Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

[Bruce M.]

Yes the spaces are counted as columns as well. Your getting there. And thanks for the reply Bruce.

Actually the thanks goes to you.

[Cammy]

Bruce, it looks like you're using a variable width font in your calendar. I think you won't be able to get your columns to line up properly unless you use a monospace font.

Edit: Just looked at your screenshot again, and it looks like some of the columns are lining up right, so I dunno... but the 1 in the top month looks like 1/2 space off.

[Bruce M.]

Bruce, it looks like you're using a variable width font in your calendar. I think you won't be able to get your columns to line up properly unless you use a monospace font.

Edit: Just looked at your screenshot again, and it looks like some of the columns are lining up right, so I dunno... but the 1 in the top month looks like 1/2 space off.

How do I change this to a mono font to testHave answer?

use_xft yes
xftfont HandelGotD:size=8

How would I set the font just for the calendars only?

Have answer - will post screen and code shortly!

[cdtech]

How do I change this to a mono font to test?

use_xft yes
xftfont HandelGotD:size=8

How would I set the font just for the calendars only?

${color #ffcb48}${font Arial-size=8}${time %H:%M}${font}

Put your calendar where the time is now.

Try that........

[Bruce M.]

Bruce, it looks like you're using a variable width font in your calendar. I think you won't be able to get your columns to line up properly unless you use a monospace font.

Edit: Just looked at your screenshot again, and it looks like some of the columns are lining up right, so I dunno... but the 1 in the top month looks like 1/2 space off.

You gave me the KEY! Thanks.

Mono font did the trick

${font DejaVu Sans Mono :size=8}${execi 60 cal -3 | cut -c00-22}

${execi 60 cal}

${execi 60 cal -3 | cut -c45-64}$font

CDTECH did you get that?

[Bruce M.]

${color #ffcb48}${font Arial-size=8}${time %H:%M}${font}

Put your calendar where the time is now.

Try that........

I was faster than you in getting it, but slower in posting it, take a look at post #1415

This is great!

[Bruce M.]

I need help with my calendar. I want to display the current month, and the next month. I've sort of got it right, but as you can see, it's not lining up.

Change:

${execi 60 cal -3 | cut -c23-64}

to:

${font DejaVu Sans Mono :size=8}${execi 60 cal -3 | cut -c23-64}$font

or any other mono spaced font you like
Thanks to: Cammy and CDTECH

Bruce

[lvleph]

Can someone explain to me why my weather script is not displayed in conky? The script seems to work just fine when I run it in terminal, but...

.conkyrc

# UBUNTU-CONKY.
#

# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 1.0
total_run_times=0

# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window yes
own_window_type override
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

# Use double buffering (reduces flicker, may not work for everyone)
double_buffer yes

# Minimum size of text area
#minimum_size 250 5
maximum_width 250

draw_shades no
draw_outline no # amplifies text if yes
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no

use_xft yes
xftalpha 0.9
xftfont Candera:size=7
uppercase no
override_utf8_locale yes
use_spacer no

stippled_borders 3
border_margin 9
border_width 10

# Gap between borders of screen and text
gap_x 10
gap_y 10

# Default colors and also border colors, grey90 == #e5e5e5
default_color grey
color0 97b9f4
color1 orange
color2 red
color3 green

# Text alignment, other possible values are commented
#alignment top_left
alignment top_right
#alignment bottom_left
#alignment bottom_right


# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen

TEXT
$color
${alignc}${offset -20}${color0}${font Arial:bold:size=12}${time %H:%M:%S}$font
${alignc}${time %A}, ${time %d %B %G}$color
${color1}$hr
${voffset -3}$alignc GMAIL
${voffset -9}$hr $color
${voffset -5}${color}You have ${color3}${texeci 100 python ~/scripts/gmail.py} ${color}new email(s).
${if_empty ${execi 100 python ~/scripts/gmail_subj.py}}${color1}$hr
${voffset -3}$alignc 3 DAY FORECAST
${voffset -9}$hr $color
${else}${execi 100 python ~/scripts/gmail_subj.py}
${color1}$hr
${voffset -3}$alignc 3 DAY FORECAST
${voffset -9}$hr $color${endif}
${voffset -10}${font weather:size=50}${alignc}${execi 60000 ~/scripts/weather.sh USVA0652 f 1p}${execi 60000 ~/scripts/weather.sh USVA0652 f 2p}${execi 60000 ~/scripts/weather.sh USVA0652 f 3p}${font}$color
${alignc}${offset -10}${execi 60000 ~/scripts/weather.sh USVA0652 f 1}${offset 10}${execi 60000 ~/scripts/weather.sh USVA0652 f 2}${offset 10}${execi 60000 ~/scripts/weather.sh USVA0652 f 3}
${color1}$hr
${voffset -3}$alignc SYSTEM
${voffset -9}$hr $color
${exec cat /etc/issue.net}
$sysname Kernel $kernel ($machine)
Uptime: $uptime
Battery status: $acpiacadapter, $battery 
${color1}$hr
${voffset -3}$alignc PROCESSES
${voffset -9}$hr $color
${alignc}Processes: $processes  Running: $running_processes
${color1}NAME${alignr}PID      CPU%     MEM%$color
${top name 1}${alignr}${offset -40}${top pid 1}${offset 15}${top cpu 1}${offset 15}${top mem 1}
${top name 2}${alignr}${offset -40}${top pid 2}${offset 15}${top cpu 2}${offset 15}${top mem 2}
${top name 3}${alignr}${offset -40}${top pid 3}${offset 15}${top cpu 3}${offset 15}${top mem 3}
${color1}$hr
${voffset -3}$alignc CPU/MEM
${voffset -9}$hr $color
${voffset -5}${cpugraph 50,250 000000 ff0000}
${voffset -55}${execi 1000 head /proc/cpuinfo | grep 'model name' | sed -e 's/model name.*: //' | cut -b 0-20,31-48}
Clock: ${freq}MHz${alignr}Usage: ${cpu}%        Temp: ${acpitemp}C
RAM:   $memperc%   ${membar 6}$color
Swap:  $swapperc%   ${swapbar 6}$color
${color1}$hr
${voffset -3}$alignc FILE SYSTEM
${voffset -9}$hr $color
Root:  ${fs_free}/${fs_size /} ${fs_bar 6 /}
Home:  ${fs_free /home}/${fs_size /home} ${fs_bar 6 /home}
${if_mounted /media/samba/}Samba:  ${fs_free /media/samba}/${fs_size /media/samba} ${fs_bar 6 /media/samba}
${color1}$hr 
${else}${color1}$hr $endif
${voffset -3}$alignc NETWORK
${voffset -9}$hr $color
${if_empty ${exec python ~/scripts/wifiUp.py}}${voffset -5}${downspeedgraph eth0 55,124 000000 ff0000} ${upspeedgraph eth0 55,124 000000 00ff00}$color
${voffset -60}${alignc}WIRED
Local IP: ${addr eth0} $alignr Public IP: ${execi 18000 ~/scripts/myip.sh}
Down: ${downspeed eth0} kb/s $alignr Up: ${upspeed eth0} kb/s
Total: ${totaldown eth0} $alignr Total: ${totalup eth0}
${else}${voffset -5}${downspeedgraph wlan0 64,124 000000 ff0000} ${upspeedgraph wlan0 64,124 000000 00ff00}$color
${voffset -69}${alignc}ESSID:"${wireless_essid wlan0}"
Local IP: ${addr wlan0} $alignr Public IP: ${execi 1800 ~/scripts/myip.sh}
Signal: ${execi 1800 ~/scripts/wifiQ.sh}% $alignr Bit Rate: ${execi 18000 ~/scripts/wifiBR.sh} Mb/s
Down: ${downspeed wlan0} kb/s $alignr Up: ${upspeed wlan0} kb/s
Total: ${totaldown wlan0} $alignr Total: ${totalup wlan0}$endif 

weather.sh

# This script was written by lvleph and inspired by the original conky weather script written by azhag (azhag@bsd.miki.eu.org)

#!/bin/bash

function cond_symb(){ #get condition symbol and print it
    cnd=$(echo "$weather" | grep -A10 "class=\"titles\"" | head -n"$1" | tail -n1)
    #translate condition to symbol in weather font
    if echo "$cnd" | grep -E -i -q 'partly cloudy'; then
        echo 'c'
    elif echo "$cnd" | grep -E -i -q 'fair|sunny'; then
        echo 'A'
    elif echo "$cnd" | grep -E -i -q 'cloudy'; then
        echo 'e'
    elif echo "$cnd" | grep -E -i -q 'storm|thunder'; then
        echo 'i'
    elif echo "$cnd" | grep -E -i -q 'snow'; then
        echo 'k'
    elif echo "$cnd" | grep -E -i -q 'rain'; then
        echo 'h'
    elif echo "$cnd" | grep -E -i -q 'shower'; then
        echo 'g'
    fi
}

function temp(){ #get high and low temp and print it
    #get high temp
    hilo=$(echo "$weather" | grep -A6 "class=\"temps\"" | head -n"$1" | tail -n1)
    tmp1=$(echo "$hilo" | cut -b19-22 | awk '{ sub(/&/,"\n"); print}' | awk '{ sub(" ",""); print}' | head -n1)
    #get low temp
    tmp2=$(echo "$hilo" | cut -b46-49 | awk '{ sub(/&/,"\n"); print}' | awk '{ sub(" ",""); print}' | head -n1)
    echo "$tmp1°/$tmp2°" #print the high and low temp
}

code=$1 #zipcode or weather.com city code
system=$2 #f for imperial c for metric

#Check to see if server is available
if [ `ping -c1 216.109.126.70 | grep from | wc -l` -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "Service not available"
    exit
fi

weather=$(wget -O - http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/"$code"_"$system".html)

case "$3" in
    c) #give me current temp
        tmp=$(echo "$weather" | grep -A1 "\"forecast\-temperature\"" | tail -n1 | cut -b5-8 | awk 'sub(/&d/,"")')
        echo "$tmp°"
        ;;
    [1-5]p) #give me the symbol for the current conditions
        #get conditions
        day=$(echo "$3" | awk 'sub(/p/,"")') #get day
        head=$[2*$day+1] #translate day into number of lines
        cond_symb $head #get condition symbol and print it
        ;;    
    [1-5]) #give me today's weather
        #get high and low
        head=$[$3+1] #translate day into number of lines
        temp $head #get high and low temp and print it
        ;;
    *) #didn't use correct option 
        echo "Usage error weather.sh <citycode> <system> <option>
    weather.sh <citycode> <system> <option>
        <citycode> - This can be either your zipcode or weather.com city code
        <system> - c for metric or f for imperial
        <option> - Only one option can be entered at a time
            c displays current temp in chosen system
            1p displays today's conditions in the chosen system
            2p displays tomorrow's conditions in chosen system
            3p displays 3rd day's conditions in chosen system
            4p displays 4th day's conditions in chosen system
            5p displays 4th day's conditions in chosen system
            1 displays today's high/low temp in chosen system
            2 displays tomorrow's high/low temp in chosen system
            3 displays 3rd day's high/low temp in chosen system
            4 displays 4th day's high/low temp in chosen system
            5 displays 5th day's high/low temp in chosen system"
        ;;
esac 

[Bruce M.]

Seems sda1, and sda5 are still reading from the same partition you set up. Or is that how you want it?

Try the below line. it should read your main Ubuntu partition.

${fs_used /} of ${fs_size /} ${fs_bar /}

No, it was sda5 and sdb1 that were both reading the same (sda5 info)

The problem is that sdb1 isn't named sdb1 it's named BruLoo.

Is there and advantage to using:

${fs_used /} of ${fs_size /} ${fs_bar /}

over:

${fs_used /media/sda5} of ${fs_size /media/sda5} ${fs_bar /}

They seem to report the same info?
Would "/" use be faster/use less resources than "/media/sda5"?

Bruce
PS: Just saw this now 17:58 (much later in the day)

[John.Michael.Kane]

No, it was sda5 and sdb1 that were both reading the same (sda5 info)

The problem is that sdb1 isn't named sdb1 it's named BruLoo.

Is there and advantage to using:

${fs_used /} of ${fs_size /} ${fs_bar /}

over:

${fs_used /media/sda5} of ${fs_size /media/sda5} ${fs_bar /}

They seem to report the same info?
Would "/" use be faster/use less resources than "/media/sda5"?

Bruce
PS: Just saw this now 17:58 (much later in the day)

As long as the data shown to you on your conky is correct then you should not have to change it.

The below code simply tells conky to read your root/ partition.

${fs_used /} of ${fs_size /} ${fs_bar /}