Trying to run Pwidgets

[Sofiya]

after rebuilding all Pwidgets scripts, I still managed to get it to run

[rockedge]

@Sofiya could you share the Pwidget modified script(s)? Take a look and see if it's good for KLV.

[Sofiya]

@Sofiya could you share the Pwidget modified script(s)? Take a look and see if it's good for KLV.

Doesn't work in KLV-Airedale xfce.
The window manager plays a big role.

[fredx181]

@Sofiya could you share the Pwidget modified script(s)? Take a look and see if it's good for KLV.

Doesn't work in KLV-Airedale xfce.
The window manager plays a big role.

Can you explain a bit more ?
Is it about transparency or ... or gtk or xfce version ..

[Sofiya]

@Sofiya could you share the Pwidget modified script(s)? Take a look and see if it's good for KLV.

Doesn't work in KLV-Airedale xfce.
The window manager plays a big role.

Can you explain a bit more ?
Is it about transparency or ... or gtk or xfce version ..

about transparency.
we also take into account that xfce has its own composite manager

[rockedge]

I have a machine that is picky about the kernel when running the XFCE4 compositor. It freezes the display when in a "Lock Screen" condition. So I turn it off and start picom at boot instead. Works pretty good.

KLV has picom built in. For a test, disable the XFCE4 compositor and start picom. In this state Pwidget might work for the test.

[Sofiya]

It turns out that the xonclock program is needed, which is no longer being developed, it is needed in order for the analog clock to work in Pwidgets
The issue is resolved by compiling https://github.com/01micko/xonclock

[fredx181]

Experimented a little to get transparency with the conky from Void repo (v1.13) and found that this is required (for KLV) in the conky config:
(edit: added new syntax below too)
own_window_transparent yes new syntax: own_window_transparent = true,
own_window_argb_visual yes new syntax: own_window_argb_visual = true,
But note: compositing needs to be enabled (builtin compositor or picom)
And also I'd recommend:
own_window_type normal
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
own_window_colour black
Attached tar.gz with 2 configs:
- modified default config (/etc/conky/conky.conf (new syntax)
- modified Clock_digital (from pwidgets)

conky-test-tranparent.tar.gz

conky test

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I think that with the "conky_pwidgets" included in the pwidgets package, transparency on KLV is not possible because it doesn't support option own_window_argb_visual

[mikeslr]

fredx181, "I think that with the "conky_pwidgets" included in the pwidgets package, transparency on KLV is not possible because it doesn't support option own_window_argb_visual."

I kind-of remembered that the conky version used by pwidgets might be replaceable. But, as I've often pointed out, my memory can be flaky and when possible I don't depend on it. There was a simple experiment. Rename conky-widgets so that it wouldn't be use and so that a duplicate of conky could be named conky-widgets. [FYI, the experiment was run under F-96]. I expected either failure or success. The result was neither.
Restarting-x, only one of the widgets I had chosen under pwidgets was displayed: the analog clock using xonclock. But pwidgets' GUI also could be started.

pwidgets using regular conky.png (227.68 KiB) Viewed 1083 times

As you know, what information pwidgets displays is the result of the various bash-scripts it employs, chosen by the user via the GUI. So perhaps editing the code of those scripts could produce an application which employs a different version of Conky.

The information conky and pwidgets displays are different and I prefer that displayed by pwidgets. But what each displays depends on the scripts each uses. Some time ago I unsuccessfully searched for conky-plugins that would produce the display I have under pwidgets. Writing or modifying scripts are 'above my paygrade.'

[fredx181]

I kind-of remembered that the conky version used by pwidgets might be replaceable

Thanks, yes, tried some widgets with newer conky renamed to conky_pwidgets, rather problematic, I think, most pwidget configs need modifying for to work properly on KLV (with the XFCE Desktop).

[Sofiya]

working with Pwidgets helped me find the missing utilities
In general, it turned out beautiful

[bugnaw333]

@Sofiya
Have you tried it on EasyOS?

Thanks.

[mikeslr]

In a previous post I noted that I had been unsuccessful finding the widgets for Conky which were the equivalents to those I use in pwidgets. Re-initiating that search indicated that they do exist. But note, all I want to display is a calendar, a clock, the local weather and --since my desktop requires wifi two floors below the router-- wifi strength. This however, suggests that widgets sought by others may also exist.

Of course, my very minimal understanding of scripting means that while the ones I'd want do exist, I won't be able to use them. And while I'm happy to learn that Sofiya was able to figure out how to add widgets and was pleased with the result, I'd want to know how to have Conky NOT display most of the information it was originally designed to display. I rarely need to know that information; there are easily and/or alternate ways of obtaining it when I do want to know it, and having it always displayed creates what I consider a busy desktop.

On the other hand, some of the possibilities of Conky --I believe employing lua-- would really be interesting, e.g. https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1287775/

[Sofiya]

@Sofiya
Have you tried it on EasyOS?

Thanks.

No

[Sofiya]

In a previous post I noted that I had been unsuccessful finding the widgets for Conky which were the equivalents to those I use in pwidgets. Re-initiating that search indicated that they do exist. But note, all I want to display is a calendar, a clock, the local weather and --since my desktop requires wifi two floors below the router-- wifi strength. This however, suggests that widgets sought by others may also exist.

Of course, my very minimal understanding of scripting means that while the ones I'd want do exist, I won't be able to use them. And while I'm happy to learn that Sofiya was able to figure out how to add widgets and was pleased with the result, I'd want to know how to have Conky NOT display most of the information it was originally designed to display. I rarely need to know that information; there are easily and/or alternate ways of obtaining it when I do want to know it, and having it always displayed creates what I consider a busy desktop.

On the other hand, some of the possibilities of Conky --I believe employing lua-- would really be interesting, e.g. https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1287775/

Pwidgets this same Conky only modified for widgets, Conky c lua definitely has more possibilities, at one time it was interesting to me, Conky c lua.
Due to the possibility of creating different effects that are not in the usual Conky.
You also need to take into account the fact that you need to write the script for Conky yourself, taking into account your equipment, video card,processor, network since the script written for AMD will not show some sensors in NVIDIA and vice versa

[Sofiya]

I'd want to know how to have Conky NOT display most of the information it was originally designed to display.

This is done by simply cutting out the code from the script, leaving only what we need.

[Sofiya]

[Sofiya]

Yes, it's a shame that there is a problem with transparency in xfce
interesting on KLA-xfce will be the same

[Sofiya]

there is an option to make it transparent in xfce for Pwidgets

[Sofiya]

[pp4mnklinux]

CONKY...

And you can configure it the way you want to show some system information.

In my case:

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- vim: ts=4 sw=4 noet ai cindent syntax=lua
--[[
Conky, a system monitor, based on torsmo

Any original torsmo code is licensed under the BSD license

All code written since the fork of torsmo is licensed under the GPL

Please see COPYING for details

Copyright (c) 2004, Hannu Saransaari and Lauri Hakkarainen
Copyright (c) 2005-2012 Brenden Matthews, Philip Kovacs, et. al. (see AUTHORS)
All rights reserved.

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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
]]

conky.config = {
    alignment = 'top_left',
    background = false,
    border_width = 1,
    cpu_avg_samples = 2,
	default_color = 'white',
    default_outline_color = 'white',
    default_shade_color = 'white',
    draw_borders = false,
    draw_graph_borders = true,
    draw_outline = false,
    draw_shades = false,
    use_xft = true,
    font = 'DejaVu Sans Mono:size=12',
    gap_x = 5,
    gap_y = 60,
    minimum_height = 5,
	minimum_width = 5,
    net_avg_samples = 2,
    no_buffers = true,
    out_to_console = false,
    out_to_stderr = false,
    extra_newline = false,
    own_window = true,
    own_window_class = 'Conky',
    own_window_type = 'desktop',
    stippled_borders = 0,
    update_interval = 1.0,
    uppercase = false,
    use_spacer = 'none',
    show_graph_scale = false,
    show_graph_range = false
}

conky.text = [[
${scroll 16 $nodename - $sysname $kernel on $machine | }
$hr
${color grey}Uptime:$color $uptime
${color grey}Frequency (in MHz):$color $freq
${color grey}Frequency (in GHz):$color $freq_g
${color grey}RAM Usage:$color $mem/$memmax - $memperc% ${membar 4}
${color grey}Swap Usage:$color $swap/$swapmax - $swapperc% ${swapbar 4}
${color grey}CPU Usage:$color $cpu% ${cpubar 4}
${color grey}Processes:$color $processes  ${color grey}Running:$color $running_processes
$hr
${color grey}File systems:
 / $color${fs_used /}/${fs_size /} ${fs_bar 6 /}
 
 

${color grey}Networking:
Up:$color ${upspeed eth0} ${color grey} - Down:$color ${downspeed eth0}
$hr
${color grey}Name              PID   CPU%   MEM%
${color lightgrey} ${top name 1} ${top pid 1} ${top cpu 1} ${top mem 1}
${color lightgrey} ${top name 2} ${top pid 2} ${top cpu 2} ${top mem 2}
${color lightgrey} ${top name 3} ${top pid 3} ${top cpu 3} ${top mem 3}
${color lightgrey} ${top name 4} ${top pid 4} ${top cpu 4} ${top mem 4}

FILE LOCATED AT etc/conky


Have a nice day u all.

[Sofiya]

Pwidgets

The new version pwidgets-2.7_2.x86_64.xbps is at the link - viewtopic.php?t=8572

[fredx181]

And you can configure it the way you want to show some system information.

In my case:
...

Your post could have value if you posted the conky config for what you showed in the screenshot.
Btw, besides that the code you posted has no originality (as it's the default conky config), it is not correct (doesn't work, not complete).

[pp4mnklinux]

?

[pp4mnklinux]

@fredx181 , for sure you know better than me the content of my conky.

I'm sorry because my post had no value for you, I hope it could be useful for others (thanks god this is a "forum").

Excuse me again , have a nice day.

And you can configure it the way you want to show some system information.

In my case:
...

Your post could have value if you posted the conky config for what you showed in the screenshot.
Btw, besides that the code you posted has no originality (as it's the default conky config), it is not correct (doesn't work, not complete).

[fredx181]

..... I hope it could be useful for others (thanks god this is a "forum").

How can a posted code that doesn't work be useful for anyone ?
(try it and you'll see it doesn't work)
EDIT: Not a big deal btw, I just wanted to inform you.

[Sofiya]

I can't sleep if something doesn't start for me. And so I found dependencies for Xonclock. Everything started up. It would seem that everything is fine, but it wasn’t there, the clock can only be displayed if the script says "# keep clock on top - top = true", and if "top = false" then the clock is invisible.

But it's ugly when another window hits them, or when a browser is open.Wherever you look, pitfalls with xfce.
Everything I can, my ship ran aground.It's very difficult to go with the flow with Xfce.

xonclock-0.9_3.x86_64.xbps -- https://drive.google.com/file/d/19uSZzN ... share_link

[Sofiya]

[Sofiya]

And you can configure it the way you want to show some system information.

In my case:
...

Your post could have value if you posted the conky config for what you showed in the screenshot.
Btw, besides that the code you posted has no originality (as it's the default conky config), it is not correct (doesn't work, not complete).

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conky.config = {
    alignment = 'top_right',
	background = false,
	border_inner_margin = 15,
	border_width = 5,
	default_color = 'ffffff',  --ffffff # grey 5f5f5f 3F3F3F 183149 3B3B3B 26211F
	double_buffer = true,
	draw_borders = false,
	draw_graph_borders = false,
	draw_outline = false,
	draw_shades = false,
	gap_x = 30,
	gap_y = 60,
	maximum_width = 650,
	double_buffer = true,
	override_utf8_locale = true,
    own_window = true,
    own_window_class = 'Conky',
    own_window_type = 'normal',
	own_window_transparent = false,
	own_window_hints = 'undecorated,below,skip_taskbar,skip_pager,sticky',
	own_window_argb_visual = true,
	own_window_argb_value = 0,
	text_buffer_size = 8000,
	total_run_times = 0,
	update_interval = 1,
	uppercase = false,
	use_xft = true,
	xftalpha = 1,
	short_units = false,
	font = 'Mintysys:style=regular:pixelsize=16',
	color1 = '505139',
	color2 = '005929',
	color3 = '005929',
}
conky.text = [[

${font SAOUI:weight=Light:size=78}${alignc}${time %I:%M}${font}

${goto 15}${font SAOUI:weight=Light:size=28}${alignc} ${time %A %B %d}${font}
${alignc}${voffset 6}${offset 12}${font Mintysis:pixelsize=14}${color ffffff}HD ${offset 9}$color${fs_free /} / ${fs_size /}${offset 30}${color ffffff}RAM ${offset 9}$color$mem / $memmax${offset 30}${color ffffff}CPU ${offset 9}$color${cpu cpu0}%
${alignc}       __________________________________________________________________________

${font Mintysis :pixelsize=20}${alignc}${color ffffff} KLA - OT2{color}
]]