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[wlourf]

I figured it out. The conky wireless variables do not work but I modified a bash script I got. The bash script gets the wireless signal info from /proc/net/wireless. I then use the bargraph.lua script with conky exec variable and the bash scripts as arguments. I've attached the bash scripts & lua script. I'm not 100% sure of the max settings in the lua script.

Hello;

If conky variables don't work, it's maybe because they return numbers with units. You can get off them using something like

name="",
arg=conky_parse("${wireless_bitrate}"):gsub(" Mb/s","")

conky_parse("${wireless_bitrate}") --> 11 Mb/s
conky_parse("${wireless_bitrate}"):gsub(" Mb/s","") --> 11

For the max value, you have just to put the maximum expected. I don't know what they can be for Noise & Link as I don't know what they are !

[alpetjr]

I started a new conky and I am having some problems. What I want to do is change the core bargraphs to match the rest. When I made my change on the lua file I get a error

Conky: llua_do_call: function conky-widget execution failed: attemt to call a nil value

Can anyone help me figure this out. Here is my lua, thanks

--[[ EQUALIZER WIDGET
    v1.0 by wlourf (10 Feb. 2010)
    This widget draw a simple bar like (old) equalizers on hi-fi systems.
    http://u-scripts.blogspot.com/
    
    The arguments are :
    - "name" is the type of stat to display; you can choose from 'cpu', 'memperc', 'fs_used_perc', 'battery_used_perc'.
    - "arg" is the argument to the stat type, e.g. if in Conky you would write ${cpu cpu0}, 'cpu0' would be the argument. 
        If you would not use an argument in the Conky variable, use ''.
    - "max" is the maximum value of the bar. If the Conky variable outputs a percentage, use 100.
    - "nb_blocks" is the umber of block to draw
    - "cap" id the cap of a block, possibles values are CAIRO_LINE_CAP_ROUND , CAIRO_LINE_CAP_SQUARE or CAIRO_LINE_CAP_BUTT
      see http://www.cairographics.org/samples/set_line_cap/
    - "xb" and "yb" are the coordinates of the bottom left point of the bar
    - "w" and "h" are the width and the height of a block (without caps)
    - "space" is the space betwwen two blocks, can be null or negative
    - "bgc" and "bga" are background colors and alpha when the block is not LIGHT OFF
    - "fgc" and "fga" are foreground colors and alpha when the block is not LIGHT ON
    - "alc" and "ala" are foreground colors and alpha when the block is not LIGHT ON and ALARM ON
    - "alarm" is the value where blocks LIGHT ON are in a different color (values from 0 to 100)
    - "led_effect" true or false : to show a block with a led effect
    - "led_alpha" alpha of the center of the led (values from 0 to 1)
    - "smooth" true or false : colors in the bar has a smooth effect
    - "mid_color",mid_alpha" : colors of the center of the bar (mid_color can to be set to nil)
    - "rotation" : angle of rotation of the bar (values are 0 to 360 degrees). 0 = vertical bar, 90 = horizontal bar
    
]]
require 'cairo'

function equalizer(cr, xb, yb, name, arg, max, nb_blocks, cap, w, h, space, bgc, bga, fgc, fga,alc,ala,alarm,led_effect,led_alpha,smooth,mid_color,mid_alpha,rotation)

-- recoding function of color

     local function rgb_to_r_g_b(colour, alpha)
        return ((colour / 0x10000) % 0x100) / 255., ((colour / 0x100) % 0x100) / 255., (colour % 0x100) / 255., alpha
    end
-- data necessary for the type of input divisions Equaliser

    local cap_round = CAIRO_LINE_CAP_ROUND        -- in the form of a circle
    local cap_square = CAIRO_LINE_CAP_SQUARE    -- in the form of a rectangle
    local cap_butt = CAIRO_LINE_CAP_BUTT        -- in the form of rectangular (other)

    local function setup_equalizer()

-- making data from OS
        
        local str = conky_parse(string.format('${%s %s}', name, arg))
        
        local value = tonumber(str)
        if value == nil then value = 0 end

        local pct = 100*value/max
        local pcb = 100/nb_blocks
-- set the size and type of scale
        cairo_set_line_width (cr, h)
        cairo_set_line_cap  (cr, cap)
-- Unscrew Equaliser    
        local angle= rotation*math.pi/180
        for pt = 1,nb_blocks do  
            local light_on=false
            --set colors
            local col,alpha = bgc,bga
            if pct>=(100/nb_blocks/2) then --start after an half bloc
                if pct>=(pcb*(pt-1)) then 
                    light_on=true
                    col,alpha = fgc,fga
                    if pct>=alarm and (pcb*pt)>alarm then col,alpha = alc,ala end
                end
            end

            --vertical points
            local x1=xb
            local y1=yb-pt*(h+space)
            local radius0 = yb-y1
    
            local x2=xb+radius0*math.sin(angle)
            local y2=yb-radius0*math.cos(angle)
            
            --line on angle
            local a1=(y2-yb)/(x2-xb)
            local b1=y2-a1*x2

            --line perpendicular to angle
            local a2=-1/a1
            local b2=y2-a2*x2
            
            --dots on perpendicular
            local xx0,xx1,yy0,yy1=0,0,0,0
            if rotation == 90  or rotation == 270 then
                xx0,xx1=x2,x2
                yy0=yb
                yy1=yb+w
            else
                xx0,xx1=x2,x2+w*math.cos(angle)
                yy0=xx0*a2+b2
                yy1=xx1*a2+b2
            end

            --perpendicular segment
            cairo_move_to (cr, xx0 ,yy0)
            cairo_line_to (cr, xx1 ,yy1)
        
            --colors
            local xc,yc=(xx0+xx1)/2,(yy0+yy1)/2
            if light_on and led_effect then
                local pat = cairo_pattern_create_radial (xc, yc, 0, xc,yc,w/1.5)
                cairo_pattern_add_color_stop_rgba (pat, 0, rgb_to_r_g_b(col,led_alpha))
                cairo_pattern_add_color_stop_rgba (pat, 1, rgb_to_r_g_b(col,alpha))
                cairo_set_source (cr, pat)
                cairo_pattern_destroy(pat)
            else
                cairo_set_source_rgba(cr, rgb_to_r_g_b(col,alpha))
            end 

            if light_on and smooth then
                local radius = (nb_blocks+1)*(h+space)
                if pt==1 then 
                    xc0,yc0=xc,yc --remember the center of first block
                end
                cairo_move_to(cr,xc0,yc0)
                local pat = cairo_pattern_create_radial (xc0, yc0, 0, xc0,yc0,radius)
                cairo_pattern_add_color_stop_rgba (pat, 0, rgb_to_r_g_b(fgc,fga))
                cairo_pattern_add_color_stop_rgba (pat, 1, rgb_to_r_g_b(alc,ala))
                if mid_color ~=nil then
                    cairo_pattern_add_color_stop_rgba (pat, 0.5,rgb_to_r_g_b(mid_color,mid_alpha))
                end
                cairo_set_source (cr, pat)
                cairo_pattern_destroy(pat)
            end 
        
            cairo_stroke (cr);

        end
    end    
    --prevent segmentatioon error
    local updates=tonumber(conky_parse('${updates}'))

        setup_equalizer()
end
--[[ END WIDGET ]]
-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--[[ TEXT WIDGET ]]

function text_widget(cr, x, y, prefix, name, arg, suffix, fsize, fgc, fga, rotation)

-- recoding function of color

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



    function addzero100(num)

        if tonumber(num) < 10 then
        return "00" .. num
        elseif tonumber(num) <100 then
        return "0" .. num
        else
        return num
        end
    end

-- making data from OS

    local str = conky_parse(string.format('${%s %s}', name, arg))
    local value = tonumber(str)
    if value == nil then value = 0 end

-- indicate font size
    cairo_set_font_size (cr, fsize)
-- indicate the point of departure    
    cairo_move_to(cr, x, y)
-- indicate the font color
    cairo_set_source_rgba(cr, rgb_to_r_g_b(fgc, fga))
-- rotate text
    cairo_rotate (cr, rotation*math.pi/180)
-- display text
    cairo_show_text(cr, prefix .. (addzero100(value)) .. suffix)    
end
--[[ END TEXT WIDGET ]]


-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    function conky_widgets()
        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)
-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--[[
equalizer(cr, xb, yb, name, arg, max, nb_blocks, cap, w, h, space, bgc, bga, fgc, fga,alc,ala,alarm,led_effect,led_alpha,smooth,mid_color,mid_alpha,rotation)
  ]]
cr = cairo_create(cs)
--text_widget(cr, 25, 120, "CPU2 ", 'cpu', 'cpu2', " %", 10, 0xffffff, 1, 50)
-- cpu 
equalizer(cr, 7, 138, 'cpu', 'cpu0', 100, 100, CAIRO_LINE_CAP_SQUARE, 20, 2, 1, 0x606070, 1, 0x00ff0c, 1, 0xff0000, 1, 80, true, 1, true, 0x66ff00, 1, 90)
cairo_destroy(cr)
-- core0
equilizer(cr, 7, 180, 'core0', 100, 100, CAIRO_LINE_CAP-SQUARE, 20, 2, 1, 0x606070, 1, 0x00ff0c, 1 , 0xff0000, 1 80, true, 1, true, 0x66ff00, 1, 90)
cairo_destroy(cr)
-- memory
cr = cairo_create(cs)
equalizer(cr, 7, 315, 'memperc', '', 100, 100, CAIRO_LINE_CAP_SQUARE, 5, 2, 1, 0x606070, 1, 0x00ff0c, 1, 0xff0000, 1, 80, true, 1, true, 0xff0000, 1, 90)
cairo_destroy(cr)
--swap
cr = cairo_create(cs)
equalizer(cr, 7, 341, 'swapperc', '', 100, 100, CAIRO_LINE_CAP_SQUARE, 5, 2, 1, 0x606070, 1, 0x00ff0c, 1, 0xff0000, 1, 80, true, 1, true, 0xff0000, 1, 90)
cairo_destroy(cr)
-- hdd Root
cr = cairo_create(cs)
equalizer(cr, 7, 400, 'fs_used_perc', '/', 100, 100, CAIRO_LINE_CAP_SQUARE, 5, 2, 1, 0x606070, 1, 0x00ff0c, 1, 0xff0000, 1, 80, true, 1, true, 0x66ff00, 1, 90)
cairo_destroy(cr)
--hdd Home
cr = cairo_create(cs)
equalizer(cr, 7, 425, 'fs_used_perc', '/home', 100, 100, CAIRO_LINE_CAP_SQUARE, 5, 2, 1, 0x606070, 1, 0x00ff0c, 1, 0xff0000, 1, 80, true, 1, true, 0x66ff00, 1, 90)
cairo_destroy(cr)
--hdd Var
cr = cairo_create(cs)
equalizer(cr, 7, 450, 'fs_used_perc', '/var', 100, 100, CAIRO_LINE_CAP_SQUARE, 5, 2, 1, 0x606070, 1, 0x00ff0c, 1, 0xff0000, 1, 80, true, 1, true, 0x66ff00, 1, 90)
cairo_destroy(cr)
--lan downspeed
cr = cairo_create(cs)
equalizer(cr, 7, 569, 'downspeedf', 'eth0', 1350, 100, CAIRO_LINE_CAP_SQUARE, 10, 2, 1, 0x606070, 1, 0x00ff0c, 1, 0xff0000, 1, 80, true, 1, true, 0x66ff00, 1, 90)
text_widget(cr, 8, 565, "Download  ", 'downspeedf', 'eth0', " Kb/s", 11, 0xffffff, 1, 0)
cairo_destroy(cr)
-- lan upspeed
cr = cairo_create(cs)
equalizer(cr, 7, 598, 'upspeedf', 'eth0', 170, 100, CAIRO_LINE_CAP_SQUARE, 10, 2, 1, 0x606070, 1, 0x00ff0c, 1, 0xff0000, 1, 80, true, 1, true, 0xff0000, 1, 90)
text_widget(cr,8 , 594, "Upload ", 'upspeedf', 'eth0', " Kb/s", 11, 0xffffff, 1, 0)
end

# --- Parameters conky --- #
own_window         yes
own_window_class     Conky
own_window_transparent     yes
own_window_type     override
own_window_hints     undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer         yes
# Minimal Width
maximum_width         300
# Minimal Size
minimum_size         300 800
# Location of conky --- #
alignment         bottom_right
#alignment               middle_middle
gap_x 10
gap_y -05

# --- Graphic  --- #
draw_borders         no
background         no
stippled_borders     1
border_margin         9
border_width         5
default_color         white
draw_graph_borders     yes

# --- Text --- #
use_spacer         righta
use_xft         yes
xftalpha         0.5
draw_shades         yes
update_interval     1.5
draw_outline         no
draw_borders         no
font             Sans:size=8:weight=bold
uppercase         no
override_utf8_locale     yes
no_buffers         yes
cpu_avg_samples     2
short_units         yes
pad_percents         2
text_buffer_size     2048


#--- LUA ----
lua_load ~/scripts/123.lua
lua_draw_hook_pre widgets

TEXT
${font Sans:size=9:weight=bold}${color grey}SYSTEM ${hr 2}$color${font Sans:size=8:weight=bold}
${color white}${time %A},${time %e} ${time %B} ${time %G}${alignr}
${color grey}Machine$color ${color white}$nodename ${alignr}
${color grey}Uptime $color$uptime${alignr}${color grey}Processes:$color $running_processes/$processes
${color grey}Kernel$color  ${color white}$kernel ${alignr}

# CPU
${font Sans:size=8:weight=bold}${color grey}CPU ${hr 2}$color

${color white}${font}CPU: ${color red}${cpu cpu0}% $font${color}${alignr}FREQ: ${color red}${freq_g 1}Ghz$alignr ${color white}



CORE0:
${color grey}${cpugraph cpu1 20,300 00ff0c 00ff0c }
CORE1:
${color grey}${cpugraph cpu2 20,300 00ff0c 00ff0c } 

#RAM
${font Sans:size=8:weight=bold}${color grey}MEMORY${hr 2}$color${font Sans:size=8:weight=bold}

${color white}RAM: ${color red}$memperc%${alignr}${color white}USED: ${color red}$mem/$memmax

${color white}SWAP:$color $swapperc%${alignr}${color white}USED: ${color red}$swap/$swapmax

#HDD

${voffset -5}${font Sans:size=8:weight=bold}${color grey}HDD ${hr 2}$color${font Sans:size=8:weight=bold}

${color white}ROOT${color red} ${fs_free_perc /}%$alignr${color}FREE: ${fs_free /}/ ${fs_size /}

${color white}HOME${color red}  ${fs_free_perc /home}%$alignr${color}FREE: ${fs_free /home}/ ${fs_size /home}

${color white}VAR${color red}  ${fs_free_perc /var}%$alignr${color}FREE: ${fs_free /var}/ ${fs_size /var}


#NETWORK
${font Sans:size=9:weight=bold}${color grey}NETWORK ${hr 2}$color${font Sans:size=8:weight=bold}

${color ff3500}Local:$color${goto 50}${addr eth0}    ${color ff3500}${goto 180}Public:$color${goto 225}${execi 300 wget -q -O - checkip.dyndns.org | sed -e 's/[^[:digit:]\|.]//g'}

#${color white$color ${downspeed eth0}${alignr}${color white}.$color${alignr} ${upspeed eth0}
#${downspeedgraph eth0 30,115 000000 00ff00} ${alignr}${upspeedgraph eth0 30,115 000000 ff0000}$color
#Trafic

${font Sans:size=8:weight=bold}
${voffset -26 alignl}${color ff3500}Total Down: ${color white}${totaldown eth0}${color ff3500}${alignr}Total Up:${alignr} ${color white}${totalup eth0}


#${color white$color ${downspeed vlan0}${alignr}${color white}.$color${alignr} ${upspeed vlan0}
#${downspeedgraph vlan0 30,115 000000 00ff00} ${alignr}${upspeedgraph vlan0 30,115 000000 ff0000}$color
# Trafic
${font Sans:size=8:weight=bold}
${voffset -26}${alignr}${color 66ff00}Total Down: ${color white}${totaldown vlan0}
${voffset 16}${alignr}${color 66ff00}Total Up:${alignr} ${color white}${totalup vlan0}

[alpetjr]

When a person makes a post in a window or a border how is it done instead of putting the whole script in the box?

[Dondermans]

I suppose you want something like this?

When a person makes a post in a window 
or a border how is it done instead of putting the whole script in the box?

Try:
1. Paste the text in the message window
2. Select the text you'd like inside the box
3. Select the Icon '#'

[akernan]

I figured it out. The conky wireless variables do not work but I modified a bash script I got. The bash script gets the wireless signal info from iwconfig. I then use the bargraph.lua script with conky exec variable and the bash scripts as arguments. I've attached the bash scripts & lua script. I'm not 100% sure of the max settings in the lua script.

Here's the updated scripts. I made them more generic so they work on any wireless interface, I think. I have eth1 but some have wlan0. I changed the max in bargraph.lua, but I'm not 100% sure noise/signal max is correct.

[akernan]

Hello;

If conky variables don't work, it's maybe because they return numbers with units. You can get off them using something like

name="",
arg=conky_parse("${wireless_bitrate}"):gsub(" Mb/s","")

conky_parse("${wireless_bitrate}") --> 11 Mb/s
conky_parse("${wireless_bitrate}"):gsub(" Mb/s","") --> 11

For the max value, you have just to put the maximum expected. I don't know what they can be for Noise & Link as I don't know what they are !

I tried the above change and I get conky_main_bars execution failed error. The lua script works with it not in.

[wlourf]

@akernan, there is an updated version of the bargraph script : http://wlourf.deviantart.com/gallery/28062900#/d2jj1rz (If you use it, just copy the bars_settings into the new script).

For the gsub() function, no idea what's wrong

[42dorian]

Where can I find the required fonts and how to install them?

@VinDSL SEE??? More proof you should post them somewhere! (Messin' with ya man, I know.)

Google is your answer DanPir. I find many of them are at dafont.com, however, a google search for them will always come up with the source. Especially if you include the maker or provider in the search (VinDSL has the maker/owner/provider listed in brackets next to each font in the script.)

After that, It gets fun!
First: Some prep work. Go to your home directory and create a folder called .fonts and you may need to reveal hidden files in the file manager to do it. I don't know what file manager you have, so I can't tell you specifics. Now, go to a command prompt and edit the file .bash_aliases in your favourite text editor. This file is already located in your home directory, or should be. If not, you'll be making it anyways.

Add this line to the file.

alias fontreload='fc-cache -f -v'

Now log out and log back in. I'll get to why in a minute.

Download the fonts to a directory somewhere you usually download stuff to. They'll be in some sort of zip format, so it's best to download them somewhere temporary. Unzip them to the .fonts directory you made in your home directory. Then go back to a a command prompt and type "fontreload" without the quotes. This will install all your new fonts so you can use them.

Easy huh? Oh, and for the Conky Weather fonts, you don't need to do this. When you install kaivalagi's conkyForecast script, it already installs them all.

While I'm here, have a look at these! They're helpful when you're just getting started in Conky. Get yourself screenruler from the repositories, and visit these links! VERY handy.

Conky Configuration Variables (Above the TEXT section.)
Conky Objects (Below the TEXT section.)
Conky Pitstop (Source for how-to-use scripts.)
kaivalagi's weather script.
kaivalagi's misc scripts.
Other kaivalagi python scripts for use with Conky.

Welcome to the insanitarium, my friend!

[akernan]

@akernan, there is an updated version of the bargraph script : http://wlourf.deviantart.com/gallery/28062900#/d2jj1rz (If you use it, just copy the bars_settings into the new script).

For the gsub() function, no idea what's wrong

Getting the new script worked, I also pulled a dummy by putting everything in quotes. It runs with no errors but nothing is displayed. I see the bar but that's it. I've tried changing the max but that didn't help.

[wlourf]

Getting the new script worked, I also pulled a dummy by putting everything in quotes. It runs with no errors but nothing is displayed. I see the bar but that's it. I've tried changing the max but that didn't help.

You should post the whole script, I don't understand what you putted in quotes !