conky thread :]

[wizard10000]

Nice work, acheron

conky got kinda simple once I figured out it was all about text markup; with a couple of conditionals, a couple of colors and the understanding that ${voffset} and ${goto} are your friend you can do pretty much anything you want

[acheron]

Nice work, acheron

conky got kinda simple once I figured out it was all about text markup; with a couple of conditionals, a couple of colors and the understanding that ${voffset} and ${goto} are your friend you can do pretty much anything you want

Indeed. It was literally a matter of minutes to scan though and tweak that.

[MoonRise]

Those of you with 8 cores!!!! Make me

[Snowhog]

Adapted it slightly, and somewhat please with it.

Would you post your .conkyrc file for us please?

[wizard10000]

Those of you with 8 cores!!!! Make me

Mine's a first-generation i7 laptop; I use it to heat the house in the winter

Seriously, this old Precision M4500 has more processor than cooling; it'll overheat quickly if more than one core is maxed out. Inside of the laptop is clean and thermal paste is recent - but if I'm converting flac to 320k mp3 I can only do one thread at a time.

[MoonRise]

........; I use it to heat the house in the winter
........

[acheron]

Would you post your .conkyrc file for us please?

Really very little change from the one in the OP.

Offsets were just guestimated, as I wanted to spend no more than a few mins on it.

-- 
-- 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 = 0.5,
update_interval_on_battery = 3,
background = true,
total_run_times = 0,
cpu_avg_samples = 1,
no_buffers = true,
text_buffer_size = 8192,
temperature_unit = 'celsius',
-- 
-- needed if you want to display degree symbols
-- 
override_utf8_locale = true,
    
-- set up window
    
alignment = 'top_right',
gap_x = 28,
gap_y = 52,
minimum_width = 246,
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_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
    
-- 
-- you can assign colors here and then just refer to them in the text section.
-- Note they're string variables without a leading #
-- 
    
color0 = '828486', -- bar/graph color
color1 = 'cccccc', -- text color
color7 = '#00ffff', -- blue
color8 = 'ffff4d', -- yellow
color9 = 'ff4d4d', -- red

}

-- text

conky.text = [[
# 
# anything after here uses a hashtag to comment instead of double dashes.
#
# date and time display
#
${font Arial:size=32}${color1}${alignc}${time %l:%M %P}${font}
${font Arial:size=10}${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.  
# 
${font Arial:size=10}${voffset -10}${color0}${cpugraph cpu0 32,252 00ffff 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 80}${voffset -32}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 32,60}\
# 
# 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 32,60}\
# 
# 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 32,60}\
# 
# 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 32,60}
# 
# cpu load numbers for first four indicators.  These go inside the indicators  :) 
#
${font Arial:size=10}\
# 
# cpu0
# 
${color1}${voffset -32}${goto 28}${if_match ${cpu cpu1} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu1} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu1}%\
# 
# cpu1
# 
${goto 90}${if_match ${cpu cpu2} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu2} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu2}%\
# 
# cpu2
#
${goto 154}${if_match ${cpu cpu3} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu3} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu3}%\
# 
# cpu 3
#
${goto 218}${if_match ${cpu cpu4} >= 20}${color8}${endif}${if_match ${cpu cpu4} >= 90}${color9}${endif}${cpu cpu4}%
# 
# 
# 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 /media/neo/437b0d8d-439e-4ce0-b061-c9a11d643b1d}

# 
# This filesystem bar only displays if a specific external drive is mounted.
# 
${color1}external:${alignr}${fs_used /media/neo/437b0d8d-439e-4ce0-b061-c9a11d643b1d} / ${fs_size /media/neo/437b0d8d-439e-4ce0-b061-c9a11d643b1d}
${color0}${goto 6}${fs_bar /media/neo/437b0d8d-439e-4ce0-b061-c9a11d643b1d}${endif}
# 
# disk i/o numbers
#
${color1}${voffset 6}${alignc}disk i/o:
${color7}${alignc}${diskio}

# 
# wireless information.  only displays if wireless is connected.
#
${color1}${if_existing /proc/net/route wlp4s0}
${color1}${voffset -34}wlan:${alignr}${wireless_link_qual_perc wlp4s0}%
${color0}${goto 6}${wireless_link_bar wlp4s0}
${alignc}${color1}${voffset 8}dn: ${color7}${downspeedf wlp4s0}${color1} kbps
${alignc}up: ${color7}${upspeedf wlp4s0}${color1} kbps${endif}

# 
# nodename, uptime, kernel version
#
${font Arial:size=10}${color1}${alignc}${voffset 0}uptime: ${uptime}
${color1}${alignc}kernel: ${kernel}
${color1}${alignc}Distro: kubuntu
${color1}${alignc}Release: ${execi 65000 lsb_release -rs | awk '{print $1}'}
${color1}${alignc}Codename: ${execi 65000 lsb_release -cs | awk '{print $1}'}
${color1}${alignc}KDE Frameworks: ${execi 65000 kf5-config --version | grep KDE | awk '{print $3}'}
${color1}${alignc}Desktop: Plasma ${execi 65000 plasmashell -v | awk '{print $2}'}
#
# and we end things with a couple of square brackets
#
]]

[acheron]

Those of you with 8 cores!!!! Make me

Depends what you want to do. On compilation this 4 core oddly beats some 8 cores, I now find out.

[GreyGeek]

.... Seriously, this old Precision M4500 has more processor than cooling; it'll overheat quickly if more than one core is maxed out. Inside of the laptop is clean and thermal paste is recent - but if I'm converting flac to 320k mp3 I can only do one thread at a time.

My hands shake too much to attempt to take my Acer 7739 laptop apart to replace its thermal paste, which needs to be done. So, instead, I rest it on a USB powered fan that blows air on the bottom just below the CPU. It makes a difference.

[vinnywright]

Mine's a first-generation i7 laptop; I use it to heat the house in the winter :)

Seriously, this old Precision M4500 has more processor than cooling; it'll overheat quickly if more than one core is maxed out. Inside of the laptop is clean and thermal paste is recent - but if I'm converting flac to 320k mp3 I can only do one thread at a time.

my

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4910MQ CPU @ 2.90GHz

(that speed steps to 3.99GHz) will do a CD's worth of FLAC to Mp3 in about a second and never notices it :)

with a

 for f in *.flac
      do 
      ffmpeg -i "$f" -b 320k "${f%.flac}.mp3"
done

of course if you have/use avconv then just replace the ffmpeg with avconv ,,,,,, ;)

but my laptop ,,,,a system76 Bonox8 has heat vents in the back that look like the air intakes of a fancy sports car ,,,,, ;D
and have never seen it hotter than about 140F-150F

VINNY