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Conky configuration

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Conky configuration

Postby anticapitalista on Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:03 am

antiX comes with the fantastic conky app to monitor various processes etc. Not only is this useful, but it is so cooool 8)
Share your (or ones you have found) .conkyrc files here and post a screenshot.
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Postby anticapitalista on Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:16 am

I'll begin.
Here is my .conkyrc
http://www.mediafire.com/?11dgz91nxed

and here is a snapshot.

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Postby UnicornRider on Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:11 pm

Snapshot

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~/.conkyrc

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${color gold}CPU:  ${cpubar 4}
${color gold}RAM:  ${membar 4}
${color gold}HDA:  ${fs_bar 4 /}
${color gold}HDB:  ${fs_bar 4 /home}
${color darkred}SETI:  ${execibar 180 ~/.conky_seti.sh}


~/.conky_seti.sh

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#!/bin/bash
STATUS=$( more /var/lib/boinc-client/client_state.xml | \
          grep fraction_done | cut -d '.' -f 2 | cut -c 1-2 )
echo "$STATUS"


(Remark: the SETI stuff provided by Conky default is worthless ...)
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Postby xToeCutter on Sun Dec 09, 2007 1:55 am

Can conky be run on KDE? If I start it.. its default location kills the icons on my desktop. Can it be made to start in a different location?
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Postby xToeCutter on Sun Dec 09, 2007 6:31 pm

I did get conky to run on my KDE desktop without killing the icons by changing

# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window no
to
own_window yes

It now runs in a small window, just need to figure out how to make it transparent as these comments don't have any effect on the window.

own_window_transparent yes
own_window_colour hotpink

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Postby anticapitalista on Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:02 pm

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Postby DJiNN on Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:41 pm

As i have recently got into conky in a big way, i thought i'd update this thread with a screenshot, the code, and a cool link that i found for getting some great colour codes. :)

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Now the code:
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# Conky sample configuration
#
# the list of variables has been removed from this file in favour
# of keeping the documentation more maintainable.
# Check http://conky.sf.net for an up-to-date-list.

# set to yes if you want Conky to be forked in the background
background yes

# X font when Xft is disabled, you can pick one with program xfontsel
#font 5x7
#font 6x10
#font 7x13
#font 8x13
#font 9x15
#font *mintsmild.se*
#font -*-*-*-*-*-*-34-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

# Use Xft?
use_xft yes

# Xft font when Xft is enabled
xftfont undotum:size=9

# Text alpha when using Xft
xftalpha 0.7

# Print everything to stdout?
# out_to_console no

# MPD host/port
# mpd_host localhost
# mpd_port 6600
# mpd_password tinker_bell

# Print everything to console?
out_to_console no

# mail spool
mail_spool $MAIL

# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 1.0

# This is the number of times Conky will update before quitting.
# Set to zero to run forever.
total_run_times 0

# Create own window instead of using desktop (requiwhite in nautilus)
own_window yes

# If own_window is yes, you may use type normal, desktop or override
own_window_type normal

# Use pseudo transparency with own_window?
own_window_transparent yes

# If own_window_transparent is set to no, you can set the background colour here
own_window_colour hotpink

# If own_window is yes, these window manager hints may be used
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

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

# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 220 5

# Maximum width of window
maximum_width 220

# Draw shades?
draw_shades yes

# Draw outlines?
draw_outline no

# Draw borders around text
draw_borders no

# Draw borders around graphs
draw_graph_borders yes

# Stippled borders?
#stippled_borders 8

# border margins
border_margin 4

# border width
border_width 0

# Default colors and also border colors
default_color #cccccc
default_shade_color #575757
default_outline_color #575757

# Text alignment, other possible values are commented
#alignment top_left
#alignment top_right
#alignment bottom_left
alignment bottom_right
#alignment none

# Gap between borders of screen and text
# same thing as passing -x at command line
gap_x 5
gap_y 60

# Subtract file system buffers from used memory?
no_buffers yes

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

# number of cpu samples to average
# set to 1 to disable averaging
cpu_avg_samples 2

# number of net samples to average
# set to 1 to disable averaging
net_avg_samples 2

# Force UTF8? note that UTF8 support requiwhite XFT
override_utf8_locale no

# Add spaces to keep things from moving about?  This only affects certain objects.
use_spacer no

# Allow each port monitor to track at most this many connections (if 0 or not set, default is 256)
#max_port_monitor_connections 256

# Maximum number of special things, e.g. fonts, offsets, aligns, etc.
#max_specials 512

# Maximum size of buffer for user text, i.e. below TEXT line.
#max_user_text 16384

# Timing interval for music player thread, e.g. mpd, audacious
#music_player_interval (update_interval is default)

# variable is given either in format $variable or in ${variable}. Latter
# allows characters right after the variable and must be used in network
# stuff because of an argument

# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen
#
#
#
#
#
#
#

TEXT
${color #dddf00}${font MgOpen Modata:size=9}SYSTEM $stippled_hr ${font}
  ${color cyan}${font undotum:size=14}${time %e %B %G %H:%M:%S}${font}
${color #FF3030}${hr 2}$color
  ${color #575757}${alignc}$nodename - ${color white}$sysname $kernel
  ${alignc}on ${color white}$machine
  ${color #575757}Uptime:${color white} $uptime - ${color #575757}Load:${color white} $loadavg
  ${color #575757}${execi 1000 cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep 'model name' | sed -e 's/model name.*: //'} ${color white}${alignr}${freq_dyn}Mhz
  ${color #575757}CPU        ${color white} $cpu% ${color #7F00FF}${alignr}${cpubar 6,135}
  ${color #cccccc}${cpugraph 15,213 FF0066 2E0854}
  ${color #575757}RAM       ${color white} $memperc% ${color #5DFC0A}${alignr}${membar 6,135}
  ${color #5DFC0A}${alignr}$mem/$memmax
  ${color #575757}Swap       ${color white} $swapperc% ${color #1464F4}${alignr}${swapbar 6,135}
  ${color #1464F4}${ALIGNr}$swap/$swapmax
  ${color #575757}Processes: ${color white}$processes  ${color #575757}Running: ${color white}$running_processes
${color #dddf00}${font MgOpen Modata:size=10}NETWORK $stippled_hr ${font}
  ${color #575757}NAT IP ${alignc}${color }${addr eth0}
  ${color #575757}Down:${color magenta} ${downspeed eth0} k/s ${color #33ff33} ${offset 40}${color #575757}Up:${color magenta} ${upspeed eth0} k/s
  ${color #cc9900}${downspeedgraph eth0 15,100 ff3333 00ff99}   ${color #cc9900}${upspeedgraph eth0 15,100 ff3333 00ff99}
${color #dddf00}${font MgOpen Modata:size=10}DRIVES $stippled_hr ${font}
  ${color #575757}/      ${offset 10}${color white}${fs_used /}/${fs_size /}    ${color #cccccc}${fs_bar /}
  ${color #575757}ZeN ${offset 10}${color white}${fs_used /mnt/ZeN}/${fs_size /mnt/ZeN}  ${color #cccccc}${fs_bar //mnt/ZeN}
  ${color #575757}TiNY ${offset 10}${color white}${fs_used /mnt/TiNY}/${fs_size /mnt/TiNY}  ${color #cccccc}${fs_bar /mnt/TiNY}
  ${color #575757}T-FluX ${offset 10}${color white}${fs_used /mnt/TiNYFLUX}/${fs_size /mnt/TiNYFLUX}  ${color #cccccc}${fs_bar /mnt/TiNYFLUX}
  ${color #575757}LiNGO ${offset 10}${color white}${fs_used /mnt/sda5}/${fs_size /mnt/sda5}  ${color #cccccc}${fs_bar /mnt/sda5}
  ${color #575757}USB ${offset 10}${if_mounted /media/DISK-ON-KEY__} ${color white}${fs_used /media/DISK-ON-KEY__}/${fs_size /media/DISK-ON-KEY__}      ${color #cccccc}${fs_bar /media/DISK-ON-KEY__} $else ${color white}Not mounted${color} $endif
  ${color #575757}CD  ${offset 10}${if_mounted /media/cdrom0}  ${color white}${fs_used /media/cdrom0}/${fs_size /media/cdrom0}       ${color #cccccc}${fs_bar /media/cdrom0}$else ${color white} Not mounted${color} $endif
${color #dddf00}${font MgOpen Modata:size=10}MONITORING $stippled_hr ${font}
  ${color #575757}NAME -                          PID      CPU%   MEM%
  ${color white}${top name 1}    ${alignr 10}${top pid 1} ${top cpu 1} ${top mem 1}
  ${color white}${top name 2}    ${alignr 10}${top pid 2} ${top cpu 2} ${top mem 2}
  ${color white}${top name 3}    ${alignr 10}${top pid 3} ${top cpu 3} ${top mem 3}
  ${color white}${top name 4}    ${alignr 10}${top pid 4} ${top cpu 4} ${top mem 4}
  ${color}MEMORY -
  ${color white}${top_mem name 1}    ${alignr 10}${top_mem pid 1} ${top_mem cpu 1} ${top_mem mem 1}
  ${color white}${top_mem name 2}    ${alignr 10}${top_mem pid 2} ${top_mem cpu 2} ${top_mem mem 2}
  ${color white}${top_mem name 3}    ${alignr 10}${top_mem pid 3} ${top_mem cpu 3} ${top_mem mem 3}
${color #dddf00}${font MgOpen Modata:size=10}MUSIC $stippled_hr ${font}
  ${if_running xmmsapp}${color #575757}Artist: ${color white}  ${execi 10 ~/.conky/xmms artist}
  ${color #575757}Title:    ${color white}${execi 10 ~/.conky/xmms title}
  ${color #cccccc}${execibar 1 ~/.conky/xmms progress}
  ${color #575757}Album:  ${color white}${execi 10 ~/.conky/xmms album}
  ${color #575757}Year:    ${color white}${execi 10 ~/.conky/xmms year}$else${color #cccccc}${alignc}NOT ACTIVE$endif
${color #dddf00}$stippled_hr



And finally the link to that great colour chart!

I've had enough for today, but i'm sure that i'll be tweaking it again soon! :)
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Postby xToeCutter on Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:32 pm

That looks great. Thanks for the color guide. Do you know how to set the music player to Amarok?
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Postby DJiNN on Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:01 pm

xToeCutter wrote:That looks great. Thanks for the color guide. Do you know how to set the music player to Amarok?


Thanks, glad you like. I really love conky and i can spend hours just messing about with it, and learning a lot in the process. :)

Re: Amarok, put the following at the end of your .conkyrc and see if it works. You may have to tweak it a bit. :)

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${color #dddf00}${font MgOpen Modata:size=10}MUSIC $stippled_hr ${font}
  ${if_running amarokapp}${color #ffffff}Artist: ${color #999999}  ${execi 10 ~/.conky/amarok artist}
  ${color #ffffff}Title:    ${color #999999}${execi 10 ~/.conky/amarok title}
  ${color #cccccc}${execibar 1 ~/.conky/amarok progress}
  ${color #ffffff}Album:  ${color #999999}${execi 10 ~/.conky/amarok album}
  ${color #ffffff}Year:    ${color #999999}${execi 10 ~/.conky/amarok year}$else${color #cccccc}${alignc}NOT ACTIVE$endif
${color #dddf00}$stippled_hr


Let me know how you get on, i'd be interested to know if it works. :)
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Postby eriefisher on Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:36 pm

Here are some ideas and scripts.

http://conky.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html

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Postby DJiNN on Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:05 pm

Excellent link eriefisher, much appreciated. Looks like i'll be going to bed late tonight! :)
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Postby eriefisher on Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:11 pm

Did you get any sleep yet? What were the final results?

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Postby DJiNN on Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:46 am

LOL!! Yep, got some sleep eventually, but had a blast with Conky before doing so. I learnt quite a lot in the process (Although i've still much to learn of course) and i did get my Temperature settings (CPU & HDD) working on my core 2 lappie, so that was a real boon! Also found out how to make the bars look a lot sweeter, how to change the size of them and that kind of thing. Mainly cosmetic, but it's all good stuff.

I'll post a screenie of the latest incarnation soon as i get a chance. :)
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Postby harii on Tue May 27, 2008 4:43 am

Share your (or ones you have found) .conkyrc files here and post a screenshot.

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# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# file: ~/.conkyrc
# author: Harii for AntiX
# modified: May 26, 2008
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------


alignment bottom_left
background no
cpu_avg_samples 2
default_color white
default_outline_color black
default_shade_color black
double_buffer yes
draw_outline yes
draw_shades no
gap_y 0
net_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale no
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_type desktop
own_window_type override
total_run_times 0
update_interval 5.0
uppercase no
use_spacer no
use_xft yes
xftalpha 0.8
xftfont DejaVu Sans:size=8
#${font Ranger:size=7}$sysname $kernel on ${freq_g}GHz $machine ${pre_exec uname -p | sed -e 's/(R)//g'} $color$stippled_hr
#$color$stippled_hr
# output ---------------------------------------------------------------

TEXT

${color white}${font Ranger:bold:size=26}AntiX ${color orange}${time %H:%M}${font}${voffset -17} ${color grey}${time %A %d %b %Y} ${color grey}CPU: ${color orange}${cpugraph 7,40}${color grey} ( ${cpu}%) ${color}Proc: ${color grey}$processes ${color}Run: ${color grey}$running_processes sda1:${color orange} ${fs_bar 7,40 /}${color grey} (${fs_free_perc /}%) ${color grey}essid: ${wireless_essid wlan0} ${color grey}IP:${color grey} ${addr wlan0}
${font DejaVu Sans:size=8}${offset 245} ${color grey}Uptime: $uptime ${offset 12} ${color grey}MEM: ${color orange}${membar 7,40} ${color grey}($memperc%)${color grey} ${color}Swap: ${color orange}${swapbar 7,40}${color grey} ($swapperc%) ${color}sda3: ${color orange}${fs_bar 7,40 /home} ${color grey}(${fs_free_perc /home}%) ${color grey}Wi-Fi STR: ${color orange}${wireless_link_bar 7,40 wlan0} ${color grey}speed: ${color grey} ${wireless_bitrate wlan0}


The text is just two lines? But i think people can get it working?
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Postby DJiNN on Tue May 27, 2008 1:52 pm

harii - that conky looks great! Nice one! :) I've been looking for a decent two line conky for a while now, and this fits the bill perfectly!!
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