kmodemlights 0.8 review

kmodemlights is a applet for the KDE-panel kicker, that watches a modem and allows to connect and disconnect the modem

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 466K Developer: M G Berberich

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kmodemlights is a applet for the KDE-panel kicker, that watches a modem and allows to connect and disconnect the modem. It is "inspired" by modemlights (read: it's a clone).

Here are some key features of "kmodemlights":
the connection-state on the button (offline - awaiting connection - online)
two LEDs showing activity for Rx and Tx, much like a modems lights (hence the name). The update-frequency is configurable from 2 to 5 (default is 5).
a graph displaying Rx-volume and Tx-volume (updated every 2 seconds).
The bytes received per second (updated every second), as numerical value.
The time since the modem is online.

The colors of the lights, button-icons (await- and online- state) and the graph is configurable, and the icon that shows the state of connection comes in three sizes.

kmodemlights still has problems operating in a vertical panel!

What's New in This Release:
configurable shortcut to go on- or offline