FAQ

FAQ


Q Who are some people whose help has been valuable?
A

Many people have suggested features, techniques, and UI enhancements. Without the help provided by these people, Peek-a-Boo would not be the product it is today.

  • Elden Wood -- Your continual suggestions on all aspects of Peek-a-Boo keep it improving.
  • Greg Robbins -- Your generous technical suggestions have helped me overcome several hurdles. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
  • Rich Fattic -- Your refusal to acknowledge the unreasonableness of a situation provides much-needed levity. I must admit, though, that your continual harping on various themes has been an impetus.
  • Larry Wilson -- Your unceasing focus on Peek-a-Boo's useability and visual appeal have contributed noticeably to its appearance, from version 1.0 through the present.
  • Troy Gaul -- Your Infinity Windoids have helped many programmers in the Mac community.
Q What's the difference between Size and FreeMem?
A Size is the total memory allocated to the process, while FreeMem is how much of that memory is still available for the process to use.
Q What do the two dark gray areas in the memory map represent?
A Both of them are parts of memory used by the System. The part to the left is the System Heap, and the part to the right is System memory above BufPtr.
Q What other programs are designed to work with Peek-a-Boo?
A There are several programs that are either designed specifically to work with Peek-a-Boo, or work with Peek-a-Boo as a convenient additional feature.
  • ramBunctious, a MacOS RAM disk program, communicates via Apple Events with Peek-a-Boo so Peek-a-Boo can show where the RAM disks exist in the Process Manager Heap.
  • CSM Pack, a collection of useful Control Strip modules, includes a module that can set the priority of the frontmost process.