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Do note the discrepancy between the CPU index in the comments versus as the parameter:
We historically like to call the CPUs from zero to n, however conky understands the CPU0 as the virtual "integrated" CPU accounting for all the cores, thus counting cores from number 1 just like lua arrays start any way...
Further, there are intentional blank spaces on several line ends.
Last edited by SCerovec; 06-04-2023 at 02:41 PM.
Reason: Added the corrected conky.conf
Wow, thank you! I've never won anything in my life.
No doubt, it's an awesome conky.conf. But I'm all about GKrellm 'cause it gives me all the info in the tightest space. I'm into keeping it simple and low-key. I've tried Conky here and there, but the display area is way too big for my taste.
Wow, thank you! I've never won anything in my life.
No doubt, it's an awesome conky.conf. But I'm all about GKrellm 'cause it gives me all the info in the tightest space. I'm into keeping it simple and low-key. I've tried Conky here and there, but the display area is way too big for my taste.
I was an avid gkrellm advocate, but eventually went to the other camp due to more liberal layout support - and of course text only mode all in one package.
Once properly set up gkrellm is surprisingly light on system resources! And on top of that you can run a remote server (gkrellmd) and have quite few systems displayed locally.
With all above in mind, do try this very conky config as it addresses most of the shortcomings i found with the original conky:
You get a proper app button on the task bar,
The window type is normal window so it stacks up and down normally,
The sticky bit is set so it shows on all work spaces,
Transparency works on most systems properly,
The timing is paced so even slow CPUs aren't as burdened as per default,
The config adopts the configured network interfaces as they go up and down
All You miss are the helper scripts (posted by me earlier in this very thread)
I can't promise You will love it, but i promise fun and hacking for at least a while
I can't promise You will love it, but i promise fun and hacking for at least a while
You can't teach an old dog new Tricks
Alright, you got me. I'll give it a shot tomorrow at some point. I've been using Slackware and Gkrellm forever, and I prefer sticking to stuff I'm familiar with. Transparency ain't a big deal for me either. I always need the info right there, and I can do that with Gkrellm without havin' to move windows around.
Like I said, I'm more of a laid-back kind of person who believes that less is more. Having too many fancy features can make you miss out on stuff like CPU3 ..
Alright, you got me. I'll give it a shot tomorrow at some point. I've been using Slackware and Gkrellm forever, and I prefer sticking to stuff I'm familiar with. Transparency ain't a big deal for me either. I always need the info right there, and I can do that with Gkrellm without havin' to move windows around.
Like I said, I'm more of a laid-back kind of person who believes that less is more. Having too many fancy features can make you miss out on stuff like CPU3 ..
Interesting, You seem to tick all my check marks
What bothered me with gkrellm vs conky (the one of very few advantages conky has) was transparency - to be as fast gkrellm obviously made a trade off and as my CPUs became ever more beefed up (CPU3 included) i ever more gave in to the lust for transparency over the need for speed.
Perhaps Moo0 had a role in it too, as i was somehow using Windows 7 and Slackware in parallel for the time. I'm off that inferior OS since a while now thanks goodness!
What bothered me with gkrellm vs conky (the one of very few advantages conky has) was transparency -
Gkrellm may not have transparency anymore, but with the right theme, wallpaper, and transset, you can still make it look pretty cool. As you can see in the picture, I've kept Gkrellm really small.
Gkrellm may not have transparency anymore, but with the right theme, wallpaper, and transset, you can still make it look pretty cool. As you can see in the picture, I've kept Gkrellm really small.
GKrellM is pretty cool, I used it alone for over a decade and sometimes combine it with Conky like trying to monitor short term, fast drive access, but GKrellM is limited to customization with pre-rendered stuff like skins and selecting functions from a very limited list. Virtually any data you can get from command line, like STDOUT and STDIN. or nvidia-settings can be monitored and displayed however you wish with Conky. Yes it uses a bit more in resources but GKrellM was written and is basically unchanged since the Pentium 3 with 512MB RAM. If you trade in your 100hp KIA for a 300hp Dodge Ram truck are you gonna just limit transport to one passenger and a few bags of groceries?
GKrellM is pretty cool, I used it alone for over a decade and sometimes combine it with Conky like trying to monitor short term, fast drive access, but GKrellM is limited to customization with pre-rendered stuff like skins and selecting functions from a very limited list. Virtually any data you can get from command line, like STDOUT and STDIN. or nvidia-settings can be monitored and displayed however you wish with Conky. Yes it uses a bit more in resources but GKrellM was written and is basically unchanged since the Pentium 3 with 512MB RAM. If you trade in your 100hp KIA for a 300hp Dodge Ram truck are you gonna just limit transport to one passenger and a few bags of groceries?
Gkrellm was developed to display relevant hardware values, and that's exactly what it does. I have a 13.3-inch laptop with exclusively Intel hardware. So tell me, what can Conky do better than Gkrellm on my hardware? I don't see any significant advantages. No doubt, Conky is great, but its design isn't suitable for small laptops.
If we have Slackware 15.1 this year, there is a chance to have Slackware 15.5 about 2027-2030.
So
if you have 15.5 now ; then
LTS = (very very...) Long Term Support
fi
Gkrellm was developed to display relevant hardware values, and that's exactly what it does. I have a 13.3-inch laptop with exclusively Intel hardware. So tell me, what can Conky do better than Gkrellm on my hardware? I don't see any significant advantages. No doubt, Conky is great, but its design isn't suitable for small laptops.
Did you interpret my post as a slam against GKrellM? It wasn't. No one thing is good for every thing. I pointed out that I still employ GKrellM after having used it for decades (I started using Slackware ~1999). Conky just provides more customizable options and features, that's all. Perhaps you and many others have never once looked at stdin/stdout/stderr or anything outside of what GKrellM monitors. That's fine but I don't see how conky fails to be of any value to small laptops.
I rarely ever use any laptops but one I do sometimes use isn't as small of a screen as yours (mine's 15.4 but screen size isn't an issue for either since both are scale-able)) but it's over 16 years old sporting a 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo and a whopping, maxed out 8GB RAM so not exactly a powerhouse by today's standards (I bought it used for $100) and I don't find conky to be problematic in any way at all. Whatever twirls ur beanie, right?
Gkrellm may not have transparency anymore, but with the right theme, wallpaper, and transset, you can still make it look pretty cool. As you can see in the picture, I've kept Gkrellm really small.
I'm not in to eye strain.
I prefer GKrellM. I have tried Conky in the past, just prefer GKrellM, partly because it's movable. This is my current desktop. Aside from the wall paper it been this way for years.
Did you interpret my post as a slam against GKrellM? It wasn't. No one thing is good for every thing. I pointed out that I still employ GKrellM after having used it for decades (I started using Slackware ~1999). Conky just provides more customizable options and features, that's all. Perhaps you and many others have never once looked at stdin/stdout/stderr or anything outside of what GKrellM monitors. That's fine but I don't see how conky fails to be of any value to small laptops.
I rarely ever use any laptops but one I do sometimes use isn't as small of a screen as yours (mine's 15.4 but screen size isn't an issue for either since both are scale-able)) but it's over 16 years old sporting a 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo and a whopping, maxed out 8GB RAM so not exactly a powerhouse by today's standards (I bought it used for $100) and I don't fin ind conky to be problematic in any way at all. Whatever twirls ur beanie, right?
No worries, I didn't take it as an attack. I already said, Conky is definitely an awesome tool. The omly thing that bugs me is that when I have 4 windows open, I gotta keep moving 1-2 windows around just to read Conky. It's not suitable for small displays. If I had a monitor bigger than 24 inhes, things would obviously be different. Gkrellm remains a genius option for small laptops. You said it, tastes can vary. Thank goodness... imagine if we all fell in love with the same woman?
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