interactive conky

falldown · 2012-08-21 22:16:17

arclance wrote:

^ Animated gifs can work in conky that's how I get the radar images in my weather script.
I use gifsicle to separate each frame into its own file and wrote some lua to display them in the correct order.
This website shows how to do it in a .conkyrc without using lua
It is much trickier to setup that way though since you have a lot of if statements.
I believe you can also use graphics/image magick to break up the gif images.

Peachy wrote a pretty cool lua function for displaying images in a file.
We used it for the cyber-v9000.
It works very well.
That might be the way to go.

arclance · 2012-08-21 22:19:33

^ Yes you could write a mrpeachy style lua function, that would be easiest for people to use.
I could write the basic function if mrpeachy wanted to make it usable from .conkyrc afterwards.
Though I don't think you want to run gifsicle every update it is not instantaneous.

Last edited by arclance (2012-08-21 22:38:40)

arclance · 2012-08-21 22:38:48

Here is the basic code it should load each split frame in order and then start over.

updateCheck = 0
--# im.file = "original file path"
function a_gif(im)
    local x = nil
    x = (im.x or 0)
    local y = nil
    y = (im.y or 0)
    local w = nil
    w = (im.w or default_image_width)
    local h = nil
    h = (im.h or default_image_height)
    --###################################
    local file = im.file.."."..string.format("%03i", updateCheck)
    --###################################
    if file == nil then 
        print("set image file") 
    end --# if file == nil then 
    local show = imlib_load_image(file)
    if ((show == nil) and (updateCheck ~= 0)) then --# might be out of frames to load, try to load first frame
        show = imlib_load_image(im.file..".000")
        if show == nil then --# no image file found
            print("file not found")
            return
        end --# if show == nile
    else
        print("file not found")
        return
    end --# if show == nil then 
    imlib_context_set_image(show)
    local WIDTH = nil
    if tonumber(w) == 0 then 
        WIDTH = imlib_image_get_width() 
    else
        WIDTH = tonumber(w)
    end --# if tonumber(w) == 0 then
    local HEIGHT = nil
    if tonumber(h) == 0 then 
        HEIGHT = imlib_image_get_height() 
    else
        HEIGHT = tonumber(h)
    end --# if tonumber(h) == 0 then 
    local scaled = imlib_create_cropped_scaled_image(0, 0, imlib_image_get_width(), imlib_image_get_height(), WIDTH, HEIGHT)
    imlib_free_image_and_decache()
    imlib_context_set_image(scaled)
    imlib_render_image_on_drawable(x, y)
    imlib_free_image_and_decache()
    show = nil
    WIDTH = nil
    HEIGHT = nil
    x = nil
    y = nil
    w = nil
    h = nil
    file = nil
    scaled = nil
    --####################################
    updateCheck = updateCheck + 1
end --# function a_gif()

The animated gif needs to be split with gifsicle first, I will leave it up to mrpeachy to decide how to handle that part.

Last edited by arclance (2012-08-21 22:41:44)

Sector11 · 2012-08-21 22:42:06

arclance wrote:

^ Animated gifs can work in conky that's how I get the radar images in my weather script.
I use gifsicle to separate each frame into its own file and wrote some lua to display them in the correct order.
This website shows how to do it in a .conkyrc without using lua
It is much trickier to setup that way though since you have a lot of if statements.
I believe you can also use graphics/image magick to break up the gif images.

That's cheating, using the separate frames and the writing a script to do the changes.

What I meant was:

${image ~/path-to/StarTrek.gif}

and it works!

arclance · 2012-08-21 22:53:40

^ imlib2, which conky uses to load image files, does not support animated gifs.
That means conky can not support animated gifs without a rewrite of the image code.
Since the conky developers don't feel like fixing a memory leak right now I would not hold my breath for animated gif support.

Last edited by arclance (2012-08-21 22:55:58)

falldown · 2012-08-21 23:43:07

For the time being this will suffice..

Last edited by falldown (2012-08-22 00:51:08)

Sector11 · 2012-08-22 00:40:56

falldown wrote:

For the time being this will suffice..

What? No Klingons? Just kidding, so when do you release the code?

falldown · 2012-08-22 00:49:29

^sorry S11..
I was referring to the weather button/ image issue. big_smile
I would say a couple more days (at most)
and as the good Captain would say..
"Make it so.. "

Sector11 · 2012-08-22 01:14:45

^^

Scotty wrote:

"But Cap't, I'm givin' her everything she's got, if yea want more you'll have'ta gimme another 10 minutes!"

I'd say that looks really good.
Are you fully moved as well?

Last edited by Sector11 (2012-08-22 01:15:40)

falldown · 2012-08-22 01:28:00

Yes and thank you for asking.
We are still unpacking, but that is ok. big_smile

Sector11 · 2012-08-22 01:39:02

falldown wrote:

Yes and thank you for asking.
We are still unpacking, but that is ok.

My rule of thumb was: Unpack it when you need it. That was when I was single. big_smile

Of course that never sat well with the wife who wanted it unpacked, washed and put away as it came off the truck.
WHOA! Slow down! lol

Now to get use to the new noises. creaks and cracks in the night - 0j0 - "What was that!"

Last edited by Sector11 (2012-08-22 01:40:48)

mrpeachy · 2012-08-22 02:51:22

falldown wrote:

For the time being this will suffice..

i feel that i'm just repeating myself when i say "that is awesome" big_smile

falldown · 2012-08-22 15:21:25

Needed to add a video for this one..
http://youtu.be/rXnkQzRKpi8

Not finished.. just wanted to introduce it. big_smile

Peachy

i feel that i'm just repeating myself when i say "that is awesome"

I don't mind if you keep saying it!! smile

Last edited by falldown (2012-08-22 15:40:22)

Sector11 · 2012-08-22 15:35:23

falldown wrote:

Needed to add a video for this one..
http://youtu.be/rXnkQzRKpi8
Not finished.. just wanted to introduce it.

Peachy
i feel that i'm just repeating myself when i say "that is awesome"
I don't mind if you keep saying it!!

Oh WOW!!!!!!!! Now that's just Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
I'd like to hear Worf say that in Klingon but he's probably say: yIDoghQo' or bIjatlh 'e' yImev

source

Did you use this: Tal Shiar - Star Trek Fonts

Last edited by Sector11 (2012-08-22 15:52:29)

falldown · 2012-08-22 17:18:40

S11 wrote:

Did you use this: Tal Shiar - Star Trek Fonts

I used the Star Cine that is on that page.
I wanted to add Romulan to the time section, but apparently they don't have a numeral system. big_smile

Sector11 · 2012-08-22 19:26:36

falldown wrote:

S11 wrote:
Did you use this: Tal Shiar - Star Trek Fonts
I used the Star Cine that is on that page.
I wanted to add Romulan to the time section, but apparently they don't have a numeral system.

Quite a few don't have numbers ... sad

can you tell I was playing around?

They probably use their fingers. Or count like a Lower Slobbovian:

1, 2, 3 and another one and another one and another one ...

falldown · 2012-08-22 23:30:30

Memory used- RAM
Reserved used-swap
Process log-Top 4 mem processes
Holodeck-gpu goodies

and here is what she looks like so far..

Last edited by falldown (2012-08-22 23:40:47)

Sector11 · 2012-08-22 23:56:08

falldown wrote:

Memory used- RAM
Reserved used-swap
Process log-Top 4 mem processes
Holodeck-gpu goodies
and here is what she looks like so far..

You realize I just broke my lower jaw and computer desk don't you.

MOST IMPRESSIVE!!!!

Here - Treckkie but not so overpowering:

falldown · 2012-08-23 00:16:12

S11 you just gave me a super idea!!
Now I must get it down before I talk myself out of it.. big_smile

Sector11 · 2012-08-23 00:27:47

falldown wrote:

S11 you just gave me a super idea!!
Now I must get it down before I talk myself out of it..

cool Just made my day! Thanks.

falldown · 2012-08-23 00:49:33

S11 wrote:

Just made my day! Thanks.

Actually S11 I should say the same.. You are welcome and thank you. big_smile

falldown · 2012-08-23 05:35:51

Peachy my good friend.
Can your timer script be converted into a continuous loop?

--planet display animation
if weatherbutton==1 then 
      for i = 1, tonumber(timer1_length) do
      timer1[i]=(timer1[i+1] or 0)
            if i==timer1_length then
            timer1[timer1_length]=tonumber(conky_parse('${updates}'))
            end
      end--of for loop
elseif weatherbutton==0 then
timer1={}
end
directory="/home/falldown/lua/planet/"
if weatherbutton==1 then
count=0
for i=1,timer1_length  do
    if timer1[i]~=0 then
    count=count+1
    end
    output=count
end
else
output=1
end

falldown · 2012-08-23 14:53:28

Peachy I am thinking outloud here..
A bash script can be called into play from conky.
A bash script to open a undecorated video player (vlc) and place it at given location can be writen.
With those two factors in play.. Could conky achieve video playback?

arclance · 2012-08-23 14:59:50

^ I know you can do the size and location from the terminal or a bash script but I don't know if you can control the decorations that way.
Some window managers (Fluxbox, Openbox) will let you control window decorations.
You might have to use one of those to make the video program be undecorated.

Last edited by arclance (2012-08-23 15:11:56)

Sector11 · 2012-08-23 15:12:35

What about: mplayer-nogui

Or this for vlc

Last edited by Sector11 (2012-08-23 15:19:34)

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