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sqlpython

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Re: Wifi icon help please

When I had some time I thought about .."What about a Conky Indicator?"
  Like you I do have a Conky displayed on my Desktop but admittedly I do not creatively produce Conky Scripts.
I will however modify them.
Searching around I noted a nice addition to the Conky from 2010 which displayed the Wifi and monitored output as well as "is wifi Up or Down"..
In doing this save your original .conkyrc (the scripts name) to an Other name as a BackUp..Allowing you to play with the running copy..

Look here post #561 http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/post/65288/#p65288

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As long as you have a Back up that you can renamed to .conkyrc, you will always be able to get back to the ORIGINAL Conky display.
If you have never scripted before (maybe this is the time to be Adventurous) just load it into Mousepad or Geany or leafpad whatever is available. Then just approach the discipline as if you were Editing a Letter. Adhere to the style that you observe as you paste.
Comment out lines which  you don't want ot appear with the Hash symbol #
..Not trying to make a Tutorial out of this..not to scare you..
You just might like the new found abilities. Once you get a taste of modifing a Conky.
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In fact I think that I will also Add the lines and save to .conkyrc just to see what it looks like..BackUp original 1st..

Last edited by sqlpython (2012-07-14 03:09:58)

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Re: Wifi icon help please

sqlpython, your link is broken for me.

I think you want it to ge here: http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/post/65288/#p65288

Last edited by pidsley (2012-07-16 01:20:25)

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Re: Wifi icon help please

@sqlpython

Thank you for the inspiration. I am meant to be doing housework when hubby goes out tomorrow (apparently I spend too much time on my computer and am not productive). But playing with Conky sounds like a lot more fun.

Hope hubby doesn't read this or I am in the sh1t.

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sqlpython

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Re: Wifi icon help please

Hope hubby doesn't read this or I am in the sh1t.

   ROTFLMAO
You'll survive..

Clicking on the link Below will send you to a Larger image of the thumbnail below..
The two sections of code below depict sections of my Wheezy Conky.
The top Mousepad begins at my
wlan0       192.168.2.118  .. this is my original code..

The second MousePad begins the Conky at the Word
WIFI  ======================== this belongs to d2ogch3n
................................AND THANK YOU PIDSLEY for correcting the LINK

... Use the Larger image in the link to exam the two section in the Link for the Wifi Mine and d2ogch3n's
  Two different approaches.. I display the address and then a useage Graph
  d2ogch3n has a neat section simply displaying Text feedback.. (actually takes less space)

In my Conky I chage all references to the Wifi to wlan0 I can see that yours is eth1 as is dogch3n.
..So, his code is correct for you.. I only changed the line regarding
Local IP blah blah blah...  as his didn't seem to work..for me.
below the thumbnail is the code sections that I have inserted for My method and d2ogch3n's Method.
You will note when viewing the Example in the Link I have incorporated Both for your viewing...
...Try One, Both..or Two at a time as I did..
  ...Once you get the hang of this simple modificaton (and lot's of help to had in these Forums)
......Some of these very practised Conky Craftspeople can show you some much better displays..
...Code Sections below..
[color=red ]BUT Back Up the Original .conkyrc [/color]to New file name like say .conkyBAK First with SaveAs..

Link to Large Image
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/989/ … 132012.png
............Change all references from wlan0 to eth1 for your purposes.......
.... My Wifi Display via Graphs

Hostname $alignr $nodename
wlan0 $alignr ${addr wlan0}
Inbound $alignr ${downspeed wlan0} kb/s
${downspeedgraph wlan0}
Outbound $alignr ${upspeed wlan0} kb/s
${upspeedgraph wlan0}

..The second from d2ogch3ch

${if_up wlan0}WiFi: ${hr}

wlan0 $alignr ${addr wlan0}

Strength: ${wireless_link_qual_perc wlan0}% $alignr Essid: $alignr${wireless_essid eth1}
DLS: ${downspeed wlan0} $alignr Total: ${totaldown wlan0}
ULS: ${upspeed wlan0} $alignr Total: ${totalup wlan0}
External IP $alignr${exec 500 wget -O – http://whatismyip.org/|tail}
Local  IP: $alignr${addr wlan0}${endif}
$processes processes ($running_processes running)

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mariannemarlow

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Re: Wifi icon help please

Thank you for all that information, and screenprint too

I like the progress bars in your conky, they are easy on the eye.

What do the numbers after "Load" signify?

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Re: Wifi icon help please

I made a few basic changes. Not much but it's a start right.

http://i.imgur.com/moDZn.png

Thinking of eliminating some shortcut keys from the menu now, they take up a lot of space.

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Re: Wifi icon help please

How do I "hide" my network icon?

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mariannemarlow

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Re: Wifi icon help please

Okay, now that is weird. The icon has gone....

spooky..

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Re: Wifi icon help please

Dunce question - How do I try a different manager?

sudo apt-get install wicd

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sqlpython

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Re: Wifi icon help please

What do the numbers after "Load" signify?

Not really important to us unless you are running a Server or an Overclocked CPU.
But interesting to observe.
You may have also noticed Load value when you have run top or htop from a terminal.
Basically it is just the Load on the CPU. Something to observe as a warning should you overload..(not likely)..
..Here is a good article to bring you up to speed quickly.
http://blog.scoutapp.com/articles/2009/ … d-averages

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sqlpython

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Re: Wifi icon help please

You might consider the following line to display your eth0 & eth1 IP addresses..

eth0 $alignr ${addr eth0}
eth1 $alignr ${addr eth1}

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mariannemarlow

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Re: Wifi icon help please

What do the numbers after "Load" signify?

Not really important to us unless you are running a Server or an Overclocked CPU.
But interesting to observe.
You may have also noticed Load value when you have run top or htop from a terminal.
Basically it is just the Load on the CPU. Something to observe as a warning should you overload..(not likely)..
..Here is a good article to bring you up to speed quickly.
http://blog.scoutapp.com/articles/2009/ … d-averages

I like

top

It's fun watching the numbers go up and down, could sit for hours looking at that - how sad!

Dunce question - How do I try a different manager?

sudo apt-get install wicd

Ah, should have made myself clearer. I know how to do that, I meant configuration after that. Surely it wont just work right away and replace the old manager. Something always needs tweaking..

Okay, now that is weird. The icon has gone....

spooky..

and it's back. This webbook has funny ways.

You might consider the following line to display your eth0 & eth1 IP addresses..

eth0 $alignr ${addr eth0}
eth1 $alignr ${addr eth1}

I did but it served no purpose for me. So I removed it.

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Re: Wifi icon help please

@sqlpython

according to your link my load averages are a bit high..

load average: 0.85, 0.79, 0.51

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sqlpython

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Re: Wifi icon help please

according to your link my load averages are a bit high..

You probably have a Dual Core processor. So it is all relative.
It is an interesting Number to have at your disposal but unless your a SySop of servers not to dwell on.
Pay more attention to your systems's responsiveness in your daily useage.

On multi-processor system, the load is relative to the number of processor cores available. The "100% utilization" mark is 1.00 on a single-core system, 2.00, on a dual-core, 4.00 on a quad-core, etc.

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Re: Wifi icon help please

Don't think I do

CPU:       Single core VIA C7-M (-UP-)

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sqlpython

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Re: Wifi icon help please

Ok, busy but not the busiest..
Depends if that is at idle with an empty desktop (no apps) or while Using the Internet.
Factors such as is IceWeasel open and if so how many connected Tabs.. that always will make it busy.

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