HOWTO: VinDSL Conky Script

[Cavsfan]

Looking good!

Seeing yours made me realize that the clouds do not display below the day of the week any more like yours does.



See what I mean? It probably resulted in me adding stuff to it and while I moved the lua for the drives apparently the weather clouds need moving too.

How do I fix this?
Thanks!

[Cavsfan]

I have this bad feeling that my issue is in this file: /home/cavsfan/.config/conkywx/wx-wu-vindsl-imperial-weather-graphic-template.sh

#################################################
## VinDSL | rev. 12-11-19 11:10 | ver. GRAPHIC ##
#################################################
## IMPERIAL WEATHER TEMPLATE for Conkywx 0.7.9 ##
#################################################
${voffset 9}${font Arrows:size=28}${goto 160}${color6}[FCTTF]${font}
${voffset -43}${font RadioSpace:size=33}${color6}${alignc 13}[PT]${font}
${voffset 2}${font DroidSansFallback:bold:size=7.4}${alignc 6}${color5}Feels${offset 3}like${offset 1}:${offset 2}${color6}[FL]${offset 2}${color5}/${offset 3}${color6}[FCTT]${font}
${voffset -40}${goto 203}${font DroidSansFallback:bold:size=8.75}${color6}[D1T]${font}
${voffset 0}${goto 203}${font DroidSansFallback:bold:size=7.3}${color5}CoR${offset 3}${color6}[D1P]${font}
${voffset -45}${goto 188}${font KRARound:size=41.5}${color6}I${font}
${voffset 6}${font Ubuntu:size=22.75}${color5}${alignc}[CT]${font}
${voffset 7}${alignc 3}${font DroidSansFallback:bold:size=8}${color5}Sunrise${offset 1}:${offset 1}${color6}[SR]${font}${voffset -2}${offset 3}${font Arrows:size=14}${color6}[FCTSRF]${font}${voffset -2}${offset 10}${font DroidSansFallback:bold:size=8}${color5}Sunset${offset 1}:${offset 1}${color6}[SS]${font}${voffset -2}${offset 3}${font Arrows:size=14}${color6}[FCTSSF]${font}
${voffset 8}${goto 85}${font DroidSansFallback:bold:size=7.55}${color5}Humidity${offset 1}:${offset 2}${color6}[HM]${font}${voffset -2}${offset 4}${font Arrows:size=14}${color6}[FCTHF]${font}${voffset 11}${goto 84}${font DroidSansFallback:bold:size=7.55}${color5}Barometer${offset 1}:${offset 2}${color6}[BR]${font}${voffset -2}${offset 4}${font Arrows:size=14}${color6}[FCTPF]${font}${voffset 11}${goto 84}${font DroidSansFallback:bold:size=7.55}${color5}Moonrise${offset 1}:${offset 1}${color6}[MR]${font}${voffset -2}${offset 4}${font Arrows:size=14}${color6}[FCTMRF]${font}${voffset 11}${goto 84}${font DroidSansFallback:bold:size=7.55}${color5}Moonset${offset 1}:${offset 1}${color6}[MS]${font}${voffset -2}${offset 4}${font Arrows:size=14}${color6}[FCTMSF]${font}${voffset 11}${goto 85}${font DroidSansFallback:bold:size=7.55}${color5}Full${offset 3}Moon${offset 1}:${offset 2}${color6}[FM]${font}
${voffset -65}${goto 16}${font ConkyWindNESW:size=41.6}${color6}[BF]${font}${voffset -34}${goto 196}${font MoonPhases:size=35}${color6}[MIF]${font}
${voffset -36}${font DroidSans:bold:size=11}${color 777}${alignc -92}[MV]${font}
${voffset 18}${goto 22}${font DroidSans:bold:size=8.45}${color3}[WS] mph${voffset 0}${goto 203}[MP]${font}
${voffset 9}${goto 27}${font DroidSans:bold:size=8.5}${color5}[D2D]${goto 86}[D3D]${goto 145}[D4D]${goto 201}[D5D]${font}
${image [PIC] -p 12,505 -s 48x48}${image [D2I] -p 22,713 -s 34x34}${image [D3I] -p 82,713 -s 34x34}${image [D4I] -p 141,713 -s 34x34}${image [D5I] -p 198,713 -s 34x34}
${voffset 33}${goto 27}${font DroidSansFallback:bold:size=8.5}${color3}[D2T]${goto 87}[D3T]${goto 147}[D4T]${goto 203}[D5T]${font}
${voffset -1}${goto 24}${font DroidSans:bold:size=8.45}${color5}CoR${offset 3}${color3}[D2P]${goto 84}${color5}CoR${offset 3}${color3}[D3P]${goto 144}${color5}CoR${offset 3}${color3}[D4P]${goto 201}${color5}CoR${offset 3}${color3}[D5P]${font}

Ermagherd! Am I right?

EDIT: I changed the 3rd line from the bottom to this:

${image [PIC] -p 12,674 -s 48x48}${image [D2I] -p 22,873 -s 34x34}${image [D3I] -p 82,873 -s 34x34}${image [D4I] -p 141,873 -s 34x34}${image [D5I] -p 198,873 -s 34x34}

[Cavsfan]

Nevermind, I figured it out my own self! It was in that file and all I did was look up conky commands to position and seen "-p x,y" so I just did a find all on "-p" and worked with those and got it right!

Here is my Unity desktop and I think this is the first time I have been in Unity in a while.






Now if I could somehow get that invisable bottom panel to not block out the name of the song, it would be nice.

I'll highlight what I changed in the above post.

[Cavsfan]

Well, in Classic with both top and bottom panels auto hidden, the song displays. But, when no song is playing VLC and the line displays along with the ${}e below it.

The song name doesn't scroll either which is what I thought it was supposed to do. Once the song quit only the song name disappeared.



Here is before and after the song played - just the bottom right hand corner:




Oh and I copied this verbatim from your post:

##################################
##     VLC (Experimental)       ##
##################################
${if_running vlc}
${voffset -47}${font DroidSans:bold:size=8}${color4}VLC${offset 8}${color6}${voffset -2}${hr 1}${font}
${voffset 4}${font DroidSans:size=8.25}${color3}${if_match "${execpi 2 expr length "`/usr/bin/xlsclients -l | grep "VLC media player" | cut -c -9 --complement | rev | cut -c 19- | rev`"}" >= "48"}${alignr 15}${scroll 38 4* ${execi 2 xlsclients -l | grep "VLC media player" | cut -c -9 --complement | rev | cut -c 19- | rev}}${font}${else}${alignc}${execi 2 xlsclients -l | grep "VLC media player" | cut -c -9 --complement | rev | cut -c 19- | rev}${font}${endif}${endif}

[PJs Ronin]

...
Now if I could somehow get that invisable bottom panel to not block out the name of the song, it would be nice.

Thank you Sir, I thought I was going insane(r). I reported this apparent 'invisible bottom panel' here but got no responses so assumed I had borked my system.

Sorry for the interruption... normal service can now resume.

[VinDSL]

Sorry! Cannot reproduce the problem here...

* Gnome-Shell 3.8.0.1+git / Ubuntu 13.04

[PJs Ronin]

Sorry! Cannot reproduce the problem here...

* Gnome-Shell 3.8.0.1+git / Ubuntu 13.04

I get this issue with Unity. I've been trying to get Gnome-Shell running but keep borking my system. I'm hoping that today GS will be stable enough for me to try the VM test.

[PJs Ronin]

Finally got a GS running in 13.04 B2 and confirmed that the invisible bottom panel only occurs in Unity. Sanity restored.

[Cavsfan]

Sorry! Cannot reproduce the problem here...

I think I fixed it. I found this and added it to the .conkyrc file:

####added by me
## Maximum size of user text buffer, i.e. layout below TEXT line in config file (default is 16384 bytes)
max_user_text 17408

I changed it from default 16384 (16384 / 16 = 1024) to 17408 (17408 / 17 = 1024). It didn't really work until I logged out and back, so I am not sure about the number.
I have a 1920x1200 monitor and figured I was reaching some limit at the bottom causing the "invisible" bottom panel overlay.
Still have to have the bottom panel autohide but, it does show now.



I don't even know what I am doing but, I think that fixed it.
Haven't tried this with Unity. I am in gnome fallback.

In Precise I have to have both the top and bottom panels autohide in order for the song name to display. I just copied the .conkyrc and the ~/.conky/bargraph_testing.lua files over to Precise, logged out and back in and viola.

[VinDSL]

I think I fixed it. I found this and added it to the .conkyrc file:

####added by me
## Maximum size of user text buffer, i.e. layout below TEXT line in config file (default is 16384 bytes)
max_user_text 17408

Still have to have the bottom panel autohide but, it does show now.

I don't even know what I am doing but, I think that fixed it.

Once again, good job detective!

Extrapolating backwards (repeatedly subtracting 1000 bytes and restarting Conky) I was able to reproduce the space at the bottom. Each time I removed another 1000 bytes, the space increased in size.

Doing a little research, I discovered that this setting used to be hard-coded into Conky (default 8192). Can you imagine? LoL!

In 2006, they made it a config item, doubling the size (default 16384). Evidently, you hit_the_wall.

SOURCE: http://conky.sourceforge.net/changelog-pre.html

Let's go ahead and double it again, just for good measure (32768).

####
## This buffer is used for single lines, text, output from $exec, and other variables.
## Increasing the 'text_buffer_size' (too high) will drastically reduce Conky's performance.
## Decreasing the buffer 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!
## Tips n' Tricks from dk75:"You don't need to create a 12KiB buffer for every Conky config line."
#
text_buffer_size 4352

####
## Maximum number of special things, e.g. fonts, offsets, aligns, etc. (default is 512)
## Tips n' Tricks from: sparker256 (Thanks, Bill!)
#
max_specials 600

####
## Maximum size of user text buffer, e.g. for layout below TEXT line (default is 16384)
## Increase this, as needed, to accomodate large config files with a great deal of text. 
## Tips n' Tricks from: Cavsfan
#
max_user_text 32768

Thanks!