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#1 2008-08-02 05:18:34

mjjzf
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Showing data in Pypanel

Dear all,
I noticed that some of you are using Pypanel - a very useful tool along with Openbox.
Now, question: With Xfce, I used the generic monitor plugin (genmon) to show a battery status value  generated by a script. Does anyone know if it is possible to display such a variable in Pypanel?
The script is this and was displayed like this battery percentage.

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#2 2008-08-02 07:43:42

XFire
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Re: Showing data in Pypanel

Dont think so, try using conky to display system info such as the battery.


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#3 2008-08-02 08:40:49

hBd
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Re: Showing data in Pypanel

+1 for conky
i dont think that pypanel can do that.

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#4 2008-08-03 11:03:07

mjjzf
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Re: Showing data in Pypanel

I suspect that it won't. But am I correct in assuming that Conky will require me to look at my desktop? The point was to be able to see it in my system tray.
You are from Cluj-Napoca? So is my wife.

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#5 2008-08-03 11:08:32

oliwer
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Re: Showing data in Pypanel

Then you should look for a tray icon which can display battery information.

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#6 2008-08-03 11:22:46

hBd
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Re: Showing data in Pypanel

mjjzf wrote:

I suspect that it won't. But am I correct in assuming that Conky will require me to look at my desktop? The point was to be able to see it in my system tray.
You are from Cluj-Napoca? So is my wife.

I study there, but i can say now coz i live there. Then you speak roumanian language ? (Va urez o zi buna wink)

Edit: I think that you need a gnome, or xfce -panel these panels have much useful applets, i use openbox + xfce4-panel to.

Last edited by hBd (2008-08-03 11:24:25)

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#7 2008-08-03 15:44:04

froli
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Re: Showing data in Pypanel

mjjzf wrote:

I suspect that it won't. But am I correct in assuming that Conky will require me to look at my desktop? The point was to be able to see it in my system tray.
You are from Cluj-Napoca? So is my wife.

With OpenBox you can configure margins on the edges of the screen. Maximise windows can't go over the margins. So you can take a conky like mine and place it in your margin.

There's a screenshot of my conky:
45e29fe7463a268ab380a326ea328t.jpg


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#8 2008-08-03 17:23:24

rok3
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Re: Showing data in Pypanel

If you only need an area to display your battery info you can leave a gap to the left or right of your Pypanel setup and have a small conky instance next to it.

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#9 2009-05-16 18:56:30

mjjzf
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Re: Showing data in Pypanel

Just to follow up on this older post: Jezra made a Vala-based battery monitor, the Vattery. It works very well with Openbox.

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