Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

[Budoc]

Hi everyone.

Just writing to let you know that I managed to solve my problem. I had to set gap_y to 35 whilst running a normal own_window_type. This enabled the top of the conky panel to reside below the gnome panel and somehow prevent the offset effect happening. I'm now off to read the recent pages of this huge thread to see what marvels people have created using conky, and what this Lua business is all about...

[andrewabc]

ubuntu 9.10 conky.

I have audacious for music player but can not get info to show up in conky. (at bottom)
The audacious_bar codeing still doesn't work? (if so ignore that stuff in my code)
So I tried exec audtool which worked for me in jaunty, but not working now in karmic.

background yes
use_xft yes
xftfont DejaVu Sans:size=10
xftalpha 1.0
update_interval 1.0
total_run_times 0
double_buffer yes
minimum_size 300 0
maximum_width 300
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders yes
stippled_borders 8
border_margin 4
border_width 1

default_color white
default_shade_color black
default_outline_color white

own_window		yes
own_window_transparent	yes
own_window_type		override
own_window_hints	undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

alignment top_right
gap_x 10
gap_y 28

no_buffers yes
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale yes
use_spacer right

TEXT
Fan: ${color #FFA812}$acpifan    ${color #000000}Temp: ${color #FFA812}$acpitemp °C
${color #000000}$sysname $kernel $alignr Uptime:${color #FFA812} ${color #000000}$uptime_short 
CPU1: ${cpu cpu1}% ${cpubar 5}
${cpugraph cpu1 25 3D59AB FFA812}
CPU2: ${cpu cpu2}% ${cpubar 5}
${cpugraph cpu2 25 3D59AB FFA812}
MEM $alignc $mem / $memmax $alignr $memperc%
$membar
SWP: $alignc $swap / $swapmax $alignr $swapperc% 
$swapbar
${downspeedgraph eth1 35,145 FF9933 33FF99} ${alignr}${upspeedgraph eth1 35,145 FF9933 CC3300} 
 ${voffset -45}Down: ${downspeedf eth1}Kbps${alignr}Up: ${upspeedf eth1}Kbps
 Down: ${totaldown eth1} ${alignr}Up: ${totalup eth1}
${hr 1}
/home $alignc ${fs_used /home} / ${fs_size /home} $alignr ${fs_free_perc /home}%
${fs_bar /home}
/ $alignc ${fs_used /} / ${fs_size /} $alignr ${fs_free_perc /}%
${fs_bar /}
/disk $alignc ${fs_used /media/disk} / ${fs_size /media/disk} $alignr ${fs_free_perc /media/disk}%
${fs_bar /media/disk}
${color #FFFFFF}Top Processes${hr 2}
       $alignr CPU%  MEM%
${top name 1} $alignr${top cpu 1}    ${top mem 1}
${color #FFFFFF}${top name 2} $alignr${top cpu 2}    ${top mem 2}
${top name 3} $alignr${top cpu 3}    ${top mem 3}
${top name 4} $alignr${top cpu 4}    ${top mem 4}
${hr 2}
${color #FFFFFF}$alignc ::${exec audtool playback-status}::
$alignc ${exec audtool current-song}
${exec audtool current-song-output-length}$alignr${exec audtool current-song-length}
${voffset -16}$alignc${audacious_bar 4, 175}

[liquidbee]

I've a small problem - once the CPU bar fills up to 100%, Conky shifts the whole bar to the right ( from 10px to ~7px ). Any ideas on how to fix my jumping Conky ?

maximum_width 1280
gap_x 5
gap_y 5
alignment top_right
update_interval 1.0
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no
uppercase no
own_window yes
own_window_type override
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
own_window_colour black
double_buffer yes
no_buffers yes
use_xft yes
xftfont Verdana :size=8
default_color black

TEXT
${color #999999}${cpubar cpu1 20, 180} 
${voffset -25}${offset 150}${color #333333}CPU ${offset -160}${cpu cpu1}%
${color #999999}${membar 20, 180}
${voffset -25}${offset 150}${color #333333}RAM ${offset -160}${memperc}%

[PatrickMoore]

i know this is old news but how do you do the dual conky bit. i want to place one on top with system info and one on bottom with network info
any help would be appreciated

[Bruce M.]

Yup. It means conky and your file manager are fighting over what controls the desktop. That's why you should always run Conky as own window unless your file manager does not draw to the desktop.

Problem with that is if I use "own_window yes" I end up with a line around conky and the background is a little "off".

But that has only been since JJ. I do NOT like the way the new Ubu's handle the backgrounds. I can't even use my own directory any more.

[dmillerct]

i know this is old news but how do you do the dual conky bit. i want to place one on top with system info and one on bottom with network info
any help would be appreciated

Just make a script to call more than one conky. Here is the one I am using, go ahead and make it fit your situation:

#!/bin/bash

sleep 30 &&
conky -d -c /home/user/Conky/Rings/conky1 &
conky -d -c /home/user/Conky/Rings/conky2 &
exit

[londonali1010]

i know this is old news but how do you do the dual conky bit. i want to place one on top with system info and one on bottom with network info
any help would be appreciated

Easiest way is to create a startup script and add it to your startup programs. If you call it ~/scripts/conky-start.sh:

#!/bin/bash
conky -c .conkyrc-1 &
conky -c .conkyrc-2 &

Then make it executable with

sudo chmod +x ~/scripts/conky-start.sh

and add it to your startup applications.

More info on Conky Hardcore!

[londonali1010]

Just make a script to call more than one conky. Here is the one I am using, go ahead and make it fit your situation:

#!/bin/bash

sleep 30 &&
conky -d -c /home/user/Conky/Rings/conky1 &
conky -d -c /home/user/Conky/Rings/conky2 &
exit

OMG THAT WAS FAST!!!

We're on the ball today

[Bruce M.]

Hi everyone.

Just writing to let you know that I managed to solve my problem. I had to set gap_y to 35 whilst running a normal own_window_type. This enabled the top of the conky panel to reside below the gnome panel and somehow prevent the offset effect happening. I'm now off to read the recent pages of this huge thread to see what marvels people have created using conky, and what this Lua business is all about...

Yup: 10256

Have a nice day.
Bruce

[PatrickMoore]

Just make a script to call more than one conky. Here is the one I am using, go ahead and make it fit your situation:

#!/bin/bash

sleep 30 &&
conky -d -c /home/user/Conky/Rings/conky1 &
conky -d -c /home/user/Conky/Rings/conky2 &
exit

would i be able to just make a .conkyrc2 and run that?
do i need to make it executable?

right now im looking at

#!/bin/bash
sleep 30 && conky; &&