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synthead

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Registered: 2006-05-09

Posts: 1,337

The system monitor in DSL

http://petepr.drivehq.com/dsl/screenshot_a.jpg

What is that system monitor in the top right?  Iwanniiiiiiit

jean-paul

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From: Germany

Registered: 2007-03-26

Posts: 61

Re: The system monitor in DSL

Looks like conky.

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synthead

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Registered: 2006-05-09

Posts: 1,337

Re: The system monitor in DSL

Ah yeah!  It is.  I got it from the repos, but when I run it, nothing happens.  If I give it an -o flag to have it run in it's own window, it works.

I have fluxbox and the rox desktop going.  What should I do?

synthead

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Registered: 2006-05-09

Posts: 1,337

Re: The system monitor in DSL

Hmm, if I disable rox, it shows on my desktop ...

jean-paul

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From: Germany

Registered: 2007-03-26

Posts: 61

Re: The system monitor in DSL

copy /etc/conkyrc.sample as .conkyrc to youre home

cp /etc/conkyrc.sample ~/.conkyrc

then set conky in youre .initrc (for Ex.: conky & exec fluxbox)
now restart the xserver an look how the current setup works.

In the Screenshot-Thread you can see many examples with listings.
play around about conky, it's very easy.

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mucknert

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From: Berlin // Germany

Registered: 2006-06-27

Posts: 510

Re: The system monitor in DSL

conky draws on the root window per default. ROX-Filer, on the other hand, creates an overlay over said root-window. Hence conky is *below* the Desktop. Same happens when you use Gnome or E17. There is no real fix to that except running conky in its own window, IIRC. Or to disable Icons. Who needs them anyway? I know I don't.

Last edited by mucknert (2007-08-29 06:48:32)

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