Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

[HippyRandall]

oooh new layout control for conky? this is great!

[gareth_005]

@Bruce M.

Pleasure, that pic gives me an idea about how to layout basic info about all the other pc's on my network, lots more changes now.

I did the tab thing with the topN process counters in my script except I used the ${alignr TAB} to get things at the right position, that is left right aligned spreadsheet like text.

Post is here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...02#post5123402, The drive listings are also a good example of using tabbed right alignment.

[Bruce M.]

oooh new layout control for conky? this is great!

Yea, nice huh!

You find something new you share!!

[Bruce M.]

@Bruce M.

Pleasure, that pic gives me an idea about how to layout basic info about all the other pc's on my network, lots more changes now.

I did the tab thing with the topN process counters in my script except I used the ${alignr TAB} to get things at the right position, that is left right aligned spreadsheet like text.

Post is here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...02#post5123402, The drive listings are also a good example of using tabbed right alignment.

I have redesigned my conky with the GOTO X command and now I see I missed this TAB thing .... ooooh dear .... back to the design table.

YES! I like it!

[Sleaka J]

I have a question:

I've had a look at the commands and haven't figured out if there's a way to show your External IP adresss. Found the Internal IP address of my NIC, but not external IP.

Is there a command to show your external IP?

Also, I've noticed that when I logon conky starts before my gnome menu bars/panels (top and bottom) show and is aligned to the desktop before they show and the top line ends up underneath the menu bar/panel. If I terminate the process and restart it, it aligns below the menu bars/panels.

Any idea on how to fix it so that it aligns properly on startup or loads after the gnome menu bars/panels?

[amitabhishek]

I don't know a thing about .conkyrc. Please guide me in an appropriate direction maybe something like a guide.

[gareth_005]

I have a question:

I've had a look at the commands and haven't figured out if there's a way to show your External IP adresss. Found the Internal IP address of my NIC, but not external IP.

Is there a command to show your external IP?

Also, I've noticed that when I logon conky starts before my gnome menu bars/panels (top and bottom) show and is aligned to the desktop before they show and the top line ends up underneath the menu bar/panel. If I terminate the process and restart it, it aligns below the menu bars/panels.

Any idea on how to fix it so that it aligns properly on startup or loads after the gnome menu bars/panels?

External IP: You could use a bash script to ping your router or wherever to get your external ip and then just cut out the address.

To start conky use a command like this: "sleep 20 && conky -c .configFileName"
That will sleep for 20 seconds and then start conky.

I found problems trying to place conky outside the borders of the screen or over panels so maby place conky a bit lower than 10, maby 26:
gap_x 4
gap_y 26

Check if using window type override helps:
own_window_type override

[gareth_005]

I don't know a thing about .conkyrc. Please guide me in an appropriate direction maybe something like a guide.

This guide should still be useful:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=205865

[Sleaka J]

External IP: You could use a bash script to ping your router or wherever to get your external ip and then just cut out the address.

To start conky use a command like this: "sleep 20 && conky -c .configFileName"
That will sleep for 20 seconds and then start conky.

I found problems trying to place conky outside the borders of the screen or over panels so maby place conky a bit lower than 10, maby 26:
gap_x 4
gap_y 26

Check if using window type override helps:
own_window_type override

Ok, almost perfect. It now appears below the gnome menu bar/panel upon logon, however now it appears over every window. If I terminate the process and restart it, it no longer appears over every window. I want it to only appear on the desktop upon logon.

I'll have to play around to find out how to ping my router to find my external IP. I was hoping there was a command similar to $addr in conky that would list my external IP as that one shows my internal IP.

[gareth_005]

Ok, almost perfect. It now appears below the gnome menu bar/panel upon logon, however now it appears over every window. If I terminate the process and restart it, it no longer appears over every window. I want it to only appear on the desktop upon logon.

I'll have to play around to find out how to ping my router to find my external IP. I was hoping there was a command similar to $addr in conky that would list my external IP as that one shows my internal IP.

This is what I have for the window settings, it works just like you want.
background yes
own_window yes
own_window_type override
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_colour black
double_buffer yes