Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

**yabbadabbadont** · June 13th, 2007

Originally Posted by dannymichel

What do I save a second rc as?

Any name you like. You will have to specify it as one of the command line parameters when you startup the second instance of conky.

**flintflake** · June 13th, 2007

Can someone tell me why my weather info isn't lined up with the rest of the conky info?

Code:

# UBUNTU-CONKY
# A comprehensive conky script, configured for use on
# Ubuntu / Debian Gnome, without the need for any external scripts.
#
# Based on conky-jc and the default .conkyrc.
# INCLUDES:
# - tail of /var/log/messages 
# - netstat connections to your computer
#
# -- Pengo (conky@pengo.us)
#

# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,skip_taskbar
background no

# Use double buffering (reduces flicker, may not work for everyone)
double_buffer yes

# fiddle with window
use_spacer yes
use_xft yes

# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 1.5

# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 400 5

# Draw shades?
draw_shades yes

# Text stuff
draw_outline no # amplifies text if yes
draw_borders no

uppercase no # set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase

# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders 8

# border margins
border_margin 4

# border width
border_width 1

# Default colors and also border colors, grey90 == #e5e5e5
default_color white
default_shade_color black
default_outline_color white

own_window_colour brown
own_window_transparent yes

# Text alignment, other possible values are commented
#alignment top_left
alignment top_right
#alignment bottom_left
#alignment bottom_right

# Gap between borders of screen and text
gap_x 10
gap_y 10

# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen

override_utf8_locale no
xftfont Terminus:size=7.5
xftalpha 0.8

TEXT

${offset 240}${color slate grey}${time %a, } ${color }${time %e %B %G}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}${time %Z,    }${color }${time %H:%M:%S}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}UpTime: ${color }$uptime
${offset 240}${color slate grey}Kern:${color }$kernel
${offset 240}${color slate grey}Power: ${color}${battery}

${offset 240}${color slate grey}CPU:${color } $cpu% ${acpitemp}F
${offset 240}${cpugraph 20,130 000000 ffffff}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}Load: ${color }$loadavg
${offset 240}${color slate grey}Processes: ${color }$processes  
${offset 240}${color slate grey}Running:   ${color }$running_processes

${offset 240}${color slate grey}Highest CPU:
${offset 240}${color #ddaa00} ${top name 1}${top_mem cpu 1}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top name 2}${top cpu 2}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top name 3}${top cpu 3}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top name 4}${top cpu 4}

${offset 240}${color slate grey}Highest MEM:
${offset 240}${color #ddaa00} ${top_mem name 1}${top_mem mem 1}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top_mem name 2}${top_mem mem 2}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top_mem name 3}${top_mem mem 3}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top_mem name 4}${top_mem mem 4}

${offset 240}${color slate grey}MEM:  ${color } $memperc% $mem/$memmax
${offset 240}${membar 3,100}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}SWAP: ${color }$swapperc% $swap/$swapmax
${offset 240}${swapbar 3,100}

${offset 240}${color slate grey}ROOT:    ${color }${fs_free /}/${fs_size /}
${offset 240}${fs_bar 3,100 /}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}MEDIA:  ${color }${fs_free /media/sda5}/${fs_size /media/sda5}
${offset 240}${fs_bar 3,100 /media/sda5}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}XP:  ${color }${fs_free /media/sda1}/${fs_size /media/sda1}
${offset 240}${fs_bar 3,100 /media/sda1}

${offset 240}${color slate grey}NET: 
${offset 240}${color}Up: ${color }${upspeed eth1} k/s
${offset 240}${upspeedgraph eth1 20,130 000000 ffffff}
${offset 240}${color}Down: ${color }${downspeed eth1}k/s${color}
${offset 240}${downspeedgraph eth1 20,130 000000 ffffff}


${offset 240{${color #FF0000}Dublin Forecast:
$alignc${execi 80 ~/scripts/weather.sh 31021}


${offset 240}${color slate grey}Wireless: ${color} ${linkstatus eth1}% Signal Strength
${offset 240}${color slate grey}IP: ${color} ${addr eth1}

**qchi** · June 13th, 2007

Originally Posted by dannyboy79

so you got this to work in Xubuntu? Are you still in Dapper, i noticed that your kernel is 2.6.15-28. Also, I know this is a side question, but how did you get Transparent terminal?

Thats right, im working with dapper. Actually i couldnt get transparency work all right at first. Luckily it all worked when i updated xfce to version 4.4, Check conky settings in the attached file.

And dont mind asking if i can help you with my little knowlege!

Good Luck!

**John.Michael.Kane** · June 13th, 2007

Originally Posted by flintflake

Can someone tell me why my weather info isn't lined up with the rest of the conky info?

Your running an ${offset 240} with a minimum_size 400 5, your minimum may need to be adjusted

You can try these numbers which come from the conky config Im using.
# Minimum size
minimum_size 124 5

# Maximum width
maximum_width 700

**muguwmp67** · June 13th, 2007

Originally Posted by flintflake

Can someone tell me why my weather info isn't lined up with the rest of the conky info?

The offset and allignc commands are screwing it up. I'm not sure you can fix this with the way you are using offset. When alignrc kicks in, it centers the text across the entire conky window,

Code:

${offset 240{${color #FF0000}Dublin Forecast:
$alignc${execi 80 ~/scripts/weather.sh 31021}

I'd recommend using the maximum_width command to size the window to the correct proportions to begin with. It looks like this:

Code:

# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 400 5
maximum_width 350

You should tweak the 350 to a width of your liking.

**herbster** · June 13th, 2007

EDIT: Rearranged it so that Amarok display and Gmail are on bottom left now, feels and looks much cleaner.

.conkyrc

Code:

double_buffer yes
update_interval 2.5.0
background yes

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


use_xft yes
override_utf8_locale no
xftfont Dejavu Sans:size=9
xftalpha 0.8
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
uppercase no
use_spacer no

border_margin 0
border_width 0

default_color white
default_outline_color black

alignment top_left
gap_x 1650
gap_y 0

#Amarok beside gmail not needed now
#${color #ffffff}${alignc}Now Playing - ${color #d27c00} "${execi 10 ~/.conky/amarok title}"${color #ffffff} by ${color #d27c00}${execi 10 ~/.conky/amarok artist}  ${color #ffffff}from ${color #d27c00}${execi 10 ~/.conky/amarok album}${color #ffffff} released in ${color #d27c00}${execi 10 ~/.conky/amarok year} ${color #ffffff}
#${color #ffc066}${execibar 1 ~/.conky/amarok progress}

TEXT
${alignc}${font Zekton:bold:size=16}${color #ffffff}Pentium IV EE @ ${freq} MHz  |  ${color #ffffff}CPU ${color #d27c00} ${cpu}% ${color #ffffff} |  RAM ${color #d27c00} ${memperc}% ${color #ffffff}|  Down ${color #d27c00} ${downspeed eth0} Kb/s ${color #ffffff} |  Up ${color #d27c00} ${upspeed eth0}Kb/s ${color #ffffff}  | ${font Zekton:bold:size=16}  ${color #d27c00}.:[ ${color #ffffff}${time %a %b %e}   |  ${color #fbaf43}${font Zekton:bold:size=16}${time %r} ${font Zekton:bold:size=16}${color #d27c00} ]:.                                                                        
${alignc}${font Zekton:bold:size=16}$nodename ${color #ffffff}on ${color #d27c00}$sysname $kernel ${color #ffffff}on ${color #d27c00}$machine ${color #ffffff} |  Network ${color #d27c00}${addr eth0}  ${color #ffffff}|  Uptime: ${color #d27c00} $uptime ${color #ffffff} | Load: ${color #d27c00} $loadavg
${color #888888}${hr 3}
${alignc}${font Zekton:size=13}${color #ffffff}FiLE SYSTEMS: ${color #ffffff}/ ${color #d27c00}${fs_free /}/${fs_size /} ${color #ffc066}${fs_bar 8,175 /} ${color #ffffff} extra ${color #d27c00}${fs_free /media/extra/}/${fs_size /media/extra/} ${color #ffc066}${fs_bar 8,175 /media/extra/} ${color #ffffff} xp  ${color #d27c00}${fs_free /media/BGPC VISTA/}/${fs_size /media/BGPC VISTA/} ${color #ffc066}${fs_bar 8,175 /media/BGPC VISTA/} ${color #ffffff} mystuff ${color #d27c00}${fs_free /media/mystuff}/${fs_size /media/mystuff} ${color #ffc066}${fs_bar 8,175 /media/mystuff}

.conkyrc-amarok

Code:

double_buffer yes
update_interval 1.0
background yes

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


use_xft yes
override_utf8_locale no
xftfont Dejavu Sans:size=9
xftalpha 0.8
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
uppercase no
use_spacer no

border_margin 9
border_width 0

default_color white
default_outline_color black

alignment bottom_left
gap_x 0
gap_y 32

TEXT
${font Zekton:bold:size=13}${color #d27c00}.:[  ${color #ffffff}Gmail - ${color #ffc066}${texeci 90 python /home/bobby/.conky/gmail.py}${color #d27c00}  ]:.
${color #888888}----------------------------------------${color #636262}---${color #414141}---${color #000000}---
${color #ffffff}${alignc}${font Zekton:bold:size=13}Now Playing - ${color #d27c00} "${execi 10 ~/.conky/amarok title}"${color #ffffff} by ${color #d27c00}${execi 10 ~/.conky/amarok artist}  ${color #ffffff}from ${color #d27c00}${execi 10 ~/.conky/amarok album}${color #ffffff} released in ${color #d27c00}${execi 10 ~/.conky/amarok year}
${color #888888}${execibar 1 ~/.conky/amarok progress}

A couple things if someone can help out:

1. Anyone in Canada have a weather script? Every one I see is for folks in the US or overseas, can't find one that has Canada weather working :/
2. I can't get my conky to get the CPU and MB temps. I have copied some of the temp commands from scripts in this thread but they just don't work. I have tried:

Code:

[*]${i2c temp 1}

Which prevents conky from even starting lol, and

Code:

[*]${acpitemp}

Returns only a "0" value, never working.

I have lm-sensors installed, etc. as you can see from my desktop SS on the top left I have been seeing my temps for the longest time just fine. Would really like conky to take those duties over though

TIA for any help!

**qchi** · June 14th, 2007

Hi herbster !

I dont know much about all this, but i can tell the following:

- To get weather information for your location in Canada, you will have to modify some parameter of the script you are going to use. So find a script that works OK for you and find out where does it get information from.

- Showing HW temperatures in conky is not an easy thing to get into work. Find out if your motherboard provides that information, but before that -> search the forums, many people have managed to get it and are sharing their experience!

Good Luck with it!

**ukripper** · June 14th, 2007

Originally Posted by brodiepearce

I tried that previously but everything is moved too far over to the right and it looks out of place. Could anyone explaine to me how that formatting works? I'm guessing that the entries allign themselves to the PID CPU% and MEM% titles automatically or something, I don't understant it basically.

For now I guess aligning it to the right will have to do, I also have another question that has only come up now, how would I get conky to display Japanese characters? As a lot of my music collection has kanji in the Album/Artist fields, I already have SCIM support for Japanese installed, but that probably doesn't relate much to it...

Try {alignc}, it will fix your problem by aligning in centre

**flintflake** · June 15th, 2007

Originally Posted by muguwmp67

The offset and allignc commands are screwing it up. I'm not sure you can fix this with the way you are using offset. When alignrc kicks in, it centers the text across the entire conky window,

Code:

${offset 240{${color #FF0000}Dublin Forecast:
$alignc${execi 80 ~/scripts/weather.sh 31021}

I'd recommend using the maximum_width command to size the window to the correct proportions to begin with. It looks like this:

Code:

# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 400 5
maximum_width 350

You should tweak the 350 to a width of your liking.

That fixed it guys. I removed the offset code and it lined it up perfectly. Thanks!

**merlyn** · June 15th, 2007

Here's mine.

Original concept borrowed from kmandla's conky, with some amendments inspired by screens on this thread.

For some reason however conky won't sticky to all of my desktops. Is this normal behaviour. Perhaps I need to add something to my rc.

It lives on the bottom left of my screen btw.