conky thread :]

[wizard10000]

If you have time, and only if, would you make a copy of your .conkyrc, but written for version 1.9.x and post it?

I sure will. Converted it and it threw a couple errors which I'm chasing down now; once I can get the old version to run on my machine without errors I'll post it. Right now it's complaining about an '=' sign that causes another complaint about a missing sign if it's not there

Oh, well - I'll get it.

[wizard10000]

Here you go - it still throws one error that doesn't appear to matter - one other thing about the temperature indicator: I have a Dell laptop and use i8k sensors for temperature which most likely won't work unless you have a Dell laptop ${acpitemp} or parsing sensors' output should work.

## conky setup
	
update_interval 0.5
update_interval_on_battery 3
background yes
total_run_times 0
cpu_avg_samples 1
no_buffers yes
text_buffer_size 8192
temperature_unit celsius
## 
## needed if you want to display degree symbols
## 
override_utf8_locale yes
	
## set up window
	
alignment top_right
gap_x 20
gap_y 72
maximum_width 198
double_buffer yes
background yes
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
## 
## for most installations own_window type will be 'normal' or 'desktop'.
## to function correctly in KDE own_window_type must be 'dock'.
## 
own_window_type dock
own_window_argb_visual yes
## 
## own_window_hints:
## undecorated = no window decorations
## below = keep below other windows
## sticky = show on all desktops
## skip_taskbar, skip_pager prevents a taskbar icon or an alt-tab switch to conky.
## 
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
draw_borders no
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
use_xft yes
font Arial:size=11
uppercase no
short_units yes
	
## colors
	
## 
## you can assign colors here and then just refer to them in the text section.
## Note they're string variables without a leading #
## 
	
color0 68696b ## bar/graph color
color1 cccccc ## text color
color7 4dff4d ## green
color8 ffff4d ## yellow
color9 ff4d4d ## red


TEXT
#
# date and time display
#
${font Arial:size=24}${color1}${alignc}${time %l:%M %P}${font}
${font Arial:size=9}${alignc}  ${time %A}, ${time %B} ${time %e}${font}
# 
# cpu frequency.  Note cpu freq is green unless running at less than max speed.
#
${voffset 10}${color1}cpu freq:${alignr}${color7}${if_match ${freq 1} < 1734}${color8}${endif}${freq 1}${color1} mhz
# 
# cpu temperature.  Colors change to yellow at 75°C and red at 90°C.
#
${color1}cpu temp:${alignr}${color7}${if_match ${i8k_cpu_temp} > 75}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${i8k_cpu_temp} > 90}${color9}${endif}${i8k_cpu_temp}°C
# 
# 1m, 5m and 15m cpu load.  Note color changes as load increases. 
# 
${voffset 12}${color1}${alignc}1m: ${if_match ${loadavg 1} < 0.70}${color7}${endif}${if_match ${loadavg 1} >= 0.70}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${loadavg 1} >= 2.00}${color9}${endif}${loadavg 1}${color1} 5m: ${if_match ${loadavg 2} < 0.70}${color7}${endif}${if_match ${loadavg 2} >= 0.70}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${loadavg 2} >= 2.00}${color9}${endif}${loadavg 2}${color1} 15m: ${if_match ${loadavg 3} < 0.70}${color7}${endif}${if_match ${loadavg 3} >= 0.70}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${loadavg 3} >= 2.00}${color9}${endif}${loadavg 3}

# 
# cpu graph.  
# 
${font Arial:size=9}${voffset -10}${color0}${cpugraph cpu0 4dff4d ff4d4d -t -l}
# 
# text inside cpu graph.  Note color changes here also.
# Also, you can use a backslash to break up long lines.  This is handy.
# 
${color1}${goto 36}${voffset -28}cpu load: ${goto 156}${if_match ${cpu cpu0} >= 3}${color7}${endif}\
${if_match ${cpu cpu0} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu0} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu0}%

# 
# Individual CPU indicators - cpu 0-3  
#
# cpu0 - note that conky starts numbering cores at 1 instead of zero.  With conky, cpu0 = all cores.
#
${color0}${voffset -2}${if_match ${cpu cpu1} >= 3}${color7}${endif}\
${if_match ${cpu cpu1} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu1} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpugraph cpu1 22,46}\
# 
# cpu1 
#
${color0} ${if_match ${cpu cpu2} >= 3}${color7}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu2} >= 20}${color8}${endif}\
${if_match ${cpu cpu2} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpugraph cpu2 22,46}\
# 
# cpu2
# 
${color0} ${if_match ${cpu cpu3} >= 3}${color7}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu3} >= 20}${color8}${endif}\
${if_match ${cpu cpu3} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpugraph cpu3 22,46}\
# 
# cpu3
#
${color0} ${if_match ${cpu cpu4} >= 3}${color7}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu4} >= 20}${color8}${endif}\
${if_match ${cpu cpu4} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpugraph cpu4 22,46}
# 
# cpu load numbers for first four indicators.  These go inside the indicators  :) 
#
${font Arial:size=7}\
# 
# cpu0
# 
${color1}${voffset -27}${goto 26}${if_match ${cpu cpu1} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu1} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu1}%\
# 
# cpu1
# 
${goto 72}${if_match ${cpu cpu2} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu2} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu2}%\
# 
# cpu2
#
${goto 120}${if_match ${cpu cpu3} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu3} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu3}%\
# 
# cpu 3
#
${goto 172}${if_match ${cpu cpu4} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu4} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu4}%
# 
# Individual CPU indicators - cpu 4-7
# 
# cpu4
#
${color0}${voffset 12}${if_match ${cpu cpu5} >= 3}${color7}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu5} >= 20}${color8}${endif}\
${if_match ${cpu cpu5} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpugraph cpu5 22,46}\
# 
# cpu5
#
${color0} ${if_match ${cpu cpu6} >= 3}${color7}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu6} >= 20}${color8}${endif}\
${if_match ${cpu cpu6} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpugraph cpu6 22,46}\
# 
# cpu6
# 
${color0} ${if_match ${cpu cpu7} >= 3}${color7}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu7} >= 20}${color8}${endif}\
${if_match ${cpu cpu7} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpugraph cpu7 22,46}\
# 
# cpu7
#
${color0} ${if_match ${cpu cpu8} >= 3}${color7}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu8} >= 20}${color8}${endif}\
${if_match ${cpu cpu8} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpugraph cpu8 22,46}
# 
# cpu load numbers for the last four indicators.  These go inside the indicators  :) 
#
# cpu4
#
${color1}${voffset -22}${goto 26}${if_match ${cpu cpu5} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu5} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu5}%\
#
# cpu5
#
${goto 72}${if_match ${cpu cpu6} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu6} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu6}%\
#
# cpu6
#
${goto 120}${if_match ${cpu cpu7} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu7} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu7}%\
#
# cpu7
#
${goto 172}${if_match ${cpu cpu8} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu8} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu8}%${font}
# 
# memory bar.  Note conditional at the end of the line.
#
${color1}${voffset 24}memory:${alignr}$mem / $memmax
${color0}${goto 6}${membar} ${if_existing /proc/swaps partition}

# 
# swapbar only displays if there is a swap partition activated.  See conditional above.
# 
${color1}swap:${alignr}$swap / $swapmax
${color0}${goto 6}${swapbar}${endif}

# 
# simple filesystem bar.  This one is for /
#
${color1}root:${alignr}${fs_used /} / ${fs_size /}
${color0}${goto 6}${fs_bar /}

# 
# and another filesystem bar for /home
#
${color1}/home:${alignr}${fs_used /home} / ${fs_size /home}
${color0}${goto 6}${fs_bar /home}${if_existing /mnt/external/archive}

# 
# This filesystem bar only displays if a specific external drive is mounted.
# 
${color1}external:${alignr}${fs_used /mnt/external} / ${fs_size /mnt/external}
${color0}${goto 6}${fs_bar /mnt/external}${endif}
# 
# disk i/o numbers
#
${color0}${voffset 6}${alignc}disk i/o:
${color1}${alignc}${diskio}

# 
# wireless information.  only displays if wireless is connected.
#
${color1}${if_existing /proc/net/route wlan0}
${color1}${voffset -34}wlan:${alignr}${wireless_link_qual_perc wlan0}%
${color0}${goto 6}${wireless_link_bar wlan0}
${alignc}${color0}${voffset 8}dn: ${color1}${downspeedf wlan0}${color0} kbps
${alignc}up: ${color1}${upspeedf wlan0}${color0} kbps${endif}

# 
# battery indicator.  Outside border of battery bar turns yellow or red depending on battery percentage.
#
${color1}${voffset -10}battery:${alignr}${battery_percent}%
${color0}${goto 6}${battery_bar}${if_match ${battery_percent} <= 99}${color8}${goto 6}${execbar echo 0}${endif}${if_match ${battery_percent} <= 10}${color9}${goto 6}${execbar echo 0}${endif}
${font Arial:size=9}${alignc}${voffset -6}${battery_time}

# 
# nodename, uptime, kernel version
#
${font Arial:size=11}${color0}${alignc}${voffset -12}${nodename}
${color1}${alignc}uptime: ${uptime}
${color0}${alignc}kernel: ${kernel}
#
# and we end things with a couple of square brackets
#

[MoonRise]

Well, I can say I appreciate the new format presented as I've been wanting to convert mine to that. I was hoping doing that would fix the disappear/reappear issue but it didn't though it doesn't seem to do it as often. Maybe wishful thinking on that. However, I then took what I had and bound it with some of yours and using that new config format for some reason displays better. So to a large part very pleased.

[wizard10000]

Looks great!

[Snowhog]

Here you go - it still throws one error that doesn't appear to matter - one other thing about the temperature indicator: I have a Dell laptop and use i8k sensors for temperature which most likely won't work unless you have a Dell laptop ${acpitemp} or parsing sensors' output should work.

Thank you.

Tried it on my HP laptop, but it fails to load conky; it crashes. I suspect that it's because of the sensor identification for your CPU (i8k_cpu_temp).

[MoonRise]

This is my CONKY file for those who'd like to try it. Be aware this uses the configs to tie into the APC daemon so you do have to have that set up, otherwise comment it out or if on a laptop, change to the closest settings for that. Temps use Sensors so be sure it is there and set up. I believe its lm-sensors that has to be installed?

-- 
-- Starting with version 1.10, conky config is following lua format; there are several changes.
-- all configuration items end with a trailing comma.
-- all string variables are enclosed in single quotes.
-- all boolean responses are now true/false instead of yes/no
-- also notice that comments are two dashes and a space 
-- until you get into the text area, where # still works.
-- here we go...

conky.config = {
    
-- conky setup
    
update_interval = 2.0,
update_interval_on_battery = 4,
background = true,
total_run_times = 0,
cpu_avg_samples = 1,
no_buffers = true,
text_buffer_size = 8192,
temperature_unit = 'fahrenheit',
-- 
-- needed if you want to display degree symbols
-- 
override_utf8_locale = true,
    
-- set up window
    
alignment = 'top_left',
gap_x = 10,
gap_y = 10,
maximum_width = 255,
double_buffer = true,
background = true,
own_window = true,
--own_window_transparent = true,
-- 
-- for most installations own_window type will be 'normal' or 'desktop'.
-- to function correctly in KDE own_window_type must be 'dock'.
-- 
own_window_type = 'dock',
own_window_argb_visual = true,
own_window_argb_value = 50,
-- 
-- own_window_hints:
-- undecorated = no window decorations
-- below = keep below other windows
-- sticky = show on all desktops
-- skip_taskbar, skip_pager prevents a taskbar icon or an alt-tab switch to conky.
-- 
own_window_hints = 'undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager',
draw_borders = false,
draw_shades = false,
draw_outline = false,
use_xft = true,
font = 'Arial:size=11',
uppercase = false,
short_units = true,
    
-- colors

default_color = 'white',
default_shade_color = 'black',
default_outline_color = 'white',
    
-- 
-- you can assign colors here and then just refer to them in the text section.
-- Note they're string variables without a leading #
-- 
    
color0 = '68696b', -- bar/graph color
color1 = 'cccccc', -- text color
color7 = '4dff4d', -- green
color8 = 'ffff4d', -- yellow
color9 = 'ff4d4d', -- red

}

-- text

conky.text = [[
# 
# anything after here uses a hashtag to comment instead of double dashes.
#
# date and time and Node display
#
${if_match "${exec awk -F" " '{ printf tolower ($1) " "}' /etc/issue}" == "ubuntu"}\
  ${font Georgia:size=20}${alignc}K${exec awk -F" " '{ printf tolower ($1) " "}' /etc/issue}:  ${nodename}
${else}
  ${font Georgia:size=20}${alignc}${exec awk -F" " '{ printf ($1) " " ($2)}' /etc/issue}: ${font Georgia:size=20}${nodename}
${endif}${font Georgia:size=20}${alignc}${time %l:%M %P}
${alignc}${time %Y/%m/%d  (%a)}

${font Georgia:size=25}${font Georgia:size=21}CPU ${font}${hr 1}
# 
# cpu frequency.  Note cpu freq is green unless running at less than max speed.
#
${voffset 10}${color1}cpu freq:${alignr}${color7}${if_match ${freq 1} < 1734}${color8}${endif}${freq 1}${color1} mhz
# 
# cpu temperature.  Colors change to yellow at 75°C and red at 90°C.
#
#${color1}cpu temp:${alignr}${color7}${if_match ${i8k_cpu_temp} > 75}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${i8k_cpu_temp} > 90}${color9}${endif}${i8k_cpu_temp}°C
# 
# 1m, 5m and 15m cpu load.  Note color changes as load increases. 
# 
${voffset 12}${color1}${alignc}1m: ${if_match ${loadavg 1} < 0.70}${color7}${endif}${if_match ${loadavg 1} >= 0.70}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${loadavg 1} >= 2.00}${color9}${endif}${loadavg 1}${color1} 5m: ${if_match ${loadavg 2} < 0.70}${color7}${endif}${if_match ${loadavg 2} >= 0.70}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${loadavg 2} >= 2.00}${color9}${endif}${loadavg 2}${color1} 15m: ${if_match ${loadavg 3} < 0.70}${color7}${endif}${if_match ${loadavg 3} >= 0.70}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${loadavg 3} >= 2.00}${color9}${endif}${loadavg 3}

# 
# cpu graph.  
# 
${font Arial:size=9}${voffset -10}${color0}${cpugraph cpu0 4dff4d ff4d4d -t -l}
# 
# text inside cpu graph.  Note color changes here also.
# Also, you can use a backslash to break up long lines.  This is handy.
# 
${color1}${goto 36}${voffset -28}cpu load: ${goto 156}${if_match ${cpu cpu0} >= 3}${color7}${endif}\
${if_match ${cpu cpu0} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu0} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu0}%

# 
# Individual CPU indicators - cpu 0-3  
#
# cpu1 - note that conky starts numbering cores at 1 instead of zero.  With conky, cpu0 = all cores.
#
${color0}${voffset -2}${if_match ${cpu cpu1} >= 3}${color7}${endif}\
${if_match ${cpu cpu1} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu1} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpugraph cpu1 22,46}\
# 
# cpu2 
#
${color0} ${if_match ${cpu cpu2} >= 3}${color7}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu2} >= 20}${color8}${endif}\
${if_match ${cpu cpu2} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpugraph cpu2 22,46}\
# 
# cpu3
# 
${color0} ${if_match ${cpu cpu3} >= 3}${color7}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu3} >= 20}${color8}${endif}\
${if_match ${cpu cpu3} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpugraph cpu3 22,46}\
# 
# cpu4
#
${color0} ${if_match ${cpu cpu4} >= 3}${color7}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu4} >= 20}${color8}${endif}\
${if_match ${cpu cpu4} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpugraph cpu4 22,46}
# 
# cpu load numbers for first four indicators.  These go inside the indicators  :) 
#
${font Arial:size=7}\
# 
# cpu1
# 
${color1}${voffset -27}${goto 26}${if_match ${cpu cpu1} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu1} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu1}%\
# 
# cpu2
# 
${goto 72}${if_match ${cpu cpu2} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu2} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu2}%\
# 
# cpu3
#
${goto 120}${if_match ${cpu cpu3} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu3} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu3}%\
# 
# cpu4
#
${goto 172}${if_match ${cpu cpu4} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu4} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu4}%
# 


${font Georgia:size=12}${color #72D5A3}Processes:${color }  $processes
${color #72D5A3}Running:${color }     $running_processes

${font Georgia:size=25}${font Georgia:size=21}Memory ${font}${hr 1}

${color 94BFF3}RAM used: $mem${alignr}${membar 5,100}
${color 94BFF3}RAM free: $memfree
${color 94BFF3}RAM total: $memmax

${color 94BFF3}SWAP: $swap${alignr}${swapbar 5,100}

${color 94BFF3}ROOT used: $fs_used${alignr}${fs_bar 5,100 /}
${color 94BFF3}ROOT total: $fs_size

${color 94BFF3}HOME used: ${fs_used /home}       ${alignr}${fs_bar 5,100 /home}
${color 94BFF3}HOME total: ${fs_size /home}


${color ffffff}${font Georgia:size=25}${font Georgia:size=21}Vitals ${font}${hr 1} 

${color #72D5A3}CPU Temp:${color }${alignr}${execi 10 sensors -f | grep "Core 0" | cut -d "+" -f2 | cut -c1-7}F
${color #72D5A3}System Temp:${color }${alignr}${execi 10 sensors -f | grep "temp1" | cut -d "+" -f2 | cut -c1-7}F

${color #72D5A3}Up Time:${color }${alignr}${uptime}

${apcupsd localhost 3551}${alignc}${apcupsd_name}
${color #72D5A3}Battery Charge:${color }${alignr}${apcupsd_charge}%
${color #72D5A3}Line Voltage:${color }${alignr}${apcupsd_linev}v
${color #72D5A3}UPS Status:${color }${alignr}${apcupsd_status}
#
# and we end things with a couple of square brackets
#
]]

[vinnywright]

well ,,,,,,,,had to tweek a bit , like commenting out the lines with "i8k" in them and changing "wlan0" to "wlp4s0" removing the external drive refrences and adding my storage drive .

But ,,,,,it's growing on me ,,,,,,,,,nead to get that CPU temp worked out ,,,,I guess I can use the "sensors" but that involved a long line to get the relevant info .

${execi 8 sensors | grep -A 0 'temp1' | cut -c14-19 | sed '/^$/d'}°C

but hear it is @hear




VINNY

[woodsmoke]

Moonrise!

Now thaaaauuuttt is saaawweeeeettt! GREAT TRANSPARENCY on my Neon machine!

and yowsa, commented out the lappy stuff.

SAAWWWEEETT!

Moonrise and a few others here probably know the absolute Blood Sweat and Tears (great band btw! ) that folks went through less than a decade ago getting transparency to work!

woodappreciativesmoke

[wizard10000]

Thank you.

Tried it on my HP laptop, but it fails to load conky; it crashes. I suspect that it's because of the sensor identification for your CPU (i8k_cpu_temp).

well ,,,,,,,,had to tweek a bit , like commenting out the lines with "i8k" in them and changing "wlan0" to "wlp4s0" removing the external drive refrences and adding my storage drive .

But ,,,,,it's growing on me ,,,,,,,,,nead to get that CPU temp worked out ,,,,I guess I can use the "sensors" but that involved a long line to get the relevant info .

${execi 8 sensors | grep -A 0 'temp1' | cut -c14-19 | sed '/^$/d'}°C

Here's how I do it on my non-Dell netbook -

cpu temp: ${alignr}${exec sensors | grep "temp1" | cut -c16-19}°C

If you look at sensors output you can find the temp sensor and with a little experimenting you can get it to display properly :)

edit: ${acpitemp} might work also.

Sharing my references -

http://conky.sourceforge.net/config_settings.html (everything above text)

http://conky.sourceforge.net/variables.html (everything below text)

http://ifxgroup.net/conky.htm (Casey's conky reference - with examples)

http://conky.pitstop.free.fr/wiki/in...nd_tricks_(en) (Conky pitstop - this is where I learned to put text inside graphs)

[acheron]

Decided to start a conky thread since there are at least three of us working with conky and KF5.

I took my working conky install, commented the heck out of it so folks could see different sections and get some ideas on their own.

Quite like the simplicity of that compared to the complicated and widely distributed one I usually have.

Adapted it slightly, and somewhat please with it.