HOWTO: VinDSL Conky Script

[paramvir]

Got it!! Thanks for your help.

Longtime gmail user, so I used my google mydrive account.

Let's test:
By the way, interesting read that you sent. Makes sense to me -- we CANNOT be the only life in the universe.

While you are writing your message you can click on preview to see what will show up - I also use google drive but you have access issues - I have not used it to post - and you need to check the format as well.

Spot on re life in the universe - like I said there is so much to explore

[VinDSL]

I am very excited about the new conkywx but some work still needs to be done.[...]

I wondered what you were up to...

Now, we know.

Looks great!!!

[VinDSL]

Nope -- trying tinypic:



Much better!

Love the vertical graphs!

I was *thinking* about upgrading to a 8-core AMD CPU.

Your concept would give plenty of room, to play around.

Good job!

[MarkWP]

Thanks Vin! Since I obviously plagiarized all the hard work you and Paramvir have done (and all the others on this thread as well), I'll take that as high praise.

The vertical graph was inspired by wlourf (http://wlourf.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2jj1rz) or (http://u-scripts.blogspot.com/2010/0...ph-widget.html) who has a lot of interesting ideas.

Eight cores would work. I played with superimposing the vertical script over the graph (low alpha on graph) and you could "flip" the second four cores to run bottom up and superimpose there as well -- all eight cores in the same amount of space!.

Mark

[MarkWP]

For example:

[IMG][/IMG]

On core 1, moved the text portion up and lowered the mid-color alpha in the bargraph lua.

[amoniman]

Edited: post deleted

[jackal_79]

[QUOTE=foodoo;12443581]Hi Jackal,


what you're are calling for a template in your .conkyrc file and what you have defined are different!
your template is defined with a .sh extension
but the template is: "wx-wu-vindsl-template" without the .sh


simple action for you would be to delete the definitions (all) of them and simply use the calling path below but make sure you have put vindsl's template text into your: "wx-wu-vindsl-template" file and save it then restart conky.
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Hi, thanks a lot. I followed your instructions and corrected my bargraph issue. It's working fine now. But my weather is still not displayed correctly. Refer screenshot and suggest where i went wrong

[foodoo]

Hello Jackal long time no hear from you!

Ok here we go, those "seds" showing up where the weather is supposed to be displayed is from an early .conkyrc ! (from early development stages)

I take it you have installed the latest conkywx which now has the seds built into the conkywx.conf which means they are no longer needed in your .conkyrc

here is my call-up in my .conkyrc:

${execpi 900 conkywx -c /etc/conkywx/conkywx.conf -t /usr/share/conkywx/examples/wx-wu-vindsl-template}${font}


I suggest you use my call-up exactly as you see it above!

2 simple things:

1: Make sure your conkywx.conf is placed here:
/etc/conkywx/conkywx.conf

2: Make sure your template is placed here:
/usr/share/conkywx/examples/wx-wu-vindsl-template

you know you can name the template to what you want and as yo can see my template name is: "wx-wu-vindsl-template"
just make sure the name of your template matches the name in your call-up
otherwise it will not be called and displayed.

if you use my call-up example, you MUST delete any definitions you have above the TEXT line in your .conkyrc file

i am at my computer quite a lot at the moment so please let me help you if i can, let me know how you get on.

cheers Sean

here is my complete .conkyrc so you can understand what i mean by having no definitions above the TEXT line and just using a simple call-up for the weather:

##################################
## VinDSL | rev. 11-12-01 20:20 ##
##################################
## December 2011 Series ##
##################################

## ¡PLEASE READ THE FINE PRINT! ##

####
## Development Platforms (current)
#
# Ubuntu 10.10 'Maverick Meerkat' (GNOME 2.28 - Conky 1.8.0)
# Ubuntu 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' (GNOME-SHELL - UNITY 2D/3D - Conky 1.8.1)
# Screen Resolution: 1280x1024x24 (DELL UltraSharp 1907FP)

####
## Prerequisites (required)
#
# conky-all 1.8.0 or 1.8.1-5
# cURL - Command Line Tool
# xsltproc - Command Line Tool
# UTF-8 Compatible Text Editor
#
## Tips n' Tricks
## Several ppl (including myself) have experienced issues with conky-all 1.8.1-6
## In every instance, downgrading to conky-all 1.8.1-5 has solved the problem(s).
## I recommend using (and pinning) conky-all 1.8.1-5 until things get sorted.
## conky-all 1.8.1-5 can be downloaded here: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/conky-all/1.8.1-5

####
## Installed fonts (required)
#
# ConkyWeather (Stanko Metodiev)
# Cut Outs for 3D FX (Fonts & Things)
# Droid Font Family (Google Android SDK)
# KR A Round (Kat's Fun Fonts)
# OpenLogos (Icoma)
# PizzaDude Bullets (Jakob Fischer)
# Radio Space (Iconian Fonts)
# StyleBats (Vinterstille)
# Ubuntu Font Family (Canonical Ltd)
# Ubuntu Title Bold (Paulo Silva - not included in link below)
# Weather (Jonathan Macagba)
#
## Tips n' Tricks from Mr. Peachy, djyoung4, and 42dorian (Thanks!)
## Most necessary fonts can be downloaded here: http://ompldr.org/vOHdoag
## Unzip the fonts into your font folder, for example: /home/username/.fonts
## Run this command in a terminal (rebuilds font cache file): sudo fc-cache -fv

####
## Use XFT? Required to Force UTF8 (see below)
#
use_xft yes
xftfont DroidSans:size=8.75
xftalpha 0.1

####
## Force UTF8? Requires XFT (see above)
## Displays degree symbol, instead of °, etc.
#
override_utf8_locale yes

####
## This buffer is used for text, single lines, output from $exec, and other variables.
## Increasing the text buffer size (too high) will drastically reduce Conky's performance.
## Decreasing the size (too low) will truncate content and cause strange display output.
## Standard text buffer size is 256 bytes (cannot be less). Adjust YOUR buffer wisely!
#
text_buffer_size 5000

max_specials 800

####
## Daemonize Conky, aka 'fork to background'.
#
background yes

####
## Update interval in seconds.
#
update_interval 0.5

####
## The number of times Conky will update before quitting.
## Zero makes Conky run forever.
#
total_run_times 0

####
## Create own window in instead of using desktop?
#
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_class conky-semi
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
####
## Some distros also require the following 2 lines.
#
own_window_argb_visual yes
own_window_argb_value 255

####
## Force images to redraw when they change.
#
#imlib_cache_size 0

####
## Use double buffering? Reduces flicker.
#
double_buffer yes

####
## Draw shades?
#
draw_shades no
default_shade_color 292421

####
## Draw outlines?
#
draw_outline no

####
## Draw borders around text?
#
draw_borders no

####
## Draw borders around graphs?
#
draw_graph_borders no

####
## Text alignment.
#
alignment top_right

####
## Minimum size of the text area.
## Syntax: minimum_size [width] [height]
#
minimum_size 300 1010

####
## Maximum width of the text area.
## Syntax: maximum_width [width]
#
maximum_width 300

####
## Gap between text and screen borders.
#
gap_x 10 ## Left / Right # 1410
gap_y 10 ## Top / Bottom # 40

####
## Shorten MiB/GiB to M/G in stats.
#
short_units yes

####
## Pad % symbol spacing after numbers.
#
pad_percents 0

####
## Pad spacing between text and borders.
#
border_inner_margin 5
border_outer_margin 0

####
## Limit the length of names in "Top Processes".
#
top_name_width 10

####
## Subtract file system -/+buffers/cache from used memory?
## Set to yes, to produce meaningful physical memory stats.
#
no_buffers yes

####
## Set to yes, if you want all text to be in UPPERCASE.
#
uppercase no

####
## Number of cpu samples to average.
## Set to 1 to disable averaging.
#
cpu_avg_samples 2

####
## Number of net samples to average.
## Set to 1 to disable averaging.
#
net_avg_samples 2

use_spacer none

####
## My colors (suit yourself)
#
color0 White #FFFFFF
color1 Ivory #FFFFF0
color2 Ivory2 #EEEEE0
color3 Ivory3 #CDCDC1
color4 Tan1 #FFA54F
color5 Tan2 #EE9A49
color6 Gray #7E7E7E
color7 AntiqueWhite4 #8B8378
color8 DimGray #696969
color9 Tomato #FF6347

#####
## Load Lua for shading (optional)
## Set the path to your script here.
#
## lua_load ~/.conky/draw_bg.lua
## lua_draw_hook_pre draw_bg 20 0 0 310 1010 0x000000 0.5

####
## Load Lua for bargraphs (required)
## Set the path to your script here.
#
lua_load ~/.conky/bargraph_small.lua
lua_draw_hook_post main_bars



TEXT
##################################
## LOGO ##
##################################
## Uncomment for hard-coded ID (static)
${voffset -33}${font OpenLogos:size=103}${color9}v${font}${voffset -76}${goto 179}${font RadioSpace:size=19.9}${color0}${pre_exec cat /etc/*release | grep 'RELEASE' | awk -F'=' '{print $2}'}${font}
####
## Additional ID (branch version, code name, release date, etc.)
${voffset -1}${goto 188}${font Ubuntu-B:size=8.1}${color4}${font}
##################################
## SYSTEM ##
##################################
${voffset 7}${font RadioSpace:bold:size=8.25}${color4}SYSTEM${offset 8}${color4}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
${voffset 2}${offset -2}${font OpenLogos:size=12}${color2}Z${voffset -4}${font DroidSans:size=8.6}${color3}${offset 3}${sysname}${offset 3}${kernel}${alignr}${font DroidSans:size=8.3}${machine}${font}
${voffset 2}${font StyleBats:size=10}${color2}d${voffset -2}${font DroidSans:size=8.6}${color3}${offset 5}nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS${alignr}${font DroidSans:size=8.3}${execi 30 nvidia-settings -q gpucoretemp |grep '):' | cut -c 38-39}°C${font}
${voffset 2}${font StyleBats:size=10}${color2}A${voffset -1}${font DroidSans:size=8.6}${color3}${offset 5}Intel®${offset 3}${offset 3}Core ™2 Duo E6850${offset 3}${alignr 1}${font DroidSans:size=8.3}${freq_g cpu0}${offset 1}GHz${font}
${voffset 2}${font StyleBats:size=10}${color2}q${voffset -1}${font DroidSans:size=8.6}${color3}${offset 5}System${offset 3}Uptime${alignr}${font DroidSans:size=8.3}${uptime_short}${font}
##################################
## PROCESSORS ##
##################################
${voffset 4}${font RadioSpace:bold:size=8}${color4}PROCESSORS${offset 8}${color4}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
${voffset 6}${font StyleBats:size=9.9}${color2}k${voffset -2}${font DroidSansFallback:size=8.39}${color3}${offset 2}CPU1${offset 5}${font DroidSans:size=8.3}${cpu cpu1}%${font}
${voffset 2}${font StyleBats:size=9.9}${color2}k${voffset -2}${font DroidSansFallback:size=8.39}${color3}${offset 2}CPU2${offset 5}${font DroidSans:size=8.3}${cpu cpu2}%${font}
##################################
## MEMORY ##
##################################
${voffset 5}${font RadioSpace:bold:size=8}${color4}MEMORY${offset 8}${color4}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
${voffset 4}${font StyleBats:size=10}${color2}l${voffset -2}${font DroidSansFallback:size=8.3}${color3}${offset 3}RAM${goto 97}${font DroidSans:size=8.3}${mem}${goto 133}/${offset 5}${memmax}${alignr}${memperc}%${font}
##################################
## HDD ##
##################################
${voffset 15}${font RadioSpace:bold:size=8}${color4}HARD DISC DRIVES${offset 8}${color4}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
${voffset 8}${font StyleBats:size=9.9}${color2}x${voffset -2}${font DroidSansFallback:size=8.3}${color3}${offset 4}root${goto 95}${font DroidSans:size=8.3}${fs_used /}${goto 133}/${offset 5}${fs_size /}${alignr}${fs_used_perc /}%${font}
${voffset 15}${font StyleBats:size=9.9}${color2}x${voffset -2}${font DroidSansFallback:size=8.3}${color3}${offset 4}home${goto 95}${font DroidSans:size=8.3}${fs_free /home}${goto 133}/${offset 5}${fs_size /home}${alignr}${fs_free_perc /home}%${font}
${voffset 15}${font StyleBats:size=9.9}${color2}4${voffset -2}${font DroidSansFallback:size=8.3}${color3}${offset 4}swap${goto 95}${font DroidSans:size=8.3}${swap}${goto 133}/${offset 5}${swapmax}${alignr}${swapperc}%${font}
##################################
## NETWORK ##
##################################
${voffset 12}${font RadioSpace:bold:size=8}${color4}NETWORK${offset 8}${color4}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
${voffset 4}${font PizzaDudeBullets:size=9.5}${color6}T${font DroidSans:size=8.65}${color3}${offset 5}Download${goto 120}${font DroidSans:size=8.3}${totaldown eth0}${alignr}${font DroidSans:size=8.3}${downspeed eth0}${font}
${voffset 0}${font PizzaDudeBullets:size=9.5}${color6}N${font DroidSans:size=8.65}${color3}${offset 5}Upload${goto 120}${font DroidSans:size=8.3}${totalup eth0}${alignr}${font DroidSans:size=8.3}${upspeed eth0}${font}
${voffset 4}${font PizzaDudeBullets:size=9.5}${color6}a${font DroidSans:size=8.65}${color3}${offset 5}Private${offset 3}IP${goto 123}${font DroidSansFallback:size=8.5}${color9}${alignr}${fon t DroidSans:size=8.3}${addr eth0}${font}
${voffset 0}${font PizzaDudeBullets:size=9.5}${color6}a${font DroidSans:size=8.65}${color3}${offset 5}Public${offset 7}IP${goto 121}${font DroidSansFallback:size=8.5}${color9}${alignr}${fon t DroidSans:size=8.3}${execi 1800 wget -q -O - checkip.dyndns.org | sed -e 's/[^[:digit:]\|.]//g'}${font}
#################################
## WEATHER METRIC ##
#################################
${voffset 4}${font RadioSpace:bold:size=8.25}${color4}WEATHER${offset 8}${color4}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
${execpi 900 conkywx -c /etc/conkywx/conkywx.conf -t /usr/share/conkywx/examples/wx-wu-vindsl-template}${font}
${voffset -28}${font RadioSpace:bold:size=8.25}${color4}SUN AND MOON${offset 8}${color4}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
${voffset -1}${goto 20}${color9}${font RadioSpace:size=18}${time %T}${font}

[jackal_79]

Hello Jackal long time no hear from you!

Ok here we go, those "seds" showing up where the weather is supposed to be displayed is from an early .conkyrc ! (from early development stages)

I take it you have installed the latest conkywx which now has the seds built into the conkywx.conf which means they are no longer needed in your .conkyrc

here is my call-up in my .conkyrc:

${execpi 900 conkywx -c /etc/conkywx/conkywx.conf -t /usr/share/conkywx/examples/wx-wu-vindsl-template}${font}


I suggest you use my call-up exactly as you see it above!

2 simple things:

1: Make sure your conkywx.conf is placed here:
/etc/conkywx/conkywx.conf

2: Make sure your template is placed here:
/usr/share/conkywx/examples/wx-wu-vindsl-template

you know you can name the template to what you want and as yo can see my template name is: "wx-wu-vindsl-template"
just make sure the name of your template matches the name in your call-up
otherwise it will not be called and displayed.

if you use my call-up example, you MUST delete any definitions you have above the TEXT line in your .conkyrc file

i am at my computer quite a lot at the moment so please let me help you if i can, let me know how you get on.

cheers Sean

here is my complete .conkyrc so you can understand what i mean by having no definitions above the TEXT line and just using a simple call-up for the weather:

================================================== ==
First of all thanks for taking the time.I have gone through files and have verified that the file paths are correct.Also, the call up is same as you said.Still i overwrote it with no change. Iam attaching my config of all 3 files.Maybe, you can find what is the issue.
And my most important problem. Most of the times when i go back to my desktop, conky is not visible. I have to reset it to see again.But i know that even if not visible it is running in background.How to make it stick to my desktop?

[foodoo]

Hello Jackal,


1.)
Bellow are the definitions above the TEXT line that you have not deleted or commented out by using one of these: # for each line in your .conkyrc:

template0 "/usr/share/conkywx/conkywx.sh"
template1 "/home/jackal/.config/conkywx/vindsl-imperial-conkywx.conf"
template2 "/home/jackal/.config/conkywx/vindsl-metric-conkywx.conf"
template3 "/home/jackal/.config/conkywx/wx-wu-vindsl-imperial-weather-dingbat-template.sh"
template4 "/home/jackal/.config/conkywx/wx-wu-vindsl-imperial-weather-graphic-template.sh"
template5 "/home/jackal/.config/conkywx/wx-wu-vindsl-metric-weather-dingbat-template.sh"
template6 "/home/jackal/.config/conkywx/wx-wu-vindsl-metric-weather-graphic-template.sh"

TEXT
##################################
## LOGO ##
##################################

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

you can comment them out like this:

## template0 "/usr/share/conkywx/conkywx.sh"
## template1 "/home/jackal/.config/conkywx/vindsl-imperial-conkywx.conf"
## template2 "/home/jackal/.config/conkywx/vindsl-metric-conkywx.conf"
## template3 "/home/jackal/.config/conkywx/wx-wu-vindsl-imperial-weather-dingbat-template.sh"
## template4 "/home/jackal/.config/conkywx/wx-wu-vindsl-imperial-weather-graphic-template.sh"
## template5 "/home/jackal/.config/conkywx/wx-wu-vindsl-metric-weather-dingbat-template.sh"
## template6 "/home/jackal/.config/conkywx/wx-wu-vindsl-metric-weather-graphic-template.sh"

TEXT
##################################
## LOGO ##
##################################

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2.)
you can use the 'seds' in your .conkyrc if you want to but your are missing one of these: "|" directly after the conkywx call-up and before the beginning of the "seds"

below is what it should look like and i have marked the "|" in red to show your where it should be placed:

##################################
##      CONKYWX WEATHER         ##
##################################
${voffset 4}${font RadioSpace:bold:size=8.25}${color4}WEATHER${offset 8}${color4}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
${execpi 900 conkywx -c /etc/conkywx/conkywx.conf -t /usr/share/conkywx/examples/wx-wu-vindsl-template |
####
## Windspeed [WS]
sed -e 's/Calm mph'/'\$\{offset 8\}Calm/g'|
####
## Moon Phases [MP]
sed -e 's/New Moon'/'\$\{offset -10\}New Moon/g'|
sed -e 's/Waxing Crescent'/'\$\{offset -3\}Waxing/g'|
sed -e 's/First Quarter'/'\$\{offset -3\}First Qtr/g'|
sed -e 's/Waxing Gibbous'/'\$\{offset -3\}Waxing/g'|
sed -e 's/Full Moon'/'\$\{offset -8\}Full Moon/g'|
sed -e 's/Waning Gibbous'/'\$\{offset -3\}Waning/g'|
sed -e 's/Last Quarter'/'\$\{offset -3\}Last Qtr/g'|
sed -e 's/Waning Crescent'/'\$\{offset -3\}Waning/g'
}${font}

also there should only be one of these: "${font}" at the very end of the "seds" and not between the call-up and the "seds".

lastly i think i know what your desktop problem is, you say you have to reset conky to see it!

am i right in thinking that you have placed your .conkyrc in somewhere like /etc/conky ??

well if you have done that please move the .conkyrc into your home folder and call it up from there! then you won't have any more reset problems.

Once you have moved your .conkyrc into your home folder, you will need to change how you call conky in your terminal!
here is the command that you should use:

conky -d -c /home/jackal/.conkyrc

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soooooooooooooooooooo your exact call-up with the "seds", with the missing "|" and the deleted "${font}" will now look like this:

##################################
##       CONKYWX WEATHER        ##
##################################
${voffset 4}${font RadioSpace:bold:size=8.25}${color4}WEATHER${offset 8}${color4}${voffset -2}${hr 2}${font}
${execpi 900 conkywx -c /etc/conkywx/conkywx.conf -t /usr/share/conkywx/examples/wx-wu-vindsl-template |
####
## Windspeed [WS]
sed -e 's/Calm mph'/'\$\{offset 8\}Calm/g'|
####
## Moon Phases [MP]
sed -e 's/New Moon'/'\$\{offset -10\}New Moon/g'|
sed -e 's/Waxing Crescent'/'\$\{offset -3\}Waxing/g'|
sed -e 's/First Quarter'/'\$\{offset -3\}First Qtr/g'|
sed -e 's/Waxing Gibbous'/'\$\{offset -3\}Waxing/g'|
sed -e 's/Full Moon'/'\$\{offset -8\}Full Moon/g'|
sed -e 's/Waning Gibbous'/'\$\{offset -3\}Waning/g'|
sed -e 's/Last Quarter'/'\$\{offset -3\}Last Qtr/g'|
sed -e 's/Waning Crescent'/'\$\{offset -3\}Waning/g'
}${font}

please replace your call-up with this!!! and try again
this time you should expect to see some weather being displayed

cheers Sean

P.S. I have tested the weather call-up and it works just fine using the above!