* [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: conky-howto.xml
@ 2006-11-30 6:48 Josh Saddler
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nightmorph 06/11/30 06:48:50
Modified: conky-howto.xml
Log:
typo fix; no content change (conkyrc example should be lowercase)
Revision Changes Path
1.4 xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?rev=1.4&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?rev=1.4&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?r1=1.3&r2=1.4
Index: conky-howto.xml
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.3
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
--- conky-howto.xml 2 Nov 2006 18:21:14 -0000 1.3
+++ conky-howto.xml 30 Nov 2006 06:48:50 -0000 1.4
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
configuration options, and the static text, colors and other variables which
control what data is shown to the user. Conky also provides a great sample
configuration, located at
-<path>/usr/share/doc/<conky-version>/Conkyrc.sample.gz</path> Make sure
+<path>/usr/share/doc/<conky-version>/conkyrc.sample.gz</path> Make sure
to replace <conky-version> with the specific version of Conky you have
installed.
</p>
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* [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: conky-howto.xml
@ 2008-08-31 21:54 Joshua Saddler
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nightmorph 08/08/31 21:54:39
Modified: conky-howto.xml
Log:
Update conky-howto.xml with the new sample config location
Revision Changes Path
1.8 xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?rev=1.8&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?rev=1.8&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?r1=1.7&r2=1.8
Index: conky-howto.xml
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.7
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -u -r1.7 -r1.8
--- conky-howto.xml 22 Apr 2008 08:01:40 -0000 1.7
+++ conky-howto.xml 31 Aug 2008 21:54:39 -0000 1.8
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
<author title="Editor">
<mail link="brenden@rty.ca">Brenden Matthews</mail>
</author>
+<author title="Editor">
+ <mail link="nightmorph"/>
+</author>
<abstract>
This document describes how to install and configure the system monitor known
@@ -20,8 +23,8 @@
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
<license/>
-<version>1.4</version>
-<date>2008-04-22</date>
+<version>1.5</version>
+<date>2008-08-31</date>
<chapter>
<title>Background</title>
@@ -133,18 +136,14 @@
<p>
By default, Conky will look for a configuration file in the user's home
-directory located at <path>~/.conkyrc</path> This file contains all the
+directory located at <path>~/.conkyrc</path>. This file contains all the
configuration options, and the static text, colors and other variables which
control what data is shown to the user. Conky also provides a great sample
-configuration, located at
-<path>/usr/share/doc/<conky-version>/conkyrc.sample.gz</path> Make sure
-to replace <conky-version> with the specific version of Conky you have
-installed.
+configuration, located at <path>/etc/conky/conky.conf</path>.
</p>
<pre caption="Copying the sample configuration to your home directory">
-<comment>(Replace <b>1.4.0-r1</b> with the version number of Conky)</comment>
-$ <i>zcat /usr/share/doc/conky-1.4.0-r1/conkyrc.sample.gz >> ~/.conkyrc</i>
+$ <i>cp /etc/conky/conky.conf ~/.conkyrc</i>
</pre>
<p>
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* [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: conky-howto.xml
@ 2008-04-22 8:01 Joshua Saddler
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To: gentoo-doc-cvs
nightmorph 08/04/22 08:01:40
Modified: conky-howto.xml
Log:
add vim-syntax and nano-syntax tip
Revision Changes Path
1.7 xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?rev=1.7&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?rev=1.7&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?r1=1.6&r2=1.7
Index: conky-howto.xml
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.6
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -r1.6 -r1.7
--- conky-howto.xml 2 Jul 2007 05:20:30 -0000 1.6
+++ conky-howto.xml 22 Apr 2008 08:01:40 -0000 1.7
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
<license/>
-<version>1.3</version>
-<date>2007-07-01</date>
+<version>1.4</version>
+<date>2008-04-22</date>
<chapter>
<title>Background</title>
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@
with the use of Xft. Most users will want this as well.
</p>
+<p>
+You can add syntax highlighting for Conky's configuration file with the
+<c>vim-syntax</c> and <c>nano-syntax</c> USE flags, depending on your preferred
+editor.
+</p>
+
<pre caption="/etc/portage/package.use">
<comment>(Use the following as an example)</comment>
# <i>echo app-admin/conky truetype audacious -ipv6 >> /etc/portage/package.use</i>
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* [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: conky-howto.xml
@ 2007-07-02 5:20 Josh Saddler
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To: gentoo-doc-cvs
nightmorph 07/07/02 05:20:30
Modified: conky-howto.xml
Log:
code sample fix from bug 183902
Revision Changes Path
1.6 xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?rev=1.6&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?rev=1.6&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?r1=1.5&r2=1.6
Index: conky-howto.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.5
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6
--- conky-howto.xml 27 Jan 2007 19:31:46 -0000 1.5
+++ conky-howto.xml 2 Jul 2007 05:20:30 -0000 1.6
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
<license/>
-<version>1.2</version>
-<date>2006-11-02</date>
+<version>1.3</version>
+<date>2007-07-01</date>
<chapter>
<title>Background</title>
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
<pre caption="Scripting examples">
<i>${exec grep 'sudo' /var/log/messages | tail -n 4}</i>
-<i>${execi 30 ~/scripts/emerge-status.sh</i>
+<i>${execi 30 ~/scripts/emerge-status.sh}</i>
<i>${texeci 600 ~/scripts/gmail.pl}</i>
</pre>
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* [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: conky-howto.xml
@ 2007-01-27 19:31 Camille Huot
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To: gentoo-doc-cvs
cam 07/01/27 19:31:46
Modified: conky-howto.xml
Log:
Fixed typo.
Revision Changes Path
1.5 xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?rev=1.5&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?rev=1.5&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?r1=1.4&r2=1.5
Index: conky-howto.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5
--- conky-howto.xml 30 Nov 2006 06:48:50 -0000 1.4
+++ conky-howto.xml 27 Jan 2007 19:31:46 -0000 1.5
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@
<p>
Gentoo provides an ebuild to quickly and easily install Conky. Pay particular
-attention to the the USE flags. You'll most likely want X11 support (<c>X</c>),
-and make sure you select the USE flags for any music players (other than MPD)
-which you want, such as Audacious (<c>audacious</c>). If you want to use the
-TCP port monitor, be SURE to disable the <c>ipv6</c> use flag, as the port
-monitor is for ipv4 systems only.
+attention to the USE flags. You'll most likely want X11 support (<c>X</c>), and
+make sure you select the USE flags for any music players (other than MPD) which
+you want, such as Audacious (<c>audacious</c>). If you want to use the TCP port
+monitor, be SURE to disable the <c>ipv6</c> use flag, as the port monitor is
+for ipv4 systems only.
</p>
<p>
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* [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: conky-howto.xml
@ 2006-11-02 18:21 Josh Saddler
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From: Josh Saddler @ 2006-11-02 18:21 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-doc-cvs
nightmorph 06/11/02 18:21:14
Modified: conky-howto.xml
Log:
Removed XMMS references, bug 153829
Revision Changes Path
1.3 xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?rev=1.3&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?rev=1.3&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?r1=1.2&r2=1.3
Index: conky-howto.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.2
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3
--- conky-howto.xml 7 Jul 2006 00:06:59 -0000 1.2
+++ conky-howto.xml 2 Nov 2006 18:21:14 -0000 1.3
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
<license/>
-<version>1.1</version>
-<date>2006-07-07</date>
+<version>1.2</version>
+<date>2006-11-02</date>
<chapter>
<title>Background</title>
@@ -48,16 +48,16 @@
Unlike other system monitors such as top, Conky can run as a window in an X
session, or by drawing to the root window (there is also an option to have
Conky display information to stdout, but we won't discuss that here). It
-displays the information it has gathered through the use of both text,
-progress bars, and graphs. Also, unlike top, the way it is formatted is
-completely user-configurable. In addition to monitoring the system itself,
-Conky can also give you information about several music players (such as XMMS,
-BMPx, Music Player Daemon, and Audacious Media Player), tell you how many new
-messages are in your mail spool, and plenty more. If the functionality you
-require isn't in Conky yet, it is a simple matter of writing a script to get
-the information you would like - some examples of this, which have already been
-done are RSS feeds, POP3 e-mail message count, local weather, boinc status, and
-even the status of portage.
+displays the information it has gathered through the use of both text, progress
+bars, and graphs. Also, unlike top, the way it is formatted is completely
+user-configurable. In addition to monitoring the system itself, Conky can also
+give you information about several music players (such as BMPx, Music Player
+Daemon, and Audacious Media Player), tell you how many new messages are in your
+mail spool, and plenty more. If the functionality you require isn't in Conky
+yet, it is a simple matter of writing a script to get the information you would
+like - some examples of this, which have already been done are RSS feeds, POP3
+e-mail message count, local weather, boinc status, and even the status of
+portage.
</p>
</body>
@@ -71,13 +71,12 @@
<body>
<p>
-Gentoo provides an ebuild to quickly and easily install Conky. Pay particular
-attention to the the USE flags. You'll most likely want X11 support
-(<c>X</c>), and make sure you select the USE flags for any music players (other
-than MPD) which you want. XMMS (<c>xmms</c>), Audacious (<c>audacious</c>), or
-XMMS support via the xmms-infopipe plugin (<c>infopipe</c>). If you want to
-use the TCP port monitor, be SURE to disable the <c>ipv6</c> use flag, as the
-port monitor is for ipv4 systems only.
+Gentoo provides an ebuild to quickly and easily install Conky. Pay particular
+attention to the the USE flags. You'll most likely want X11 support (<c>X</c>),
+and make sure you select the USE flags for any music players (other than MPD)
+which you want, such as Audacious (<c>audacious</c>). If you want to use the
+TCP port monitor, be SURE to disable the <c>ipv6</c> use flag, as the port
+monitor is for ipv4 systems only.
</p>
<p>
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@
<pre caption="/etc/portage/package.use">
<comment>(Use the following as an example)</comment>
-# <i>echo app-admin/conky truetype audacious -xmms -infopipe -ipv6 >> /etc/portage/package.use</i>
+# <i>echo app-admin/conky truetype audacious -ipv6 >> /etc/portage/package.use</i>
</pre>
<p>
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* [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: conky-howto.xml
@ 2006-07-07 0:07 Lukasz Damentko
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From: Lukasz Damentko @ 2006-07-07 0:07 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-doc-cvs
rane 06/07/07 00:07:00
Modified: conky-howto.xml
Log:
#132487, Load dbe to prevent flickering
Revision Changes Path
1.2 xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml
file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo
plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo
diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml.diff?r1=1.1&r2=1.2&cvsroot=gentoo
Index: conky-howto.xml
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/conky-howto.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2
--- conky-howto.xml 11 Mar 2006 21:25:49 -0000 1.1
+++ conky-howto.xml 7 Jul 2006 00:06:59 -0000 1.2
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
<license/>
-<version>1.0</version>
-<date>2006-03-11</date>
+<version>1.1</version>
+<date>2006-07-07</date>
<chapter>
<title>Background</title>
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@
$ <i>conky</i>
</pre>
+<note>
+Conky needs Double Buffer Extension (DBE) support from X server to prevent
+flickering, because it can't update window fast enough without it. It can be
+enabled in <path>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</path> with <c>Load "dbe"</c> line in
+<b>Section "Module"</b>.
+</note>
+
<p>
Once you have an idea of how Conky looks, you can now move on to configuring
it!
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