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« on: January 05, 2007, 03:31 AM »
I'm using PT with "Tame Applications Based on CPU Usage" turned on, because I use some DVBS program which sometimes hogs cpu. The problem is this software must work with Above Normal or even High priority to give super smooth playback. Normal CPU usage is between 30%-70% (depends on selected tv channel, data rate etc). Anyway sometimes (the reason is know for me and it is caused by some external conditions) it hogs CPU so with Above Normal/High priority it is impossible to close this application or do anything. One click and the result comes after a minute or so. Some CPU Usage trigger High option works perfectly and after a few seconds I can work, kill the process or do anything else.
So I can't turn off "Tame Applications Based on CPU Usage". When I want to play a game I have to disable temporary Process Tamer completely. I was thinking about some special mode for PT - lets call it "Tame ONLY SELECTED Application on CPU Usage". In this mode we would select an application name and set some new type of Explicit Rule: "TAME (according to CPU Usage).
Most applications that run on our systems works with Normal priority and have no reason to hog cpu completely in any situation. But if you use some appliaction that you know can hog your cpu (in case of Internet connection for example) and it must work in higher priority class you would got in trouble.
So in this new mode I would only select some applications which I would like to tame based on CPU Usage. I think it is not a so huge PT modification. Just an option. Of course most users will still use default ALL process tamming method.
Btw, great program.