Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

[MattSMiddleton]

My conkyrc:

# UBUNTU-CONKY
# A comprehensive conky script, configured for use on
# Ubuntu / Debian Gnome, without the need for any external scripts.
#
# Based on conky-jc and the default .conkyrc.
# INCLUDES:
# - tail of /var/log/messages 
# - netstat connections to your computer
#
# -- Pengo (conky@pengo.us)
#

# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,skip_taskbar
background no

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

# fiddle with window
use_spacer yes
use_xft yes

# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 3.0

# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 400 5

# Draw shades?
draw_shades yes

# Text stuff
draw_outline no # amplifies text if yes
draw_borders no

uppercase no # set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase

# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders 8

# border margins
border_margin 4

# border width
border_width 1

# Default colors and also border colors, grey90 == #e5e5e5
default_color white
default_shade_color black
default_outline_color white

own_window_colour brown
own_window_transparent yes

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

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

# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen

override_utf8_locale no
xftfont Terminus:size=8
xftalpha 0.8

TEXT

${offset 240}${color slate grey}${time %a, } ${color }${time %e %B %G}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}${time %Z,    }${color }${time %H:%M:%S}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}UpTime: ${color }$uptime
${offset 240}${color slate grey}Kern:${color }$kernel
${offset 240}${color slate grey}CPU:${color } $cpu% ${acpitemp}C
${offset 240}${cpugraph 20,130 000000 ffffff}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}Load: ${color }$loadavg
${offset 240}${color slate grey}Processes: ${color }$processes  
${offset 240}${color slate grey}Running:   ${color }$running_processes

${offset 240}${color slate grey}Highest CPU:
${offset 240}${color #ddaa00} ${top name 1}${top_mem cpu 1}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top name 2}${top cpu 2}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top name 3}${top cpu 3}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top name 4}${top cpu 4}

${offset 240}${color slate grey}Highest MEM:
${offset 240}${color #ddaa00} ${top_mem name 1}${top_mem mem 1}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top_mem name 2}${top_mem mem 2}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top_mem name 3}${top_mem mem 3}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top_mem name 4}${top_mem mem 4}

${offset 240}${color slate grey}MEM:  ${color } $memperc% $mem/$memmax
${offset 240}${membar 3,100}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}SWAP: ${color }$swapperc% $swap/$swapmax
${offset 240}${swapbar 3,100}

${offset 240}${color slate grey}ROOT:    ${color }${fs_free /}/${fs_size /}
${offset 240}${fs_bar 3,100 /}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}HOME:  ${color }${fs_free /home}/${fs_size /home}
${offset 240}${fs_bar 3,100 /home}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}SLACK:  ${color }${fs_free /mnt/slack}/${fs_size /mnt/slack}
${offset 240}${fs_bar 3,100 /mnt/slack}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}NET: 
${offset 240}${color}Up: ${color }${upspeed eth0} k/s
${offset 240}${upspeedgraph eth0 20,130 000000 ffffff}
${offset 240}${color}Down: ${color }${downspeed eth0}k/s${color}
${offset 240}${downspeedgraph eth0 20,130 000000 ffffff}

How did you get the Terminal to be apart of your background like it is in this screenshot?

[dorcssa]

Well, maybe it's time for me to post my conky screenshot..here it is.

# UBUNTU-CONKY
# A comprehensive conky script, configured for use on
# Ubuntu / Debian Gnome, without the need for any external scripts.
#
# Based on conky-jc and the default .conkyrc.

# 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,skip_taskbar

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

# fiddle with window
use_spacer yes
use_xft no

# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 2.0

# Minimum size of text area
# minimum_size 260 5

# Draw shades?
draw_shades no

# Text stuff
draw_outline no # amplifies text if yes
draw_borders no
font ms sans
uppercase no # set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase

# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders 3

# border margins
border_margin 9

# border width
border_width 10

# Default colors and also border colors, grey90 == #e5e5e5
default_color white
default_shade_color black
#default_outline_color CCCCCC

own_window_colour white
own_window_transparent yes

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

# Gap between borders of screen and text
gap_x 10
gap_y 38

# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen

TEXT
$sysname $kernel on $machine
CPU: ${freq}MHz Uptime: ${uptime}   
CPU: $cpu%  ${color lightblue}$cpubar
${color}${cpugraph ffffff 676f9d}$color

${color lightblue}NAME             PID       CPU%      MEM%
${top name 1} ${top pid 1}   ${top cpu 1}    ${top mem 1}
${top name 2} ${top pid 2}   ${top cpu 2}    ${top mem 2}
${top name 3} ${top pid 3}   ${top cpu 3}    ${top mem 3}
${top name 4} ${top pid 4}   ${top cpu 4}    ${top mem 4}
${top name 5} ${top pid 5}   ${top cpu 5}    ${top mem 5}
${top name 6} ${top pid 6}   ${top cpu 6}    ${top mem 6}

${color}Processes: $processes  Running: $running_processes

RAM ($memmax):   $memperc%   ${color lightblue}${membar 6}$color
Swap ($swapmax): $swapperc%   ${color lightblue}${swapbar 6}$color

Ubuntu:  ${fs_used_perc /}%                 ${fs_free /}/${fs_size /}  
${color lightblue}${fs_bar 6 /}$color
Home:    ${fs_used_perc /home}%                 ${fs_free /home}/${fs_size /home} 
${color lightblue}${fs_bar 6 /home}$color 
Elendil: ${fs_used_perc /elendil}%                 ${fs_free /elendil}/${fs_size /elendil}  
${color lightblue}${fs_bar 6 /elendil}$color
Elrond:  ${fs_used_perc /elrond}%                 ${fs_free /elrond}/${fs_size /elrond} 
${color lightblue}${fs_bar 6 /elrond}$color
Gandalf: ${fs_used_perc /gandalf}%                 ${fs_free /gandalf}/${fs_size /gandalf}  
${color lightblue}${fs_bar 6 /gandalf}$color

Internet Status (${addr eth0}):
Down: $color${downspeed eth0} k/s ${alignr}Up: ${upspeed eth0} k/s
$color${downspeedgraph eth0 25,140 ffffff 676f9d}   ${upspeedgraph eth0 25,140 ffffff 676f9d}$color 
${color}Total: ${totaldown eth0} ${alignr}Total: ${totalup eth0}
Inbound: ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 count} Outbound: ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 count}${alignr}Total: ${tcp_portmon 1 65535 count}

[yabbadabbadont]

Does anyone know if conky supports a tinted transparent background instead of just fully transparent? (like most terminal programs do) My wallpaper changes randomly and it is difficult to see the text depending on the dominant color used in the image.

[kevinf311]

Here's my conky setup. Minimalist, but informative of the things I need to know.

# UBUNTU-CONKY
# A comprehensive conky script, configured for use on
# Ubuntu / Debian Gnome, without the need for any external scripts.
#
# Based on conky-jc and the default .conkyrc.
# INCLUDES:
# - tail of /var/log/messages 
# - netstat connections to your computer
#
# -- Pengo (conky@pengo.us)
#

# 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

# fiddle with window
use_spacer yes
use_xft yes

# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 1.0

# Minimum size of text area
# minimum_size 250 5

# Draw shades?
draw_shades no

# Text stuff
draw_outline no # amplifies text if yes
draw_borders no
xftfont Domestic Manners:size=10
xftalpha 0.5
uppercase no # set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase

# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders 3

# border margins
border_margin 9

# border width
border_width 10

# Default colors and also border colors, grey90 == #e5e5e5
default_color grey90

own_window_colour white
own_window_transparent yes

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

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

# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen

TEXT
${color} ${color black}Ubuntu $sysname $kernel${alignr} | Memory - ${mem} of ${memmax} ${memperc}% | Processor - AMD 3200+ [${acpitemp}C] ${cpu cpu0}% ${color} ${cpugraph cpu1 9, 70 FFFFFF 000000} 
${color} ${color black}Root - ${fs_used /} of ${fs_size /} ${color} ${fs_bar /} 
${color} ${color black}Home - ${fs_used /home} of ${fs_size /home} ${color} ${fs_bar /home}
$sysname

I am not sure which item to edit for translucency, but a good place to start might be "own_window_transparent yes"

P.S. I had to spin the cube a lot to get the CPU graph to be interesting

[dorcssa]

Does anyone know if conky supports a tinted transparent background instead of just fully transparent? (like most terminal programs do) My wallpaper changes randomly and it is difficult to see the text depending on the dominant color used in the image.

That's why I always change the userbar color, and don't choose white background.

[wh0rd]

I'm trying to figure out how to make conky stick to the desktop even when you press the show desktop button?

[likerice]

can you post your .conkyrc file?

i would guess that you have conky in its own window. there's an option in the rc file that goes something like: "draw conky in its own window" to which you should insert "no" to achieve the desired effect.

...i think.

[yabbadabbadont]

That's why I always change the userbar color, and don't choose white background.

As I stated in my post, the wallpaper changes randomly. Actually, it changes every five minutes and randomly selects a new image from a collection of over 50,000 images... So it is a bit difficult to insure the dominant color of the background.

I guess I'll have to start hacking on the conky code to see how it handles background colors. I can probably pull the background tinting and shading code out of the Eterm source and adapt it for conky.

[bizarrechaos]

background yes
use_xft yes
xftfont HandelGotD:size=8
xftalpha 0.1
update_interval 0.5
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
minimum_size 200 5
maximum_width 200
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no
default_color white
default_shade_color red
default_outline_color green
alignment top_right
gap_x 18
gap_y 48
no_buffers yes
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 1
override_utf8_locale no
use_spacer yes

TEXT
$sysname $kernel $alignr $machine
Pentium 4 HT $alignr${freq_g cpu0}Ghz
IP $alignr ${addr ath0}
$alignr
${cpugraph cpu0 16,200 ffffff ffffff}
CPU:1 ${cpu cpu1}% ${cpubar cpu1}
CPU:2 ${cpu cpu2}% ${cpubar cpu2}

MEM $alignc $mem / $memmax $alignr $memperc%
$membar

/home $alignc ${fs_used /home} / ${fs_size /home} $alignr ${fs_free_perc /home}%
${fs_bar /home}
/samsung $alignc ${fs_used /media/Samsung} / ${fs_size /media/Samsung} $alignr ${fs_free_perc /media/Samsung}%
${fs_bar /media/Samsung}

Disk i/o ${diskiograph 16,200}

Processes
$alignr $running_processes Running
$alignr $processes Sleeping

Top Processes

CPU $alignr CPU% MEM%

${top name 1}$alignr${top cpu 1}${top mem 1}
${top name 2}$alignr${top cpu 2}${top mem 2}
${top name 3}$alignr${top cpu 2}${top mem 3}

MEM $alignr CPU% MEM%

${top_mem name 1}$alignr${top_mem cpu 1}${top_mem mem 1}
${top_mem name 2}$alignr${top_mem cpu 2}${top_mem mem 2}
${top_mem name 3}$alignr${top_mem cpu 3}${top_mem mem 3}

F@H1: ${execi 600 grep % /home/brandon/foldingathome/CPU1/unitinfo.txt | cut -c 10-12}% ${alignr}${execi 600 /home/brandon/script1.sh}
${execibar 600 grep % /home/brandon/foldingathome/CPU1/unitinfo.txt | cut -c 10-12}
F@H2: ${execi 600 grep % /home/brandon/foldingathome/CPU2/unitinfo.txt | cut -c 10-12}% ${alignr}${execi 600 /home/brandon/script2.sh}
${execibar 600 grep % /home/brandon/foldingathome/CPU2/unitinfo.txt | cut -c 10-12}

[dorcssa]

As I stated in my post, the wallpaper changes randomly. Actually, it changes every five minutes and randomly selects a new image from a collection of over 50,000 images... So it is a bit difficult to insure the dominant color of the background.

I guess I'll have to start hacking on the conky code to see how it handles background colors. I can probably pull the background tinting and shading code out of the Eterm source and adapt it for conky.

Oh, I haven't thought you mean that randomly.