Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

[p_quarles]

I've been messing with text output colors for better visability. Can't find a list of rgb codes for color options in conky yet. So just off the top of my head I'm trying stuff like "deep purple", "bright green", "gold". Gold looks pretty good to me.

Using named colors is pretty limiting, imho. There's a great color application called Agave that includes a color wheel, a color matching utlity, and several standard color schemes. Give it a shot, and replace those named colors with some hex color codes.

[aonegodman]

Speaking of minimalizing,

new setup to reflect a need for a more minimal conky. It was eating too much of my cpu resources

That's cool !! Like that minimalistic look. K.I.S.S.

[aonegodman]

Using named colors is pretty limiting, imho. There's a great color application called Agave that includes a color wheel, a color matching utlity, and several standard color schemes. Give it a shot, and replace those named colors with some hex color codes.

See the education that you can get here. Agave huh? Thanks, I'll try it.

[Tristam Green]

That's cool !! Like that minimalistic look. K.I.S.S.

Thanks; I suppose I should have posted the code.

I'll post my old one also so you can see what it looks like.


This is the code for the larger (left-bottom) conky:

#	.conkyrc configuration
#	Tristam Green, 11-21-2007
#	Revision 1.123 11-23-2007



#	Leading text: OpenLogos font, test for CPU slowdown
#	
#	USB drive text:
#	${if_mounted /media/SCOTT4GB}  ${color white}usb   ${fs_free /media/SCOTT4GB} (${fs_free_perc /media/SCOTT4GB}%) ${color white}free of ${fs_size /media/SCOTT4GB}
#       ${fs_bar /media/SCOTT4GB}${else}  usb   ${color #ff0000}not mounted${endif}

# maintain spacing between certain elements
use_spacer yes

# set to yes if you want tormo to be forked in the background
#background yes

use_xft yes

# Xft font when Xft is enabled
xftfont Bitstream Vera Sans:size=6
#xftfont Andale Mono-9
#xftfont Clean-8
#xftfont cubicfive10:pixelsize=8
#xftfont squaredance10:pixelsize=14
#xftfont swf!t_v02:pixelsize=10

# Text alpha when using Xft
xftalpha 1
mail_spool $MAIL

# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 1.0

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

# Use double buffering (reduces flicker, may not work for everyone)
double_buffer yes

# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 200 5
maximum_width 250

# Draw shades?
draw_shades no

# Draw outlines?
# amplifies text
draw_outline yes

# Draw borders around text
draw_borders no

# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders 3

# border margins
border_margin 5

# border widt5
border_width 6

# Default colors and also border colors, grey90 == white
default_color grey90
default_shade_color black
default_outline_color black

# 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 24
gap_y 24

# Subtract file system buffers from used memory?
no_buffers yes

# set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase
uppercase no

#	*** RHYTHMBOX FORMAT SETTINGS ***

#	${rhythmbox-client --print-playing}
#              Print the title and artist of the playing song

#	${rhythmbox-client --print-playing-format}
#              Print formatted details of the song

#	*** PARAMETERS ***

#       %at    Album title
#       %aT    Album title in lowercase
#       %aa    Album artist
#       %aA    Album artist in lowercase
#       %ay    Release year of album
#       %an    Album disc number
#       %aN    Album disc number with leading zero
#       %ag    Album genre
#       %aG    Album genre in lowercase
#       %tt    Track title
#       %tT    Track title in lowercase
#       %ta    Track artist
#       %tA    Track artist in lowercase
#       %tn    Track number
#       %tN    Track number with leading zero
#       %td    Track duration
#       %te    Elapsed time of track

#       Variables can be combined using quotes. For example "%tn %aa %tt", will
#       print the track number followed by the artist  and  the  title  of  the
#       track.


# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen

TEXT

${font OpenLogos:size=13}${color #fff000}T ${color #ff6800}u${font}${font Nimbus Sans L:size=10}${color white}$alignr ${time %a}, ${time %b %e %Y}   ${time %T}${font}
  ${color white}${execi 30 whoami} @ $nodename $alignr $sysname $machine $kernel
  ${hr 2}


${color white}${font Trebuchet MS:size=7}System${font}  ${hr 1}
  +${color white}${execi 1000 cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep 'model name' | sed -e 's/model name.*: //'} $alignr${freq_g}GHz
  +${color white}uptime $uptime_short $alignr ${color white}temp ${acpitempf}F
  +${color white}usage   $cpu% $alignr load  $loadavg

${color white}${font Trebuchet MS:size=7}Power${font}  ${hr 1}
  +${color white}ac status $alignr ${acpiacadapter}
  +${color white}battery $alignr ${battery_time BAT1} ${battery_percent BAT1}%
        ${battery_bar BAT1}
  
${color white}${font Trebuchet MS:size=7}Processes${font}  ${hr 1}
  +${color white}total $alignr $processes
  +${color white}running $alignr $running_processes

${color white}${font Trebuchet MS:size=7}Memory${font}  ${hr 1}
  +${color white}physical $alignr ${mem} / ${memmax} ${memperc}%
  +${color white}swap $alignr ${swap} / ${swapmax} ${swapperc}%

${color white}${font Trebuchet MS:size=7}Wireless (${color #00ff66}${addr eth1}${color white}) ${font}${color white} ${hr 1}
  +${color white}ssid   ${wireless_essid eth1} $alignr ${wireless_ap eth1}
  +${color white}mode ${wireless_mode eth1} $alignr Bitrate: ${wireless_bitrate eth1}
  +${color white}down ${color #ff9900}${downspeedf eth1} ${color white}k/s ${alignr}${color white}up ${color #00ff66}${upspeedf eth1} ${color white}k/s
  +${color white}total down: ${totaldown eth1} $alignr total up: ${totalup eth1}

${color white}${font Trebuchet MS:size=7}Wired ${color white}(${color #00ff66}${addr eth0}${color white}) ${font}${color white}${hr 1}
  +${color white}down ${color #ff9900}${downspeedf eth0} ${color white}k/s ${alignr}${color white}up ${color #00ff66}${upspeedf eth0} ${color white}k/s
  +${color white}total down: ${totaldown eth0} $alignr total up: ${totalup eth0}

${color white}${font Trebuchet MS:size=7}File Systems  ${font}${hr 1}
  +${color white}root  ${fs_free /} (${fs_free_perc /}%) ${color white}free of ${fs_size /}
  +${color white}vista ${fs_free /media/sda3} (${fs_free_perc /media/sda3}%) ${color white}free of ${fs_size /media/sda3}

This is the code for the horizontal bar conky (top)

#${font OpenLogos:size=13}${color #fff000}T ${color #ff6800}u${font}
background yes
own_window yes
own_window_type override
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
default_outline_color black
draw_outline yes
use_xft yes
update_interval 0.5
draw_shades no
draw_borders no
use_xft yes
xftfont Sans:size=6
minimum_size 1280 0
border_margin 1
default_color white
#own_window_colour 181717
alignment top_left
gap_x 0
gap_y 24
use_spacer no

TEXT
${execi 30 whoami} @ $nodename ${color green}|${color} ac adapter ${acpiacadapter} :|: battery ${battery_time BAT1} ${battery_percent BAT1}% ${color green}|${color} wired (${color #BAC0E2}${addr eth0}${color}) ${font} ${color green}|${color} wireless (${color #BAC0E2}${addr eth1}${color}) ${font}${color white}${alignr}${time %b %e %Y} ${time %T} 
cpu freq ${freq_g}GHz  usage ${cpu}%  temp ${acpitempf}F

Chances are, I'll be adding more to the 'minimal' conky. I probably will never add the weather applet since I already have 3 instances of ClearWeather running on my compiz widget layer, so I can't see where it'd give me any further use.

Here's a screenshot of both conk(ies) running at the same time.

[Bruce M.]

Hi Bruce - Yep that was it. There was a special weather alert ALL CAPS across the bottom that pushed the output wider. This morning upon update it settled down to a smaller footprint.

I've been messing with text output colors for better visability. Can't find a list of rgb codes for color options in conky yet. So just off the top of my head I'm trying stuff like "deep purple", "bright green", "gold". Gold looks pretty good to me.

I've been editing the second set of scripts you posted - that's phase 2 for me.

Try and get that up later today perhaps.

GOLD! Hmmm might be better than Yellow that I'm using.
BTW: I have tried to find a way to change font and colour in the weather part of the script. Spent time in Google, other linux distro forums, it just doesn't "seem" to exist.

Second set of scripts I posted? You mean MY conky?

[aonegodman]

GOLD! Hmmm might be better than Yellow that I'm using.
BTW: I have tried to find a way to change font and colour in the weather part of the script. Spent time in Google, other linux distro forums, it just doesn't "seem" to exist.

Second set of scripts I posted? You mean MY conky?

Yep GOLD, or #ffcc00, thanks to the above post on Agave. Very helpful program.

sudo apt-get install agave

Yep again. I mean MY, or uh YOUR, conky.

[aonegodman]

This is my desktop with conky this morning after tweaking color and size settings.

Next I will work on the Bruce M. - MY conky files

[Lostincyberspace]

here we go

First file the loader:
.startconky

#!/bin/bash
sleep 10 && conky -c ~/.conkyscripts/conkyscript1;

2nd file :
conkyscript1

# UBUNTU-CONKY
# A comprehensive conky script, configured for use on
# Ubuntu / Debian Gnome, without the need for any external scripts.
#
# Based on conky-jc and the default .conkyrc.
# INCLUDES:
# - tail of /var/log/messages
# - netstat connections to your computer
#
# -- Pengo (conky@pengo.us)
#
# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window yes
own_window_hints undecorated, below, skip_taskbar
background no
own_window_type override
own_window_transparent yes


#own_window_hints undecorated,below,skip_taskbar
background yes
font Comic Sans MS:size=8
#xftfont Sans:size=10
use_xft yes
xftalpha 0.9
update_interval 1.0
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 200 5
maximum_width 200
draw_shades yes
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no
default_color white
default_shade_color red
default_outline_color green
alignment top_right
gap_x 0
gap_y 300
no_buffers yes
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale no

TEXT
${font :size=10}${alignc}${color cyan}~~== ${alignc}${color white}${exec whoami} @ $nodename ${color cyan}==~~$color$font
${alignc}${color orange}$sysname $kernel ($machine)$color
${font :size=20}${color white}${alignc}${time %H:%M:%S}$color$font
${font :size=12}${color cyan}${alignc}${time %A, %d %b. %Y}$color$font
${color yellow}UpTime:${alignr}$uptime$color
${color cyan}${hr 1}$color
${color yellow}$sysname $kernel on $machine
${color white}Uptime $alignr ${color yellow}$uptime
${color white}Load $alignr ${color yellow}$loadavg
${exec cat /etc/lsb-release | grep DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION | sed s/DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=// | sed s/\"//g} (${exec cat /etc/lsb-release | grep DISTRIB_CODENAME | sed s/DISTRIB_CODENAME=// })
${color cyan}${hr 1} $color
${color orange}IP:${alignc}${color white}${addr eth0}$color
${color cyan}Down: ${color white}${downspeed eth0}k/s ${alignr}${color cyan}Up: ${color white}${upspeed eth0}k/s $color
${color cyan}Total: ${color white}${totaldown eth0} ${alignr}${color cyan}Total: ${color white}${totalup eth0} $color
${color cyan}Inbound: ${color white}${tcp_portmon 1 32767 count}          ${color cyan}Outbound: ${color white}${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 count}${alignr}${color cyan}Total: ${color white}${tcp_portmon 1 65535 count} $color
${color orange}Connections: ${color white}${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 count} ${alignr} ${color orange}Service/Port $color${color white}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 0} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 0}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 1} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 1}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 2} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 2}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 3} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 3}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 4} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 4}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 5} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 5}$color
${color cyan}${hr 1} $color
${color white}CPU${color 97b9f4}$alignc AMD Athlon X2 4800+
${color white}Usage $alignr ${color yellow}${cpu cpu0}%
${color white}Usage $alignr ${color yellow}${cpu cpu1}%
${color orange}${cpubar cpu0 }
${color orange}${cpubar cpu1 }
${color white}Clock: ${color 97b9f4}${freq 1}MHz $alignr ${color white}Temp: ${color 97b9f4}${i2c temp 1}
${color white}${exec lspci|grep VGA|sed -e 's/.*\[\([^]]\+\)\].*/\1/g'} $alignr ${color white}Temp: ${color 97b9f4}${execi 30 nvidia-settings -q gpucoretemp |grep '):' | awk '{print $4}'} C
${color cyan}${hr 1} $color
${color white}MEM $alignc $mem / $memmax $alignr $memperc%
${color orange}$membar
${color white}Swap $alignc $swap / $swapmax $alignr $swapperc%
${color orange}${swapbar}$color
${color cyan}${hr 1} $color
Drives
${color white}/ $alignc ${fs_used /} / ${fs_size /} $alignr ${fs_free_perc /}%
${color orange}${fs_bar /}
${color white}/home $alignc ${fs_used /home} / ${fs_size /home} $alignr ${fs_free_perc /home}%
${color orange}${fs_bar /home}
${color white}ntfs $alignc ${fs_used /media/sda1} / ${fs_size /media/sda1} $alignr ${fs_free_perc /media/sda1}%
${color orange4}${fs_bar /media/sda1}

Here is the link to the image http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...e/conkyimg.png

[Bruce M.]

Yep GOLD, or #ffcc00, thanks to the above post on Agave. Very helpful program.

sudo apt-get install agave

Yep again. I mean MY, or uh YOUR, conky.

I'll have to check that out.
That's Bruce Milmine - Not Bruce Milyours - what the heck.

This is my desktop with conky this morning after tweaking color and size settings.

Next I will work on the Bruce M. - MY conky files

Of course when you finish with your version it'll be: aonegodman-BM

I like it! I'm doing some more stuff regarding the Conky Revisited V2 thread, I'll show you the stuff when done.

[Salpiche]

GOLD! Hmmm might be better than Yellow that I'm using.
BTW: I have tried to find a way to change font and colour in the weather part of the script. Spent time in Google, other linux distro forums, it just doesn't "seem" to exist.

Second set of scripts I posted? You mean MY conky?

Have you tried on the conky side?
i/e

${color EADDD4}${font DejaVu Sans Mono :size=9}${execi 1800 /home/pichin/.weather/weather.sh}${font}

or are you talking general? like weather on green then out put on blue