Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

[Lostincyberspace]

FIRST: I'd like to extend my thanks to all of you here who helped me get this thing right.

Here's my conkyrc:

This is the basis for my conky file I would like to have it display in 2 columns and at the bottom a little to the right from the center (in the hill) is this possible?

[Lostincyberspace]

I now know how to move it around but I still don't know how to make it be multiple columns.

[Lostincyberspace]

check out this site I found it is really great and has a thing a bout weather in conky.
http://matthewhelmke.net/index.php/2...fun-with-conky

[suziequzie]

I now know how to move it around but I still don't know how to make it be multiple columns.

Cool. How do you move it around? I'd like to be able to alter it's placement depending on the bacground I use. I still haven't figured that out.

Still don't know how to do 2 columns yet either. (or change the width...)

[Lostincyberspace]

To make it two columns you need to make multiple files and some other things i have few more buggs to workout and then i will post my new set up with detailed instructions.

[Lostincyberspace]

Maybe i should put the bug up so other people could take a gander at it.

Bug:

When I load it on start up it rides above the other windows other times it doesn't.

[Lostincyberspace]

Here is my confige file system set up

~/.startconky

#!/bin/bash
conky -c ~/.conkyscripts/conkyscript1;
conky -c ~/.conkyscripts/conkyscript2;

~/.conkyscripts/conkyscript1

# 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
own_window_type override
own_window_transparent yes


#own_window_hints undecorated,below,skip_taskbar
background yes
font Comic Sans MS:size=8
#xftfont Sans:size=10
use_xft yes
xftalpha 0.9
update_interval 1.0
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 yes
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no
default_color white
default_shade_color red
default_outline_color green
alignment bottom_right
#This is were you change the position
gap_x 600
gap_y 0
no_buffers yes
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale no

TEXT
${color 97b9f4}${font Ranger:bold:size=12}${time %I:%M}${font}
${color 97b9f4}${time %A %d %b %Y}
${color 97b9f4}$sysname $kernel on $machine

${color white}Uptime $alignr ${color 97b9f4}$uptime
${color white}Load $alignr ${color 97b9f4}$loadavg
${color 97b9f4}$sysname $kernel on $machine

${color 97b9f4}$processes
${color white}Hostname $alignr ${color 97b9f4}$nodename
${color white}Inbound $alignr ${color 97b9f4}${downspeedf eth0} kb/s
${color white}Inbound Total $alignr ${color 97b9f4}${totaldown eth0}
${color white}Outbound $alignr ${color 97b9f4}${upspeedf eth0} kb/s
${color white}Outbound Total $alignr ${color 97b9f4}${totalup eth0}

~/conkyscripts/conkyscript2

# 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
own_window_type override
own_window_transparent yes


#own_window_hints undecorated,below,skip_taskbar
background yes
font Comic Sans MS:size=8
#xftfont Sans:size=10
use_xft yes
xftalpha 0.9
update_interval 1.0
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 yes
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no
default_color white
default_shade_color red
default_outline_color green
alignment bottom_right
#This is were you change the position
gap_x 390
gap_y 0
no_buffers yes
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale no

TEXT
${color white}CPU${color 97b9f4}$alignc AMD Athlon X2 4800+
${color white}Usage $alignr ${color 97b9f4}${cpu cpu0}%
${color white}Usage $alignr ${color 97b9f4}${cpu cpu1}%
${color 97b9f4}${cpubar cpu0 }
${color 97b9f4}${cpubar cpu1 }
${color white}Clock: ${color 97b9f4}${freq 1}MHz $alignr ${color white}Temp: ${color 97b9f4}${i2c temp 2}

${color white}${exec lspci|grep VGA|sed -e 's/.*\[\([^]]\+\)\].*/\1/g'} $alignr ${color white}Temp: ${color 97b9f4}${execi 30 nvidia-settings -q gpucoretemp |grep '):' | awk '{print $4}'} C

${color white}MEM $alignc $mem / $memmax $alignr $memperc%
${color 97b9f4}$membar
${color white}Swap $alignc $swap / $swapmax $alignr $swapperc%
${color 97b9f4}${swapbar}

Drives
${color white}/ $alignc ${fs_used /} / ${fs_size /} $alignr ${fs_free_perc /}%
${color 97b9f4}${fs_bar /}
${color white}/home $alignc ${fs_used /home} / ${fs_size /home} $alignr ${fs_free_perc /home}%
${color 97b9f4}${fs_bar /home}
${color white}/fat $alignc ${fs_used /media/fat} / ${fs_size /media/fat} $alignr ${fs_free_perc /media/fat}%
${color 97b9f4}${fs_bar /media/fat}
${color white}/ntfs $alignc ${fs_used /media/ntfs} / ${fs_size /media/ntfs} $alignr ${fs_free_perc /media/ntfs}%
${color 97b9f4}${fs_bar /media/ntfs}

You just need the program to run at start up from the bash file and it will run great.

[gregcss]

with the help of some of you and examples to borrow from, here it is.



# 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 no

# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 1.0

# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 210 5

# Maximum width
maximum_width 210

# Draw shades?
draw_shades no

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

# number of cpu samples to average
# set to 1 to disable averaging
cpu_avg_samples 2

color0 ffccaa
color1 888888
color2 cccccc

# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen
TEXT
$color
${color0}${hr 1}$color
${voffset -3}${color0}SYSTEM$color
${voffset -9}${color0}${hr 1}$color
${color2}Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy
${color1}$sysname ${color2}$kernel ${color1}on ${color2}$machine
${color1}Uptime: ${color2}${uptime}
${color0}${hr 1}$color
${voffset -3}${color0}CPU$color
${voffset -9}${color0}${hr 1}$color
${color1}Intel Core 2 Duo ${color2}${freq_dyn_g}Ghz
${color1}CPU Temp: ${color2}${i2c 9191-0290 tempf 2} F ${color1}Fan: ${color2}${i2c 9191-0290 fan 1} rpm
${color1}Mobo Temp: ${color2}${i2c 9191-0290 tempf 1} F ${color1}Fan: ${color2}${i2c 9191-0290 fan 2} rpm
${color1}CPU ${color2}$cpu% ${color2}${cpugraph cpu1 10,60 000000 cccccc}$color
${color1}NAME CPU% MEM%
${color2}${top name 1} ${top cpu 1} ${top mem 1}
${color2}${top name 2} ${top cpu 2} ${top mem 2}
${color2}${top name 3} ${top cpu 3} ${top mem 3}
${color0}${hr 1}$color
${voffset -3}${color0}MEMORY$color
${voffset -9}${color0}${hr 1}$color
${color1}RAM: ${color2}${membar 6}$color
${color2}${mem}/${color2}${memmax}
${color1}Swap: ${color2}${swapbar 6}$color
${color2}${swap}/${color2}${swapmax}
${color0}${hr 1}$color
${voffset -3}${color0}DISK$color
${voffset -9}${color0}${hr 1}$color
${color1}Root: ${color2}${fs_bar 6 /}$color
${color2}${fs_used /}/${color2}${fs_size /}
${color1}Home: ${color2}${fs_bar 6 /home}$color
${color2}${fs_used /home}/${color2}${fs_size /home}
${color0}${hr 1}$color
${voffset -3}${color0}NETWORK$color
${voffset -9}${color0}${hr 1}$color
${color1}IP: ${color2}${addr eth0}
${color1}Down: ${color2}${downspeed eth0}Kb/s ${color1}${alignr}Up: ${color2}${upspeed eth0}Kb/s
${color1}${downspeedgraph eth0 20,100 000000 ffffff} ${alignr}${upspeedgraph eth0 20,100 000000 ffffff}$color
${color1}Total: ${color2}${totaldown eth0} ${color1}${alignr}Total: ${color2}${totalup eth0}

[Spitphire]

using gmail.py as well.

# set to yes if you want Conky to be forked in the background
background yes

cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 2

out_to_console no

# X font when Xft is disabled, you can pick one with program xfontsel
#font 7x12
#font 6x10
#font 7x13
#font 8x13
#font 7x12
#font *mintsmild.se*
#font -*-*-*-*-*-*-34-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
#font -artwiz-snap-normal-r-normal-*-*-100-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1

# Use Xft?
use_xft yes

# Xft font when Xft is enabled
#xftfont Comic Sans MS Bold:size=12
xftfont Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:size=8

own_window_transparent no
#own_window_colour hotpink
# Text alpha when using Xft
xftalpha 0.8

on_bottom yes

# mail spool
#mail_spool $MAIL

# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 2
# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,skip_taskbar
own_window_type override

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

# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 260 5
maximum_width 260

# Draw shades?
draw_shades no

# Draw outlines?
draw_outline no

# Draw borders around text
draw_borders no

# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders no

# border margins
border_margin 4

# border width
border_width 1

# Default colors and also border colors
default_color black
default_shade_color white
default_outline_color white

# Text alignment, other possible values are commented
#alignment top_left
#minimum_size 10 10
gap_x 15
gap_y 30
alignment top_right
#alignment bottom_left
#alignment bottom_right

# Gap between borders of screen and text

# Add spaces to keep things from moving about?  This only affects certain objects.
use_spacer no

# Subtract file system buffers from used memory?
no_buffers yes

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

# none, xmms, bmp, audacious, infopipe (default is none)
xmms_player bmp

# boinc (seti) dir
# seti_dir /opt/seti

# Possible variables to be used:
#
#      Variable         Arguments                  Description                
#  acpiacadapter                     ACPI ac adapter state.                   
#  acpifan                           ACPI fan state                           
#  acpitemp                          ACPI temperature.                        
#  adt746xcpu                        CPU temperature from therm_adt746x       
#  adt746xfan                        Fan speed from therm_adt746x             
#  battery           (num)           Remaining capasity in ACPI or APM        
#                                    battery. ACPI battery number can be      
#                                    given as argument (default is BAT0).     
#  buffers                           Amount of memory buffered                
#  cached                            Amount of memory cached                  
#  color             (color)         Change drawing color to color            
#  cpu                               CPU usage in percents                    
#  cpubar            (height)        Bar that shows CPU usage, height is      
#                                    bar's height in pixels                   
#  downspeed         net             Download speed in kilobytes              
#  downspeedf        net             Download speed in kilobytes with one     
#                                    decimal                                  
#  exec              shell command   Executes a shell command and displays    
#                                    the output in torsmo. warning: this      
#                                    takes a lot more resources than other    
#                                    variables. I'd recommend coding wanted   
#                                    behaviour in C and posting a patch :-).  
#  execi             interval, shell Same as exec but with specific interval. 
#                    command         Interval can't be less than              
#                                    update_interval in configuration.        
#  fs_bar            (height), (fs)  Bar that shows how much space is used on 
#                                    a file system. height is the height in   
#                                    pixels. fs is any file on that file      
#                                    system.                                  
#  fs_free           (fs)            Free space on a file system available    
#                                    for users.                               
#  fs_free_perc      (fs)            Free percentage of space on a file       
#                                    system available for users.              
#  fs_size           (fs)            File system size                         
#  fs_used           (fs)            File system used space                   
#  hr                (height)        Horizontal line, height is the height in 
#                                    pixels                                   
#  i2c               (dev), type, n  I2C sensor from sysfs (Linux 2.6). dev   
#                                    may be omitted if you have only one I2C  
#                                    device. type is either in (or vol)       
#                                    meaning voltage, fan meaning fan or temp 
#                                    meaning temperature. n is number of the  
#                                    sensor. See /sys/bus/i2c/devices/ on     
#                                    your local computer.                     
#  kernel                            Kernel version                           
#  loadavg           (1), (2), (3)   System load average, 1 is for past 1     
#                                    minute, 2 for past 5 minutes and 3 for   
#                                    past 15 minutes.                         
#  machine                           Machine, i686 for example                
#  mails                             Mail count in mail spool. You can use    
#                                    program like fetchmail to get mails from 
#                                    some server using your favourite         
#                                    protocol. See also new_mails.            
#  mem                               Amount of memory in use                  
#  membar            (height)        Bar that shows amount of memory in use   
#  memmax                            Total amount of memory                   
#  memperc                           Percentage of memory in use              
#  new_mails                         Unread mail count in mail spool.         
#  nodename                          Hostname                                 
#  outlinecolor      (color)         Change outline color                     
#  pre_exec          shell command   Executes a shell command one time before 
#                                    torsmo displays anything and puts output 
#                                    as text.                                 
#  processes                         Total processes (sleeping and running)   
#  running_processes                 Running processes (not sleeping),        
#                                    requires Linux 2.6                       
#  shadecolor        (color)         Change shading color                     
#  stippled_hr       (space),        Stippled (dashed) horizontal line        
#                    (height)        
#  swapbar           (height)        Bar that shows amount of swap in use     
#  swap                              Amount of swap in use                    
#  swapmax                           Total amount of swap                     
#  swapperc                          Percentage of swap in use                
#  sysname                           System name, Linux for example           
#  time              (format)        Local time, see man strftime to get more 
#                                    information about format                 
#  totaldown         net             Total download, overflows at 4 GB on     
#                                    Linux with 32-bit arch and there doesn't 
#                                    seem to be a way to know how many times  
#                                    it has already done that before torsmo   
#                                    has started.                             
#  totalup           net             Total upload, this one too, may overflow 
#  updates                           Number of updates (for debugging)        
#  upspeed           net             Upload speed in kilobytes                
#  upspeedf          net             Upload speed in kilobytes with one       
#                                    decimal                                  
#  uptime                            Uptime                                   
#  uptime_short                      Uptime in a shorter format               
#
#  seti_prog                         Seti@home current progress
#  seti_progbar      (height)        Seti@home current progress bar
#  seti_credit                       Seti@hoome total user credit


# variable is given either in format $variable or in ${variable}. Latter
# allows characters right after the variable and must be used in network
# stuff because of an argument
#${font Dungeon:style=Bold:pixelsize=10}I can change the font as well
#${font Verdana:size=10}as many times as I choose
#${font Perry:size=10}Including UTF-8,
# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen
#${font Grunge:size=12}${time %a  %b  %d}${alignr -25}${time %k:%M}

TEXT
${color #000055}$sysname $kernel 
${color #000055}Uptime:${color #110000} $uptime ${color #000055} Load:${color #110000} $loadavg

${color #000055}${execi 1000 cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep 'model name' | sed -e 's/model name.*: //'} 
${color #000055}Usage:${color #000055} ${color #110000}${cpu}% ${color #000055}${cpubar}
${color #000055}${cpugraph 000000 000055}
${color #000055}Process:${color #110000} $processes  ${color #000055}Run:${color #110000} $running_processes ${color #000055}CPU: ${color #110000}${freq_dyn}Mhz

${color #000055}RAM ${hr 2} 
${color #110000} $mem/$memmax ${color #000055}Usage:${color #110000} $memperc% 
${color #000055}${membar 5,110}

${color #000055}Hard Disk ${hr 2} 
${color #000055}${color #110000}${fs_used /}/${fs_size /} ${color #000055}Free:${color #110000} ${fs_free_perc}%
${color #000055}${fs_bar 5,120 /}

${color #000055}CPU Usage         PID     CPU%   MEM%
${color #000055} ${top name 1} ${top pid 1} ${top cpu 1} ${top mem 1}
${color #000055} ${top name 2} ${top pid 2} ${top cpu 2} ${top mem 2}
${color #000055} ${top name 3} ${top pid 3} ${top cpu 3} ${top mem 3}
${color #000055} ${top name 4} ${top pid 4} ${top cpu 4} ${top mem 4}
${color #000055} ${top name 5} ${top pid 5} ${top cpu 5} ${top mem 5}

${color #000055}Wireless Net ${hr 2} 
${color #000055}ESSID: ${color #110000}"${wireless_essid wlan0}"
${color #000055}Local IP: ${color #110000}$alignr${addr wlan0}
${color #000055}Public IP: ${color #110000}$alignr${execi 900 /home/am/.scripts/myip.sh}
${color #000055}Down:${color #110000} ${downspeed wlan0} k/s $alignr${color #000055} Up:${color #110000} ${upspeed wlan0} k/s
${color #000055}Total:${color #110000} ${totaldown wlan0} $alignr${color #000055}Total:${color #110000} ${totalup wlan0}
${color #000055}${downspeedgraph wlan0 10,80 #000055 #110000} $alignr${upspeedgraph wlan0 10,80 #000055 #110000}

${color #000055}Mail ${hr 2}
${color #110000}${texeci 900 python ~/.scripts/gmail.py} ${color #110000}

[intense.ego]

Can someone please help me. When i start conky with the command "conky &" I get the following message:

Conky: forked to background, pid is 6523

Conky: attempting to use more CPUs then you have!
obj->data.cpu_index 2 info.cpu_count 1

Here is my code:

background yes
update_interval 1.0
total_run_times 0

own_window yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_colour black
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
minimum_size 300 5
maximum_width 300
alignment top_right

gap_x 40
gap_y 60

use_xft yes
xftfont Candara:size=6
xftalpha 0.8
uppercase no
override_utf8_locale yes
use_spacer no

default_color d2d2d2
default_shade_color 404040
default_outline_color 000000

draw_shades yes
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no

stippled_borders 2
border_margin 4
border_width 1


no_buffers yes
cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 2

TEXT
${font bold:size=26}${color ffffff}${shadecolor 202020}${time %I:%M %p}$shadecolor$color$font
${font bold:size=8}${color ffffff}${shadecolor 202020}${time %A %B, %d %Y}$shadecolor$color$font
${color B28F59}$hr${color}
${font size=8}${color ffffff}${shadecolor 202020}$nodename$shadecolor$color$font - $sysname $kernel on $machine$font
${color B28F59}$hr${color}
${voffset -2}${color B28F59}${shadecolor 202020}STATUS :$shadecolor$color
${color B28F59}${voffset -6}$hr${color}
Uptime: $uptime - Load: $loadavg
Processes:
Running: $processes
Active: $running_processes
Processes Detail: ${alignr}${offset -4}PID ${offset 4}CPU% MEM%
${color #B26B59}${offset 17}${top name 1}${alignr}${offset -3}${top pid 1} ${top cpu 1} ${top mem 1}$color
${offset 17}${top name 2}${alignr}${top pid 2} ${top cpu 2} ${top mem 2}
${offset 17}${top name 3}${alignr}${top pid 3} ${top cpu 3} ${top mem 3}
${offset 17}${top name 4}${alignr}${top pid 4} ${top cpu 4} ${top mem 4}
${offset 17}${top name 5}${alignr}${top pid 5} ${top cpu 5} ${top mem 5}

${color B28F59}$hr${color}
${voffset -2}${color B28F59}${shadecolor 202020}PROCESSOR :$shadecolor$color
${color B28F59}${voffset -6}$hr${color}
${cpugraph cpu0 60,299 04578a 597DB2}
${voffset -68}AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+
Core 1: ${freq 1} MHz
${cpu cpu1}% ${color 597DB2}${cpubar cpu1}$color
Core 2: ${freq 2} MHz
${cpu cpu2}% ${color 597DB2}${cpubar cpu2}$color


${voffset -12}${color B28F59}$hr${color}
${voffset -2}${color B28F59}${shadecolor 202020}MEMORY :$shadecolor$color
${color B28F59}${voffset -6}$hr${color}
2GiB Corsair TWINX Pro:
$mem / $memmax
$memperc% ${color 597DB2}${membar}$color
${color B28F59}$hr${color}
${voffset -2}${color B28F59}${shadecolor 202020}STORAGE :$shadecolor$color
${color B28F59}${voffset -6}$hr${color}
File systems:
System: ${fs_used /} / ${fs_size /}
${color 597DB2}${fs_bar /}${color}


${color B28F59}$hr${color}
${voffset -2}${color B28F59}${shadecolor 202020}NETWORK :$shadecolor$color
${color B28F59}${voffset -6}$hr$color
${voffset -5}${downspeedgraph eth0 64,149 495831 91B359}${upspeedgraph eth0 64,149 5C232D B05B6A}
${voffset -67}Ethernet:
Public IP: ${offset 15}${execi 3600 curl 'http://www.whatismyip.org'}
Local IP: ${offset 20}${addr eth0}
Down: ${offset 20}${downspeed eth0} Kb/s${offset 80}Up: ${upspeed eth0}$color Kb/s


${voffset -4}${color B28F59}$hr${color}
${voffset -2}${color B28F59}${shadecolor 202020}WEATHER :$shadecolor$color
${color B28F59}${voffset -6}$hr${color}
Weather report for Dallas, Texas:
${color 597DB2}${execi 60 /usr/bin/pymetar KDFW}$color