[SOLVED] Conky max height in horizontal conky

cherkie · 2018-11-10 16:21:58

Hello there,

I want my conky to be horizontal as here:

And I would like the maximum height of the conky to be at X pixels so when I snap windows to top they snap just under the conky. Currently these snap quite far from conky:

Any idea? I have tried adding maximum_height = 40 but no happiness.

Last edited by cherkie (2018-11-10 21:52:36)

damo · 2018-11-10 16:33:10

I usually set conky transparency off so I can see exactly where the window is. Then adjust the geometry accordingly. Don't forget that whitespace in the conkyrc can make the window bigger.

cherkie · 2018-11-10 20:09:38

Yeah, but the problem is I cannot change max height. There simply is no line in conky config with it.

unklar · 2018-11-10 20:41:12

cherkie wrote:

Yeah, but the problem is I cannot change max height. There simply is no line in conky config with it.

Then insert it

You can still try our crystal ball for a while ...

Last edited by unklar (2018-11-10 20:42:10)

Döbbie03 · 2018-11-10 20:52:21

Try adding this

minimum_size 560 5
maximum_width 223

Mess around with the second variable there in the minimum_size line.

cherkie · 2018-11-10 21:32:22

--[[ conky configuration
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conky.config = {

--  Window Settings
    own_window = true,
    own_window_type = 'desktop',
    own_window_transparent = true,
    own_window_hints = 'undecorated,below,skip_taskbar,skip_pager,sticky',
    own_window_colour = '000000',
    own_window_class = 'Conky',
    own_window_title = 'BunsenLabs Default Conky',

-- ARGB can be used for real transparency
--own_window_argb_visual = true, -- Options: true|false

-- NOTE that a composite manager is required for real transparency and ARGB will not
-- work as desired (in most cases) in conjunction with 'own_window_type override'.
-- Use with: own_window_type = 'normal',
-- Use with: own_window_transparent = false,

-- When ARGB visuals are enabled, use the following to modify the alpha value. Valid
-- range is 0-255, where 0 is 0% opacity, and 255 is 100% opacity.
--own_window_argb_value = 150,

    minimum_width = 800, minimum_height = 0,-- width | height
    maximum_width = 1800, maximum_height = 50,-- width | height

    gap_x = 10,-- left | right
    gap_y = 20,-- up | down

    alignment = 'top_middle',
--  End Window Settings


--  Font Settings
-- Use Xft (anti-aliased font and stuff)
    use_xft = true,

--font = 'Liberation Mono:bold:size=14',
--font = 'Liberation Sans:size=14',
    font = 'Sans-serif:size=10',

-- Alpha of Xft font. Must be a value at or between 1 and 0
    xftalpha = 1,

-- Force UTF8? requires XFT
    override_utf8_locale = true,

    uppercase = false,
--  End Font Settings


--  Color Settings
    draw_shades = false,
    default_shade_color = '000000',

    draw_outline = false,-- amplifies text if true
    default_outline_color = '000000',

    default_color = 'C1C4C6', -- Beam green
--default_color = '656667', -- Waldorf original colour
--default_color = '7a7a7a', -- Flame  & BunsenLabs Grey
--default_color = '929292', -- BunsenLabs Grey
--default_color = 'C0C0C0', -- BunsenLabs Silver
    color0 = 'B0E0E6',-- PowderBlue
    color1 = '778899',-- LightSlateGray
    color2 = 'D8BFD8',-- Thistle
    color3 = '9ACD32',-- YellowGreen
    color4 = 'FFA07A',-- LightSalmon
    color5 = 'FFDEAD',-- NavajoWhite
    color6 = '00BFFF',-- DeepSkyBlue
    color7 = '5F9EA0',-- CadetBlue
    color8 = 'BDB76B',-- DarkKhaki
    color9 = 'C0C0C0',-- Silver
--  End Color Settings


--  Borders Section
    draw_borders = false,
-- Stippled borders?
    stippled_borders = 5,
-- border margins
    border_inner_margin = 5,
    border_outer_margin = 0,
-- border width
    border_width = 2,
-- graph borders
    draw_graph_borders = false,
--default_graph_height = 15,
--default_graph_width = 40,
--  End Borders Section


--  Miscellaneous Section
-- Boolean value, if true, Conky will be forked to background when started.
    background = true,

-- Adds spaces around certain objects to stop them from moving other things
-- around, this only helps if you are using a mono font
-- Options: right, left or none
    use_spacer = 'none',

-- Default and Minimum size is 256 - needs more for single commands that
-- "call" a lot of text IE: bash scripts
--text_buffer_size = 6144,

-- Subtract (file system) buffers from used memory?
    no_buffers = true,

-- change GiB to G and MiB to M
    short_units = true,

-- Imlib2 image cache size, in bytes. Default 4MiB Increase this value if you use
-- $image lots. Set to 0 to disable the image cache.
    imlib_cache_size = 0,

-- Use the Xdbe extension? (eliminates flicker)
-- It is highly recommended to use own window with this one
-- so double buffer won't be so big.
    double_buffer = true,

-- Maximum size of user text buffer, i.e. layout below TEXT line in config file
-- (default is 16384 bytes)
--max_user_text = 16384,

-- Desired output unit of all objects displaying a temperature. Parameters are
-- either "fahrenheit" or "celsius". The default unit is degree Celsius.
--temperature_unit = 'celsius',

-- Update interval in seconds
    update_interval = 1,

--  End Miscellaneous Section
};


conky.text = [[

$alignc ${nodename} | Uptime: ${uptime} | CPU: ${cpu cpu0}% | RAM: ${mem} | Disk: ${fs_used /} / ${fs_size /} | Home: ${fs_used /home} / ${fs_size /home}
$alignc ${execpi 60 $HOME/.config/conky/scripts/bunsenweather.sh}
#Root usage:$alignr${fs_used /} / ${fs_size /}
#
# Weather information from openweathermap.org can be displayed in conky by
# using the script $HOME/.config/conky/scripts/bunsenweather.sh. The openweathermap
# service requires registration in order to receive an API Key, which has to be
# added to bunsenweather.sh. For further info see this script and the following thread:
# https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=2060
#
# Calling bunsenweather.sh from conky works by using
# ${execpi <t> /path/to/bunsenweather.sh "yourlocation"}
# where <t> is the update interval. If "yourlocation" is not defined, the script
# sets geolocation based on your IP adress using the website ipinfo.io.
#


]];

This is my conky. When I added minimum_size conky stopped working. I inserted the required maximum_height - wouldn't do anything.

EDIT. OK Solved - Damo's suggestion was spot on. I disabled the transparency and lo and behold - noticed the extra sloppy lines. It's good now and fixed.

Thanks all.

Last edited by cherkie (2018-11-10 21:52:10)

#1 2018-11-10 16:21:58

[SOLVED] Conky max height in horizontal conky

#2 2018-11-10 16:33:10

Re: [SOLVED] Conky max height in horizontal conky

#3 2018-11-10 20:09:38

Re: [SOLVED] Conky max height in horizontal conky

#4 2018-11-10 20:41:12

Re: [SOLVED] Conky max height in horizontal conky

#5 2018-11-10 20:52:21

Re: [SOLVED] Conky max height in horizontal conky

#6 2018-11-10 21:32:22

Re: [SOLVED] Conky max height in horizontal conky

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