Conky Pidgin Python Script

[merlin_ie]

Hi kaivalagi. I was wondering if you could help with something. I've added the Facebook plugin to pidgin, but in your script, it only shows the persons account number instead of name. I was wondering if it's even possible to show contacts name instead. Or do you have any other suggestions? I've added a screen shot so you can see what I see. Also, I was wondering about a word wrap for long status messages on msn. I've tried a few I read but no success. Thanks for your time

[kaivalagi]

Hi kaivalagi. I was wondering if you could help with something. I've added the Facebook plugin to pidgin, but in your script, it only shows the persons account number instead of name. I was wondering if it's even possible to show contacts name instead. Or do you have any other suggestions? I've added a screen shot so you can see what I see. Also, I was wondering about a word wrap for long status messages on msn. I've tried a few I read but no success. Thanks for your time

Well you have both [name] and [alias] available to use in a custom template, it might be worth playing with template options to see how you can display the details to your liking.

If that doesn't work for you I don't know what else could....it sounds like the facebook plugin doesn't provide what you want.

[merlin_ie]

I've not had a chance to muck around with the script but I've just noticed now that someone was online on Facebook and their name appears fine in the script. So, it's an offline issue. I'll try and take look at template later. Thanks for earlier reply

[kaivalagi]

I've not had a chance to muck around with the script but I've just noticed now that someone was online on Facebook and their name appears fine in the script. So, it's an offline issue. I'll try and take look at template later. Thanks for earlier reply

The script has an option to only show online users...that's an option

[Xerran]

Can someone please help a noob? Conky is killed when I start Pidgin.

Thanks in advance.

[kaivalagi]

Can someone please help a noob? Conky is killed when I start Pidgin.

Thanks in advance.

Have you tried running conkyPidgin in the terminal to see what happens?
Use the --verbose option with conkyPidgin and post back anything that looks like it might help explain things...

[Xerran]

Have you tried running conkyPidgin in the terminal to see what happens?
Use the --verbose option with conkyPidgin and post back anything that looks like it might help explain things...

Hi, I ran "conkyPidgin --verbose" in terminal and got the following-->>

*** INITIAL OPTIONS:
template: None
onlineonly: False
availableonly: False
ignorelist: None
includelist: None
chattingtext: Chatting
availabletext: Available
unavailabletext: Unavailable
invisibletext: Invisible
awaytext: Away
mobiletext: Mobile
offlinetext: Offline
verbose: True
errorlogfile: None
infologfile: None
INFO: Setting up dbus interface
INFO: Calling dbus interface for IM data

(I did not post the friends names for obvious reasons

[Xerran]

Hi, I ran "conkyPidgin --verbose" in terminal and got the following-->>

*** INITIAL OPTIONS:
template: None
onlineonly: False
availableonly: False
ignorelist: None
includelist: None
chattingtext: Chatting
availabletext: Available
unavailabletext: Unavailable
invisibletext: Invisible
awaytext: Away
mobiletext: Mobile
offlinetext: Offline
verbose: True
errorlogfile: None
infologfile: None
INFO: Setting up dbus interface
INFO: Calling dbus interface for IM data

(I did not post the friends names for obvious reasons

My "startupconky.sh" looks like this-->>

#!/bin/bash

sleep 20 &&

conky -c ~/.conky/conkymain &


(I'm not sure if this has anything to do with it)

[kaivalagi]

My "startupconky.sh" looks like this-->>

#!/bin/bash

sleep 20 &&

conky -c ~/.conky/conkymain &


(I'm not sure if this has anything to do with it)

Sorry, no idea from that, I can't reproduce...

[Xerran]

Sorry, no idea from that, I can't reproduce...

Will my "conkyPidgin.py" file help?