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#1 2016-08-21 14:51:09
- WaltH
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[SOLVED] Conky freezes
Since my own distribution (Peppermint 7) suggested I look elsewhere for help, I'm here with a Conky problem. I recently installed conky-all 1.10.1-3 and, after a lot of initial hiccups, followed by a lot reading and hand-wringing, I got my old .conkyrc file to work in the new version of Conky and then was able to make it autostart on boot.
However, Conky freezes after my system has been up for an hour or so (once, it froze within four minutes). At first, I thought perhaps my continually opening and tweaking my .conkyrc file might have been the problem, but after restartinbg Conky and doing nothing else on my computer the rest of the night, I cam back to find Conky had frozen after about an hour. (Note the time shown by Conky and the time shown by my computer in the lower right hand corner.)
http://i.imgur.com/oGHnOkN.png
I've done quite a bit of searching a scanning of help forums and posts, but I have not yet come across this specific behavior.
Before I post a bunch of stuff, I thought I'd describe the problem in general terms and find out what, if any, specific information or files you need. Thanks for any help you can offer.
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#2 2016-08-21 14:55:31
- Head_on_a_Stick
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Re: [SOLVED] Conky freezes
Welcome to the forums!
Can we see your conky configuration please?
Also, how are you starting conky?
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#3 2016-08-21 14:57:05
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Re: [SOLVED] Conky freezes
I think you need to post the conkyrc. Please use [ code ] tags 
If you start the conky in a terminal, what error messages appear, if any? (Keep the terminal running until you get the problem)
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#4 2016-08-21 16:00:41
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Re: [SOLVED] Conky freezes
I figured I would need to post the .conkyrc file, but I thought I'd make sure first. Here it is:
--#set to yes if you want Conky to be forked in the background
conky.config = {
alignment = 'top_right',
background = false,
short_units = true,
pad_percents = 0,
cpu_avg_samples = 1,
net_avg_samples = 2,
out_to_console = false,
--#font = '8x12',
use_xft = true,
font = 'trebuchetms:bold:size=9',
xftalpha = 0.1,
override_utf8_locale = true,
text_buffer_size = 4352,
max_user_text = 32768,
own_window = true,
own_window_type = 'normal',
own_window_argb_visual = true,
own_window_argb_value = 255,
own_window_transparent = true,
own_window_class = 'conky-semi',
own_window_colour = '355656',
own_window_hints = 'undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager',
imlib_cache_size = 2,
update_interval = 1,
total_run_times = 0,
double_buffer = true,
minimum_width = 300,
minimum_height = 1200,
maximum_width = 350,
draw_shades = false,
draw_outline = false,
draw_borders = false,
draw_graph_borders = false,
border_inner_margin = 5,
out_to_x = true,
out_to_console = false,
out_to_ncurses = false,
--# default_color = 'white',
--# default_shade_color = 'white',
--# default_outline_color = 'white',
color1 = '370808',
color2 = 'ffffff',
color3 = 'b62424',
color4 = 'ffbc6a',
color5 = 'a18585',
color6 = '801919',
color7 = '660000',
color8 = 'D43D1A',
color9 = '2B4F81',
stippled_borders = 0,
gap_x = 5, --# Left/Right
gap_y = 10, --# Top/Bottom
top_name_width = 15,
use_spacer = 'right',
no_buffers = true,
if_up_strictness = 'address',
uppercase = false,
temperature_unit = 'fahrenheit'
}
--## boinc (seti) dir
--## seti_dir /opt/seti
--## Possible variables to be used:
--##
--## Variable Arguments Description
--## acpiacadapter ACPI ac adapter state.
--## acpifan ACPI fan state
--## acpitemp ACPI temperature.
--## adt746xcpu CPU temperature from therm_adt746x
--## adt746xfan Fan speed from therm_adt746x
--## battery (num) Remaining capasity in ACPI or APM
--## battery. ACPI battery number can be
--## given as argument (default is BAT0).
--## buffers Amount of memory buffered
--## cached Amount of memory cached
--## color (color) Change drawing color to color
--## cpu CPU usage in percents
--## cpubar (height) Bar that shows CPU usage, height is
--## bar's height in pixels
--## downspeed net Download speed in kilobytes
--## downspeedf net Download speed in kilobytes with one
--## decimal
--## exec shell command Executes a shell command and displays
--## the output in torsmo. warning: this
--## takes a lot more resources than other
--## variables. I'd recommend coding wanted
--## behaviour in C and posting a patch :-).
--## execi interval, shell Same as exec but with specific interval.
--## command Interval can't be less than
--## update_interval in configuration.
--## fs_bar (height), (fs) Bar that shows how much space is used on
--## a file system. height is the height in
--## pixels. fs is any file on that file
--## system.
--## fs_free (fs) Free space on a file system available
--## for users.
--## fs_free_perc (fs) Free percentage of space on a file
--## system available for users.
--## fs_size (fs) File system size
--## fs_used (fs) File system used space
--## hr (height) Horizontal line, height is the height in
--## pixels
--## i2c (dev), type, n I2C sensor from sysfs (Linux 2.6). dev
--## may be omitted if you have only one I2C
--## device. type is either in (or vol)
--## meaning voltage, fan meaning fan or temp
--## meaning temperature. n is number of the
--## sensor. See /sys/bus/i2c/devices/ on
--## your local computer.
--## kernel Kernel version
--## loadavg (1), (2), (3) System load average, 1 is for past 1
--## minute, 2 for past 5 minutes and 3 for
--## past 15 minutes.
--## machine Machine, i686 for example
--## mails Mail count in mail spool. You can use
--## program like fetchmail to get mails from
--## some server using your favourite
--## protocol. See also new_mails.
--## mem Amount of memory in use
--## membar (height) Bar that shows amount of memory in use
--## memmax Total amount of memory
--## memperc Percentage of memory in use
--## new_mails Unread mail count in mail spool.
--## nodename Hostname
--## outlinecolor (color) Change outline color
--## pre_exec shell command Executes a shell command one time before
--## torsmo displays anything and puts output
--## as text.
--## processes Total processes (sleeping and running)
--## running_processes Running processes (not sleeping),
--## requires Linux 2.6
--## shadecolor (color) Change shading color
--## stippled_hr (space), Stippled (dashed) horizontal line
--## (height)
--## swapbar (height) Bar that shows amount of swap in use
--## swap Amount of swap in use
--## swapmax Total amount of swap
--## swapperc Percentage of swap in use
--## sysname System name, Linux for example
--## time (format) Local time, see man strftime to get more
--## information about format
--## totaldown net Total download, overflows at 4 GB on
--## Linux with 32-bit arch and there doesn't
--## seem to be a way to know how many times
--## it has already done that before torsmo
--## has started.
--## totalup net Total upload, this one too, may overflow
--## updates Number of updates (for debugging)
--## upspeed net Upload speed in kilobytes
--## upspeedf net Upload speed in kilobytes with one
--## decimal
--## uptime Uptime
--## uptime_short Uptime in a shorter format
--##
--## seti_prog Seti@home current progress
--## seti_progbar (height) Seti@home current progress bar
--## seti_credit Seti@hoome total user credit
conky.text = [[
## antiX additives examples. Add below Text ##
## Battery examples ##
# ${color}battery: ${color}$acpiacadapter, ${battery_percent BAT1}%
# ${color}battery:${color} ${battery}
# ${color}ACPI Battery: ${color}$battery
# ${battery_bar 11,0}
## Wireless example ##
# ${color}Wireless:
# ${color}essid: ${wireless_essid wlan0}
# ${color}IP:${color} ${addr wlan0}
# ${color}speed: ${color} ${wireless_bitrate wlan0}
# ${color}link strength: ${color} ${wireless_link_bar 7,50 wlan0}
## stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen
${image /home/walt/Walt_Wallpapers/peppermint7_logo_small_250w.png -p 0}
${color4}${font GeosansLight:size=18}${time %I:%M %p}
${color4}${font GeosansLight:size=12}${time %A, %B %d, %Y}
${color2}${font GeosansLight:Bold:size=8}${exec disp=${DISPLAY#:}; disp=${disp%.[0-9]}; cat /home/walt/.desktop-session/desktop-code.$disp 2>/dev/null}
${color2}${execi 60 xdpyinfo | sed -n -r "s/^\s*dimensions:.*\s([0-9]+x[0-9]+).*/\1/p"}
${color2}$kernel
${color2}Uptime: $uptime
${image /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/Weather-Sun-icon2.png -p 0, 169}${color1}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=12} Boise Weather ${hr 2}${execi 600 bash /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/1a}
${color2} ${font conkyweather:Bold:size=30}${execi 600 sed -n '2p' /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/curr_cond}${color4}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}${goto 75}${voffset -27}CURRENTLY: ${execpi 600 sed -n '4p' /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/curr_cond}° F
${goto 75}${execpi 600 sed -n '3p' /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/curr_cond|fold -w30}
${color2} ${font conkyweather:Bold:size=30}${execi 600 sed -n '2p' /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/tod_ton}${color4}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}${goto 75}${voffset -27}${execpi 600 sed -n '1p' /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/tod_ton}: ${execpi 600 sed -n '4p' /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/tod_ton}/${execpi 600 sed -n '5p' /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/tod_ton}° F
${goto 75}${execpi 600 sed -n '3p' /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/tod_ton|fold -w30}
${color2} ${font conkyweather:Bold:size=30}${execi 600 sed -n '7p' /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/tod_ton}${color4}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}${goto 75}${voffset -27}${execpi 600 sed -n '6p' /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/tod_ton}: ${execpi 600 sed -n '9p' $HOME/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/tod_ton}/${execpi 600 sed -n '10p' /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/tod_ton}° F
${goto 75}${execpi 600 sed -n '8p' /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/tod_ton|fold -w30}
${color2} ${font conkyweather:Bold:size=30}${execi 600 sed -n '12p' /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/tod_ton}${color4}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}${goto 75}${voffset -27}${execpi 600 sed -n '11p' $HOME/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/tod_ton}: ${execpi 600 sed -n '14p' $HOME/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/tod_ton}/${execpi 600 sed -n '15p' $HOME/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/tod_ton}° F
${goto 75}${execpi 600 sed -n '13p' $HOME/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/tod_ton|fold -w30}
${image /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/computer-skills-icon.png -p 0,405}${color1}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=12} System ${hr 2}
${color1}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}${voffset 5}CPU:${alignr}${color2}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}${offset -10}${cpu}${color2}%
${color1}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}CPU Temp:${alignr}${color2}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}${offset -10}${acpitemp} °C
${color1}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}Freq:${alignr}${color2}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}${alignr}${offset -15}${freq_g}${color}${alignr}${offset -10}${cpubar cpu0 15, 170 5599cc 5599cc}
${color1}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}Disk:${alignr}${color2}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}${alignr}${offset -12}${diskio}${color}${alignr}${offset -10}${diskiograph 15,170 5599cc 5599cc}
## ${if_up eth0}${color}eth0 up: $alignr${color2} ${upspeed eth0}
## ${color}$alignr${upspeedgraph eth0 20,170 5599cc 5599cc}
## ${color}eth0 down: $alignr${color2} ${downspeed eth0}
## ${color2}$alignr${downspeedgraph eth0 20,170 5599cc 5599cc}${endif}
${color1}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}${wireless_essid wlp3s0}$alignr${color2}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}${offset -10}${wireless_link_qual_perc wlp3s0}%
${if_up wlan0}${color1}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}wlan0 up: $alignr${color2}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}${offset -10}${upspeed wlp3s0}
${color1}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}wlan0 down: $alignr${color2}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}${offset -10}${downspeed wlp3s0}
${color}${alignr}${color1}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=10}${voffset 10}${offset -10}Used / Total
${color1}${voffset 2}RAM:${alignr}${offset -10}${color2}$mem ${color2} /${color2} $memmax
${color1}Swap:${alignr}${offset -10}${color2}$swap ${color2} /${color2} $swapmax
${color1}Disk:${alignr}${offset -10}${color2}${fs_used /} ${color2} /${color2} ${fs_size /}
${color1}Home:${alignr}${offset -10}${color2}${fs_used /home} ${color2} /${color2} ${fs_size /home}
${image /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/bbc.png -p 0,685}${color1}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=12} Headlines ${hr 2}
${color1}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=9}${voffset 5}${rss http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/world/rss.xml 2 item_titles 6}
]]I realized the file is probably a mess, but I took some pieces from a few config files and adapted them to make the work, which it did just fine in Conky 1.9 and Peppermint 6. (There are a few tweaks I'd like to make, but I'll save those for another day.)
As to how I was starting Conky, I was using the terminal and just typing 'conky' and it appeared on my desktop. I have since been able to make it start when I boot my computer by adding an autostart-conky.desktop file to my /.config/autostart folder (in keeping with the Peppermint structure and way of doing things), and it works. It's just that Conky freezes after a while and fails to refresh. This happened when launching it from the terminal as well. Here, though, is the autostart-conky.desktop file:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Autostart Conky
Comment=Autostart Conky
Exec=bash -c 'sleep 15 ; /home/walt/.conky/conky-startup.sh'
Icon=gnome-system-monitor
Terminal=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=trueThe one weird thing I saw when I launced Conky from the terminal was the following:
conky: can't open '/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp': No such file or directory
conky: one or more $endif's are missingHowever, Conky then proceeded to gather weather information and the headlines from BBC News. I did a lot of looking but could not find anything quite like what is happening here, and I don't really understand code well enough to figure out where I went wrong, although I would not be surprised if I made some syntax or terminology error is trying to change the .conkyrc file to meet the new rules for the 1.10 version of Conky. Thanks to everyone for any help you can offer.
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#5 2016-08-21 17:28:27
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Re: [SOLVED] Conky freezes
a Few things to try ....
Change the order of these two lines:
--#set to yes if you want Conky to be forked in the background
conky.config = {to
conky.config = {
--#set to yes if you want Conky to be forked in the background... or simply delete the "--#set to yes" line
Put the call to the "1b1" weather script before anything else, you have:
conky.text = [[
${image /home/walt/Walt_Wallpapers/peppermint7_logo_small_250w.png -p 0}
${color4}${font GeosansLight:size=18}${time %I:%M %p}
${color4}${font GeosansLight:size=12}${time %A, %B %d, %Y}
${color2}${font GeosansLight:Bold:size=8}${exec disp=${DISPLAY#:}; disp=${disp%.[0-9]}; cat /home/walt/.desktop-session/desktop-code.$disp 2>/dev/null}
${color2}${execi 60 xdpyinfo | sed -n -r "s/^\s*dimensions:.*\s([0-9]+x[0-9]+).*/\1/p"}
${color2}$kernel
${color2}Uptime: $uptime
${image /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/Weather-Sun-icon2.png -p 0, 169}${color1}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=12} Boise Weather ${hr 2}${execi 600 bash /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/1a}... and then using a weather image before getting it.
like this:
conky.text = [[
${execi 600 bash /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/1a}
${image /home/walt/Walt_Wallpapers/peppermint7_logo_small_250w.png -p 0}
${color4}${font GeosansLight:size=18}${time %I:%M %p}
${color4}${font GeosansLight:size=12}${time %A, %B %d, %Y}
${color2}${font GeosansLight:Bold:size=8}${exec disp=${DISPLAY#:}; disp=${disp%.[0-9]}; cat /home/walt/.desktop-session/desktop-code.$disp 2>/dev/null}
${color2}${execi 60 xdpyinfo | sed -n -r "s/^\s*dimensions:.*\s([0-9]+x[0-9]+).*/\1/p"}
${color2}$kernel
${color2}Uptime: $uptime
${image /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/Weather-Sun-icon2.png -p 0, 169}${color1}${font Cantarell:Bold:size=12} Boise Weather ${hr 2}Next check the actual /home/walt/1a_accuweather_conkyweather_font/1a script.
Near the top, comment out the two lines that "stop" all conkys from running (somewhere around line 97) :
## kill -STOP $(pidof conky)
## killall wgetAnd then at the bottom of the script comment out the re-starting of conky:
## kill -CONT $(pidof conky)Also....
{snip}
uppercase = false,
temperature_unit = 'fahrenheit', -- <<---- missing the final comma
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#6 2016-08-21 17:39:11
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Re: [SOLVED] Conky freezes
REF: These:
conky: can't open '/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp': No such file or directory
conky: one or more $endif's are missingIf this is new ... rerun sensors-detect to get sensors working with Pepperment and read this: Using Sensors
Second line ... for 'every' ${if_something} one needs an ${endif} ... you have:
${if_up wlan0}...with no ${endif}
One last thing, the last line of your conky should be:
]];closing the LUA script
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#7 2016-08-21 21:11:18
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Re: [SOLVED] Conky freezes
{snip}
Also....{snip} uppercase = false, temperature_unit = 'fahrenheit', -- <<---- missing the final comma }
Funny, the people at Peppermint told me to take the comma out. Go figure. I'll put it back in and give it and the other changes a try. Thanks.
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#8 2016-08-21 21:27:23
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Re: [SOLVED] Conky freezes
REF: These:
conky: can't open '/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp': No such file or directory conky: one or more $endif's are missingIf this is new ... rerun sensors-detect to get sensors working with Pepperment and read this: Using Sensors
Second line ... for 'every' ${if_something} one needs an ${endif} ... you have:
${if_up wlan0}...with no ${endif}
I went ahead and took that out, and restarted conky. It seems to be working fine for the moment. We'll see if it freezes again. In the meantime, I'll read through the pages about using sensors. Thanks.
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#9 2016-08-21 22:49:42
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Re: [SOLVED] Conky freezes
Does your conkyrc still have all these commented lines after the "conky.text = [["
conky.text = [[
## antiX additives examples. Add below Text ##
## Battery examples ##
# ${color}battery: ${color}$acpiacadapter, ${battery_percent BAT1}%
# ${color}battery:${color} ${battery}
# ${color}ACPI Battery: ${color}$battery
# ${battery_bar 11,0}
## Wireless example ##
# ${color}Wireless:
# ${color}essid: ${wireless_essid wlan0}
# ${color}IP:${color} ${addr wlan0}
# ${color}speed: ${color} ${wireless_bitrate wlan0}
# ${color}link strength: ${color} ${wireless_link_bar 7,50 wlan0}
## stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen
${image /home/walt/Walt_Wallpapers/peppermint7_logo_small_250w.png -p 0}
${color4}${font GeosansLight:size=18}${time %I:%M %p}if so, remove them, I've tried commenting out lines I didn't want displayed and conky 1.10 locked up. Move the comments above the "conky.text = [[" if you want to keep them around for reference. And I think the proper syntax to comment them out is to use "--" like the commented lines earlier in the conkyrc.
Last edited by PackRat (2016-08-21 22:55:33)
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#10 2016-08-21 23:15:56
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Re: [SOLVED] Conky freezes
CRAP! I removed those from a sample here so I forgot to mention it.
Good catch PackRat.
However loutch's conky uses ### in the text area and it works.
I think the idea is between conky.text = [[ and ]]; the old convention of ### still applies other wise I see a lot of " -- " in there:
Truth be known, I have never liked using commented lines below TEXT anyway.
Now, saying that and reading:
if so, remove them, I've tried commenting out lines I didn't want displayed and conky 1.10 locked up. Move the comments above the "conky.text = [[" if you want to keep them around for reference. And I think the proper syntax to comment them out is to use "--" like the commented lines earlier in the conkyrc.
I'd be inclined to be just like you: Remove them!
Conky v1.10 is a fickle app at best that a "search" shows has a lot of problems.
This kid's sticking with v1.9 as long as possible.
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#11 2016-08-21 23:22:00
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Re: [SOLVED] Conky freezes
This kid's sticking with v1.9 as long as possible.
You are wise beyond your years.
Actually, it wouldn't surprise me if conky 1.9 gets forked to keep it around.
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#12 2016-08-21 23:24:24
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Re: [SOLVED] Conky freezes
Does your conkyrc still have all these commented lines after the "conky.text = [["
conky.text = [[ ## antiX additives examples. Add below Text ## ## Battery examples ## # ${color}battery: ${color}$acpiacadapter, ${battery_percent BAT1}% # ${color}battery:${color} ${battery} # ${color}ACPI Battery: ${color}$battery # ${battery_bar 11,0} ## Wireless example ## # ${color}Wireless: # ${color}essid: ${wireless_essid wlan0} # ${color}IP:${color} ${addr wlan0} # ${color}speed: ${color} ${wireless_bitrate wlan0} # ${color}link strength: ${color} ${wireless_link_bar 7,50 wlan0} ## stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen ${image /home/walt/Walt_Wallpapers/peppermint7_logo_small_250w.png -p 0} ${color4}${font GeosansLight:size=18}${time %I:%M %p}if so, remove them, I've tried commenting out lines I didn't want displayed and conky 1.10 locked up. Move the comments above the "conky.text = [[" if you want to keep them around for reference. And I think the proper syntax to comment them out is to use "--" like the commented lines earlier in the conkyrc.
I probably should go ahead and do that. I've seen several ways of commenting out in Conky 1.10, including the space after the #, two ## before the $ and the --##.
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#13 2016-08-21 23:25:46
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Re: [SOLVED] Conky freezes
CRAP! I removed those from a sample here so I forgot to mention it.
Good catch PackRat.
However loutch's conky uses ### in the text area and it works.
I think the idea is between conky.text = [[ and ]]; the old convention of ### still applies other wise I see a lot of " -- " in there:
http://s20.postimg.org/gfgwrzwax/2016_08_21_20_09_13_Scrot11.jpgTruth be known, I have never liked using commented lines below TEXT anyway.
Now, saying that and reading:
PackRat wrote:if so, remove them, I've tried commenting out lines I didn't want displayed and conky 1.10 locked up. Move the comments above the "conky.text = [[" if you want to keep them around for reference. And I think the proper syntax to comment them out is to use "--" like the commented lines earlier in the conkyrc.
I'd be inclined to be just like you: Remove them!
Conky v1.10 is a fickle app at best that a "search" shows has a lot of problems.
This kid's sticking with v1.9 as long as possible.
I only installed 1.10 because that was the version available in the Peppermint repositories. If I get working the way it is supposed to, I'll be happy, and I think it's close. If not, then I'll uninstall 1.10 and try to find the earlier version.
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#14 2016-08-22 01:04:12
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Re: [SOLVED] Conky freezes
VinDSL gave you a link to get conky v1.9 here that will work in your Pepperment Lubuntu based system
And you can tell him from me he's welcome here any time he wants to come over. Coffee is always on. I quit Ubuntu forums a long time ago, but not because of him.
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#15 2016-08-22 02:16:48
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Re: [SOLVED] Conky freezes
VinDSL gave you a link to get conky v1.9 here that will work in your Pepperment Lubuntu based system
And you can tell him from me he's welcome here any time he wants to come over. Coffee is always on. I quit Ubuntu forums a long time ago, but not because of him.
I passed along your message. Since my Conky no longer seems to be freezing, I'll mark this as solved and move on to my next Conky question. Thanks to everyone for all of the help.
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#16 2016-08-22 04:10:50
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Re: [SOLVED] Conky freezes
More than welcome. Come anytime.
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