PerformanceGraph

You enable the ThereClient’s PerformanceGraph by typing the key combination Ctrl+Shift+P, which is to say holding down the left Ctrl and Shift keys at the same time and tapping the P letter key. Disable the PerformanceGraph by typing Ctrl+Shift+P again.

You will know when you have enabled the PerformanceGraph because a small section of the top-left corner of your ThereClient display will turn into three graphs, each of which scrolls to the left as time passes and new information is included. You can drag the PerformanceGraph around the screen if it is getting in the way by clicking on one of the graphs.

The three graphs purport to show:

• Bandwidth and data loss
• Ping time
• Frame rate and freezes

However, what the units of each graph are, how accurate they are and what uses they might be put to are all OpenQuestions. The following observations seem to be valid, though:

• The lower the bandwidth graph, the better. Red flecks in this graph are bad.
• The lower the ping time graph, the better. If this graph goes a solid colour, you have lost contact with the servers.
• The higher the frame rate graph, the better. Red flecks in this graph are bad.

The presence or absence of your PerformanceGraph is saved as a setting on the server so that it is remembered from one session to the next.

If the Bandwidth graph is ‘solid’ that means you are receiving 56K incoming data (or more). (Source: forum post)