Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

**stinkeye** · September 21st, 2013

OK I found your config in an earlier post.
All your lines are prefixed with ${offset 240} giving you a wide window.
156.jpg

I removed all the ${offset 240} and set a fixed window width using...

Code:

minimum_size 160 5
maximum_width 160

157.jpg

Final result with transparency re-enabled...
158.jpg

.conkyrc

Code:

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

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 1.0

# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 160 5
maximum_width 160 

# 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


# 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 40

# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen

override_utf8_locale yes
xftfont Terminus:size=8
xftalpha 0.8

TEXT
${color #FF6666}         SYSTEM PROFILE
${color slate grey}Computer Name: ${color }$nodename
${color slate grey}Kernel:${color }$kernel
${color slate grey}Distro: ${color } ${pre_exec lsb_release -d | cut -f 2 } 
${color slate grey}Uptime: ${color }$uptime
${color slate grey}Free Storage Space: ${color }${fs_free /home}
${fs_bar 9,160 /home}
${color slate grey}Partition Size: ${color }${fs_size /}
${color slate grey}Battery Status: ${color }${battery}
#${battery BAT0}#${if_match ${battery_percent BAT0} <= 30}${color orange}${battery_bar}{color}${endif}${battery_bar} ${if_match ${battery_percent BAT0} <= 20}${color red}${battery_bar}{color}${endif} ${if_match ${battery_percent BAT0} => 31}${color green}${battery_bar}{color}${endif}
${battery_bar}

${color #FF6666}           CPU SUMMARY             
${color slate grey}CPU Freq: ${color } $freq MHz at ${acpitemp}°C
${color slate grey}CPU A: ${color }${cpu cpu1}% ${alignr}${cpubar cpu1 9,80}
${color slate grey}CPU B: ${color }${cpu cpu2}% ${alignr}${cpubar cpu2 9,80}
${color slate grey}Load: ${color } ${loadavg 1} ${color #3366FF}1min ${alignr}${color }${loadavg 2} ${color #3366FF}5min

${color #FF6666}        ACTIVE PROCESSES
${color slate grey}Processes: ${color }$processes   ${color slate grey}Running: ${color }$running_processes

${color #3366FF}Process Name: ${alignr}% CPU
${color #ddaa00}${top name 1} ${alignr}${top_mem cpu 1}
${color slate grey}${top name 2} ${alignr}${top cpu 2}
${color slate grey}${top name 3} ${alignr}${top cpu 3}
${color slate grey}${top name 4} ${alignr}${top cpu 4}
${color slate grey}${top name 5} ${alignr}${top cpu 5}

${color #FF6666}         MEMORY STATUS
${color slate grey}System:${color } ${alignr}$mem/$memmax
$memperc% ${alignr}${membar 9,100}
${color slate grey}Swap Space: ${color } ${alignr}$swap/$swapmax
$swapperc% ${alignr}${swapbar 9,100}

#${color slate grey}Highest Memory:
#${color #ddaa00} ${top_mem name 1}${top_mem mem 1}
#${color slate grey} ${top_mem name 2}${top_mem mem 2}
#${color slate grey} ${top_mem name 3}${top_mem mem 3}
#${color slate grey} ${top_mem name 4}${top_mem mem 4}
#${color slate grey} ${top_mem name 5}${top_mem mem 5}

${color #FF6666}         NETWORK NUMBERS
${color #FF0000}${if_empty ${exec cat /proc/net/arp | grep eth0}}${if_empty ${exec cat /proc/net/arp | grep wlan0}}No network connection 
${else}${color slate grey}Internal IP: ${alignr}${color }${addr wlan0}
${color slate grey}External IP: ${color } ${alignr}${execi 1800 wget -O - http://ip.tupeux.com | tail}
${color slate grey}Router: ${alignr}${color }${wireless_essid wlan0}  at ${wireless_bitrate wlan0}
${color slate grey}Range: ${color }${wireless_link_qual_perc wlan0}%  ${alignr}${wireless_link_bar 9,70 wlan0}
${color slate grey}Down: ${color }${downspeed wlan0} ${color slate grey}${alignr}Up: ${color }${upspeed wlan0}
${color slate grey}Total Down: ${alignr}${color }${totaldown wlan0}
${color slate grey}Total Up: ${alignr}${color }${totalup wlan0}${endif}

${else}${color slate grey}LAN IP:  ${alignr}${color }${addr eth0}
${color slate grey}External IP: ${color } ${alignr}${execi 1800 wget -O - http://ip.tupeux.com | tail}
${color slate grey}Down: ${color }${downspeed eth0} ${alignr}${color slate grey}Up: ${color }${upspeed eth0}
${color slate grey}Total Down: ${alignr}${color }${totaldown eth0}
${color slate grey}Total Up: ${alignr}${color }${totalup eth0}
${endif}

${color #FF6666}         ACTIVE CONNECTIONS
${color slate grey}Inbound: ${color }${tcp_portmon 1 32767 count}  ${color slate grey}Outbound: ${color }${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 count}${color slate grey}${alignr}All: ${color }${tcp_portmon 1 65535 count}
${color #0077ff}Inbound
${color slate grey}${color }${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 0}
${color slate grey}${color }${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 1}
${color slate grey}${color }${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 2}
${color slate grey}${color }${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 3}
${color slate grey}${color }${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 4}

${color #0077ff}Outbound
${color slate grey}${color }${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 0}
${color slate grey}${color }${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 1}
${color slate grey}${color }${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 2}
${color slate grey}${color }${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 3}
${color slate grey}${color }${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 4}

**Mk32** · September 21st, 2013

Got curious this morning and removed all the ${offset 240}, then saw your post afterwards...

All is well though.

The only thing I have left to do is figure out some way of coloring the bars. The color battery bar as a first step, doesn't work.

**pemur1** · September 22nd, 2013

I received a laptop from my niece, and the first thing I did was get rid of Windows. I installed Lubuntu and want to put my old Conky on it. I downloaded Conky Manager and put my Conky file(s) I saved from my desktop in the Conky Manager folder. I thought it would be a simple process to get it working, but I was wrong. How can I get Conky Manager to recognize my files? Assistance is greatly appreciated.

**stinkeye** · September 22nd, 2013

The author's blog shows how to add your own theme.
There's a section "Adding Themes".
http://teejeetech.blogspot.in/p/conky-manager.html

**LinuxWillWin** · September 23rd, 2013

My desktop with 3 conky configuration files. (Kubuntu 13.04): # In German #

Conky1:

Code:

update_interval 1total_run_times 0
net_avg_samples 1
cpu_avg_samples 2


imlib_cache_size 0
double_buffer yes
no_buffers yes


format_human_readable


use_xft yes
xftfont Droid Sans:size=8
override_utf8_locale yes
text_buffer_size 2048


own_window_class Conky
own_window yes
own_window_type override
own_window_argb_visual yes


update_interval 1
total_run_times 0
net_avg_samples 1
cpu_avg_samples 2


imlib_cache_size 0
double_buffer yes
no_buffers yes


format_human_readable


use_xft yes
xftfont Droid Sans:size=8
override_utf8_locale yes
text_buffer_size 2048


own_window_class Conky
own_window yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_argb_visual yes
own_window_argb_value 0
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager


alignment bottom_right
gap_y 400
gap_x 40
border_inner_margin 9


minimum_size 0 0
maximum_width 280
maximum_height 700


default_bar_size 92 8


draw_shades yes
default_shade_color 000000
default_color FFFFFF


TEXT
# |--${font Droid Sans:style=Bold:size=10}CPU${font}
${goto 83}${color ffffff}${voffset 1}Auslastung der ${color green}${font arial black:size=8}CPU$color$font: ${font Droid Sans:style=Bold:size=8}${cpu}%${font}${goto 160}
${color black}${cpugraph 35,280 FF0000 0000FF -l}

Conky2:

Code:

update_interval 1total_run_times 0
net_avg_samples 1
cpu_avg_samples 2


imlib_cache_size 0
double_buffer yes
no_buffers yes


format_human_readable


use_xft yes
xftfont Droid Sans:size=8
override_utf8_locale yes
text_buffer_size 0


own_window_class Conky
own_window yes
own_window_type override
own_window_argb_visual yes


update_interval 1
total_run_times 0
net_avg_samples 1
cpu_avg_samples 2


imlib_cache_size 0
double_buffer yes
no_buffers yes


format_human_readable


use_xft yes
xftfont Droid Sans:size=8
override_utf8_locale yes
text_buffer_size 2048


own_window_class Conky
own_window yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_argb_visual yes
own_window_argb_value 0
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager


alignment top_left
gap_y 100
gap_x 60
border_inner_margin 9


minimum_size 320 600
maximum_width 320
maximum_height 700


default_bar_size 92 6


draw_shades yes
default_shade_color 000000
default_color FFFFFF


TEXT
# |--${font Droid Sans:style=Bold:size=10}NETZWERK${font}
${font arial black:size=10:style=bold}${color white}NETZWERK${color}${font arial black:size=9}AUSLASTUNG${color black} ${hr 2}$color$font


${font arial black:size=7}${color white}DOWNLOAD:${goto 80}$font$color${downspeed eth0} k/s ${alignr}${color ffffff}Gesamt: ${font Droid Sans:style=Bold:size=8}${totaldown eth0}
${color black}${downspeedgraph eth0 24,320 0000FF FF0000 -l}
${color ffffff}${font arial black:size=7}${color white}UPLOAD:${goto 80}$font$color${upspeed eth0} k/s ${alignr}$color${color ffffff}Gesamt: ${font Droid Sans:style=Bold:size=8}${totaldown eth0}
${color black}${upspeedgraph eth0 24,320 0000FF FF0000 -l}
${font arial black:size=4}

Conky3:

Code:

update_interval 1total_run_times 0
net_avg_samples 1
cpu_avg_samples 2


imlib_cache_size 0
double_buffer yes
no_buffers no


format_human_readable


use_xft yes
xftfont Droid Sans:size=8
override_utf8_locale yes
text_buffer_size 0


own_window_class Conky
own_window yes
own_window_type override
own_window_argb_visual no


update_interval 1
total_run_times 0
net_avg_samples 1
cpu_avg_samples 2


imlib_cache_size 0
double_buffer yes
no_buffers yes


format_human_readable


use_xft yes
xftfont Droid Sans:size=8
override_utf8_locale yes
text_buffer_size 0


own_window_class Conky
own_window yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_argb_visual yes
own_window_argb_value 0
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager


alignment top_left
gap_y 280
gap_x 60
border_inner_margin 0


minimum_size 250 100
maximum_width 500
maximum_height 700


default_bar_size 10000 10000


draw_shades no
default_shade_color 000000
default_color FFFFFF


TEXT
${color white}${font Droid Sans:size=8}Prozessortemperatur:${alignr}${font Droid Sans:style=Bold:size=9}${exec sensors | grep 'high = +70.0°C' | cut -c 16-24} 
${color white}${font Droid Sans:size=8}Motherboardtemperatur:${alignr}${font Droid Sans:style=Bold:size=9}${exec sensors | grep 'temp2' | cut -c 16-24}
${color white}${font Droid Sans:size=8}Prozessorlüfter:${font Droid Sans:style=Bold:size=9}${alignr}${exec sensors | grep 'fan1' | cut -c 14-17} U/min
${color white}${font Droid Sans:size=8}Prozessorstromverbrauch:${font Droid Sans:style=Bold:size=9}${alignr}${exec sensors | grep 'power1' | cut -c 14-19} Watt
${color white}${font Droid Sans:size=8}Prozessorfrequenz:${font Droid Sans:style=Bold:size=9}${alignr}${exec cpufreq-info -p | cut -c 9-12} MHz
${color white}${font Droid Sans:size=8}Eingeschaltete Prozessoren:${font Droid Sans:style=Bold:size=9}${alignr}${exec nproc} von 6

**Petro Dawg** · September 24th, 2013

We'll I got yet another free computer last week (totaling around 10 or so freebies over the past year). The CPU on this one isn't the fastest out of the lot (AMD64 1GHz), but the integrated graphics is Nvidia based,so the simple 3D stuff now works again, yay

. I've also completely ditched Windows 100% (don't need Windows to use my emulators anymore).

Which means I also had to port my Conky yet again.

It's basically the same as before except I added temperature, since I now have sensors again. But I did come up with another little idea that is at least interesting to me...

I added a little gamepad icon that pops up on the top right of my Conky when my gamepad is plugged in, not sure if it is at all useful, but it adds a bit more *bling* to the desktop.

top unplugged.png vs. top pluged in.png

Code:

${if_existing  /dev/input/js1}${image ~/.conky/Main/gamepad.png -p 165,35 -s 25x25}${endif}

**stinkeye** · September 24th, 2013

Originally Posted by Petro Dawg

I added a little gamepad icon that pops up on the top right of my Conky when my gamepad is plugged in, not sure if it is at all useful, but it adds a bit more *bling* to the desktop.

Hey Petro Dawg,
Maybe create your own panel indicator.

eg I use this config to show my current workspace.
It also turns red when I have activated a script to turn off the screensaver and power saving options.

indicator-desktop.conkyrc

Code:

####
## Use XFT? Required to Force UTF8 (see below).
#
use_xft yes
xftfont GE Inspira:bold:size=10
xftalpha 0.8
text_buffer_size 1024

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

####
## Daemonize Conky, aka 'fork to background'.
#
background no

####
## Update interval in seconds.
#
update_interval 1.0

####
## 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 532C0E
own_window_title panelconky
own_window_type panel
own_window_transparent no
own_window_hints undecorated,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager,above
default_color dim gray
#own_window_argb_visual yes
#own_window_argb_value 255

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

####
## Draw shades?
#
draw_shades no
default_shade_color 000000

####
## Draw outlines?
#
draw_outline no
#default_outline_color 000000

####
## 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 tl

####
## Minimum size of text area.
#
minimum_size 30 21
maximum_width 30

####
## Gap between text and screen borders.
#
gap_x 1250
gap_y 0

####
## 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 1
border_outer_margin 1
border_width 1

####
## 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 FF4040
color5 FBE6B7 #text colour
color6 Gray
color7 AntiqueWhite4
color8 F9A41E
#color9 red
color9 6A90EF #icon

#lua_load ~/conky/lua/bargraph_smallcpu.lua
#lua_draw_hook_post main_bars

TEXT
${image /home/glen/Pictures/unity-panel-background1.jpg -p 0,0 -s 30x24}${if_match "${execi 5 cat ~/.ss-status.txt | grep -c ON}" == "1"}${offset 10}${color green}${execi 3 /home/glen/scripts/Desk_Notify}${image ~/Pictures/monitor.png -p 0,0 -s 30x22}${else}${offset 10}${color green}${execi 3 /home/glen/scripts/Desk_Notify}${image ~/Pictures/monitor2.png -p 0,0 -s 30x22}${color}${endif}

**Petro Dawg** · September 24th, 2013

Originally Posted by stinkeye

Hey Petro Dawg,
Maybe create your own panel indicator.

eg I use this config to show my current workspace.
It also turns red when I have activated a script to turn off the screensaver and power saving options.

That's a good idea. I knew there must be other uses like this.

I was wanting to use up some of the empty space right above my Conky first, I have room for about 4 or 5 little icons there. I'm just trying to think of ideas of what indicators I might want. Your workspace indicator is a great idea, I might steal... um... use it.

**stinkeye** · September 24th, 2013

Originally Posted by Petro Dawg

That's a good idea. I knew there must be other uses like this.

I was wanting to use up some of the empty space right above my Conky first, I have room for about 4 or 5 little icons there. I'm just trying to think of ideas of what indicators I might want. Your workspace indicator is a great idea, I might steal... um... use it.

0k, here's my workspace number script.
It's written for my configuration of just 2 workspaces but I'm sure you'll be able to modify it.

Code:

#!/bin/bash

xvalue=$(wmctrl -d | awk '{print $6}' | sed 's/,0//')

if [ "$xvalue" -eq "0" ]; then
	#notify-send -i  "/usr/share/icons/gnome/48x48/devices/display.png" "  Desk 2"
 	echo "1"

else
	#notify-send -i  "/usr/share/icons/gnome/48x48/devices/display.png" "  Desk 1"
	echo "2"   
fi

Heres another for the compiz cube....

Code:

#!/bin/bash

COORDINATE=$(wmctrl -d | awk '{print $6}')

if [ "$COORDINATE" == "0,0" ]; then
		echo 1 

	elif [ "$COORDINATE" == "1680,0" ]; then
		echo 2

	elif [ "$COORDINATE" == "3360,0" ]; then
		echo 3

	elif [ "$COORDINATE" == "5040,0" ]; then
		echo 4 

fi

**Maximvz** · September 25th, 2013

alignment top_right
double_buffer yes
gap_x 5
gap_y 5
override_utf8_locale yes
update_interval 1.0
background yes
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_argb_visual yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_class conky-semi
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
minimum_size 200 5
maximum_width 205
use_xft yes
xftalpha 0.5
xftfont Sans:size=8

TEXT
${font ZegoeLight-U:size=22}${font ZegoeLight-U:size=16}${color #0088cc} -=MINT ${color Ivory}${font ZegoeLight-U:size=15}STATS=-${font }
${font size=9}${color slate grey}Info $hr${color }${font }

Kernel: ${alignr}$kernel ($machine)
Uptime: ${alignr}$uptime
Time: ${alignr}${time %H:%M:%S}
Date: ${alignr}${time %d.%m.%y}
User: ${alignr}$alignc${exec whoami} @ $nodename
Filesystem: $alignr${fs_type}

${font size=8}${color slate grey}CPU Usage $hr${color }${font }

CPU1 ${alignr}${cpu cpu0}%
${cpugraph cpu0 14, 200}
Temprature: $color ${exec sensors|grep 'Core 0'|awk '{print $3}'}

CPU2 ${alignr}${cpu cpu1}%
${cpugraph cpu1 14, 200}
Temprature: $color ${exec sensors|grep 'Core 1'|awk '{print $3}'}

CPU3 ${alignr}${cpu cpu2}%
${cpugraph cpu2 14, 200}
Temprature: $color ${exec sensors|grep 'Core 2'|awk '{print $3}'}

CPU4 ${alignr}${cpu cpu3}%
${cpugraph cpu3 14, 200}
Temprature: $color ${exec sensors|grep 'Core 3'|awk '{print $3}'}

${font size=8}${color slate grey}GPU Usage $hr${color }${font }

GPU $alignr ${nvidia gpufreq} Mhz
Memory $alignr ${nvidia memfreq} Mhz
Temperature $alignr +${nvidia temp}°C

${font size=8}${color slate grey}Ram Usage $hr${color }${font }

RAM ${alignr}$mem/$memmax
${membar 6, 200}

Swap ${alignr}$swap/$swapmax
${swapbar 6, 200}

${font size=8}${color slate grey}Filesystem $hr${color }${font }

/ ${alignr}${fs_free /}
${fs_bar 6, 200 /}
/home ${alignr}${fs_free /home}
${fs_bar 6, 200 /home}

${font size=8}${color slate grey}Top CPU Tasks $hr${color }${font }

${color #ddaa00}${top name 1}${alignr}${top cpu 1}%${color }
${top name 2}${alignr}${top cpu 2}%
${top name 3}${alignr}${top cpu 3}%
${top name 4}${alignr}${top cpu 4}%
${top name 5}${alignr}${top cpu 5}%

${font size=8}${color slate grey}Top RAM Tasks $hr${color }${font }

${color #ddaa00}${top_mem name 1}${alignr}${top_mem mem 1}%${color }
${top_mem name 2}${alignr}${top_mem mem 2}%
${top_mem name 3}${alignr}${top_mem mem 3}%
${top_mem name 4}${alignr}${top_mem mem 4}%
${top_mem name 5}${alignr}${top_mem mem 5}%

${font size=8}${color slate grey}Network $hr${color }${font }
IP (Lan): $alignr${addr wlan0}
IP (Public): $alignr${execi 600 wget http://checkip.dyndns.org/ -q -O - | grep -Eo '\<[[:digit:]]{1,3}(\.[[:digit:]]{1,3}){3}\>'}
Download $alignr${downspeed wlan0}
Upload $alignr${upspeed wlan0}