Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

[legolas_w]

Change this line in the conkyrc:

gap_y -156

Just play about with the value a little until you get what you want

Thanks,

Can you please let me know how to add some space between the indicators which are appearing after the clock and are showing different factors?

[TristanDee]

Hi everyone! I took this file from one of Bruce's MUCH older posts:

#!/bin/sh

# click to start, click to stop

if pidof conky | grep [0-9] > /dev/null
then
 exec killall conky
else
sleep 5  # sleep not required for xfce on startup - 30 or more for others
conky -c ~/conky/conkymain &
#sleep 0
#conky -c ~/Conky/conkyforecast &
#sleep 0
#conky -c ~/Conky/conkyemail &
#sleep 0 
#conky -c ~/Conky/conkygcal &
#sleep 0 
#conky -c ~/Conky/todo &
#sleep 0
#conky -c ~/Conky/calendar &
#sleep 0
#conky -c ~/Conky/test &
 exit
fi

I don't yet use more than one conky, so I've commented out other conkyrc files but kept them for future use. However, double-clicking the file doesn't start/stop conky, it just gets opened in gedit. Where am I doing this wrong? Also, how do you put this file on the panel with an icon?

[dk75]

Love it! It's like the world had ended for a while...

Yeah, I have requested the deletion on launchpad, it will take some time...once it's gone (definitely by a couple of hours) you can re-add the ppa again to use the scripts as and when they turn up.

I think we need alternatively named packages

No. You need sub PPA to your team account like XBMC-Team. They have main account and there is several PPA for different Ubuntu distribution and separate PPA for themes (ups!, they deleted alot of PPA's but still they have 2 PPA's inside launchpad team account): http://launchpad.net/~team-xbmc

[proxess]

My current set up, using regular gnome, with a tiny bar hidden with just one or two applets.

Now I'm using AWN and using Gnome-Do Glass as a launcher.

I had to do some dirty hacks to make it how I want so it might turn out bad for you. If so, you'll have to hack around too. Not much changed. Here are the configurations:

.conkyrc

# Conky, a system monitor, based on torsmo
#
# Any original torsmo code is licensed under the BSD license
#
# All code written since the fork of torsmo is licensed under the GPL
#
# Please see COPYING for details
#
# Copyright (c) 2004, Hannu Saransaari and Lauri Hakkarainen
# Copyright (c) 2005-2007 Brenden Matthews, Philip Kovacs, et. al. (see AUTHORS)
# All rights reserved.
#
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

override_utf8_locale yes
use_spacer none
use_xft yes
xftfont FreeMono:bold:size=7
xftalpha 1

double_buffer yes
minimum_size 1270 34
no_buffers yes
update_interval 1

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

border_inner_margin 0
border_width 0
draw_borders no
draw_shades no
stippled_borders 0

default_color D3D3D3
#default_outline_color 1E1C1A
#default_shade_color white
own_window_colour ffffff

alignment bottom_middle
gap_x 0
gap_y -118

cpu_avg_samples 1
net_avg_samples 1
no_buffers yes
text_buffer_size 1024

#short_units true

#Lua Scripts
lua_load ~/.conkygui/scripts/background_mod.lua
lua_load ~/.conkygui/scripts/rings_mod.lua
lua_draw_hook_pre background
lua_draw_hook_post rings

TEXT

${offset 1220}${voffset -10}${font FreeMono:bold:size=8}${time %a}${font}
${offset 1220}${voffset -2}${font FreeMono:bold:size=8}${time %b}${font}

${offset 1240}${voffset -35}${font FreeSans:bold:size=18}${time %d}${font}
${offset 1230}${voffset -4}${font FreeSans:bold:size=10}${time %Y}${font}

${offset 1160}${voffset -49}${font FreeSans:bold:size=18}${time %H:}${font FreeSans:bold:size=14}${time %M}${font}
${offset 1182}${voffset -3}${font FreeSans:bold:size=10}${time %S}${font}

${offset 1070}${voffset -43}${execpi 1800 conkyForecast --location=POXX0016 --template=/home/proxess/.conkygui/templates/lisbonforecast.template}
${offset 970}${voffset -40}${execpi 1800 conkyForecast --location=JAXX0071 --template=/home/proxess/.conkygui/templates/osakaforecast.template}
${offset 900}${voffset -40}
${offset 900}${voffset 0}
${offset 900}${voffset 0}

${offset 870}${voffset -40}
${offset 870}${voffset 0}
${offset 870}${voffset 0}

${offset 24}${voffset -40}${if_match ${cpu cpu1}<10}0${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu1}<100}0${endif}${cpu cpu1}%
${offset 24}${voffset 0}${exec sensors | grep "Core 0:" | cut -c15-16 ;}°C
${offset 6}${voffset 0}${if_match ${freq cpu1}<1000}0${endif}${freq cpu1}MHz

${offset 76}${voffset -40}${if_match ${cpu cpu2}<10}0${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu2}<100}0${endif}${cpu cpu2}%
${offset 76}${voffset 0}${exec sensors | grep "Core 1:" | cut -c15-16 ;}°C
${offset 58}${voffset 0}${if_match ${freq cpu2}<1000}0${endif}${freq cpu2}MHz

${offset 108}${voffset -40}M
${offset 108}${voffset -4}m
${offset 108}${voffset -4}y
${offset 108}${voffset -2}

${offset 166}${voffset -38}
${offset 166}${voffset -4}S
${offset 166}${voffset -4}w
${offset 166}${voffset -4}p

${offset 116}${voffset -40}
${offset 116}${voffset 0}
${offset 116}${voffset 0}${if_match ${memperc}<10}0${endif}${if_match ${memperc}<100}0${endif}${memperc}%

${offset 140}${voffset -40}${if_match ${swapperc}<10}0${endif}${if_match ${swapperc}<100}0${endif}${swapperc}%
${offset 140}${voffset 0}
${offset 140}${voffset 0}

${offset 177}${voffset -40}W
${offset 177}${voffset -4}L
${offset 177}${voffset -4}a
${offset 177}${voffset -4}n

${offset 235}${voffset -38}${if_existing /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/}B${endif}
${offset 235}${voffset -4}${if_existing /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/}a${else}A${endif}
${offset 235}${voffset -4}${if_existing /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/}t${else}c${endif}
${offset 235}${voffset -2}0

${offset 185}${voffset -40}
${offset 185}${voffset 0}
${offset 185}${voffset 0}${if_match ${wireless_link_qual_perc wlan0}<10}0${endif}${if_match ${wireless_link_qual_perc wlan0}<100}0${endif}${if_match ${wireless_link_qual_perc wlan0}!=unk}${wireless_link_qual_perc wlan0}${else}0${endif}%

${offset 209}${voffset -40}${if_existing /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/}${if_match ${battery_percent BAT0}<10}0${endif}${if_match ${battery_percent BAT0}<100}0${endif}${battery_percent BAT0}%${else}240V${endif}
${offset 209}${voffset 0}
${offset 209}${voffset 0}

${offset 247}${voffset -40}
${offset 247}${voffset 0}/
${offset 247}${voffset 0}

${offset 315}${voffset -40}
${offset 315}${voffset 0}G
${offset 315}${voffset 0}

${offset 247}${voffset -40}
${offset 247}${voffset 0}
${offset 247}${voffset 0}${fs_free /}

${offset 285}${voffset -40}${fs_free /media/G/}
${offset 285}${voffset 0}
${offset 285}${voffset 0}

lisbonforecast.template

[--datatype=OB]
${offset 1070}${voffset 0}${if_match [--datatype=HT --hideunits --hidedegreesymbol]>-10}${if_match [--datatype=HT --hideunits --hidedegreesymbol]<10}0${endif}${endif}[--datatype=HT --hideunits]C
${offset 1082}${voffset 0}${if_match [--datatype=HT --hideunits --hidedegreesymbol --startday=1]>-10}${if_match [--datatype=HT --hideunits --hidedegreesymbol --startday=1]<10}0${endif}${endif}[--datatype=HT --hideunits --startday=1]C

${offset 1030}${voffset -40}${image [--datatype=WI] -s 36x36 -p 1030,-6}
${offset 1112}${voffset 0}${image [--datatype=WI --startday=1] -s 36x36 -p 1112,8}
${offset 1070}${voffset 0}

osakaforecast.template

[--datatype=OB]
${offset 970}${voffset 0}${if_match [--datatype=HT --hideunits --hidedegreesymbol]>-10}${if_match [--datatype=HT --hideunits --hidedegreesymbol]<10}0${endif}${endif}[--datatype=HT --hideunits]C
${offset 982}${voffset 0}${if_match [--datatype=HT --hideunits --hidedegreesymbol --startday=1]>-10}${if_match [--datatype=HT --hideunits --hidedegreesymbol --startday=1]<10}0${endif}${endif}[--datatype=HT --hideunits --startday=1]C

${offset 930}${voffset -40}${image [--datatype=WI] -s 36x36 -p 930,-6}
${offset 1012}${voffset 0}${image [--datatype=WI --startday=1] -s 36x36 -p 1012,8}
${offset 970}${voffset 0}

background_mod.lua

require 'cairo'

function rgb_to_r_g_b(colour,alpha)
	return ((colour / 0x10000) % 0x100) / 255., ((colour / 0x100) % 0x100) / 255., (colour % 0x100) / 255., alpha
end

corner_r_tr=32
corner_r_br=32
corner_r_tl=32
corner_r_bl=32
 
-- Set colour and transparency.
bg_colour=0x3A5439
bg_alpha=0.2
 
function conky_background()
	if conky_window==nil then return end
	local w=conky_window.width
	local h=conky_window.height-119
	local cs=cairo_xlib_surface_create(conky_window.display, conky_window.drawable, conky_window.visual, w, h)
	cr=cairo_create(cs)
 
	cairo_move_to(cr,corner_r_tr,0)
	cairo_line_to(cr,w-corner_r_tr,0)
	cairo_curve_to(cr,w,0,w,0,w,corner_r_tl)

	cairo_line_to(cr,w,h-corner_r_br)
	cairo_curve_to(cr,w,h,w,h,w-corner_r_br,h)

	cairo_line_to(cr,corner_r_bl,h)
	cairo_curve_to(cr,0,h,0,h,0,h-corner_r_bl)

	cairo_line_to(cr,0,corner_r_tl)
	cairo_curve_to(cr,0,0,0,0,corner_r_tl,0)
	cairo_close_path(cr)
 
	cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(bg_colour,bg_alpha))
	cairo_fill(cr)
end

rings_mod.lua

settings_table = {
	{
		name='cpu', arg='cpu1',
		max=100,
		
		x=12, y=12,
		radius=4, thickness=8,
		start_angle=0, end_angle=360,
		
		bg_colour=0x000000, bg_alpha=0.2,
		fg_colour=0xD3D3D3, fg_alpha=0.8,

		colour_coding=true, coding_direction=true,
		warning=70, danger=90,
		warning_bgc=0xE38513, warning_bga=0.2,
		warning_colour=0xE38513, warning_alpha=0.5,
		danger_bgc=0x840000, danger_bga=0.2,
		danger_colour=0x840000, danger_alpha=0.8
	},
	{
		name='cpu', arg='cpu2',
		max=100,
		
		x=64, y=12,
		radius=4, thickness=8,
		start_angle=0, end_angle=360,
		
		bg_colour=0x000000, bg_alpha=0.2,
		fg_colour=0xD3D3D3, fg_alpha=0.8,

		colour_coding=true, coding_direction=true,
		warning=70, danger=90,
		warning_bgc=0xE38513, warning_bga=0.2,
		warning_colour=0xE38513, warning_alpha=0.5,
		danger_bgc=0x840000, danger_bga=0.2,
		danger_colour=0x840000, danger_alpha=0.8
	},

	{
		name='memperc', arg='',
		max=100,
		
		x=128, y=12,
		radius=4, thickness=8,
		start_angle=0, end_angle=360,
		
		bg_colour=0x000000, bg_alpha=0.2,
		fg_colour=0xD3D3D3, fg_alpha=0.8,

		colour_coding=true, coding_direction=true,
		warning=70, danger=90,
		warning_bgc=0xE38513, warning_bga=0.2,
		warning_colour=0xE38513, warning_alpha=0.5,
		danger_bgc=0x840000, danger_bga=0.2,
		danger_colour=0x840000, danger_alpha=0.8
	},
	{
		name='swapperc', arg='',
		max=100,
		
		x=153, y=22,
		radius=4, thickness=8,
		start_angle=0, end_angle=360,
		
		bg_colour=0x000000, bg_alpha=0.2,
		fg_colour=0xD3D3D3, fg_alpha=0.8,

		colour_coding=true, coding_direction=true,
		warning=70, danger=90,
		warning_bgc=0xE38513, warning_bga=0.2,
		warning_colour=0xE38513, warning_alpha=0.5,
		danger_bgc=0x840000, danger_bga=0.2,
		danger_colour=0x840000, danger_alpha=0.8
	},
	
	{
		name='wireless_link_qual_perc', arg='wlan0',
		max=100,
		
		x=197, y=12,
		radius=4, thickness=8,
		start_angle=0, end_angle=360,
		
		bg_colour=0x000000, bg_alpha=0.2,
		fg_colour=0xD3D3D3, fg_alpha=0.8,

		colour_coding=true, coding_direction=false,
		warning=30, danger=10,
		warning_bgc=0xE38513, warning_bga=0.2,
		warning_colour=0xE38513, warning_alpha=0.5,
		danger_bgc=0x840000, danger_bga=0.2,
		danger_colour=0x840000, danger_alpha=0.8
	},
	{
		name='battery_percent', arg='BAT0',
		max=100,
		
		x=222, y=22,
		radius=4, thickness=8,
		start_angle=0, end_angle=360,
		
		bg_colour=0x000000, bg_alpha=0.2,
		fg_colour=0xD3D3D3, fg_alpha=0.8,

		colour_coding=true, coding_direction=false,
		warning=30, danger=10,
		warning_bgc=0xE38513, warning_bga=0.2,
		warning_colour=0xE38513, warning_alpha=0.5,
		danger_bgc=0x840000, danger_bga=0.2,
		danger_colour=0x840000, danger_alpha=0.8
	},

	{
		name='fs_free_perc', arg='/',
		max=100,
		
		x=264, y=12,
		radius=4, thickness=8,
		start_angle=0, end_angle=360,
		
		bg_colour=0x000000, bg_alpha=0.2,
		fg_colour=0xD3D3D3, fg_alpha=0.8,

		colour_coding=true, coding_direction=false,
		warning=30, danger=10,
		warning_bgc=0xE38513, warning_bga=0.2,
		warning_colour=0xE38513, warning_alpha=0.5,
		danger_bgc=0x840000, danger_bga=0.2,
		danger_colour=0x840000, danger_alpha=0.8
	},
	{
		name='fs_free_perc', arg='/media/G',
		max=100,
		
		x=305, y=22,
		radius=4, thickness=8,
		start_angle=0, end_angle=360,
		
		bg_colour=0x000000, bg_alpha=0.2,
		fg_colour=0xD3D3D3, fg_alpha=0.8,

		colour_coding=true, coding_direction=false,
		warning=30, danger=10,
		warning_bgc=0xE38513, warning_bga=0.2,
		warning_colour=0xE38513, warning_alpha=0.5,
		danger_bgc=0x840000, danger_bga=0.2,
		danger_colour=0x840000, danger_alpha=0.8
	}
}

require 'cairo'

function rgb_to_r_g_b(colour,alpha)
	return ((colour / 0x10000) % 0x100) / 255., ((colour / 0x100) % 0x100) / 255., (colour % 0x100) / 255., alpha
end

function draw_ring(cr,t,pt,value)
	local w,h=conky_window.width,conky_window.height
	
	local xc,yc,ring_r,ring_w,sa,ea=pt['x'],pt['y'],pt['radius'],pt['thickness'],pt['start_angle'],pt['end_angle']
	local bgc, bga, fgc, fga=pt['bg_colour'], pt['bg_alpha'], pt['fg_colour'], pt['fg_alpha']
	
	local angle_0=sa*(2*math.pi/360)-math.pi/2
	local angle_f=ea*(2*math.pi/360)-math.pi/2
	local t_arc=t*(angle_f-angle_0)
	
	local cc, cd=pt['colour_coding'], pt['coding_direction']
	local wn, dn=pt['warning'], pt['danger']
	local wbgc, wbga, wc, wa=pt['warning_bgc'], pt['warning_bga'], pt['warning_colour'], pt['warning_alpha']
	local dbgc, dbga, dc, da=pt['danger_bgc'], pt['danger_bga'], pt['danger_colour'], pt['danger_alpha']
	
	-- Draw background ring
	cairo_arc(cr,xc,yc,ring_r,angle_0,angle_f)
	cairo_set_line_width(cr,ring_w)
	if cc == false then
		cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(bgc,bga))
	else
		if cd == true then
			if value < wn then
				cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(bgc,bga))
			elseif value >= dn then
				cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(dbgc,dbga))
			else
				cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(wbgc,wbga))
			end
		else
			if value > wn then
				cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(bgc,bga))
			elseif value <= dn then
				cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(dbgc,dbga))
			else
				cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(wbgc,wbga))
			end
		end
	end
	cairo_stroke(cr)

	
	-- Draw indicator ring
	cairo_arc(cr,xc,yc,ring_r,angle_0,angle_0+t_arc)
	if cc == false then
		cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(fgc,fga))
	else
		if cd == true then
			if value < wn then
				cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(fgc,fga))
			elseif value >= dn then
				cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(dc,da))
			else
				cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(wc,wa))
			end
		else
			if value > wn then
				cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(fgc,fga))
			elseif value <= dn then
				cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(dc,da))
			else
				cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(wc,wa))
			end
		end
	end

	cairo_stroke(cr)
end

function conky_rings()
	local function setup_rings(cr,pt)
		local str=''
		local value=0

		str=string.format('${%s %s}',pt['name'],pt['arg'])
		str=conky_parse(str)
		
		if pt['name'] == 'wireless_link_qual_perc' and str == 'unk' then
			value=0
		elseif pt['name'] == 'time' and pt['arg'] == '%I' then
			local his=tonumber(str)*60*60
			local mis=tonumber(conky_parse('${time %M.%S}'))*60
			local secs=tonumber(conky_parse('${time %S}'))
			value=his+mis+secs
		elseif pt['name'] == 'time' and pt['arg'] == '%M.%S' then
			local mis=tonumber(str)*60
			local secs=tonumber(conky_parse('${time %S}'))
			value=mis+secs
		else
			value=tonumber(str)
		end
		
		if value == 0 then
			pct = 0
		else
			pct=value/pt['max']
		end

		draw_ring(cr,pct,pt,value)
	end

	-- Check that Conky has been running for at least 5s

	if conky_window==nil then return end
	local cs=cairo_xlib_surface_create(conky_window.display,conky_window.drawable,conky_window.visual, conky_window.width,conky_window.height)

	local cr=cairo_create(cs)	

	local updates=conky_parse('${updates}')
	update_num=tonumber(updates)

	if update_num>5 then
		for i in pairs(settings_table) do
			setup_rings(cr,settings_table[i])
		end
	end
end

[mobilediesel]

Either that or we build packages from the main conky source packages in our ppa? That way we can keep things up to date based on source packages and if norsetto chooses not to continue we can continue to support it...I'm in 2 minds as norsetto has provided a good series of conky packages for a while so why duplicate things

For now I have copied the conky and tolua++ packages into the conkyhardcore ppa, but I would prefer to get them built from scratch using the conky source from sourceforge if we host them going forwards. They are in there for us to play with, having one ppa for all makes sense to some degree

I wonder if norsetto would be happy publishing conky in the conkyhardcore ppa? He could join the team maybe...

Edit: just looked at the conky source and in the TODO is this:

2.0.0 - schedule TBD
	* rewrite core of Conky in C++
	* implement new features like a cairo backend, network transparency, and whatever else
	* distributed functionality

Interesting...

Problem as I see it is Conky v1.8.0-rc1 doesn't work perfect yet, but his site has dropped Conky v1.7.2 that is a stable release.

I sent norsetto an email earlier. conky starting with 1.7.2 won't work with Hardy anyway. That's the main reason I wanted to do that. Not just because I use Hardy myself but to have newer versions of conky for any currently supported Ubuntu version. He said that the newer conky would require some backports and some of those backports would require some backports.

It basically sounds like the beginning of a never ending task. Then again, writing/rewriting .conkyrc files is never ending...

[soni1770]

Just the kind of thing Tux-Gandalf would have a conky version of smoke rings.

I'm certain you thought long and hard about it.

Have a nice day.
Bruce

cheers bruce,

i went thro about 8 versions all with,

well, if i just move that there then i can.......


it was fun bro


conky!!!!

[dmillerct]

Hi everyone! I took this file from one of Bruce's MUCH older posts:

#!/bin/sh

# click to start, click to stop

if pidof conky | grep [0-9] > /dev/null
then
 exec killall conky
else
sleep 5  # sleep not required for xfce on startup - 30 or more for others
conky -c ~/conky/conkymain &
#sleep 0
#conky -c ~/Conky/conkyforecast &
#sleep 0
#conky -c ~/Conky/conkyemail &
#sleep 0 
#conky -c ~/Conky/conkygcal &
#sleep 0 
#conky -c ~/Conky/todo &
#sleep 0
#conky -c ~/Conky/calendar &
#sleep 0
#conky -c ~/Conky/test &
 exit
fi

I don't yet use more than one conky, so I've commented out other conkyrc files but kept them for future use. However, double-clicking the file doesn't start/stop conky, it just gets opened in gedit. Where am I doing this wrong? Also, how do you put this file on the panel with an icon?

You have to call it with sh. in a terminal:

sh startscript.sh

That should start it. Keep in mind that when you add it to your startup applications the command needs to be the same.

[dmillerct]

No. You need sub PPA to your team account like XBMC-Team. They have main account and there is several PPA for different Ubuntu distribution and separate PPA for themes (ups!, they deleted alot of PPA's but still they have 2 PPA's inside launchpad team account): http://launchpad.net/~team-xbmc

<3 XBMC! It runs my house.

[Cam42]

I'm looking for a .conkyrc that'll go well with this http://traance.deviantart.com/art/Vinyl-73175447 wallpaper. Ideas? I need RAM/CPU/SWAP usage, rhythmbox album art would be cool, and hard drive usage.

[abumaia]

the "rings" setup might work well with that wallpaper. I haven't used it yet, so I don't know how to set one up, but I'm sure there are examples all over the place.