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[MintyFree]

Looking at everyone's pretty conky-lua action is making me jealous. Anyone got any links to good tutorials on how to make this stuff? I'm tired of cut and pasting other peoples scripts.

[Garvan]

Looking at everyone's pretty conky-lua action is making me jealous. Anyone got any links to good tutorials on how to make this stuff? I'm tired of cut and pasting other peoples scripts.

I did not find any advanced tutorials when I searched last weekend.

I found this reference is essential:
http://conky.sourceforge.net/docs.html
I download a script that looked good, and then go through it line by line, checking the syntax of each command in the documentation above. By the time I had finished this, I knew enough to write my own scripts.

Garvan

[dawgdoc]

Looking at everyone's pretty conky-lua action is making me jealous. Anyone got any links to good tutorials on how to make this stuff? I'm tired of cut and pasting other peoples scripts.

HERE is an example of some more rings in conky. It is not a tutorial, but there are two versions of the conky script. You could compare them to get some ideas about modifying the script to suit yourself.

EDIT: I just checked my gnote files and found a lot of links to various conky sites and forum posts. See if any of them help

Conky home @ sourceforge http://conky.sourceforge.net/

Conky setup in Ubuntu http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6365702

Conky wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conky_%28software%29
http://wiki.conky.be/index.php?title=Conky_Wiki

Conky Blog http://blog.conky.be/

Conky Pit-stop http://conky.pitstop.free.fr/wiki/index ... =Main_Page

Conky files & screenshots - Ubuntu http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php? ... o%3A+Conky

Conky Showoff Thread - Mint viewtopic.php?f=60&t=30209

Text in Bars viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10828&hilit=conky&start=1140#p215657

Embedded Transparent Terminal How to http://www.ubuntu-unleashed.com/2007/08 ... ll-on.html

Cupragtr (2 conkys, weather b-days gmail) viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10828&hilit=conky&start=340#p104554

TerrorBlader viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10828&hilit=conky&start=860#p178983

EDITED: To remove invalid Conky Hardcore and update Conky Pitstop links (27.6.2011)

[rhY]

Standard Linux Mint 11 with modified bottom bar, AWN, and Dolphin the Wii emulator running Mario Kart. Mario Kart runs perfectly by the way. I've also edited some of the Launcher icons.

[Nexus]

Looking at everyone's pretty conky-lua action is making me jealous. Anyone got any links to good tutorials on how to make this stuff? I'm tired of cut and pasting other peoples scripts.

I did not find any advanced tutorials when I searched last weekend.

I found this reference is essential:
http://conky.sourceforge.net/docs.html
I download a script that looked good, and then go through it line by line, checking the syntax of each command in the documentation above. By the time I had finished this, I knew enough to write my own scripts.

Garvan

That would help him on the Conky side of things...

I'm not expert on LUA myself but I know enough through tinkering around making small programs for my own use in other languages to figure out how to modify things. Sometimes cut and paste isn't a bad thing, but if you want more info on LUA I'd suggest reading over this http://lua-users.org/wiki/LearningLua and checking out some of the links they provide. The best teacher though will be experience, take and existing LUA script for conky and a conky RC file and experiment a bit instead of copy paste maually copy things over it will get you familiar with the structure used. Make minor changes say to colors or to other variables and then load that conky up and see how the changes take effect. You can always use "Undo" if a edit prevents Conky from loading.

[maxheadway]

Theme: Mint-X-Metal
Icons: Mint-X-F
Wallpaper: Lines by Biras Dan
Font: Ubuntu font

Terminal colours:
Text #accd8a
Background #212121

[Wallfisher]

Something that I've been working on for my educational purposes. I'm still a newbie even after being a Linux user for over 4 years now. This is on a Compaq Presario 1670 laptop, factory specs max the ram out at 192 mb, it has a 4 gb hd, cd drive and pcmia card slot for networking. None of my Linux Mint disc would load. The base was installed using a Debian 6 netinstall disc because of the conflict with the kernel. I originally wanted to have an Xfce desktop, I did have a LXDE desktop but decided to learn more about a different environment.

So here is what I'm calling Minted Debian e16 also included is a picture of the synaptic showing the linux-image I have to use on this antiquated piece of equipment. I'm using the chrome theme.

Desk-0 Debian e16 Minted.jpeg (417.31 KiB) Viewed 1662 times

Installed Linux-Image.jpeg (240.45 KiB) Viewed 1662 times

For what I intend on using it for, it has adequate speed. Being old enough that it isn't worth stealing from my truck, and if it is stolen aggravating enough to non-linux users to make them wish they hadn't stole it.

[wyrdoak]

Nexus said:
"...take and existing LUA script for conky and a conky RC file and experiment a bit instead of copy paste maually copy things over it will get you familiar with the structure used. Make minor changes say to colors or to other variables and then load that conky up and see how the changes take effect. You can always use "Undo" if a edit prevents Conky from loading."

I've found also if you take a existing LUA script that is already running, you can open the LUA files, make small changes and save as you make a change you can monitor your changes as you make them. Makes it a little easier, at lest for me to get an understanding of the script.

Never have seen LUA script before this is my first atempt, it took about an hour.

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[MintyFree]

Just reinstated my original conky theme, I figure I'll use it as a base and modify it, slowly adding more and more lua to it. It'll be project epsilon.

I also made a launcher that runs a command to restart conky, makes it quicker to work b/c I just press the button after saving my changes and I can see what I did.

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[maxheadway]

A new setup to mark my complete transition from Ubuntu (and its derivatives) to Linux Mint Xfce. I'm not too thrilled with the direction Ubuntu or GNOME are going in, so it's time to diverge.


Linux Mint Debian Edition by transitmapsetc, on Flickr


Linux Mint Debian Edition by transitmapsetc, on Flickr


Linux Mint Debian Edition by transitmapsetc, on Flickr

[tdockery97]

Mint 11 LXDE rc with lots of color:

[rhY]

Mint 11 LXDE rc with lots of color:

How did you get that nice see through panel in the top right?

[donec]

Tdockery97 that is a great desktop. Where did you get the background it is so full of color?

[lKingjr]

Mint 11 LXDE straight from the box except for adding xcompmgr & transset-df for a little eye-candy

[vrkalak]

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[lKingjr]

not so out of the box version

(the code works, thanks)

[vrkalak]

(the code works, thanks )

Thank you, for setting an example.

[lKingjr]

(the code works, thanks )

Thank you, for setting an example.

anytime

[vrkalak]

My current desktop . . . Mint-9 Fluxbox LTS Edition.

The Fluxbox window manager, with the tint2 panel and a simple Conky.
I am really having fun using Mint-9 (fast and stable).

Someone posted the link to this wallpaper either here or in DevianART.

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[tdockery97]

Thought I'd throw in a snapshot of the Kubuntu 11.10 Alpha with the new kernel 3.0.1: