KSystemLog 0.3.2 review

KSystemLog is a system log viewer tool for KDE 3.3.x. This program is developed for being used by beginner users, which don't know

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 725K Developer: Nicolas Ternisien

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KSystemLog is a system log viewer tool for KDE 3.3.x.

This program is developed for being used by beginner users, which don't know how to find information about their Linux system, and how the log files are in their computer.

But it is also designed for advanced users, who want to quickly see problems occuring on their server.

Here are some key features of "KSystemLog":
View all the main log of your system, by selecting them directly in a menu
Auto display new lines logged in bold
Tabbed view to allow displaying several logs at the same time
Saving in a file and copying to clipboard the selected log lines are also implemented
It can parse the following log files of your system :
X.org (or Xfree) logs
System logs (using the Syslog parser of KSystemLog)
Kernel logs
Daemons logs
Cron logs
Boot logs
Authentication logs
ACPID logs
Cups logs (and embedded Web server)

What's New in This Release:
Major improvements :

Improve a little bit the starting of KSystemLog.
Add the Apache log.
Add the Postfix log.
Add the Samba log.
Dialog box for sending log message manually from a dialog box.
Log Toolbar is now visible by default, but only main logs are displayed.
Colorize log lines by default.

Bug fixes / Minor features :

Add a grayed "Type your filter here" in the filter (like Amarok).
Remove shortcut on each log mode. They were to annoying to manage. The user always can bind the key he wants for a log.
A double-click on an item opens the Detail Dialog.
Fix a bug which decreased the log file reading.
Add the Group By action to the Toolbar.
Using sub-folders to sort source files
Remove a useless space in most of logs
Improve the saving of log views layout (column order is now saved)
Remove tons of memory leaks
Definetly fix the Detail Dialog by drawing it with Qt Designer