I know this is XP could Arch look something like this...?

Lord Illidan · 2008-09-01 17:28:41

This thread might help? http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=195319

I don't use GNOME at the moment, as I am focusing 100% on Openbox.

Mr Green · 2008-09-01 18:21:45

Well I am a big Openbox fan, but I got used to using Gnome... all I need

anrxc · 2008-09-01 19:06:10

For displaying text files on your desktop check out root-tail or xosd (osd_cat), usually used for log files, but could serve for this purpose (and may be more suited than conky).

Mr Green · 2008-09-01 19:53:11

root-tail would do the trick very console like [nothing wrong with that!] conky should be ok .... if I can tame it :-)

Mr Green · 2008-09-02 06:41:51

Ok so I added the following to .conkyrc

${head /home/mrgreen/tasks.txt 30 20}

when run I got

Conky: head logfile does not exist, or you do not have correct permissions

path is right file name is right

grrrrrr!

MrG

tonyisnt · 2008-09-02 07:26:52

Try 777?

Lord Illidan · 2008-09-02 08:09:03

I got it working. Double check the path thoroughly, it also gave me problems..and try the 777 trick. Conky will update the display as you put more text into the file

Mr Green · 2008-09-02 10:12:04

nah! still the same

-rwxrwxrwx 1 mrgreen users 14 2008-09-02 07:41 text.txt

double grrrr!

Lord Illidan · 2008-09-02 11:30:06

Mr Green wrote:

nah! still the same
-rwxrwxrwx 1 mrgreen users 14 2008-09-02 07:41 text.txt
double grrrr!

That's text.txt not tasks.txt

${head /home/mrgreen/tasks.txt 30 20}

Mr Green · 2008-09-02 11:46:38

treble grrrr!!!! lol :-)

thanks man

works fine now

ok need to find a sweet font and up the size a bit... nearly there

turned xft to yes

Last edited by Mr Green (2008-09-02 11:54:24)

Mr Green · 2008-09-02 12:44:04

http://mr-green.net/screenshots/Screenshot_todo.png

Last edited by Mr Green (2008-09-02 12:44:46)

Lord Illidan · 2008-09-02 12:52:24

Mr Green wrote:

http://mr-green.net/screenshots/Screenshot_todo.png

You forgot to add the TODO : Give Lord_Illidan some cake.

Mr Green · 2008-09-02 13:41:34

ok will do lol..... thanks for your help I'm off to the opticians :-)

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