Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

[Quadunit404]

No you didn't but your conkyrc did

Oh, right, the path /home/tom/.conky/background.png in it, amirite?

[mrpeachy]

perhaps in the future any further
"vinDSL conky doesnt work for meeee!!!"
posts should be directed to PM vinDSL?

anyway heres a little something

conky screen saver

the script draws a circle, radius equal to current cpu usage, then moves randomly (distance based on cpu usage too) and draws a new circle. Ive set its enclosure to my whole screen so it should just roam around and look pretty

this is it with conky running 2 updates per second


this is 1 update per second

script for ring

require 'cairo'


function conky_draw_fig()
if conky_window == nil then return end
local cs = cairo_xlib_surface_create(conky_window.display, conky_window.drawable, conky_window.visual, conky_window.width, conky_window.height)
cr = cairo_create(cs)
local updates=tonumber(conky_parse('${updates}'))
--#########################################################################################################
--initialize tables
if updates==2 then
cputab={}
cputlen=60
cpux={}
cpuy={}
for i=1,60 do
cpux[i]=200.5
cpuy[i]=200.5
end
memtab={}
memtlen=60
memx={}
memy={}
for i=1,60 do
memx[i]=200.5
memy[i]=400.5
end
cpur={}
cpug={}
cpub={}
cpua={}
end
--#########################################################################################################
if updates>5 then
--#########################################################################################################
--#########################################################################################################
cpu=conky_parse("${cpu}")
for i=1,tonumber(cputlen) do
    if cputab[i+1]==nil then cputab[i+1]=0 
    end
    cputab[i]=cputab[i+1]    
    if i==cputlen then
    cputab[cputlen]=cpu
    end
end
--box
bx=0
by=0
bw=1440
bh=900
cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,0,0,0,1)
cairo_set_line_width (cr,1)
cairo_rectangle (cr,bx,by,bw,bh)
cairo_fill (cr)
--cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,1,1,1,1)
--cairo_rectangle (cr,bx,by,bw,bh)
--cairo_stroke (cr)
for i=1,60 do
    if cpux[i-1]==nil then cpux[i-1]=0 end
    if cpuy[i-1]==nil then cpuy[i-1]=0 end
    cpux[i-1]=cpux[i] 
    cpuy[i-1]=cpuy[i]
    x=cpux[i-1]
    y=cpuy[i-1]  
    if x==nil then x=300 end
    if y==nil then y=300 end  
    if i==60 then
        rad=cputab[60]
        arc=((2*math.pi)/360)*(math.random(1,360))
        lx=0+rad*(math.sin(arc))
        ly=0-rad*(math.cos(arc))
        if x+lx<bx or x+lx>bx+bw then cpux[60]=x-lx else cpux[60]=x+lx end        
        if y+ly<by or y+ly>by+bh then cpuy[60]=y-ly else cpuy[60]=y+ly end    
    end
end

mir,mig,mib,mia=0,1,0,1 -- start color
sir,sig,sib,sia=0,0,0,1 -- end color
--cpu color
for i=1,60 do
cpur[i]=((mir-sir)*(i/60))+sir
cpug[i]=((mig-sig)*(i/60))+sig
cpub[i]=((mib-sib)*(i/60))+sib
cpua[i]=((mia-sia)*(i/60))+sia
end

cairo_set_line_cap  (cr, CAIRO_LINE_CAP_ROUND);
for i=1,60 do
if cpux[i-1]==nil then cpux[i-1]=0 end
if cpuy[i-1]==nil then cpuy[i-1]=0 end


cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,0,0,0,1)
cairo_set_line_width (cr,1+((8/60)*i))
cairo_arc (cr,cpux[i],cpuy[i],cputab[i],0,2*math.pi)
cairo_stroke (cr)

cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,cpur[i],cpug[i],cpub[i],cpua[i])
cairo_set_line_width (cr,1+((4/60)*i))
--cairo_move_to (cr,cpux[i-1],cpuy[i-1])
--cairo_line_to (cr,cpux[i],cpuy[i])
cairo_arc (cr,cpux[i],cpuy[i],cputab[i],0,2*math.pi)
cairo_stroke (cr)
--cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,0,0,0,1)
--cairo_set_line_width (cr,1+((2/60)*i))
--cairo_arc (cr,cpux[i],cpuy[i],cputab[i],0,2*math.pi)
--cairo_stroke (cr)
--cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,0,0,0,(i/60)*1)
--cairo_set_line_width (cr,(1/60)*i)
--cairo_move_to (cr,cpux[i-1],cpuy[i-1])
--cairo_line_to (cr,cpux[i],cpuy[i])
--cairo_stroke (cr)
end


mem=conky_parse("${memperc}")
for i=1,tonumber(memtlen) do
    if memtab[i+1]==nil then memtab[i+1]=0 
    end
    memtab[i]=memtab[i+1]    
    if i==memtlen then
    memtab[memtlen]=mem
    end
end
--box
bx=100.5
by=300.5
bw=200
bh=200
cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,0,0,0,1)
cairo_set_line_width (cr,1)
cairo_rectangle (cr,bx,by,bw,bh)
--cairo_fill (cr)
cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,1,1,1,1)
cairo_rectangle (cr,bx,by,bw,bh)
--cairo_stroke (cr)


for i=1,60 do
    if memx[i-1]==nil then memx[i-1]=0 end
    if memy[i-1]==nil then memy[i-1]=0 end
    memx[i-1]=memx[i] 
    memy[i-1]=memy[i]
    x=memx[i-1]
    y=memy[i-1]  
    if x==nil then x=300 end
    if y==nil then y=300 end  
    if i==60 then
        rad=memtab[60]
        arc=((2*math.pi)/360)*(math.random(1,360))
        lx=0+rad*(math.sin(arc))
        ly=0-rad*(math.cos(arc))
        if x+lx<bx or x+lx>bx+bw then memx[60]=x-lx else memx[60]=x+lx end        
        if y+ly<by or y+ly>by+bh then memy[60]=y-ly else memy[60]=y+ly end    
    end
end
cairo_set_line_cap  (cr, CAIRO_LINE_CAP_ROUND);
for i=1,60 do
if memx[i-1]==nil then memx[i-1]=0 end
if memy[i-1]==nil then memy[i-1]=0 end
cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,0,(i/60)*1,(i/60)*1,(i/60)*1)
cairo_set_line_width (cr,1+((3/60)*i))
cairo_move_to (cr,memx[i-1],memy[i-1])
cairo_line_to (cr,memx[i],memy[i])
--cairo_stroke (cr)
cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,0,0,0,(i/60)*1)
cairo_set_line_width (cr,(1/60)*i)
cairo_move_to (cr,memx[i-1],memy[i-1])
cairo_line_to (cr,memx[i],memy[i])
--cairo_stroke (cr)
end
--#########################################################################################################
--#########################################################################################################
end-- if updates>5
end-- end main function

heres another tweak... the effects of watching youtube

random colors
this one does the color circles

require 'cairo'


function conky_draw_fig()
if conky_window == nil then return end
local cs = cairo_xlib_surface_create(conky_window.display, conky_window.drawable, conky_window.visual, conky_window.width, conky_window.height)
cr = cairo_create(cs)
local updates=tonumber(conky_parse('${updates}'))
--#########################################################################################################
--initialize tables
if updates==2 then
cputab={}
cputlen=60
cpux={}
cpuy={}
--edit below to give start coordinates cpux and cpuy before starting script
for i=1,60 do
cpux[i]=200.5
cpuy[i]=200.5
end
cpur={}
cpug={}
cpub={}
cpua={}
end
--#########################################################################################################
if updates>5 then
--#########################################################################################################
--#########################################################################################################
cpu=conky_parse("${cpu}")
for i=1,tonumber(cputlen) do
    if cputab[i+1]==nil then cputab[i+1]=0 
    end
    cputab[i]=cputab[i+1]    
    if i==cputlen then
    cputab[cputlen]=cpu
    end
end

colr=math.random(0,1)
for i=1,tonumber(cputlen) do
    if cpur[i+1]==nil then cpur[i+1]=0 
    end
    cpur[i]=cpur[i+1]    
    if i==cputlen then
    cpur[cputlen]=colr
    end
end
colg=math.random(0,1)
for i=1,tonumber(cputlen) do
    if cpug[i+1]==nil then cpug[i+1]=0 
    end
    cpug[i]=cpug[i+1]    
    if i==cputlen then
    cpug[cputlen]=colg
    end
end
colb=math.random(0,1)
for i=1,tonumber(cputlen) do
    if cpub[i+1]==nil then cpub[i+1]=0 
    end
    cpub[i]=cpub[i+1]    
    if i==cputlen then
    cpub[cputlen]=colb
    end
end

--background box and movement limits
bx=0
by=0
bw=1440
bh=900
cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,0,0,0,1)
cairo_set_line_width (cr,1)
cairo_rectangle (cr,bx,by,bw,bh)
cairo_fill (cr)

for i=1,60 do
    if cpux[i-1]==nil then cpux[i-1]=0 end
    if cpuy[i-1]==nil then cpuy[i-1]=0 end
    cpux[i-1]=cpux[i] 
    cpuy[i-1]=cpuy[i]
    x=cpux[i-1]
    y=cpuy[i-1]  
    if x==nil then x=300 end
    if y==nil then y=300 end  
    if i==60 then
        rad=cputab[60]
        arc=((2*math.pi)/360)*(math.random(1,360))
        lx=0+rad*(math.sin(arc))
        ly=0-rad*(math.cos(arc))
        if x+lx<bx or x+lx>bx+bw then cpux[60]=x-lx else cpux[60]=x+lx end        
        if y+ly<by or y+ly>by+bh then cpuy[60]=y-ly else cpuy[60]=y+ly end    
    end
end

--set alpha gradient
sa=1
ea=0
--cpu color
for i=1,60 do
cpua[i]=((sa-ea)*(i/60))+ea
end

cairo_set_line_cap  (cr, CAIRO_LINE_CAP_ROUND);
for i=1,60 do
if cpux[i-1]==nil then cpux[i-1]=0 end
if cpuy[i-1]==nil then cpuy[i-1]=0 end
cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,cpur[i],cpug[i],cpub[i],cpua[i])
cairo_set_line_width (cr,1+((4/60)*i))
cairo_arc (cr,cpux[i],cpuy[i],cputab[i],0,2*math.pi)
cairo_fill (cr)
end

--#########################################################################################################
--#########################################################################################################
end-- if updates>5
end-- end main function

maybe i need to put some nice radial shading on those circles to make them stand out against each other more

[rvchari]

here is mine.... if it can help. i usually download the scripts and try to tweak to my taste. one of the scripts is what you need, may be this will help ?

################################
#			       #
#	  Conky Script         #
#     Made by Martin Rotter    #
#	skunkic@seznam.cz      #
#	   Version 0.1         #
#    Uses GNU GPLv3 License    #
#			       #
################################

# Create own window instead of using desktop
own_window no
own_window_hints undecorated,below,skip_taskbar
background yes

# Use double buffering
double_buffer yes

# Fiddle with window
use_spacer yes
use_xft yes

# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 1.0					# this is used if system is not running on battery battery
update_interval_on_battery 30.0				# this is used if system is running on battery battery, higher value ensures that conky save battery power

# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 400 5

# Draw shades?
draw_shades no

# Text stuff
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
uppercase no

# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders 8

# Border margins
border_margin 4

# Border width
border_width 1

# Default colors and also border colors
default_color grey
default_shade_color blur
default_outline_color grey
own_window_colour black
own_window_transparent yes

# Text alignment
alignment top_right

# Gap between borders of screen and text
gap_x 35
gap_y 52

# Font settings
override_utf8_locale yes
xftfont Terminus:size=9
xftalpha 0.8

# Front-End
TEXT
# TIME & OS INFORMATION
${alignc -105}Time & OS Information
${offset 210}${color grey}${hr 1}
${offset 210}${color cyan}Date: ${color }${alignr 9}${time %a,%e %b %G}
${offset 210}${color cyan}Time: ${color }${alignr 9}${time %H:%M (%Z)}
${offset 210}${color cyan}Uptime: ${color }${alignr 9}$uptime_short
${offset 210}${color cyan}OS: ${color }${alignr 9}$sysname ($machine)
${offset 210}${color cyan}Kernel: ${color }${alignr 9}$kernel
# Wi-Fi CONNECTION
${if_up wlan0}
${alignc -105}Wi-Fi Connection
${offset 210}${color grey}${hr 1}
${offset 210}${color green}AP's eSSID: ${color }${alignr 9}${wireless_essid wlan0}
${offset 210}${color green}AP's IP: ${color }${alignr 9}$gw_ip
${offset 210}${color green}My IP: ${color }${alignr 9}${addr wlan0}
${offset 210}${color green}Signal Strength: ${color }${alignr 9}${wireless_link_qual wlan0}%
${offset 210}${color green}Downloaded: ${color }${alignr 9}${totaldown wlan0}
${offset 210}${color green}Uploaded: ${color }${alignr 9}${totalup wlan0}
$endif   # SYSTEM LOAD
${alignc -105}System Load
${offset 210}${color grey}${hr 1}
${offset 210}${color orange}CPU Load: ${color }${alignr 9}${cpu 0} %
${offset 210}${color orange}CPU Temperature: ${color }${alignr 9}${acpitemp}°C
${offset 210}${color orange}Average Load: ${color }${alignr 9}$loadavg
${offset 210}${color orange}Total Running Processes: ${color }${alignr 9}${alignr -2}$processes  
${offset 210}${color cyan}Top 3 Running Processes: 
${offset 210}${color }${top name 1}${alignr 9}${top pid 1}
${offset 210}${color }${top name 2}${alignr 9}${top pid 2}
${offset 210}${color }${top name 3}${alignr 9}${top pid 3}
# BATTERY
${alignc -105}Battery
${offset 210}${color grey}${hr 1}
${offset 210}${color green}Battery Status: ${color }${alignr 9}${battery BAT0}
${offset 210}${color green}Battery Health: ${color }${alignr 9}${battery_percent BAT0} %
${offset 210}${color green}Battery Time: ${color }${alignr 9}${battery_time BAT0}
# FILESYSTEM
${alignc -105}info-SYS
${offset 210}${color grey}${hr 1}
${offset 210}${color cyan}RAM: ${color }${alignr 9}$memmax ($memperc% Used)
${offset 210}${membar 3,100}
${offset 210}${color cyan}UBUNTU: ${color }${alignr 9}${fs_free /}/${fs_size /}
${offset 210}${fs_bar 3,100 /}
${offset 210}${color cyan}HOME: ${color }${alignr 9}${fs_free /home}/${fs_size /home}
${offset 210}${fs_bar 3,100 /home}
${offset 210}${color cyan}Linux: ${color }${alignr 9}${fs_free /media/linux}/${fs_size /media/linux}
${offset 210}${fs_bar 3,100 /media/linux}
${offset 210}${color cyan}LinuxBackup: ${color }${alignr 9}${fs_free /media/LinuxBackup}/${fs_size /media/LinuxBackup}
${offset 210}${fs_bar 3,100 /media/LinuxBackup}
${offset 210}${color cyan}WIN7 C: ${color }${alignr 9}${fs_free /media/38981A009819BCF6}/${fs_size /media/38981A009819BCF6}
${offset 210}${fs_bar 3,100 /media/38981A009819BCF6}
${offset 210}${color cyan}Windows: ${color }${alignr 9}${fs_free /media/windows}/${fs_size /media/windows}
${offset 210}${fs_bar 3,100 /media/windows}

conky script-2

# Elegant Conky settings #
background no
update_interval 1

cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 2

override_utf8_locale yes

double_buffer yes
no_buffers yes

text_buffer_size 2048
#imlib_cache_size 0

temperature_unit fahrenheit

# Window specifications #

own_window no
own_window_type override
own_window_transparent no
own_window_hints undecorate,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager,below

border_inner_margin 0
border_outer_margin 0

minimum_size 200 250
maximum_width 200

alignment tr
gap_x 40 #align right
#gap_x 1050 #align left
gap_y 45

# Graphics settings #
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no

# Text settings #
use_xft yes
xftfont Verbocentric:size=9 #Sans Serif:size=9
xftalpha 0.8
text_buffer_size 2048

uppercase no

temperature_unit celsius

#default_color brown
#default_color 1c1c1c
default_color 939393
#default_color 000000


# Lua Load  #
lua_load ~/.conky/clock_rings.lua
lua_draw_hook_pre clock_rings

TEXT
${voffset 8}${color FF6600}${font Sans Serif:size=16}${time %A}${font}${voffset -8}${alignr 50}${color FFFFFF}${font Sans Serif:size=38}${time %e}${font}
${color FFFFFF}${voffset -30}${color FFFFFF}${font Sans Serif:size=18}${time %b}${font}${voffset -3} ${color FFFFFF}${font Sans Serif:size=20}${time %Y}${font}${color FF6600}${hr}
${voffset 140}${font Sans Serif:size=10}${alignr}${time %H:%M}${font}${color}

${pre_exec lsb_release -ircs} ${color FF6600}${hr}${color}

Kernel: ${alignr}${kernel}
Uptime: ${alignr}${uptime}
Temperature: ${alignr}${acpitemp}°C
CPU1: ${cpu cpu1}% ${alignr}${color FF6600}${cpugraph cpu1 8,60 FF6600 FFFFFF}${color}
CPU2: ${cpu cpu2}% ${alignr}${color FF6600}${cpugraph cpu2 8,60 FF6600 FFFFFF}${color}
RAM: $memperc% ${alignr}${color FF6600}${memgraph 8,60 FF6600 FFFFFF}${color}

Top Processes ${color FF6600}${hr}${color}

${top name 1}$alignr${color FF6600}${top cpu 1}${color}${top pid 1}
${top name 2}$alignr${color FF6600}${top cpu 2}${color}${top pid 2}
${top name 3}$alignr${color FF6600}${top cpu 3}${color}${top pid 3}

Now Playing ${color FF6600}${hr}${color}
${if_running banshee-1}
Title: ${exec banshee-1 --query-title | cut -f2- -d" "}
Artist: ${exec banshee-1 --query-artist | cut -f2- -d" "}
Album: ${exec banshee-1 --query-album | cut -f2- -d" "}${else}${if_running rhythmbox}
Title: ${exec rhythmbox-client --no-start --print-playing-format %tt} 
Artist: ${exec rhythmbox-client --no-start --print-playing-format %aa} 
Album: ${exec rhythmbox-client --no-start --print-playing-format %at}${else}${if_running exaile}
Title: ${execi 10 exaile --get-title}
Artist: ${execi 10 exaile --get-artist}
Album: ${execi 10 exaile --get-album} }${else}${if_running amarok}
Title: ${exec dcop amarok player title}
Artist: ${exec dcop amarok player artist}
Album: ${exec dcop amarok player album}${else}
Player Status Unavailable${endif}${endif}${endif}${endif}

Network Statistics ${color FF6600}${hr}${color}
${if_existing /proc/net/route wlan0}
Up: ${upspeed wlan0} kb/s ${alignr}${upspeedgraph wlan0 8,60 FF6600 FFFFFF}
Down: ${downspeed wlan0} kb/s ${alignr}${downspeedgraph wlan0 8,60 FF6600 FFFFFF}
Upload: ${alignr}${totalup wlan0}
Download: ${alignr}${totaldown wlan0}
Signal: ${wireless_link_qual wlan0}% ${alignr}${wireless_link_bar 8,60 wlan0}
IP Address: ${alignr}${addr wlan0}
${else}${if_existing /proc/net/route eth0}
Up: ${upspeed eth0} kb/s ${alignr}${upspeedgraph eth0 8,60 FF6600 FFFFFF}
Down: ${downspeed eth0} kb/s ${alignr}${downspeedgraph eth0 8,60 FF6600 FFFFFF}
Upload: ${alignr}${totalup eth0}
Download: ${alignr}${totaldown eth0}
IP Address: ${alignr}${addr eth0}
${else}${if_existing /proc/net/route eth1}
Up: ${upspeed eth1} kb/s ${alignr}${upspeedgraph eth1 8,60 FF6600 FFFFFF}
Down: ${downspeed eth1} kb/s ${alignr}${downspeedgraph eth1 8,60 FF6600 FFFFFF}
Upload: ${alignr}${totalup eth1}
Download: ${alignr}${totaldown eth1}
IP Address: ${alignr}${addr eth1}
${else}
Network Unavailable${endif}${endif}${endif}

the 2nd scrip is shown as per 2nd pic. i ll also give the lua script for the clok to load

--[[
This script draws percentage meters as rings, and also draws clock hands if you want! It is fully customisable; all options are described in the script. This script is based off a combination of my clock.lua script and my rings.lua script.

IMPORTANT: if you are using the 'cpu' function, it will cause a segmentation fault if it tries to draw a ring straight away. The if statement on line 145 uses a delay to make sure that this doesn't happen. It calculates the length of the delay by the number of updates since Conky started. Generally, a value of 5s is long enough, so if you update Conky every 1s, use update_num>5 in that if statement (the default). If you only update Conky every 2s, you should change it to update_num>3; conversely if you update Conky every 0.5s, you should use update_num>10. ALSO, if you change your Conky, is it best to use "killall conky; conky" to update it, otherwise the update_num will not be reset and you will get an error.

To call this script in Conky, use the following (assuming that you save this script to ~/scripts/rings.lua):
    lua_load ~/scripts/clock_rings.lua
    lua_draw_hook_pre clock_rings
]]

settings_table = {
    {
        -- Edit this table to customise your rings.
        -- You can create more rings simply by adding more elements to settings_table.
        -- "name" is the type of stat to display; you can choose from 'cpu', 'memperc', 'fs_used_perc', 'battery_used_perc'.
        name='time',
        -- "arg" is the argument to the stat type, e.g. if in Conky you would write ${cpu cpu0}, 'cpu0' would be the argument. If you would not use an argument in the Conky variable, use ''.
        arg='%I.%M',
        -- "max" is the maximum value of the ring. If the Conky variable outputs a percentage, use 100.
        max=12,
        -- "bg_colour" is the colour of the base ring.
        bg_colour=0xffffff,
        -- "bg_alpha" is the alpha value of the base ring.
        bg_alpha=0.1,
        -- "fg_colour" is the colour of the indicator part of the ring.
        fg_colour=0xFF6600,
        -- "fg_alpha" is the alpha value of the indicator part of the ring.
        fg_alpha=0.2,
        -- "x" and "y" are the x and y coordinates of the centre of the ring, relative to the top left corner of the Conky window.
        x=1145, y=200,
        -- "radius" is the radius of the ring.
        radius=50,
        -- "thickness" is the thickness of the ring, centred around the radius.
        thickness=5,
        -- "start_angle" is the starting angle of the ring, in degrees, clockwise from top. Value can be either positive or negative.
        start_angle=0,
        -- "end_angle" is the ending angle of the ring, in degrees, clockwise from top. Value can be either positive or negative, but must be larger than start_angle.
        end_angle=360
    },
    {
        name='time',
        arg='%M.%S',
        max=60,
        bg_colour=0xffffff,
        bg_alpha=0.1,
        fg_colour=0xFF6600,
        fg_alpha=0.4,
        x=1145, y=200,
        radius=56,
        thickness=5,
        start_angle=0,
        end_angle=360
    },
    {
        name='time',
        arg='%S',
        max=60,
        bg_colour=0xffffff,
        bg_alpha=0.1,
        fg_colour=0xFF6600,
        fg_alpha=0.6,
        x=1145, y=200,
        radius=62,
        thickness=5,
        start_angle=0,
        end_angle=360
    },
    {
        name='time',
        arg='%d',
        max=31,
        bg_colour=0xffffff,
        bg_alpha=0.1,
        fg_colour=0xFF6600,
        fg_alpha=0.8,
        x=1145, y=200,
        radius=70,
        thickness=5,
        start_angle=-90,
        end_angle=90
    },
    {
        name='time',
        arg='%m',
        max=12,
        bg_colour=0xffffff,
        bg_alpha=0.1,
        fg_colour=0xFF6600,
        fg_alpha=1,
        x=1145, y=200,
        radius=76,
        thickness=5,
        start_angle=-90,
        end_angle=90
    }
}

-- Use these settings to define the origin and extent of your clock.

clock_r=65

-- "clock_x" and "clock_y" are the coordinates of the centre of the clock, in pixels, from the top left of the Conky window.

clock_x=1145
clock_y=200

show_seconds=true

require 'cairo'

function rgb_to_r_g_b(colour,alpha)
    return ((colour / 0x10000) % 0x100) / 255., ((colour / 0x100) % 0x100) / 255., (colour % 0x100) / 255., alpha
end

function draw_ring(cr,t,pt)
    local w,h=conky_window.width,conky_window.height
    
    local xc,yc,ring_r,ring_w,sa,ea=pt['x'],pt['y'],pt['radius'],pt['thickness'],pt['start_angle'],pt['end_angle']
    local bgc, bga, fgc, fga=pt['bg_colour'], pt['bg_alpha'], pt['fg_colour'], pt['fg_alpha']

    local angle_0=sa*(2*math.pi/360)-math.pi/2
    local angle_f=ea*(2*math.pi/360)-math.pi/2
    local t_arc=t*(angle_f-angle_0)

    -- Draw background ring

    cairo_arc(cr,xc,yc,ring_r,angle_0,angle_f)
    cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(bgc,bga))
    cairo_set_line_width(cr,ring_w)
    cairo_stroke(cr)
    
    -- Draw indicator ring

    cairo_arc(cr,xc,yc,ring_r,angle_0,angle_0+t_arc)
    cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(fgc,fga))
    cairo_stroke(cr)        
end

function draw_clock_hands(cr,xc,yc)
    local secs,mins,hours,secs_arc,mins_arc,hours_arc
    local xh,yh,xm,ym,xs,ys
    
    secs=os.date("%S")    
    mins=os.date("%M")
    hours=os.date("%I")
        
    secs_arc=(2*math.pi/60)*secs
    mins_arc=(2*math.pi/60)*mins+secs_arc/60
    hours_arc=(2*math.pi/12)*hours+mins_arc/12
        
    -- Draw hour hand
    
    xh=xc+0.7*clock_r*math.sin(hours_arc)
    yh=yc-0.7*clock_r*math.cos(hours_arc)
    cairo_move_to(cr,xc,yc)
    cairo_line_to(cr,xh,yh)
    
    cairo_set_line_cap(cr,CAIRO_LINE_CAP_ROUND)
    cairo_set_line_width(cr,5)
    cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0)
    cairo_stroke(cr)
    
    -- Draw minute hand
    
    xm=xc+clock_r*math.sin(mins_arc)
    ym=yc-clock_r*math.cos(mins_arc)
    cairo_move_to(cr,xc,yc)
    cairo_line_to(cr,xm,ym)
    
    cairo_set_line_width(cr,3)
    cairo_stroke(cr)
    
    -- Draw seconds hand
    
    if show_seconds then
        xs=xc+clock_r*math.sin(secs_arc)
        ys=yc-clock_r*math.cos(secs_arc)
        cairo_move_to(cr,xc,yc)
        cairo_line_to(cr,xs,ys)
    
        cairo_set_line_width(cr,1)
        cairo_stroke(cr)
    end
end

function conky_clock_rings()
    local function setup_rings(cr,pt)
        local str=''
        local value=0
        
        str=string.format('${%s %s}',pt['name'],pt['arg'])
        str=conky_parse(str)
        
        value=tonumber(str)
        pct=value/pt['max']
        
        draw_ring(cr,pct,pt)
    end
    
    -- Check that Conky has been running for at least 5s

    if conky_window==nil then return end
    local cs=cairo_xlib_surface_create(conky_window.display,conky_window.drawable,conky_window.visual, conky_window.width,conky_window.height)
    
    local cr=cairo_create(cs)    
    
    local updates=conky_parse('${updates}')
    update_num=tonumber(updates)
    
    if update_num>5 then
        for i in pairs(settings_table) do
            setup_rings(cr,settings_table[i])
        end
    end
    
    draw_clock_hands(cr,clock_x,clock_y)
end

i am using the 2nd one as the looks are more eye-candy....

thanks to the original authors for having done this work

[karmila]

Oh, right, the path /home/tom/.conky/background.png in it, amirite?

Yes, that's right

I have a question:
I'm using ppp0 for internet, so ${wireless_link_qual} variable won't work for me, right? Is there an available argument for monitoring ppp0 signal?

Because nm-applet on the panel can show me the signal quality. I scanned man page but didn't find a clue.

[42dorian]

Yes, that's right

I have a question:
I'm using ppp0 for internet, so ${wireless_link_qual} variable won't work for me, right? Is there an available argument for monitoring ppp0 signal?

Because nm-applet on the panel can show me the signal quality. I scanned man page but didn't find a clue.

If the connection is called ppp0, typically it doesn't have a quality. It's just a network connection. If there's a specific program that has results, you can try to grep/awk the results. Preferably text-based program for this.

In fact, pretty much any text program that spits out a text result in the prompt can provide data for Conky. Uses the ${execi} command. It gets fun.

[Jonny87]

Possibly, but I don't use KDE so I can't be sure. Go ahead and try it without using lua to draw the background and let us know how it goes.

Post the conkyrc too, maybe something simple a KDE user will spot.

Sorry, I solved it not long after that last post. It was that argb like you suggested earlier. I had the line there but it was commented. I had to uncomment it.

##################################
## VinDSL | rev. 10-12-30 20:45 ##
##################################

####
## Use XFT? Required to Force UTF8 (see below).
#
use_xft yes
xftfont LiberationSans:size=8.85
xftalpha 0.7
text_buffer_size 2048

####
## Force UTF8? Requires XFT (see above).
## Displays degree symbol, instead of °, etc.
#
override_utf8_locale yes

####
## Update interval in seconds.
#
update_interval 1

####
## This is the number of times Conky will update before quitting.
## Set to zero to run forever.
#
total_run_times 0

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



####
## Use double buffering? Reduces flicker.
#
double_buffer yes

####
## Draw shades?
#
draw_shades no

####
## Draw outlines?
#
draw_outline no

####
## Draw borders around text?
#
draw_borders no

####
## Draw borders around graphs?
#
draw_graph_borders no

####
## Print text to stdout?
## Print text in console?
#
out_to_ncurses no
out_to_console no

####
## Text alignment.
#
alignment top_right

####
## Minimum size of text area.
#
minimum_size 235 0

####
## Gap between text and screen borders.
#
gap_x 20
gap_y 40

####
## Shorten MiB/GiB to M/G in stats.
#
short_units yes

####
## Pad % symbol spacing after numbers.
#
pad_percents 0

####
## Pad spacing between text and borders.
#
border_inner_margin 4

####
## Limit the length of names in "Top Processes".
#
top_name_width 10

####
## Subtract file system -/+buffers/cache from used memory?
## Set to yes, to produce meaningful physical memory stats.
#
no_buffers yes

####
## Set to yes, if you want all text to be in UPPERCASE.
#
uppercase no

####
## Number of cpu samples to average.
## Set to 1 to disable averaging.
#
cpu_avg_samples 2

####
## Number of net samples to average.
## Set to 1 to disable averaging.
#
net_avg_samples 2

####
## Add spaces to keep things from moving around?
## Only affects certain objects.
#
use_spacer right

####
## My colors (suit yourself).
#
color0 White
color1 Ivory
color2 Ivory2
color3 Ivory3
color4 Tan1
color5 Tan2
color6 white
color7 AntiqueWhite4
color8 DarkSlateGray
color9 Black

####
## Load Lua for shading (optional).
## Set the path to your script here.
#
    lua_load ~/.conky/combined.lua
    lua_draw_hook_pre combined

####
## Load Lua for bargraphs (required).
## Set the path to your script here.
#
#lua_load ~/.conky/bargraph_small.lua
#lua_draw_hook_post main_bars


####
## Installed fonts (required).
#
# ConkyWeather (Stanko Metodiev)
# ConkyWindNESW (Stanko Metodiev)
# Cut Outs for 3D FX (Fonts & Things)
# Liberation Mono (Ascender Corp)
# Liberation Sans (Ascender Corp)
# Moon Phases (Curtis Clark)
# OpenLogos (Icoma)
# PizzaDude Bullets (Jakob Fischer)
# Radio Space (Iconian Fonts)
# StyleBats (Vinterstille)
# Ubuntu (Canonical Ltd)
# Ubuntu Title Bold (Paulo Silva)
# Weather (Jonathan Macagba)
# WenQuanYi Micro Hei (Google Corp)

TEXT
##################
##     LOGO     ##
##################
${voffset -33}${font OpenLogos:size=103}${color2}v${font}${voffset -76}${goto 178}${font UbuntuTitleBold:size=20}${color4}11.04${font}
##################
##    SYSTEM    ##
##################
${voffset 20}${font WenQuanYiMicroHei:bold:size=8.75}${color4}SYSTEM${offset 8}${color8}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
${voffset 4}${font OpenLogos:size=10}${color2}u${voffset -4}${font}${color6}${offset 5}${sysname}${offset 5}${kernel}${alignr}${machine}
${voffset 2}${font StyleBats:size=10}${color2}A${voffset -1}${font}${color6}${offset 5}Intel${offset 3}P4${offset 3}Extreme${offset 3}Edition${alignr}${freq_g cpu0}${offset 1}GHz
${voffset 2}${font StyleBats:size=10}${color2}q${voffset -1}${font}${color6}${offset 5}Uptime${alignr}${uptime}
${voffset 2}${font StyleBats:size=10}${color2}o${voffset -1}${font}${color6}${offset 5}File${offset 3}System${alignr}${fs_type}
${voffset 2}${font StyleBats:size=10}${color2}b${voffset -1}${font}${color6}${offset 5}Updates${alignr}${execi 5 aptitude search "~U" | wc -l | tail} 
##################
##  PROCESSORS  ##
##################
${voffset 6}${font WenQuanYiMicroHei:bold:size=8.75}${color4}PROCESSORS${offset 8}${color8}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
${voffset 4}${font StyleBats:size=10}${color2}k${voffset -2}${font}${color6}${offset 2}CPU1${offset 5}${cpu cpu1}%
##################
##    MEMORY    ##
##################
${voffset 6}${font WenQuanYiMicroHei:bold:size=8.75}${color4}MEMORY${offset 8}${color8}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
${voffset 4}${font StyleBats:size=10}${color2}l${voffset -2}${font}${color6}${offset 3}RAM${goto 97}${mem}${goto 133}/${offset 5}${memmax}${alignr}${memperc}%

##################
##     HDD      ##
##################
${voffset 2}${font WenQuanYiMicroHei:bold:size=8.75}${color4}HDD${offset 8}${color8}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
${voffset 4}${font StyleBats:size=10}${color2}x${voffset -2}${font}${color6}${offset 4}ROOT${goto 95}${fs_used /}${goto 133}/${offset 5}${fs_size /}${alignr}${fs_free_perc /}%


${voffset 4}${font StyleBats:size=10}${color2}x${voffset -2}${font}${color6}${offset 4}HOME${goto 95}${fs_used /home}${goto 133}/${offset 5}${fs_size /home}${alignr}${fs_free_perc /home}%

##################
# TOP PROCESSES ##
##################
${voffset 3}${font WenQuanYiMicroHei:bold:size=8.75}${color4}TOP PROCESSES${offset 8}${color8}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
${voffset 4}${font StyleBats:size=10}${color1}h${voffset -3}${font}${color6}${offset 5}${top_mem name 1}${goto 115}${top_mem mem_res 1}${alignr}${top_mem mem 1}%
${voffset 2}${font StyleBats:size=10}${color1}h${voffset -3}${font}${color6}${offset 5}${top_mem name 2}${goto 115}${top_mem mem_res 2}${alignr}${top_mem mem 2}%
${voffset 2}${font StyleBats:size=10}${color1}h${voffset -3}${font}${color6}${offset 5}${top_mem name 3}${goto 115}${top_mem mem_res 3}${alignr}${top_mem mem 3}%
${voffset 2}${font StyleBats:size=10}${color1}h${voffset -3}${font}${color6}${offset 5}${top_mem name 4}${goto 115}${top_mem mem_res 4}${alignr}${top_mem mem 4}%
${voffset 2}${font StyleBats:size=10}${color1}h${voffset -3}${font}${color6}${offset 5}${top_mem name 5}${goto 115}${top_mem mem_res 5}${alignr}${top_mem mem 5}%
##################
##   NETWORK    ##
##################
${voffset 6}${font WenQuanYiMicroHei:bold:size=8.75}${color4}NETWORK${offset 8}${color8}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
${voffset 4}${font PizzaDudeBullets:size=10}${color2}a${font}${color6}${offset 5}Private${offset 3}IP${alignr}${addr wlan0}
${font PizzaDudeBullets:size=10}${color2}a${font}${color6}${offset 5}Public${offset 7}IP${alignr}${execi 1800 wget -q -O - checkip.dyndns.org | sed -e 's/[^[:digit:]\|.]//g'}
${voffset 4}${font PizzaDudeBullets:size=10}${color2}T${font}${color6}${offset 5}Down${alignr}${downspeed wlan0}
${font PizzaDudeBullets:size=10}${color2}N${font}${color6}${offset 5}Up${alignr}${upspeed wlan0}
##################
##   WEATHER    ##
##################
#${voffset 6}${font WenQuanYiMicroHei:bold:size=8.75}${color4}WEATHER${offset 8}${color8}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
#${voffset 0}${goto 59}${font Weather:size=38}${color2}y${font}${voffset -33}${offset 14}${font RadioSpace:size=32}${color3}${execpi 1800 conkyForecast --imperial --location=NZXX0069}${font}
#${voffset 0}${font Ubuntu:size=24}${color4}${alignc}${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --datatype=CT}${font}
#${voffset 15}${goto 20}${font ConkyWindNESW:style=Bold:size=38}${color2}${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --datatype=BS}${font}${voffset -40}#${goto 95}${font ConkyWeather:style=Bold:size=45}${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --datatype=WF}${font}${voffset -36}${goto 185}${font MoonPhases:size=30}${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --datatype=75MF}${font}
#${voffset 6}${goto 28}${font}${color6}${execpi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --imperial --datatype=WS | sed -e 's/calm'/'\$\{offset 2}Calm/g' -e 's/mph'/'\$\{offset 2}mph/g'}${goto 89}Feels like ${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --imperial --datatype=LT --centeredwidth=4 -iu}${execpi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --datatype=MP | sed -e 's/First.*'/'\$\{goto 185}First Qtr/g' -e 's/Last.*'/'\$\{goto 185}Last Qtr/g' -e 's/New.*'/'\$\{goto 190}New/g' -e 's/Full.*'/'\$\{goto 194}Full/g' -e 's/Waning.*'/'\$\{goto 185}Waning/g' -e 's/Waxing.*'/'\$\{goto 185}Waxing/g'}
#${voffset 10}${goto 35}${font}${color6}${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --datatype=DW --startday=1 --shortweekday}${goto 89}${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --datatype=DW --startday=2 --shortweekday}${goto 142}${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --datatype=DW --startday=3 --shortweekday}${goto 196}${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --datatype=DW --startday=4 --shortweekday}
#${voffset 0}${goto 25}${font ConkyWeather:size=32}${color2}${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --datatype=WF --startday=1 --endday=4 --spaces=1}${font}
#${voffset 0}${goto 25}${font}${color6}${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --imperial --datatype=HT --startday=1 --hideunits --centeredwidth=4 -iu}/${offset 4}${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --imperial --datatype=LT --startday=1 --hideunits --centeredwidth=4 -iu}${goto 79}${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --imperial --datatype=HT --startday=2 --hideunits --centeredwidth=4 -iu}/${offset 4}${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --imperial --datatype=LT --startday=2 --hideunits --centeredwidth=4 -iu}${goto 133}${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --imperial --datatype=HT --startday=3 --hideunits --centeredwidth=4 -iu}/${offset 4}${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --imperial --datatype=LT --startday=3 --hideunits --centeredwidth=4 -iu}${goto 187}${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --imperial --datatype=HT --startday=4 --hideunits --centeredwidth=4 -iu}/${offset 4}${execi 1800 conkyForecast --location=NZXX0069 --imperial --datatype=LT --startday=4 --hideunits --centeredwidth=4 -iu}
##################
##     TIME     ##
##################
${voffset 6}${font WenQuanYiMicroHei:bold:size=8.75}${color4}TIME${offset 8}${color8}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
${voffset 3}${if_match ${time %l}<=9}${voffset -4}${font RadioSpace:size=32}${color3}${alignc 7}${time %l:%M%p}${font}${else}${if_match ${time %l}>=10}${voffset -4}${font RadioSpace:size=32}${color3}${alignc -1}${time %l:%M%p}${font}${endif}${endif}
${voffset 0}${font LiberationSans:bold:size=10}${color4}${alignc}${offset 30}DAD${offset -30}${voffset 15}${tztime Australia/Queensland %H:%M}${color3}${offset 12}|${voffset -15}${offset -4}|${offset 10}${color4}Hoggad${offset -40}${voffset 15}${tztime America/Rainy_River %H:%M}${font}
##################
##   CALENDAR   ##
##################
${voffset 6}${font WenQuanYiMicroHei:bold:size=8.75}${color4}DATE${offset 8}${color8}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
${voffset 18}${font LiberationMono:size=8}${color3}${alignc 67}${time %A}${font}
${voffset -3}${font LiberationMono:size=22}${color4}${alignc 67}${time %d}${font}
${voffset -1}${font LiberationMono:size=8}${color3}${alignc 67}${time %B}${font}
${voffset -3}${font LiberationMono:size=8}${color3}${alignc 67}${time %Y}${font}
${voffset -79}${font CutOutsFor3DFX:size=64}${color3}${alignc 105}2${font}
${voffset -69}${font LiberationMono:size=8}${color3}${execpi 1800 VinDSL_Cal_4= cal -h | sed '1d' | sed s/^/"\$\{offset 97"\}/ | sed '/^ *$/d' | sed 's/\<'"$(date +%-d)"'\>/${color4}&${color3}/'}${font}
${texeci 1000 feh --bg-scale "`grep 'wallpaper=' ~/.kde/share/config/plasma-desktop-appletsrc | tail --bytes=+11`"}

The only other issue is that there is a slight shading under the conky. I don't think its window shadows as they are light blue plus it come up as soon as the conky is started (before it even fully loads). I think its to do with the conky area. Is there a way to fix it?

[Arminius]

You could install graphicmagick from the repositories and then add a gm command to the script to crop it.

See http://www.graphicsmagick.org/convert.html

Here is what it says about cropping:

crop <width>x<height>{+-}<x>{+-}<y>{%}

preferred size and location of the cropped image
__________________
Thank you,
GG

Dell Inspiron 1520

is there some command that's ment to come before the gm? cause it isn't red like the wget command

wget -q http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/eit_304/512/latest.jpg -O /home/me/john/sun.jpg
gm -crop <width>x<height>{+-}<x>{+-}<y>{%}

[karmila]

If the connection is called ppp0, typically it doesn't have a quality. It's just a network connection. If there's a specific program that has results, you can try to grep/awk the results. Preferably text-based program for this.

In fact, pretty much any text program that spits out a text result in the prompt can provide data for Conky. Uses the ${execi} command. It gets fun.

Hmmm, I'll back for the technical later after finding such application.
I only use nm-applet (which is a GUI application but can report signal quality) and vnstat (text application but doesn't have signal monitoring feature). Hope will find it soon.

[ddnev45]

The only other issue is that there is a slight shading under the conky. I don't think its window shadows as they are light blue plus it come up as soon as the conky is started (before it even fully loads). I think its to do with the conky area. Is there a way to fix it?

I think it's the window drawn by the argb setting (I used your conkyrc with Xfce compositing); you do not want to use:

own_window_transparent yes

with the argb - pick one or the other; and since you're using lua for a semi-transparent background there is no need to duplicate it with the argb configuration.

Try changing:

own_window yes
#own_window_colour eeeeee
#own_window_type normal
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
own_window_argb_visual yes

to:

own_window yes
own_window_colour eeeeee
own_window_type normal
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

and see if that works.

Also, if you decide you are going to use argb instead, then

own_window_argb_visual yes

will need to be given a value from 0-255 with something like:

own_window_argb_value 10

[mrpeachy]

Hmmm, I'll back for the technical later after finding such application.
I only use nm-applet (which is a GUI application but can report signal quality) and vnstat (text application but doesn't have signal monitoring feature). Hope will find it soon.

wicd has a cli... does mean switching nm for wicd however