Comments on: How to Create A Minimal And Beautiful Desktop With Conky http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30 Uncomplicating the complicated, making life easier Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:01:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Weevil http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-11726 Weevil Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:38:49 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-11726 The zcat command only seemed to mess up the config on my machine (Ubuntu 9.10). Conky wouldn´t start afterwards, strangely also after a reinstall. This can be fixed by running the command 'conky -C > ~/.conkyrc', which creates a default config. The zcat command only seemed to mess up the config on my machine (Ubuntu 9.10). Conky wouldn´t start afterwards, strangely also after a reinstall.

This can be fixed by running the command ‘conky -C > ~/.conkyrc’, which creates a default config.

]]> By: Neziniux http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-11643 Neziniux Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:07:10 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-11643 try own_window_type normal try
own_window_type normal

]]> By: Neziniux http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-11642 Neziniux Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:04:58 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-11642 Hello, Cana nyone tell me how to get teh statusbar of teh CPU, RAM and SWAP to be the same size? Thank you all in advance. By that link you will find my conkyrc file and screenshot of teh desktop: http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B9tjv_1T0fPtYjYxYjg5N2MtMWNkYy00MDYyLWE1MGUtMDY0MDJjNTU1YmM2&hl=en Hello,
Cana nyone tell me how to get teh statusbar of teh CPU, RAM and SWAP to be the same size?
Thank you all in advance.
By that link you will find my conkyrc file and screenshot of teh desktop: http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B9tjv_1T0fPtYjYxYjg5N2MtMWNkYy00MDYyLWE1MGUtMDY0MDJjNTU1YmM2&hl=en

]]> By: Mauricio http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-11479 Mauricio Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:11:36 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-11479 Great thanx! The only problem I have is that conky covers the icons it has behind, I would love to have icons over conky. I know conky does not do real transparency, but can this be achieved somehow? Thanx in advanced. By the way, I have this settings: own_window_class Conky own_window yes own_window_type override own_window_transparent yes own_window_hints undecorated,below,stciky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager Great thanx! The only problem I have is that conky covers the icons it has behind, I would love to have icons over conky. I know conky does not do real transparency, but can this be achieved somehow?

Thanx in advanced.

By the way, I have this settings:

own_window_class Conky
own_window yes
own_window_type override
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,stciky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

]]> By: Stephane http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-10934 Stephane Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:20:27 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-10934 Hello, Nice post ! As a complement, you might be interested in a post I've just written about conky, which demonstrate the "execpi" directive. This directive makes it easy to extend Conky by writing scripts. Those scripts simply have to output conky configuration directive, which will be parsed and executed. I've used that mechanisme to demonstrate how to monitor your rTorrent downloads progress :-) Hope you'll find that useful ! http://www.sakana.fr/blog/2009/10/11/conky-integrating-rtorrent-downloads-monitoring/ Stéphane Hello,

Nice post !

As a complement, you might be interested in a post I’ve just written about conky, which demonstrate the “execpi” directive.

This directive makes it easy to extend Conky by writing scripts. Those scripts simply have to output conky configuration directive, which will be parsed and executed.

I’ve used that mechanisme to demonstrate how to monitor your rTorrent downloads progress :-)

Hope you’ll find that useful !

http://www.sakana.fr/blog/2009/10/11/conky-integrating-rtorrent-downloads-monitoring/

Stéphane

]]> By: iiskan epäblogi » Blog Archive » Arch Linux -kokemuksia ja EeePC:n tuunausta http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-9751 iiskan epäblogi » Blog Archive » Arch Linux -kokemuksia ja EeePC:n tuunausta Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:28:16 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-9751 [...] koristeluissa on pääosassa Conky, jonka virittelyyn sain inspiraatiota tästä ketjusta ja blogikirjoituksesta, ja taustakuva löytyi omista [...] [...] koristeluissa on pääosassa Conky, jonka virittelyyn sain inspiraatiota tästä ketjusta ja blogikirjoituksesta, ja taustakuva löytyi omista [...]

]]> By: Ben http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-9722 Ben Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:13:02 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-9722 Yep that is uncomplicated. Pretty straightforward really. Do we need to get the glove puppets out to explain it to you? Yep that is uncomplicated. Pretty straightforward really. Do we need to get the glove puppets out to explain it to you?

]]> By: Adam Gonnerman http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-8998 Adam Gonnerman Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:51:49 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-8998 Very nice explanation of how to set up conky. Thanks. Very nice explanation of how to set up conky. Thanks.

]]> By: mike http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-8483 mike Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:10:56 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-8483 I finally have everything configured as prescribed, but after I copy and paste your code and run Conky I get this: mike@mike-laptop:~$ conky Conky: /home/mike/.conkyrc: 110: no such configuration: 'stu' Conky: desktop window (14000a9) is subwindow of root window (77) Conky: window type - normal Conky: drawing to created window (0x3800001) Conky: drawing to double buffer Conky: MPD error: problems getting a response from "localhost" on port 6600 : Connection refused Conky: MPD error: problems getting a response from "localhost" on port 6600 : Connection refused Conky: attempting to use more CPUs than you have! obj->data.cpu_index 2 info.cpu_count 1mike@mike-laptop:~$ If you could offer any help it would be greatly appreciated because I would really like to use this for my desk top. I finally have everything configured as prescribed, but after I copy and paste your code and run Conky I get this: mike@mike-laptop:~$ conky
Conky: /home/mike/.conkyrc: 110: no such configuration: ’stu’
Conky: desktop window (14000a9) is subwindow of root window (77)
Conky: window type – normal
Conky: drawing to created window (0×3800001)
Conky: drawing to double buffer
Conky: MPD error: problems getting a response from “localhost” on port 6600 : Connection refused

Conky: MPD error: problems getting a response from “localhost” on port 6600 : Connection refused

Conky: attempting to use more CPUs than you have!
obj->data.cpu_index 2 info.cpu_count 1mike@mike-laptop:~$

If you could offer any help it would be greatly appreciated because I would really like to use this for my desk top.

]]> By: Hozza http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-7838 Hozza Sun, 24 May 2009 21:56:47 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-7838 remove the "--ssl" as mine worked after that :) remove the “–ssl” as mine worked after that :)

]]> By: Hozza http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-7837 Hozza Sun, 24 May 2009 21:31:51 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-7837 there is a built in hddtemp option now, you can look it up on the http://conky.sourceforge.net/variables.html page :) there is a built in hddtemp option now, you can look it up on the http://conky.sourceforge.net/variables.html page :)

]]> By: Hozza http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-7836 Hozza Sun, 24 May 2009 21:30:16 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-7836 yes that works! thanks. yes that works! thanks.

]]> By: Hozza http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-7835 Hozza Sun, 24 May 2009 20:02:27 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-7835 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=869771 has all of the settings for conkyEmail :) http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=869771 has all of the settings for conkyEmail :)

]]> By: LinuxGurl » Yet another post on another website about CONKY! http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-7684 LinuxGurl » Yet another post on another website about CONKY! Thu, 14 May 2009 19:48:34 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-7684 [...] forums and websites trying to get mine just right. It all started with a simple stumble upon this page which is what I used for my base layout a few months ago. I decided I wanted more a few days ago [...] [...] forums and websites trying to get mine just right. It all started with a simple stumble upon this page which is what I used for my base layout a few months ago. I decided I wanted more a few days ago [...]

]]> By: Rodik http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-7463 Rodik Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:14:34 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-7463 Thanks a million Damien, awesome script, awesome font. will be using both. Thanks a million Damien,

awesome script, awesome font.
will be using both.

]]> By: Conky - The Ultimate Config. | Twistedpair http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-6767 Conky - The Ultimate Config. | Twistedpair Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:20:53 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-6767 [...] it your own. Mine’s pieced together from multiple one’s found in the ubuntu forums and this post for the weather and email. It is very heavily modified so if you’ld like an easier starting [...] [...] it your own. Mine’s pieced together from multiple one’s found in the ubuntu forums and this post for the weather and email. It is very heavily modified so if you’ld like an easier starting [...]

]]> By: casper911ca http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-6719 casper911ca Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:36:17 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-6719 found it thanks, bad eyes or something. Searches didnt seem to bring anything up, even if hidden files were included. dunno what i was doing. found it thanks, bad eyes or something. Searches didnt seem to bring anything up, even if hidden files were included. dunno what i was doing.

]]> By: anthony http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-6466 anthony Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:20:28 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-6466 Damien that was first thing i tried to edit, but did not work, id be glad to create you temp. email accont if youd assist me if not thnx for the rapid reply..... its one of the things i hard about using this os is everyone responds and helps each other out.. agian thnx Damien that was first thing i tried to edit, but did not work, id be glad to create you temp. email accont if youd assist me
if not thnx for the rapid reply….. its one of the things i hard about using this os is everyone responds and helps each other out.. agian thnx

]]> By: Damien http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-6446 Damien Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:04:32 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-6446 I do not have a comcast account and have not tried it on conky. Nevertheless you can try it out by editing the following line: ${execi 600 conkyEmail –servertype=POP –servername=your-pop-address.com –username=xyz –password=xyz –ssl} Let me know if it works or not. :) I do not have a comcast account and have not tried it on conky. Nevertheless you can try it out by editing the following line:

${execi 600 conkyEmail –servertype=POP –servername=your-pop-address.com –username=xyz –password=xyz –ssl}

Let me know if it works or not. :)

]]> By: anthony http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-create-a-minimal-and-beautiful-desktop-with-conky/2008/10/30/comment-page-1#comment-6440 anthony Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:43:18 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=1024#comment-6440 can i edit the email to check my comcast account its a pop3 and if so what needs to be edited........ thaanks in advance can i edit the email to check my comcast account its a pop3 and if so what needs to be edited…….. thaanks in advance

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