Change graph type

[Lassevalentini]

Since the network upload/download is usually not the same resource, it doesn't reeally make sense to graph them as a sum of percentages (as the cpu and ram is graphed).

It would be cool if this graph could be displayed as absolute value graphs (e.g. 5mbps upload and 6mbps download would result in the top of the download line would be only slightly higher than the download line).

This might also be applicable to the disk i/o-graph.

[Michael Hofmann (mh21)]

Hi Lasse,

good idea. I'm just wondering what to do about the graph colors, as you don't want to hide the upload information behind the download information, and vice versa...

[Christoph Buchner (bilderbuchi)]

You could plot them as line graphs instead of bar graphs.

[Lassevalentini (lasse-valentini)]

Lines would be the easiest way of doing it yes.

If you would like it to look like the other graphs you could either color the area that both graphs covered one color, and the other two two different colors (something in the line of http://codebox.org.uk/pages/bitmeter2) or you could decide which graph were lower than the other at each point, and then draw the bigger behind the lower.

[Christoph Buchner (bilderbuchi)]

I don't think changing the fill color like in the graphs you linked to is a good way of plotting this - IMO it's not very well-readable, especially in a small plot. Your second option would be prefereable, although plots potentially changing order all the time would lead to a pin-striped network graph, also not very beautiful.

Is it possible to draw the filling with partial transparency? That way, you could draw line graphs with half-transparent filling, which would nicely add together for a denser color in the overlapping area. Like so:

[Christoph Buchner (bilderbuchi)]

I meant, like in the attachment. Even better would be if the line would be plotted, too (not only the area), with full opacity.