Conky Miscellaneous Python Scripts

[kaivalagi]

UPDATE

Updates as follows:

• Added maxwidth and maxheight to conkySlideshow, these force resizing of an image to fit the dimensions (width option overrides height). There are also [imagewidth] and [imageheight] placeholders available for the template too so resized dimensions can be used for output too.

Package changes can be seen here: https://launchpad.net/~conky-compani...source.changes

Here's the full help for conkySlideshow now it's changed (added/altered arguments in green):

Options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -t FILE, --template=FILE
                        location of the template file to define the layout of
                        output, the placeholders are [imagename], [imageurl],
                        [imagepath], [imagewidth], [imageheight]
  -l FILE, --imagelist=FILE
                        location of the text file providing the image list
                        data, strict format required of NAME;URL on each line.
  -i FILE, --index=FILE
                        [default: /tmp/conkySlideshow.idx] Location of the
                        temp index file used to store the last image index
                        used
  -o FILE, --output=FILE
                        [default: /tmp/conkySlideshow.jpg] Location of the
                        file used for output
  -x NUMBER, --maxwidth=NUMBER
                        [default: 0] Output images maximum width, if zero has
                        no effect, maxwidth overrides maxheight if both are
                        set
  -y NUMBER, --maxheight=NUMBER
                        [default: 0] Output images maximum height, if zero has
                        no effect, maxwidth overrides maxheight if both are
                        set
  -r, --random          Request a random image from the list rather than the
                        next in the series
  -c NUMBER, --connectiontimeout=NUMBER
                        [default: 10]
  -v, --verbose         Request verbose output, not a good idea when running
                        through conky!
  --errorlogfile=FILE   If a filepath is set, the script appends errors to the
                        filepath.
  --infologfile=FILE    If a filepath is set, the script appends info to the
                        filepath.

The apt packages should be available soon, waiting for the first build to start at time of posting

[GrouchyGaijin]

Hi Guys,

I'm using the latitude longitude script and get the output 59.3330 18.0500.

I checked to see where exactly that is and it looks like that puts me in Stockholm. I'm actually a couple of hours north of Stockholm by express train.

I then typed my IP address (85.89.80.236) into Google's IP Geolocator and it came to with in a few blocks of my house.

Do you know why there is such a difference?

(This is not a complaint. I could not write the code for this if my life depended on it. I'm just curious.)

[kaivalagi]

Fair question, no idea why it's so off, my location is off by about a mile which isn't great but I can live with it

The site link used is here: http://gd.geobytes.com/gd?after=-1&v...bytesLongitude

If you can provide another easy programmatic means of getting accurate oc-ords based on IP address do let me know...if it's more accurate I'll implement it

Cheers

edit: only good down to city level I think, just looking at geoip and here: http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm

[Sector11]

Hi Guys,

I'm using the latitude longitude script and get the output 59.3330 18.0500.

I checked to see where exactly that is and it looks like that puts me in Stockholm. I'm actually a couple of hours north of Stockholm by express train.

I then typed my IP address (85.89.80.236) into Google's IP Geolocator and it came to with in a few blocks of my house.

Do you know why there is such a difference?

(This is not a complaint. I could not write the code for this if my life depended on it. I'm just curious.)

Hi Grouchy

I think it depends in where you go, mine in three sites show:

Lat            Long
-34.608418     -58.373161 
-34.6130       -58.4700
-34.5875       -58.6725

None of those are close to my house and they are different by quite a lot. Now I'm sure my ISP isn't moving around.

I use this to find my house:
http://www.satsig.net/maps/lat-long-finder.htm
I can zoom right onto my roof!

First use the map to zoom to the street corner - then switch to "satellite" view and keep that "little dot" where you want it.

[kaivalagi]

I use this to find my house:
http://www.satsig.net/maps/lat-long-finder.htm
I can zoom right onto my roof!

You can use google maps too, just install the tools from the labs (see attached screeny)

[GrouchyGaijin]

When I hit that link I get

var sGeobytesLocationCode="SESTSTOC";var sGeobytesIsLocationMatch=false;var sGeobytesLatitude="59.3330";var sGeobytesLongitude="18.0500";

But my town is:

Falun, Sweden
Region: Dalarnas Lan
Country: Sweden
Latitude: 60.6
Longitude: 15.6333333

I see that Google's Geolocator uses maxmind.com which costs money

[Sector11]

You can use google maps too, just install the tools from the labs (see attached screeny)

Hmmmmmmmmm ... google grrrrrr ... install the tools from the labs?

That lab?

[kaivalagi]

That lab?

The labs link is the little green test vial and red "New" at the top right of the maps page (just log in with your google account to retain the settings)

[42dorian]

In all cases I'm finding that the only difference between the results I get from the script and therefore the site being used BY the script, and my actual map location is the number of decimals of latitude and longitude that the site is willing to go to for the location.

Literally, that's all I'm finding. If latitude or longitude on the website were three or four more decimals more accurate, they'd get the same results that Google and satsig.net get for my location. It appears the problem is that truncating the last few decimals is also rounding them up or down enough to throw the location off.

Or, that's what I'm seeing.

[Sector11]

The labs link is the little green test vial and red "New" at the top right of the maps page (just log in with your google account to retain the settings)

Google account? Me?

Don't have one