It is AmigaOS 4.0 returning that string.

Hi @ssolie

Totally can't use the latest v1.25 (?). I can't read 12 point type. Why are you imposing this on the user?

@Snuffy

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Me likes 12pt. But it is small. Imho, 13 would be a good compromise...

Jack