The conky-ness thread!

From another place ....

Originally Posted by mrpeachy good day ive been tinkering with v9000 weather and with the help of falldown came up with this you can get all the files here if you want to try it https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../v9000i.tar.gz updated iweather.lua https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/190 … lua.tar.gz this is how it works http://youtu.be/8ROwx5-gr5c needs some more work to get things spot on :-)

Here's my version of v9000i - the interactive weather ...


mrpeachy and falldown are an awesome mix!

I to them!

If anyone is interested in my template I'll post it. Basically for non-US users. HH:MM:SS - DD MM YY some things can't be changed yet.

Originally Posted by Sector11 mrpeachy and falldown are an awesome mix! I to them!

I've seen this recently, and it is very appealing to me. They are breaking barriers left and right.
Since I returned my Galaxy tablet, I have to re-consider a desktop weather widget.

Very slick.

Originally Posted by Habitual I've seen this recently, and it is very appealing to me. They are breaking barriers left and right. Since I returned my Galaxy tablet, I have to re-consider a desktop weather widget. Very slick.

Actually falldown has been making interactive conkys for quite a while, but this ... he got the idea from his android phone so he created the image in GIMP (he's a Master GIMP'er as well) is really cool, and then mrpeachy creator of the v9000, and now v9001-testing, script stepped in ... the two of them are absolutely brilliant together.

An unstoppable combo!

Well i've got nothing near as fancy as many of the awesome Conkys here. I am doing something i've never seen done before though, so i thought i'd show it off.
http://i42.tinypic.com/2946ws1.png

That is not a widget. I use feh, to use the wallpaper as a background image on conky.
I have a custom wallpaper. I made an empty folder view widget on my desktop where my conky is located, took a photo of it and then edited the original wallpaper i was using so the folder view widget is actually part of the wallpaper. Now when conky starts, it looks like a widget, but it's actually only an illusion.
I like it.

Originally Posted by Knightron Well i've got nothing near as fancy as many of the awesome Conkys here. I am doing something i've never seen done before though, so i thought i'd show it off. http://i42.tinypic.com/2946ws1.png That is not a widget. I use feh, to use the wallpaper as a background image on conky. I have a custom wallpaper. I made an empty folder view widget on my desktop where my conky is located, took a photo of it and then edited the original wallpaper i was using so the folder view widget is actually part of the wallpaper. Now when conky starts, it looks like a widget, but it's actually only an illusion. I like it.

Interesting ... but couldn't you use:

draw_borders yes
border_width 10

to get the same affect?

It wasn't so much the boarders that i wanted, they just make it look in sync with the rest of the theme. It is the (pseudo) translucency.
The fonts don't display great on my wallpaper with translucency, so making it look like it's a widget allows me to darken the background, so the background of conky still appears translucent, but and the fonts would be clearer to read.

Originally Posted by Knightron It wasn't so much the boarders that i wanted, they just make it look in sync with the rest of the theme. It is the (pseudo) translucency. The fonts don't display great on my wallpaper with translucency, so making it look like it's a widget allows me to darken the background, so the background of conky still appears translucent, but and the fonts would be clearer to read.

OH sorry I totally missed the point.

Do you have LUA available in your conky?

 04 Jan 14 | 10:40:58 ~
    $ conky -v
{snip}
  * iostats
  * ncurses
  * Lua

  Lua bindings:
   * Cairo
   * Imlib2
 
 04 Jan 14 | 10:41:03 ~
    $

Those last three are what you need.

If so you could use draw-bg.lua. Check my post #106 you'll see a shadow - and for the same reason.

You can do fun things with draw-bk.lua and change the background at will:

If you set a shadow 60x60 with rounded corners of 30 you get a circle, as seen behind the moon.

My email currency converter conky on the bottom left uses:

lua_load /media/5/Conky/LUA/draw-bg.lua
lua_draw_hook_pre draw_bg 10 0 0 0 0 0x000000 0.25
#lua_draw_hook_post draw_bg 10 0 0 0 0 0x000000 0.25
TEXT

... and if you look close, the text itself has a shadow:

draw_shades yes  #amplifies text if yes
default_shade_color 000000

... gives it that 'raised' look

draw-bk.lua
- - this version has a LUA calendar as well
- - Instructions on use at the top.

--[[Background originally by londonali1010 (2009)
    ability to set any size for background mrpeachy 2011
    ability to set variables for bg in conkyrc dk75

  the change is that if you set width and/or height to 0
  then it assumes the width and/or height of the conky window

so:

Above and After TEXT  (requires a composite manager or it blinks! better is images in conky)

 lua_load /path_to/draw_bg.lua
 TEXT
 ${lua conky_draw_bg 10 0 0 0 0 0x000000 0.2}

OR Both above TEXT (no composite manager required - no blinking! - not good with images)

 lua_load /path_to/draw_bg.lua
 lua_draw_hook_pre draw_bg 10 0 0 0 0 0x000000 0.2
 TEXT

Note
${lua conky_draw_bg 20 0 0 0 0 0x000000 0.2}
  See below:        1  2 3 4 5 6        7

${lua conky_draw_bg corner_radius x_position y_position width height color alpha}

covers the whole window and will change if you change the minimum_size setting

1 = 20             corner_radius
2 = 0             x_position
3 = 0             y_position
3 = 0             width
5 = 0             height
6 = 0x000000      color
7 = 0.4           alpha

######### calendar function ##################################################

then to use it, you activate the calendar function BELOW TEXT like this

${lua luacal {settings}}

#${lua luacal {x=,y=,tf="",tfs=,tc=,ta=,bf="",bfs=,bc=,ba=,hf="",hfs=,hc=,ha=,sp="",gh=,gt=,gv=,sd=}}
#    x=x position top left
#    y=y position top left
#    tf=title font, eg "mono" must be in quotes
#    tfs=title font size
#    tc=title color
#    ta=title alpha
#    bf=body font, eg "mono" must be in quotes
#    bfs=body font size
#    bc=body color
#    ba=body alpha
#    hf=highlight font, eg "mono" must be in quotes
#    hfs=highlight font size
#    hc=highlight color
#    ha=highlight alpha
#    sp=spacer, eg " " or sp="0"... 0,1 or 2 spaces can help with positioning of non-monospaced fonts

#    gt=gap from title to body
#    gh=gap horizontal between columns
#    gv=gap vertical between rows
#    sd=start day, 0=Sun, 1=Mon

#    hstyle = heading style, 0=just days, 1=date insert
#    tdf=title date font, eg "mono" must be in quotes
#    tdfs=title date font size
#    tdc=title date color
#    tda=title date alpha

# test line
-- ${lua luacal {x=40,y=40,tf="Monofur",tfs=24,tc=0xFFDEAD,ta=1,bf="Monofur",bfs=24,bc=0xFFDEAD,ba=1,hf="Monofur",hfs=24,hc=0x00BFFF,ha=1,sp=" ",gh=40,gt=25,gv=20,sd=0,hstyle=1,tdf="Monofur",tdfs=24,tdc=0x00BFFF,tda=1}}


]]

require 'cairo'
local    cs, cr = nil
function rgb_to_r_g_b(colour,alpha)
return ((colour / 0x10000) % 0x100) / 255., ((colour / 0x100) % 0x100) / 255., (colour % 0x100) / 255., alpha
end
function conky_draw_bg(r,x,y,w,h,color,alpha)
if conky_window == nil then return end
if cs == nil then cairo_surface_destroy(cs) end
if cr == nil then cairo_destroy(cr) end
local cs = cairo_xlib_surface_create(conky_window.display, conky_window.drawable, conky_window.visual, conky_window.width, conky_window.height)
local cr = cairo_create(cs)
w=w
h=h
if w=="0" then w=tonumber(conky_window.width) end
if h=="0" then h=tonumber(conky_window.height) end
cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,rgb_to_r_g_b(color,alpha))
--top left mid circle
local xtl=x+r
local ytl=y+r
--top right mid circle
local xtr=(x+r)+((w)-(2*r))
local ytr=y+r
--bottom right mid circle
local xbr=(x+r)+((w)-(2*r))
local ybr=(y+r)+((h)-(2*r))
--bottom right mid circle
local xbl=(x+r)
local ybl=(y+r)+((h)-(2*r))
-----------------------------
cairo_move_to (cr,xtl,ytl-r)
cairo_line_to (cr,xtr,ytr-r)
cairo_arc(cr,xtr,ytr,r,((2*math.pi/4)*3),((2*math.pi/4)*4))
cairo_line_to (cr,xbr+r,ybr)
cairo_arc(cr,xbr,ybr,r,((2*math.pi/4)*4),((2*math.pi/4)*1))
cairo_line_to (cr,xbl,ybl+r)
cairo_arc(cr,xbl,ybl,r,((2*math.pi/4)*1),((2*math.pi/4)*2))
cairo_line_to (cr,xtl-r,ytl)
cairo_arc(cr,xtl,ytl,r,((2*math.pi/4)*2),((2*math.pi/4)*3))
cairo_close_path(cr)
cairo_fill (cr)
------------------------------------------------------------
cairo_surface_destroy(cs)
cairo_destroy(cr)
return ""
end
-- ###### calendar function ##################################################
function conky_luacal(caltab) -- {x=,y=,tf="",tfs=,tc=,ta=,bf="",bfs=,bc=,ba=,hf="",hfs=,hc=,ha=,sp="",gt=,gh=,gv=,sd=,hstyle=,tdf=,tdfs=,tdc=,tda=}
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)
local cr = cairo_create(cs)
--############################################################################
if caltab.x==nil then
caltab=loadstring("return" .. caltab)()
end
local cal_x=caltab.x
local cal_y=caltab.y
local tfont=caltab.tf		or "mono"
local tfontsize=caltab.tfs	or 12
local tc=caltab.tc			or 0xffffff
local ta=caltab.ta			or 1
local bfont=caltab.bf		or "mono"
local bfontsize=caltab.bfs	or 12
local bc=caltab.bc			or 0xffffff
local ba=caltab.ba			or 1
local hfont=caltab.hf		or "mono"
local hfontsize=caltab.hfs	or 12
local hc=caltab.hc			or 0xff0000
local ha=caltab.ha			or 1
local spacer=caltab.sp		or " "
local gaph=caltab.gh		or 20
local gapt=caltab.gt		or 15
local gapl=caltab.gv		or 15
local sday=caltab.sd		or 0
local hstyle=caltab.hstyle	or 0
--convert colors
--local font=string.gsub(font,"_"," ")
local tred,tgreen,tblue,talpha=rgb_to_r_g_b(tc,ta)
--main body text color
local bred,bgreen,bblue,balpha=rgb_to_r_g_b(bc,ba)
--highlight text color
local hred,hgreen,hblue,halpha=rgb_to_r_g_b(hc,ha)
--############################################################################
--calendar calcs
local year=os.date("%G")
local today=tonumber(os.date("%d"))
local t1 = os.time( {    year=year,month=03,day=01,hour=00,min=0,sec=0} );
local t2 = os.time( {    year=year,month=02,day=01,hour=00,min=0,sec=0} );
local feb=(os.difftime(t1,t2))/(24*60*60)
local monthdays={ 31, feb, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31 }
local day=tonumber(os.date("%w"))+1-sday
local day_num = today
local remainder=day_num % 7
local start_day=day-(day_num % 7)
if start_day<0 then start_day=7+start_day end
local month=os.date("%m")
local mdays=monthdays[tonumber(month)]
local x=mdays+start_day
local dnum={}
local dnumh={}
if mdays+start_day<36 then
dlen=35
plen=29
else
dlen=42
plen=36
end
for i=1,dlen do
    if i<=start_day then
    dnum[i]="  "
    else
    dn=i-start_day
        if dn=="nil" then dn=0 end
        if dn<=9 then dn=(spacer .. dn) end
        if i>x then dn="" end
        dnum[i]=dn
        dnumh[i]=dn
        if dn==(spacer .. today) or dn==today then
        dnum[i]=""
        end
        if dn==(spacer .. today) or dn==today then
        dnumh[i]=dn
        place=i
        else dnumh[i]="  "
        end
    end
end--for
cairo_select_font_face (cr, tfont, CAIRO_FONT_SLANT_NORMAL, CAIRO_FONT_WEIGHT_NORMAL);
cairo_set_font_size (cr, tfontsize);
cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,tred,tgreen,tblue,talpha)
local extents=cairo_text_extents_t:create()
tolua.takeownership(extents)
if hstyle==0 then
    if tonumber(sday)==0 then
    dys={"SU","MO","TU","WE","TH","FR","SA"}
    else
    dys={"MO","TU","WE","TH","FR","SA","SU"}
    end
    --draw calendar titles
elseif hstyle==1 then
    if tonumber(sday)==0 then
    dys={"SU","MO"," ","  ","  ","FR","SA"}
    cairo_text_extents(cr,"MO",extents)
    local s=extents.x_advance+gaph
    local f=gaph*5
    local tdfont=caltab.tdf        or "mono"
    local tdfontsize=caltab.tdfs    or 12
    local tdc=caltab.tdc        or 0xffffff
    local tda=caltab.tda        or 1
    cairo_select_font_face (cr, tdfont, CAIRO_FONT_SLANT_NORMAL, CAIRO_FONT_WEIGHT_NORMAL);
    cairo_set_font_size (cr, tdfontsize);
    local tdred,tdgreen,tdblue,tdalpha=rgb_to_r_g_b(tdc,tda)
    cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,tdred,tdgreen,tdblue,tdalpha)
    local insert=os.date("%b %y")
    cairo_text_extents(cr,insert,extents)
    local w=extents.x_advance
    cairo_move_to (cr, cal_x+((s+f)/2)-(w/2), cal_y)
    cairo_show_text (cr,insert)
    cairo_stroke (cr)
    else
    dys={"MO","TU"," ","  ","  ","SA","SU"}
    cairo_text_extents(cr,"TU",extents)
    local s=extents.x_advance+gaph
    local f=gaph*5
    local tdfont=caltab.tdf        or "mono"
    local tdfontsize=caltab.tdfs    or 12
    local tdc=caltab.tdc        or 0xffffff
    local tda=caltab.tda        or 1
    cairo_select_font_face (cr, tdfont, CAIRO_FONT_SLANT_NORMAL, CAIRO_FONT_WEIGHT_NORMAL);
    cairo_set_font_size (cr, tdfontsize);
    local tdred,tdgreen,tdblue,tdalpha=rgb_to_r_g_b(tdc,tda)
    cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,tdred,tdgreen,tdblue,tdalpha)
    local insert=os.date("%b %y")
    cairo_text_extents(cr,insert,extents)
    local w=extents.x_advance
    cairo_move_to (cr, cal_x+((s+f)/2)-(w/2), cal_y)
    cairo_show_text (cr,insert)
    cairo_stroke (cr)
    end
end
--draw calendar titles
for i=1,7 do
cairo_select_font_face (cr, tfont, CAIRO_FONT_SLANT_NORMAL, CAIRO_FONT_WEIGHT_NORMAL);
cairo_set_font_size (cr, tfontsize);
cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,tred,tgreen,tblue,talpha)
cairo_move_to (cr, cal_x+(gaph*(i-1)), cal_y)
cairo_show_text (cr, dys[i])
cairo_stroke (cr)
end
--draw calendar body
cairo_select_font_face (cr, bfont, CAIRO_FONT_SLANT_NORMAL, CAIRO_FONT_WEIGHT_NORMAL);
cairo_set_font_size (cr, bfontsize);
cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,bred,bgreen,bblue,balpha)
for i=1,plen,7 do
local fn=i
    for i=fn,fn+6 do
    cairo_move_to (cr, cal_x+(gaph*(i-fn)),cal_y+gapt+(gapl*((fn-1)/7)))
    cairo_show_text (cr, dnum[i])
    cairo_stroke (cr)
    end
end
--highlight
cairo_select_font_face (cr, hfont, CAIRO_FONT_SLANT_NORMAL, CAIRO_FONT_WEIGHT_NORMAL);
cairo_set_font_size (cr, hfontsize);
cairo_set_source_rgba (cr,hred,hgreen,hblue,halpha)
for i=1,plen,7 do
local fn=i
    for i=fn,fn+6 do
    cairo_move_to (cr, cal_x+(gaph*(i-fn)),cal_y+gapt+(gapl*((fn-1)/7)))
    cairo_show_text (cr, dnumh[i])
    cairo_stroke (cr)
    end
end
--############################################################################
caltab=nil
dlen=nil
plen=nil
cairo_destroy(cr)
cairo_surface_destroy(cs)
cr=nil
return ""
end
-- end main function #########################################################

Conky, Mplayer and debian Wheezy using ICEwm

Conky, Audacious and debian Wheezy using ICEwm

Originally Posted by lproe Conky, Mplayer and debian Wheezy using ICEwm

That is one sweet looking desktop. I normally don't like icewm, but i like yours.
It really looks icey, lol.


@Sector11
Thanks for giving me all that info, it's very detailed.
I get what you're saying and it may do the job. What i have done makes it look like a kde widget. It keeps it consistent, which is something i like.
I haven't tried the configurations you've posted because i'm happy with how i have conky looking right now.
I do appreciate you explaining it is accomplishable another and arguably a 'better' way though. Cheers.

Originally Posted by Knightron @Sector11 Thanks for giving me all that info, it's very detailed. I get what you're saying and it may do the job. What i have done makes it look like a kde widget. It keeps it consistent, which is something i like. I haven't tried the configurations you've posted because i'm happy with how i have conky looking right now. I do appreciate you explaining it is accomplishable another and arguably a 'better' way though. Cheers.

Two things,

1. If you're happy - it's perfect the way it is.
2. I gave an option, and even though I use it, I would argue the "a better way" myself. Not better, just different than what you choose, and you had reason for your path.

I love Linux - there are so many options!

EDIT: I use to use transparent png files at different % of darkness the size of the conky window.

Enjoy the day!

I went back to Gnome and updated my conky, I also finally install my ATI drivers

They look great. Really amazing...

No need for weather here in the desert. Sunny. Hot.

   background yes
    use_xft yes
    xftfont TibetanMachineUni:size=10
    xftalpha 0.8
    out_to_console no
    update_interval 5.0
    total_run_times 0
    draw_shades no
     
    # Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
    own_window yes
     
    # If own_window is yes, you may use type normal, desktop or override
    own_window_type override
     
    # Use pseudo transparency with own_window?
    own_window_transparent yes
     
    # If own_window is yes, these window manager hints may be used own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_page
     #own_window_hints_sticky
     
     
     
    double_buffer yes
    #default_color 555753
    #color1 grey
    alignment top_left
    gap_x 2
    gap_y 2
    #no_buffers yes
    use_spacer yes
     
    TEXT
$nodename ${color1}$kernel|${color}up ${color1}$uptime|${color}cpu1 ${color1}${cpu cpu1}% ${cpubar 6,40 cpu1} ${freq cpu1}MHz${color}|cpu2 ${color1}${cpu cpu2}% ${cpubar 6,40 cpu2}${freq cpu2}MHz|${color}mem ${color1}$memperc%${membar 6,40}|${color}disk ${color1}${fs_used /}/${fs_size /} ${fs_bar 6,40 /}|${color}disk ${color1}${fs_used /home}/${fs_size /home} ${fs_bar 6,40 /home}| ${color}wireless ${color1}${wireless_link_qual_perc wlan0}${wireless_link_bar 6,40 wlan0}

Mate Desktop so Caja screws with conky a bit.



KISS rules the desert.

Edit: P.S. Many thanks to guys like Sector 11 who I leach off of for ideas because I do not know what I am doing half the time using Conky or Linux.

Originally Posted by rokytnji No need for weather here in the desert. Sunny. Hot. KISS rules the desert. Edit: P.S. Many thanks to guys like Sector 11 who I leach off of for ideas because I do not know what I am doing half the time using Conky or Linux.

Hahahahahaha You forgot: Tonight; Dark. Cool.

KISS rules - period!
And not to insult anyone, my version: Keep It Stupidly Simple.

It's called CCCC or C4'd for short. A phrase first coined ny londonali1010: Collaborative Creative Conky Community

So C4 anytime you want!
Someone said there's a bike in your scrot - I must have missed that.