https://github.com/coffebar/conky-move
Shifts conky horizontal position depending on window positions on the current workspace
https://github.com/coffebar/conky-move
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Shifts conky horizontal position depending on window positions on the current workspace
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/coffebar/conky-move
- Owner: coffebar
- Created: 2019-07-06T14:06:42.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-10-16T07:55:26.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-18T22:12:08.802Z (3 months ago)
- Language: Shell
- Size: 5.86 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# Conky auto move
Script changes [conky](https://github.com/brndnmtthws/conky) position, depending on window positions on the selected workspace.
This makes conky visible when possible.
[wmctrl](https://github.com/geekless/wmctrl) is required. Tested on xfce4.
## Install
### 1. Clone this repo or just download file *move.sh*
```
cd $HOME
git clone https://github.com/coffebar/conky-move.git
```
### 2. Specify the desired conky positions
Run conky. If your *.conkyrc* file is not in "$HOME/.conkyrc" path, you need to set it's location in the top of *move.sh* (CONKY_CONFIG_FILE variable).
In the *.conkyrc* find a line like this:
```gap_x=auto,```
Change it to ```gap_x=0,```, where "0" is a position where conky is on the most desired position. You can experiment with positive or negative values.
When saving a file .conkyrc, conky will appear in a new place. When you find the perfect place for conky, run this command:
```bash $HOME/conky-move/move.sh add```
This will create a file $HOME/conky-move/gap_x
Then you need to change gap_x value in your .conkyrc again. To put conky on the other side of the monitor, or to another monitor.
After each finding good position, run ```bash $HOME/conky-move/move.sh add``` again. Recommended to use 2-6 positions depending on count and size of monitors.
### 3. Put script to system startup after conky start
After conky starts, use this command:
```bash $HOME/conky-move/move.sh auto & disown```
It will check window positions every 60 seconds. You can change this interval in the move.sh script, but not recommended to use very small value, because it will lead to a significant CPU load.
This is an example of a startup script:
```
#!/usr/bin/env bash
## Wait 10 seconds
sleep 10
## Run conky
conky -d -c "$HOME/.conkyrc"
## conky auto move
bash $HOME/conky-move/move.sh auto & disown
```