Bug 409350

Summary:	CPU Load Monitor takes a lot of space
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	manuelchaves
Component:	System Monitor widgets	Assignee:	Marco Martin <notmart>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	2wxsy58236r3, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version:	master
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description manuelchaves 2019-07-01 01:25:21 UTC

The CPU Load Monitor panel widget doesn't seem to have a compact mode. Either by making each item smaller or by just showing an average of all cpus and system into 1.

Right now with system+cpus+ram it takes over 1100px width.

I would prefer if there was just an average of all cpus+system cpu usage (or whatever makes sense). If not at least have the option to make them smaller.

Comment 1 2wxsy58236r3 2019-07-01 03:04:42 UTC

Are you using the widget on a computer with many CPU cores?

Comment 2 manuelchaves 2019-07-01 03:43:21 UTC

(In reply to 20l8kxxl8ymo from comment #1)
> Are you using the widget on a computer with many CPU cores?

I have 4 cpu cores.
Here's a screenshot (it's from my second monitor so things like the tray were removed): https://i.imgur.com/4HvyqWI.png

Comment 3 2wxsy58236r3 2019-07-01 04:20:31 UTC

I see. Until this bug is fixed, you can consider using the System Load Viewer widget (from kdeplasma-addons) to show the current average CPU usage. It saves a lot of space because it does not show the usage history graphs. If you choose "compact bar" for System Load Viewer, you can choose to show the current usage of each CPU core separately.

Comment 4 Nate Graham 2020-01-14 03:13:26 UTC

There is an average mode. Right-click on it, go to "Configure CPU load monitor" and uncheck everything except for "system".