User guide

12 PC Moderator ™ Installation and User Guide

To invoke this graphic display while logged in and running any application:

1. Press the Hotkey twice.

2. When the screen turns a dim purple, press the Hotkey again.

The bar chart graphic of remaining time will now be displayed. This display consists of

red and blue bars with a dimmed view of the current display in the background. The

graphic is the full width of the display starting at the bottom and extending upwards like a

bar chart. The length of the visible display (solid dark blue if the screen background is

black) represents how much time is remaining. The red bars signify one-hour intervals and

the thinner blue bars represent 30-minute intervals. Each scan line of the display signifies

1 minute. If more time remains than can be displayed, then the display will simply extend

to the top of the screen. If the remaining time is less than 10 minutes, you may not see any

display past the bottom thick red bar. To estimate the remaining time, count the number of

red bars seen through the visible display and that is the number of full hours of user time

remaining. See how far the display extends upward past the last red bar. If it is less than

the next higher blue bar, then the remaining minutes are less than 30.

The graphic display will timeout after a brief period or press the <Shift> key to end the

display (don’t press other keys as they will get passed to the application). The following

picture provides an example:

User Status Report

This display graphic above gives a quick sense of how much time is remaining. For a more

exact report, the User Status Report may be invoked. To invoke this report:

1. Press the Hotkey twice.

2. When the screen turns a dim purple, press the [Enter] key.

The PC Moderator will output the report by loading Wordpad and then generating

keystrokes to the text editor. Make sure that no pop-up applications are loaded or the

keystrokes may be sent to the other application or the operating system with unpredictable

results. If the above doesn’t work, run a text editor application, press the hotkey twice then

press the [+] key.

2 red bars – 2hrs

1 blue bar – 30 min

Total: approx. 2hrs, 30 min

Thicker red bars signify 1 hour intervals

Thinner blue bars mark 30 minute intervals