Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

[Bruce M.]

I was thinking about that analog clock idea and I thought, "what's better than an analog clock?" A binary clock of course. So I wrote one in python. Check it out...



I've attached the code. You can run it from any conkyrc, you just have to make sure that the text buffer size is set to something like 6076 or else conky will crash with buffer overruns. And you need to install the Pizza Dude Bullets font that's included in the tarball.

OK, but what time do those images actually say?

[eightmillion]

OK, but what time do those images actually say?

1:40:56 in the first and 1:43:25 in the second.

Here's a guide.

[Bruce M.]

1:40:56 in the first and 1:43:25 in the second.

Here's a guide.

My wife would KILL me if I put that on our desktop.

But I want that watch!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice stuff, thanks.
Bruce

[RavUn]

kubuntu has a nice binary clock widget that I've been using. I'll have to create a conky using this.



Is it possible to edit the executable .py file? I can't get the script to run due to a syntax error:

  File "/home/k/.scripts/byclock.py", line 1
    conkyrcdouble_buffer yes                                             
                           ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Dunno if it's the conkyrc or the script, but it references the script. If the script's not editable, could you share it with me perhaps?

[eightmillion]

kubuntu has a nice binary clock widget that I've been using. I'll have to create a conky using this.



Is it possible to edit the executable .py file? I can't get the script to run due to a syntax error:

  File "/home/k/.scripts/byclock.py", line 1
    conkyrcdouble_buffer yes                                             
                           ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Dunno if it's the conkyrc or the script, but it references the script. If the script's not editable, could you share it with me perhaps?

That package got corrupted somehow. Try this one.

[RavUn]

Hey... thanks!

[etnlIcarus]

Alright, I think my question got burried in my own posts: it's impossible to set click-events for conky, right?

[HippyRandall]

Alright, I think my question got burried in my own posts: it's impossible to set click-events for conky, right?

correct

[eightmillion]

Alright, I think my question got burried in my own posts: it's impossible to set click-events for conky, right?

I don't think that's possible but it would be great if it was.

[markp1989]

For anyone interested, my, "no bash scripts required", RSS conky config:

background yes

use_xft yes
# xft font when Xft is enabled
xftfont LucidaMacBold:size=7
override_utf8_locale yes

# Text alpha when using Xft
xftalpha 1

update_interval 1
draw_shades no
draw_outline yes
draw_borders no
stippled_borders no
border_margin 0
border_width 1
default_color BFFFB7 #3FB2C1 #CFE5D3 #BFFFB7 #B1B1B1 #FF8086 #61FFE2 #7EFFF7 #7EB6FF #BAF5FF #BFFFB7 #FFF2E6 #9DFFDD #B599FF 
default_shade_color ffffff
default_outline_color 303030
own_window yes
own_window_transparent no
own_window_type desktop
own_window_hints undecorate,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager,below
own_window_colour 121212
alignment bottom_left
gap_x 0
gap_y 14
no_buffers yes
uppercase no
double_buffer yes
use_spacer none
minimum_size 1440 0
mail_spool $HOME/Maildir/

#${rss http://www.abc.net.au/news/indexes/idx-australia/rss.xml 60 feed_title}

TEXT
${voffset -4}${hr 1}
 ${font LucidaGrande:size=10}${color ffffff}ABC News | Australia${goto 300}ABC News | World${goto 600}BBC News | World${goto 900}News Ltd Garbage | SA${goto 1200}SBS News | World
 ${font}${rss http://www.abc.net.au/news/indexes/idx-australia/rss.xml 10 item_title 0}${goto 300}${rss http://www.abc.net.au/news/indexes/world/rss.xml 10 item_title 0}${goto 600}${rss http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/front_page/rss.xml 10 item_title 0}${goto 900}${rss http://feeds.news.com.au/public/rss/2.0/anow_state_191.xml 10 item_title 0}${goto 1200}${rss http://www.sbs.com.au/news/rss/Section/Top%20Stories 10 item_title 0}
 ${font}${rss http://www.abc.net.au/news/indexes/idx-australia/rss.xml 10 item_title 1}${goto 300}${rss http://www.abc.net.au/news/indexes/world/rss.xml 10 item_title 1}${goto 600}${rss http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/front_page/rss.xml 10 item_title 1}${goto 900}${rss http://feeds.news.com.au/public/rss/2.0/anow_state_191.xml 10 item_title 1}${goto 1200}${rss http://www.sbs.com.au/news/rss/Section/Top%20Stories 10 item_title 1}
 ${font}${rss http://www.abc.net.au/news/indexes/idx-australia/rss.xml 10 item_title 2}${goto 300}${rss http://www.abc.net.au/news/indexes/world/rss.xml 10 item_title 2}${goto 600}${rss http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/front_page/rss.xml 10 item_title 2}${goto 900}${rss http://feeds.news.com.au/public/rss/2.0/anow_state_191.xml 10 item_title 2}${goto 1200}${rss http://www.sbs.com.au/news/rss/Section/Top%20Stories 10 item_title 2}
 ${font}${rss http://www.abc.net.au/news/indexes/idx-australia/rss.xml 10 item_title 3}${goto 300}${rss http://www.abc.net.au/news/indexes/world/rss.xml 10 item_title 3}${goto 600}${rss http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/front_page/rss.xml 10 item_title 3}${goto 900}${rss http://feeds.news.com.au/public/rss/2.0/anow_state_191.xml 10 item_title 3}${goto 1200}${rss http://www.sbs.com.au/news/rss/Section/Top%20Stories 10 item_title 3}
 ${font}${rss http://www.abc.net.au/news/indexes/idx-australia/rss.xml 10 item_title 4}${goto 300}${rss http://www.abc.net.au/news/indexes/world/rss.xml 10 item_title 4}${goto 600}${rss http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_world_edition/front_page/rss.xml 10 item_title 4}${goto 900}${rss http://feeds.news.com.au/public/rss/2.0/anow_state_191.xml 10 item_title 4}${goto 1200}${rss http://www.sbs.com.au/news/rss/Section/Top%20Stories 10 item_title 4}
${voffset 0}${hr 1}

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/7076/conkywinem8.jpg

Cheers to everyone who's helped me out.

Thankyou. looks excellent. just need to find abc's RSS for the uk