mirror of https://github.com/BOINC/boinc.git
93 lines
3.2 KiB
PHP
93 lines
3.2 KiB
PHP
<?php
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require_once("docutil.php");
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page_head("Preferences");
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echo "
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<p>
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You can specify <b>preferences</b> determining and limiting
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how BOINC uses your computers.
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Preferences are divided into two groups:
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<h3>General preferences</h3>
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<b>General preferences</b> apply to all BOINC projects in which you participate.
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They include:
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";
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list_start();
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list_item("When to work",
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"You can specify whether work (computation and network transfer) should be done
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1) while the host is being used (i.e. during keyboard and mouse input);
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2) while the computer is being powered
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by batteries (for laptop users).
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");
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list_item("Confirm before connect",
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"Whether to wait for confirmation before making network connections.");
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list_item("Work buffering min and max",
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"
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Your computer maintains an estimate of the amount of work remaining
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(i.e. the time until one of its processors will be idle).
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You can choose the <b>minimum work</b> and the
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<b>maximum work</b> to keep.
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Normally the work remaining is between these two limits.
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When the work remaining reaches minimum level,
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your computer contacts one or more scheduling servers,
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and attempts to get enough work to exceed the maximum level.
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<p>
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This scheme allows computers that are sporadically connected
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(because they're portable or have modem-based connections)
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to avoid becoming idle due to lack of work.
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If the host is frequently disconnected from the Internet, the min
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should be at least as long as the typical period of disconnection.
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The larger the difference between min and max, the less often
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the BOINC client will connect to the Internet.
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");
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list_item("Disk usage limits",
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"You can limit the disk space used by BOINC in any of three ways:
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1) Maximum disk space used by BOINC;
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2) Maximum percentage of total space that can be used by BOINC.
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3) Minimum disk space to keep free.
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");
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list_end();
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echo "
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You can view and edit your general preferences through a web interface,
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at the site of any project in which you participate.
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Changes are automatically propagated to all your hosts;
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this is done the next time the host contacts the project's server,
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so there may be some delay.
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<h3>Project preferences</h3>
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There is a separate set of <b>project preferences</b>
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for each project in which you participate.
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They include:
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<ul>
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<li> Resource share: if projects contend for resources,
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the amount allocated to a project is proportional to this number.
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<li> Whether to show email address on web site
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<li> Whether project should send emails to user
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<li> Project-specific preferences (defined by the project;
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e.g., to specify graphics color schemes).
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</ul>
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<p>
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You can view and edit project preferences through
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a web interface at the project's web site.
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<h3>Location-specific preferences</h3>
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If you have computers both at home and at work
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you may want to use different preferences for them.
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In addition to your 'primary preferences'
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(which are used by default)
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BOINC allows you to create separate preferences for
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home, work, and school.
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<p>
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Your account with a project has a 'default location'
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(home, work, or school).
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New computers registered to your account will be
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given the default location.
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You can change the location of an existing computer
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through the project's web site.
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";
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page_tail();
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?>
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