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Re: Conky Help

Alright, here goes, and thanks in advance.........
following this, I tried to get my processor temp sensors up and running. Alas, it didnt work. This is what I get.
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/6277/coretempfail.jpg

Here is what I get in terminal when I do what the link above says:

niblets@ubuntu:~$ sensors
k8temp-pci-00c3
Adapter: PCI adapter
Core0 Temp:  +49.0°C                                    
Core0 Temp:  +39.0°C                                    
Core1 Temp:  +44.0°C                                    
Core1 Temp:  +40.0°C

Here is what I have in my conky config:

Core Temp: ${execi 8 sensors | grep -A 1 ‘Core0 Temp’ | cut -c15-16 | sed ‘/^$/d’}°
Core Temp: ${execi 8 sensors | grep -A 1 ‘Core1 Temp’ | cut -c15-16 | sed ‘/^$/d’}°

Im assuming my problem lies in this part 

| cut -c15-16 |

since unlike in the page I was following, I have a dual core processor. But, I'm very new (2 days) to conky, and only made the switch to Linux a few weeks ago, so I dont know what to do now.

edit: fixed some grammatical syntax........

Last edited by niblets (2009-04-30 04:20:00)

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Re: Conky Help

Update: I got it semi working, but I am getting two temps per core. Any ideas?
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1318/56645586.th.jpg

${font Comic Sans MS:size=8}Core1:$color ${exec sensors|grep 'Core0'|awk '{print $3}'}°
${font Comic Sans MS:size=8}Core2:$color ${exec sensors|grep 'Core1'|awk '{print $3}'}°
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Re: Conky Help

Ok, well, now I have done it. I was trying to install !#, and wasnt paying enough attention. Long story short, I formatted my /home under Ubuntu, because I had never taken the time to set up a seperate /home partition.  So I went ahead with my !# install. My question is this. From my other post on here, I was able to get the conky setup I was using. I copied, and pasted into the same place I was doing it in Ubuntu.

I restarted my system, because I had downloaded some drivers too. When !# started back up, conky did not start. So I opened terminal, and started it. When it started, it was exactly the same as when I installed !#. There were no changes whatsoever. So I opened up the conky.conf, and the info I had pasted in there was still there. What gives?

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Re: Conky Help

niblets wrote:

So I opened up the conky.conf

conky.conf  ??  should be  ~/.conkyrc I think ..

My 2 cents ..

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Re: Conky Help

is the file called conky.conf? it should be .conkyrc

edit: beat me to it adcomp

Last edited by iggykoopa (2009-04-30 11:44:12)

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Re: Conky Help

Has anyone else noticed that ${if_gw} is a bit on the buggy side?  I wanted to use it as a wrapper for my whole network block (cleaner solution to this problem) but found that regardless of gateway status the block was not printed.  I then found that if I added either $gw_ip or $gw_iface to my .conkyrc (anywhere in the file, didn't even have to be in the if_gw block) the behavior was as expected.  I found one post in the ubuntu forums on this issue suggesting someone else observed similar behavior.

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Re: Conky Help

ADcomp wrote:
niblets wrote:

So I opened up the conky.conf

conky.conf  ??  should be  ~/.conkyrc I think ..

My 2 cents ..

iggykoopa wrote:

is the file called conky.conf? it should be .conkyrc

edit: beat me to it adcomp

this is where my problem was. yesterday, when i was on ubuntu, i was editing conky.conf. it was working..... then i come to !# and i couldnt find .conkyrc. but i found it, and put in everything i had put into conky.conf and it works now.

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Re: Conky Help

so has anyone tried this yet https://code.launchpad.net/~m-buck/+jun … sktop-info ? It's a conky like program that uses html,css etc for it's layout. I love conky but always thought some things in it were a little limiting, gonna have to give this a try soon.

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Re: Conky Help

in regards to my last post, it works, but not correctly. it no longer starts up when i log in. any thoughts?
it also sits above any other window i have open, which makes no sense to me, since i have this:

background yes
use_xft yes
xftfont Comic Sans MS=8
xftalpha 1
update_interval 1.0
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_type desktop
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
minimum_size 200 200
maximum_width 250
draw_shades yes
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders yes
default_color white
default_shade_color black
default_outline_color white
alignment top_right
gap_x 12
gap_y 12
no_buffers no
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 1
override_utf8_locale yes
own_window_type override

or should own window = no?

edit: problem solved. changed own window to no, and now its good.

still having problems with my core temps, from my above post. anyone have any ideas?

Last edited by niblets (2009-05-01 12:56:09)

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Re: Conky Help

I know that this is picky but I can't bear it any more.

Basically, when I receive an email my ConkyEmail prints the event to my desktop through my .conkyrc out of the same offset along the x-axis as the rest of my conky config elements. If that's not clear, I apologise, just take a look at my screenshot here: http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8845 … 41280x.jpg

How can I get it so that when I receive emails, they will be displayed about 10 pixels more to the right, in line with everything else?

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Re: Conky Help

fhsm wrote:

Has anyone else noticed that ${if_gw} is a bit on the buggy side?  I wanted to use it as a wrapper for my whole network block (cleaner solution to this problem) but found that regardless of gateway status the block was not printed.  I then found that if I added either $gw_ip or $gw_iface to my .conkyrc (anywhere in the file, didn't even have to be in the if_gw block) the behavior was as expected.  I found one post in the ubuntu forums on this issue suggesting someone else observed similar behavior.


This was a bug in Conky.  It's now fixed.

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Re: Conky Help

Hello all.

i'm having problems with a conkyscript rhytyhmbox script and its driving me crazy
I't won't display any line past 3 properly i don't know why.
example:

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/7311/testipt.th.jpg

As example i pasted in 2 times the same line. But it doesnt display it properly as you can see.
No matter what variables i type.

This is my rhytmnbox config

${font Devil inside:size=12}a${font}   Artiest: $alignr} [--datatype=AR]
${font OpenLogos:size=12}`${font}   Titel:$alignr} [--datatype=TI]
${font StyleBats:size=12}A${font}  Album:$alignr} [--datatype=AL]
${font StyleBats:size=12}A${font}  Album:$alignr} [--datatype=AL]

Can anyone explain me whats wrong?

  • Registered: 2009-05-20
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Re: Conky Help

any one please kindly get me instruction how to get the Weather forcase 3 or 5 days on conky  step by step as i am the beginner.
my location is in Bangkok Thailand.

sorry for my poor english.

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Re: Conky Help

How do you get conky to be in the Bottom Left hand corner and not in the Right top corner?

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Re: Conky Help

patrickstein wrote:

How do you get conky to be in the Bottom Left hand corner and not in the Right top corner?


In conkyrc -file you have something like this:

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

That's from my .concyrc -file, basically I have there all the possibilities and I have uncommented the one I use (alignment bottom_left).

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kBang wrote:

For those interested. Started by Bruce M. from Ubuntu forums and the mega large 6500+ post thread on Conky scripts/configs.

Hi kBang,

Thanks for the plug, but everyone says I started Conky Hardcore!. No true, it's a joint effort between "uncertain" and I.

Now I have a question, not being a CrunchBang user (ducking - wait listen, please) I'm here looking over conky forums for different ideas that we can use at Conky Hardcore! and I'd really like some #!CrunchBang  Linux input.

Anyone want to help us I would appreciate it.

I see people talking about conkyForecast (K's script). I use that, and helped beta test it from the beginning. So I can answer questions here for that too.

I see #!CBL is Debian based so yes one can use the "Ubuntu repos" to get all of his scripts. as posted on his thread and it will let you know if there are updates as well.

Have a nice day.
Bruce

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Re: Conky Help

Hanna wrote:
patrickstein wrote:

How do you get conky to be in the Bottom Left hand corner and not in the Right top corner?

In conkyrc -file you have something like this:

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

That's from my .concyrc -file, basically I have there all the possibilities and I have uncommented the one I use (alignment bottom_left).

Hi...

Actually there are more options than that.

Aligned position on screen:
tl - top_left
tr - top_right
tm - top_middle
bl - bottom_left
br - bottom_right
bm - bottom_middle
ml - middle_left
mr - middle_right

You can use the short two letter form or the long form. smile

Have a nice day.
Bruce

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Re: Conky Help

cursive wrote:

Hello all.

i'm having problems with a conkyscript rhytyhmbox script and its driving me crazy
I't won't display any line past 3 properly i don't know why.
example:

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/7311/testipt.th.jpg

As example i pasted in 2 times the same line. But it doesnt display it properly as you can see.
No matter what variables i type.

This is my rhytmnbox config

${font Devil inside:size=12}a${font}   Artiest: $alignr} [--datatype=AR]
${font OpenLogos:size=12}`${font}   Titel:$alignr} [--datatype=TI]
${font StyleBats:size=12}A${font}  Album:$alignr} [--datatype=AL]
${font StyleBats:size=12}A${font}  Album:$alignr} [--datatype=AL]

Can anyone explain me whats wrong?

Hi cursive,

I'm surprised it works at all you are missing a { on each line:

${font Devil inside:size=12}a${font}   Artiest: ${alignr} [--datatype=AR]
${font OpenLogos:size=12}`${font}   Titel:${alignr} [--datatype=TI]
${font StyleBats:size=12}A${font}  Album:${alignr} [--datatype=AL]
${font StyleBats:size=12}A${font}  Album:${alignr} [--datatype=AL]

I  also suggest ${alignr 2} to move the output 2 pixels from the edge or you "may" get a "blinking" effect as conky redraws for outputs that are different lengths.

Let me know how it works.
Bruce

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Re: Conky Help

Holy deja vu, Bruce, I was just on the Hardcore site and came back to #! forums and here you are posting....

CrunchBang is actually currently based on Ubuntu.

I view KDE like I view snow. It looks fun and marvelous, it's fun to play in, but after a while I just want someone to take it all away.
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kBang wrote:

Holy deja vu, Bruce, I was just on the Hardcore site and came back to #! forums and here you are posting....

CrunchBang is actually currently based on Ubuntu.

Well, what can I say.  I'm looking for new input for CH!  big_smile

Bruce

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Re: Conky Help

kBang wrote:
toasty mofo wrote:

Hi,

I'm wanting my conky set up to have a semi-transparent background as opposed to no background or a soid colour. Is there a way that I can set the alpha value of the background?

I don't think conky can do semi-transparent without an compositor like Compiz or xcompmgr.  I may be wrong?

Actually that not quite right anymore. There is a "semi-transparent" font you can use.

Take a look see: Semi-transparent background font.

I use it for my conkys.

Have a nice day.
Bruce

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kBang wrote:

Holy deja vu, Bruce, I was just on the Hardcore site and came back to #! forums and here you are posting....

CrunchBang is actually currently based on Ubuntu.

Really, I'll have to check it out.  smile

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Linzt wrote:

I know that this is picky but I can't bear it any more.

Basically, when I receive an email my ConkyEmail prints the event to my desktop through my .conkyrc out of the same offset along the x-axis as the rest of my conky config elements. If that's not clear, I apologise, just take a look at my screenshot here: http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8845 … 41280x.jpg

How can I get it so that when I receive emails, they will be displayed about 10 pixels more to the right, in line with everything else?

Before the output line add a ${goto 10} that command moves things to the right 10 pixels from the left most side of your conky.

${offset 10} will push right from where it is used.

Example:

${offset 25}Bruce${goto 0}Hi

Will display:

Hi Bruce

Check out: 3: ${goto}, ${offset} & ${voffset}

Hope that helps.
Bruce

Last edited by Bruce (2009-05-30 00:18:28)

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niblets wrote:

Alright, here goes, and thanks in advance.........
following this, I tried to get my processor temp sensors up and running. Alas, it didnt work.

Here is what I get in terminal when I do what the link above says:

niblets@ubuntu:~$ sensors
k8temp-pci-00c3
Adapter: PCI adapter
Core0 Temp:  +49.0°C                                    
Core0 Temp:  +39.0°C                                    
Core1 Temp:  +44.0°C                                    
Core1 Temp:  +40.0°C

What happens if you do this in terminal:

sensors | grep Core0

or

sensors | grep Core1

Bruce

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nontee wrote:

any one please kindly get me instruction how to get the Weather forcase 3 or 5 days on conky  step by step as i am the beginner.
my location is in Bangkok Thailand.

sorry for my poor english.

Hi nontee

First off your "code" is: THXX0002 for Bangkok, Thailand

next you need to register with weather.com to get:

XOAP_PARTNER_ID and XOAP_LICENCE_KEY

To register and obtain the necessary codes you need to visit the following url and fill out the form: http://www.weather.com/services/xmloap.html

After successfully completing the form, you will then receive a couple of emails providing you with the necessary codes to update these settings with, along with the software development kit and terms and conditions.  It "might" take a day or two, if you are lucky within an hour.

Do that and grab the conkyForecast package. Use Method #1 - it will work with #!.

Follow the rest of the instructions there.  If you have any further questions I'm here, just ask.

Bruce