How-to: Invite conky to your threesome

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How-to: Invite conky to your threesome

Unread post by pidsley » Mon Dec 24, 2012 1:15 am

So you like I3, but your threesome is just missing something, and you want conky on the bar to make it complete? Easily done.

1. create a simple one-line conkyrc. Open leafpad, and paste this into it:

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out_to_x no
out_to_console yes
update_interval 1.0
total_run_times 0
use_spacer none
TEXT
RAM:$memperc% | CPU:$cpu%
Save the file as ~/.conkyrc (that's .conkyrc in your home directory). (edit) -- see dkeg's next post if you want conkyrc somewhere else.

2. Open ~/.i3/config in leafpad, and find this section:

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bar {
        status_command i3status
}
and change it to:

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bar {
        status_command conky
}
Save the file, log out and log back in. Customize the .conkyrc as you like. Remember it all has to fit on one line, and no fonts or fancy bars. Sorry.

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Re: How-to: Invite conky to your threesome

Unread post by dkeg » Mon Dec 24, 2012 1:34 am

great tutorial pidsley. To add to it in case your already using conky in a different session like openbox or whatever. Instead of changing the conky back and forth you can place your i3 conkyrc in your .i3 directory then point to it like this in the same section as described above.

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status_command conky -c /home/<user>/.i3/conkyrc

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Re: How-to: Invite conky to your threesome

Unread post by pidsley » Mon Dec 24, 2012 1:36 am

Thanks dkeg! Good point.

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Re: How-to: Invite conky to your threesome

Unread post by wuxmedia » Mon Dec 24, 2012 1:53 am

nice, looking better already. 8)
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Re: How-to: Invite conky to your threesome

Unread post by simgin » Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:45 pm

Thanks for the tip guys :)
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Re: How-to: Invite conky to your threesome

Unread post by dkeg » Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:24 pm

FYI...
updated the i3 wiki article to include passing colors to your conky w/in the i3 status bar

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Re: How-to: Invite conky to your threesome

Unread post by rhowaldt » Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:59 pm

^ noticed dkeg, thanks, looks good!
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