Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

**dk75** · June 12th, 2009

It's working for me with both selfcompiled Conky 1.7.1.1 and GetDeb Conky 1.7.1.1

Code:

${diskiograph /dev/sda}

**infallible** · June 14th, 2009

I've just started getting into conky, and am really enjoying it's functionality. I'll post the config and screenshot when I have everything fine tuned, but I had to ask the group:

Am I the only one that thinks my .conkyrc file should be xml compliant? It seems to me that developing and formatting conky could be made smoother and more efficient if it were more like formatting HTML.

**srbharadwaj** · June 14th, 2009

One more from my side... haven't tried the new version...

S1.png

**easybake** · June 14th, 2009

Originally Posted by infallible

Am I the only one that thinks my .conkyrc file should be xml compliant? It seems to me that developing and formatting conky could be made smoother and more efficient if it were more like formatting HTML.

I would be hate it if they switched to an HTML-like format.

However, if I came across an identical program that used such a format, I would probably like it.

**kaivalagi** · June 14th, 2009

Originally Posted by infallible

I've just started getting into conky, and am really enjoying it's functionality. I'll post the config and screenshot when I have everything fine tuned, but I had to ask the group:

Am I the only one that thinks my .conkyrc file should be xml compliant? It seems to me that developing and formatting conky could be made smoother and more efficient if it were more like formatting HTML.

No you're not alone...I no longer use conky for the majority of desktop based output for that reason

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I have created a python app which has runs plugins equivalent to my conky python scripts and uses them to output to the desktop. The templates for output are all html orientated, the app itself uses webkit to display output.

It is by no means an equivalent to conky as it can't handle graph based output, but it does support quite a few things and is very customisable. Javascript and image support makes for quite interesting possibilities.

I've attached my current desktop output using this app, see my sig for a link
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**Bruce M.** · June 14th, 2009

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Hi kaivalagi,

Personally I don't see any reason to say a "shameless plug", you done a LOT for conky and developed your Desktop Info App With Html Support (gtk-desktop-info) from the apps you made for conky. The fact that it doesn't do everything that conky does makes it a very nice nice companion to conky.

While "gtk-desktop" does all the things you created for conky (deluge, email. exaile, forecast, googlecalendar, pidgin, rhythmbox,) and a few more (feedparser, null, processinfo, shell, tomboy, twitter), it doesn't do everything conky does.

Since I don't use: Deluge, Exaile, Google Calendar, Pidgin, Rhythmbox Tomboy or Twitter what I do use gtk-desktop-app for is weather. I still yse the script "conkyEmail" because I I want to know is the number of "new mails" on each account, nothing else. Oh, and I also use "conkyText", a little known app that you made that seems to be a secret.

So like I said, conky and gtk-desktop-app compliment each other, nothing to be ashamed about.

You do good work, kaivalagi!
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Have a nice day.
Bruce

**Crinos512** · June 14th, 2009

Originally Posted by infallible

I've just started getting into conky, and am really enjoying it's functionality. I'll post the config and screenshot when I have everything fine tuned, but I had to ask the group:

Am I the only one that thinks my .conkyrc file should be xml compliant? It seems to me that developing and formatting conky could be made smoother and more efficient if it were more like formatting HTML.

you should look into conky2 on the wiki page....

**Bruce M.** · June 15th, 2009

Originally Posted by Crinos512

you should look into conky2 on the wiki page....

YeeeeeeeeeeeeeeHAW!!!! Conky is growing up!

Now to figure all that out.
I gotta learn how to compile!!!!!!

Link bookmarked - Thank you Crinos512 -->> You're that Man!
CHIMO!
Bruce

**ddnev45** · June 15th, 2009

Originally Posted by Bruce M.

YeeeeeeeeeeeeeeHAW!!!! Conky is growing up!

Now to figure all that out.
I gotta learn how to compile!!!!!!

Link bookmarked - Thank you Crinos512 -->> You're that Man!
CHIMO!
Bruce

Compiling and Installing From Source

You won't have any trouble learning it.