Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

[5BallJuggler]

When I upgraded to Lucid, part of my conky stopped working.

${voffset -9}${goto 0}${color #016BFF}${battery_bar 20,156 BAT1}

when I run the file it displays the bar, but it is empty. if I run from terminal I get this error

Conky: can't open /proc/acpi/battery/20,156/state: No such file or directory
Conky: can't open /sys/class/power_supply/20,156/uevent: No such file or directory

I've checked "man conky" and it says my script is right, plus it always worked before
if I remove the "20,156" from the line it displays, but the size is wrong.

does anyone have any ideas.

Phil

[miegiel]

When I upgraded to Lucid, part of my conky stopped working.

${voffset -9}${goto 0}${color #016BFF}${battery_bar 20,156 BAT1}

when I run the file it displays the bar, but it is empty. if I run from terminal I get this error

Conky: can't open /proc/acpi/battery/20,156/state: No such file or directory
Conky: can't open /sys/class/power_supply/20,156/uevent: No such file or directory

I've checked "man conky" and it says my script is right, plus it always worked before
if I remove the "20,156" from the line it displays, but the size is wrong.

does anyone have any ideas.

Phil

${voffset -9}${goto 0}${color #016BFF}${battery_bar BAT1 20,156}

maybe ?

also try a

ls /sys/class/power_supply

in a terminal to see what's listed (mine is called BAT0)

[5BallJuggler]

${voffset -9}${goto 0}${color #016BFF}${battery_bar BAT1 20,156}

maybe ?

also try a

ls /sys/class/power_supply

in a terminal to see what's listed (mine is called BAT0)

ls /sys/class/power_supply
gives me "BAT1"

and changing the order of the syntax allows the bar to display, but the size is wrong, it displays the same if you remove "20,156"

[miegiel]

ls /sys/class/power_supply
gives me "BAT1"

and changing the order of the syntax allows the bar to display, but the size is wrong, it displays the same if you remove "20,156"

http://conky.sourceforge.net/variables.html says your original notation was correct. Yet, according to the error, conky was trying to use the size as the battery's name. Maybe you've found a bug.

[kio_http]

Why is this thread still alive? Its old, the OP is an inactive user...

I just don't get it.

[SoFl W]

Why is this thread still alive? Its old, the OP is an inactive user...
I just don't get it.

Because new users to Conky will find it useful.
Because some people like looking through and see what others have come up with.

[merlin_ie]

Because new users to Conky will find it useful.
Because some people like looking through and see what others have come up with.

i know it's helped me out on numerous occasions

[bra|10n]

Why is this thread still alive? Its old, the OP is an inactive user...

The good folks who live, and post here sharing their ideas and knowledge freely is what it's all about

My conky desktop so far. With so far still to go

[elendilnl]

I'm an absolute beginner with Conky and I can't seem to figure it out how to use a different font. Whatever I try to change in the block before TEXT ... nothing changes.
Help please!

[miegiel]

I'm an absolute beginner with Conky and I can't seem to figure it out how to use a different font. Whatever I try to change in the block before TEXT ... nothing changes.
Help please!

Make sure you have the font and spelled the name right (see .fonts in your home directory, or /usr/share/fonts/). If that doesn't solve it, post your .conkyrc so we can see what you're doing.