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Change the state of iface from disconnected to connected

I am using conky and to display up/down rate using ${if_up wlan0} wlan0: ${downspeed wlan0}/s | ${goto 810} ${upspeed wlan0}/s ${goto 875}${endif} ${if_up eth0} eth0: ${downspeed eth0}/s ...
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How to change color of Conky text via file/script?

I have a file which contains one word, "green", "yellow" or "red" (this file is updated via a cron job. I would like to use that color to display text in Conky. The actual text would stay the same, ...
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How to make conky list top 5 processes?

I don't like how conky shows top 5 processes with "$top_io name 5" parameter. Is there any way to make conky show all of them in a column at the same time like "top" does? Couldn't find it in man, ...
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Custom fonts in Ubuntu (Openbox, General) only display as Sans font

I'm running Ubuntu 11.04, Openbox config with tint2 and conky. I've downloaded a few custom fonts from DaFont, specifically: Visitor, Hunger Games and TECHNOID. I downloaded them mainly so I could ...
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How to get weather alerts using RSS in Conky?

Quick question about how to get weather alerts with conky. I'm using the following bit of code: ${execpi 3600 ~/.conky/scripts/conky-rss.sh ...
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Conky starts above windows in Ubuntu Maverick

I did not run into this problem until I upgraded my Ubuntu box to Maverick Meerkat (10.10). Basically, whenever I start my computer, conky runs as expected, except it gets drawn over any windows that ...
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how to run conky on startup?i am using ubuntu lucid lynx i386

i haved configured my conky, and i want to run it on startup, i did found some tuts on internet, i haved put my conky in the startup, but in the screen, it just show just a second and gone..so how ...
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Modify Conky to handle variable length values

I currently experimenting with DWM and Conky to create a minimal looking desktop to use for coding and things like that. I've got something nice going on, but there's something I'm having an issue ...
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Conky-like app for windows xp

I'm looking for a conky-like software for windows xp. I don't need overblown widget/gadgets app - just a simple program to display hostname, IP address, etc.
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Is it possible to change update interval in conky for specific variables like 'font' can be changed?

Is it possible to change update interval in conky for specific variables like 'font' can be changed?
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Conky truncates text loaded from file

I'm trying to configure conky on Ubuntu, because I need to display my todo list on the desktop. The the file is displayed, but the text is truncated (not rectangular, just after some character ...
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Conky scripting for non-geeks

Is there a decent website to learn how to script my first .conkyrc file ??? Note: I'm not a programmer, not too complex please !!!
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Conky setups - samples / ideas?

Is anyone using Conky on Linux for desktop statistics displays? I have a simple script mostly adapted from samples, but I'm interested in seeing more complex setups - particularly with weather ...