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pogeymanz

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Registered: 2008-03-11

Posts: 1,008

[SOLVED] My conky isn't working

Well, first, here is my file:

# UBUNTU-CONKY
# A comprehensive conky script, configured for use on
# Ubuntu / Debian Gnome, without the need for any external scripts.
#
# Based on conky-jc and the default .conkyrc.
# INCLUDES:
# - tail of /var/log/messages 
# - netstat connections to your computer
#
# -- Pengo (conky@pengo.us)
#


# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window yes
own_window_type desktop
own_window_hints below,skip_taskbar
own_window_transparent yes
background yes

# Use double buffering (reduces flicker, may not work for everyone)
double_buffer yes

# fiddle with window
use_spacer yes
use_xft yes

# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 3.0

# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 400 5

# Draw shades?
draw_shades yes

# Text stuff
draw_outline no # amplifies text if yes
draw_borders no

uppercase no # set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase

# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders 8

# border margins
border_margin 4

# border width
border_width 1

# Default colors and also border colors, grey90 == #e5e5e5
default_color white
default_shade_color black
default_outline_color white

own_window_colour brown
own_window_transparent yes

# Text alignment, other possible values are commented
#alignment top_left
alignment top_right
#alignment bottom_left
#alignment bottom_right

# Gap between borders of screen and text
gap_x 10
gap_y 32

# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen

override_utf8_locale no
xftfont Terminus:size=8
xftalpha 0.8

TEXT

${offset 240}${color slate grey}${time %a, } ${color }${time %e %B %G}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}${time %Z,    }${color }${time %H:%M:%S}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}UpTime: ${color }$uptime
${offset 240}${color slate grey}Kern:${color }$kernel
${offset 240}${color slate grey}CPU:${color }$cpu% ${acpitemp}C
${offset 240}${cpugraph 20,130 000000 ffffff}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}Load: ${color }$loadavg
${offset 240}${color slate grey}Processes: ${color }$processes  
${offset 240}${color slate grey}Running:   ${color }$running_processes

${offset 240}${color slate grey}Highest CPU:
${offset 240}${color #ddaa00} ${top name 1}${top_mem cpu 1}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top name 2}${top cpu 2}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top name 3}${top cpu 3}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top name 4}${top cpu 4}

${offset 240}${color slate grey}Highest MEM:
${offset 240}${color #ddaa00} ${top_mem name 1}${top_mem mem 1}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top_mem name 2}${top_mem mem 2}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top_mem name 3}${top_mem mem 3}
${offset 240}${color lightgrey} ${top_mem name 4}${top_mem mem 4}

${offset 240}${color slate grey}MEM:  ${color } $memperc% $mem/$memmax
${offset 240}${membar 3,100}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}SWAP: ${color }$swapperc% $swap/$swapmax
${offset 240}${swapbar 3,100}

${offset 240}${color slate grey}ROOT:    ${color }${fs_free /}/${fs_size /}
${offset 240}${fs_bar 3,100 /}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}HOME:  ${color }${fs_free /home}/${fs_size /home}
${offset 240}${fs_bar 3,100 /home}
${offset 240}${color slate grey}NET: 
${offset 240}${color}Up: ${color }${upspeed eth1} k/s
${offset 240}${upspeedgraph eth1 20,130 000000 ffffff}
${offset 240}${color}Down: ${color }${downspeed eth1}k/s${color}
${offset 240}${downspeedgraph eth1 20,130 000000 ffffff}

As you can see, I copy/pasted from my Ubuntu setup.

It starts up, but if I click on the desktop, it goes away. It's still running, but I can't see it. Help?

Last edited by pogeymanz (2008-03-16 21:58:42)

Reasons

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From: Washington

Registered: 2007-11-04

Posts: 572

Re: [SOLVED] My conky isn't working

What DE are you using? It's going to be one of these values:
own_window yes
own_window_type desktop
They can be own_window no or own_window_type desktop/normal/override.

dunc4n

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Registered: 2008-03-10

Posts: 19

Re: [SOLVED] My conky isn't working

own_window no

pogeymanz

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Registered: 2008-03-11

Posts: 1,008

Re: [SOLVED] My conky isn't working

I am using Gnome. Forgot to mention that.

Anyway, it was the own_window value. Thank you.

EDIT: Aw, crap. Now my desktop icons just disappear...

Last edited by pogeymanz (2008-03-16 15:21:24)

Reasons

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From: Washington

Registered: 2007-11-04

Posts: 572

Re: [SOLVED] My conky isn't working

I am using Gnome. Forgot to mention that.

Anyway, it was the own_window value. Thank you.

EDIT: Aw, crap. Now my desktop icons just disappear...

Then do own window yes which is required if you use nautilus (which you do as it draws your desktop) and change the other to either normal or override.

pogeymanz

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Registered: 2008-03-11

Posts: 1,008

Re: [SOLVED] My conky isn't working

I think that did it. I set window type to override.

Thanks