Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

[AoSteve]

background yes
use_xft yes
xftfont 123: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 250 5
maximum_width 400
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no
default_color gray
default_shade_color red
default_outline_color green
alignment top_right
gap_x 10
gap_y 10
no_buffers no
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 1
override_utf8_locale yes
use_spacer yes
text_buffer_size 256

TEXT
                            ${font Radio Space:Bold:size=18}${color White}LINUX${font openlogos:size=22}u
${voffset -103}
${color white}
${font}
${font StyleBats:size=12}A${font Radio Space:bold:size=8}${color Green}SYSTEM ${color Green} ${hr 2}
$font${color White}$sysname $kernel $alignr $machine
Intel Pentium D $alignr${freq_g cpu1}Ghz
File System $alignr${fs_type}
Uptime $alignr${uptime}
CPU Temp $alignr${acpitempf}°F
${font StyleBats:size=12}O${font Radio Space:bold:size=8}${color Green}PROCESSORS ${color Green}${hr 2}
$font${color White}CORE1  ${cpu cpu1}% ${cpubar cpu1}
CORE2  ${cpu cpu2}% ${cpubar cpu2}
${font StyleBats:size=12}q${font Radio Space:bold:size=8}${color Green}MEMORY ${color Green}${hr 2}
$font${color White}MEM $alignc $mem / $memmax $alignr $memperc% 
$membar
${font Martin Vogel's Symbols:size=16}h${font Radio Space:bold:size=8}${color Green}HDD ${color Green}${hr 2}
$font${color White}/HDD $alignc ${fs_used /home} / ${fs_size /home} $alignr ${fs_free_perc /home}%
${fs_bar /home}
/External $alignc ${fs_used /home/} / ${fs_size /home/YOURHDD} $alignr ${fs_free_perc /home/}%
${fs_bar /home/}
${alignc}${execi 60 du -sh ~/.local/share/Trash/files/ | awk '{print $1}' | sed '/^4.0K/ d' | sed 's/$/ in TRASH CAN /'}
${font Webdings:size=12}i${font Radio Space:bold:size=8}${color Green}TOP PROCESSES ${color Green}${hr 2}
${color White}$font${top_mem name 2}${alignr}${top mem 2} %
$font${top_mem name 3}${alignr}${top mem 3} %
$font${top_mem name 4}${alignr}${top mem 4} %
$font${top_mem name 5}${alignr}${top mem 5} %
${font Martin Vogel's Symbols:size=12}m${font Radio Space:bold:size=8}${color Green}NETWORK ${color Green}${hr 2}
$font${color White}IP on wlan0 $alignr ${addr wlan0}
External IP $alignr${execi 3600 wget -O - http://whatismyip.org/ | tail}
Down $alignr ${downspeed wlan0} kb/s
Up $alignr ${upspeed wlan0} kb/s
Downloaded: $alignr  ${totaldown wlan0}
Uploaded: $alignr  ${totalup wlan0}
${font Martin Vogel's Symbols:size=16}E${font Radio Space:bold:size=9}${color Green}POWER ${color Green}${hr 2}
${font Arial:bold:size=9}${color White}${execi 2 acpi | sed -e 's/ .*: //'}
${font Martin Vogel's Symbols:size=16}B${font Radio Space:bold:size=8}${color Green}GMAIL ${color Green}${hr 2}
${font}${color White}
${texeci 120 python /home/YOUREMAIL/gmail.py}
${font Martin Vogel's Symbols:size=16}V${font Radio Space:bold:size=8}${color Green}DATE ${color Green}${hr 2}
${font :bold:size=8}${color white}$alignc${time %A}$endif
${font Zekton:size=9}${alignc}${time %B} ${time %d}, ${time %Y}
${color 6b6b6b}${font Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:size=9}${execpi 300 DJS=`date +%_d`; cal | sed '1d' | sed '/./!d' | sed 's/$/                     /' | fold -w 21 | sed -n '/^.\{21\}/p' | sed 's/^/${alignc} /' | sed /" $DJS "/s/" $DJS "/" "'${color6}'"$DJS"'${color1}'" "/}

I can't take credit for it, but it matched my theme already. I just added what I use and removed what I don't. You have one heckuva conky, excellent job!

Here's a picture of the result of what I wanted. Mines not extravagant, but it fits perfectly to my "Green Monster" theme.

[dmillerct]

ok, here's another one to hurt your head...

Conky and GNU Screen



Attachment 117726

Or just make your terminal semi-transparent and then you can see all the conky stats behind it.

[Bruce M.]

Or just make your terminal semi-transparent and then you can see all the conky stats behind it.

Hmmmmmmmmm, doesn't work for me.

[Bruce M.]

Compiling and Installing From Source

You won't have any trouble learning it.

Hey, thanks, got it bookmarked for future (today) reading.

Have a nice day.
Bruce

[Bruce M.]

ok, here's another one to hurt your head...

Conky and GNU Screen

OUCH! Yea, tried it but must have missed a step. Will plug away at it though.

Thanks Crinos
CHIMO!
Bruce

EDIT: Well, silly me, as in DUH! I tried it with xfce4-terminal. NOT quite the same thing.

[Crinos512]

run 'screen' in your terminal window.

[Bruce M.]

run 'screen' in your terminal window.

Again I owe you a Thank You!

CHIMO!
Bruce

[dmillerct]

Hmmmmmmmmm, doesn't work for me.

I dunno.

[Bruce M.]

I dunno.

Curious show me what you have above TEXT

[pasisti]

Here is mine. Just started learning about conky earlier today and after 4-5 hours this is what I have. Thanks to Bruce M for his great how-to! This conkyrc is based on a copypaste from a guide but I modified a lot myself. There's some fine-tuning left to do but that'll be another day. God this is addicting!

The wallpaper is from http://vladstudio.com/home/

    background yes
    use_xft yes
    xftfont 123:size=8
    xftalpha 0.1
    update_interval 0.5
    total_run_times 0
    own_window yes
    own_window_type override
    own_window_transparent yes
    own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
    double_buffer yes
    minimum_size 250 5
    maximum_width 400
    draw_shades no
    draw_outline no
    draw_borders no
    draw_graph_borders no
    default_color gray
    default_shade_color red
    default_outline_color green
    alignment top_right
    gap_x 10
    gap_y 10
    no_buffers no
    uppercase no
    cpu_avg_samples 2
    net_avg_samples 1
    override_utf8_locale yes
    use_spacer right
    text_buffer_size 256

    TEXT

    $alignc${font Arial:size=12}${color Tan1}

    ${voffset -90}
    ${color DimGray}
    ${font}
    ${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Tan1}SYSTEM ${color DarkSlateGray} ${hr 2}
    $font${color DimGray}$sysname $kernel $alignr $machine
    Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 $alignr${freq_g}Ghz
    Nvidia GeForce 8700GT $alignr ${color DimGray} ${exec nvidia-settings -q GPUCoreTemp | grep Attribute | cut -d ' ' -f 6 | cut -c 1-2}  °C
    M/B Temperature: $alignr${color DimGray}$acpitemp°C
    Uptime $alignr${uptime}

    ${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Tan1}PROCESSORS ${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}
    $font${color DimGray}CPU1  ${cpu cpu1}% ${cpubar cpu1}
    CPU2  ${cpu cpu2}% ${cpubar cpu2}

    ${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Tan1}MEMORY ${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}
    $font${color DimGray}MEM $alignc $mem / $memmax $alignr $memperc%
    $membar

    ${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Tan1}HDD ${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}
    $font${color DimGray}/home $alignc ${fs_used /home} / ${fs_size /home} $alignr ${fs_free_perc /home}%
    ${fs_bar /home}

    ${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Tan1}TOP PROCESSES ${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}
    ${color DimGray}$font${top_mem name 2}${alignr}${top mem 2} %
    $font${top_mem name 3}${alignr}${top mem 3} %
    $font${top_mem name 4}${alignr}${top mem 4} %
    $font${top_mem name 5}${alignr}${top mem 5} %

    ${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Tan2}NETWORK ${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}
    $font${color DimGray}IP on eth0 $alignr ${addr eth0}
    $font${color DimGray}Internet IP $alignr ${pre_exec wget -O - http://ip.tupeux.com | tail}

    Down $alignr ${downspeed eth0} kb/s
    Up $alignr ${upspeed eth0} kb/s

    Downloaded: $alignr  ${totaldown eth0}
    Uploaded: $alignr  ${totalup eth0}






${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Tan1}TIME & WEATHER ${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}

    ${color Ivory} ${font :size=32}$alignc${time %H:%M}
    ${voffset -30}${font :bold:size=10}$alignc${time %d %b. %Y}
    ${font :bold:size=8}$alignc${time %A}

${voffset 0}${font}${color Ivory}${font :size=17}${alignc 30}${execi 600 conkyForecast --location=FIXX0002 --datatype=HT}${alignc -30}${font ConkyWeather:size=30}${execpi 600 conkyForecast --location=FIXX0002 --datatype=WF}
${voffset 0}${font :bold:size=8}${alignc 34}${execpi 600 conkyForecast --location=FIXX0002 --datatype=DW --startday=1 --shortweekday} ${alignc 1}${execpi 600 conkyForecast --location=FIXX0002 --datatype=DW --startday=2 --shortweekday} ${alignc -31}${execpi 600 conkyForecast --location=FIXX0002 --datatype=DW --startday=3 --shortweekday} ${alignc -68}${execpi 600 conkyForecast --location=FIXX0002 --datatype=DW --startday=4 --shortweekday}
${voffset -1}${alignc 69}${font ConkyWeather:size=28}${execpi 600 conkyForecast --location=FIXX0002 --datatype=WF --startday=1 --endday=4 --spaces=1}${font}
${voffset 0}${font Gentium:size=7}${alignc 15}${execpi 600 conkyForecast --location=FIXX0002 --datatype=HT --startday=1 --hideunits --centeredwidth=3}/${execpi 600 conkyForecast --location=FIXX0002 --datatype=LT --startday=1 --hideunits --centeredwidth=3} ${alignc -13}${execpi 600 conkyForecast --location=FIXX0002 --datatype=HT --startday=2 --hideunits --centeredwidth=3}/${execpi 600 conkyForecast --location=FIXX0002 --datatype=LT --startday=2 --hideunits --centeredwidth=3} ${alignc -40}${execpi 600 conkyForecast --location=FIXX0002 --datatype=HT --startday=3 --hideunits --centeredwidth=3}/${execpi 600 conkyForecast --location=FIXX0002 --datatype=LT --startday=3 --hideunits --centeredwidth=3} ${alignr 40}${execpi 600 conkyForecast --location=FIXX0002 --datatype=HT --startday=4 --hideunits --centeredwidth=3}/${execpi 600 conkyForecast --location=FIXX0002 --datatype=LT --startday=4 --hideunits --centeredwidth=3}${font}