Conky "bar" across screen in Openbox.

Question

Hello, I am trying to configure conky aligned on the top of the screen stretching all the way across. How would I do that?

Answer 1

My conkyrc:
alignment top_left
border_margin 5
border_width 1
default_color bbbbbb
double_buffer yes
draw_borders no
draw_outline no
draw_shades no
gap_x 0
gap_y 0
maximum_width 765
no_buffers yes
override_utf8_locale yes
own_window_colour eeeeee
own_window_hints undecorated,below,skip_taskbar,skip_pager,sticky
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_type override
own_window yes
stippled_borders 0
update_interval 5
uppercase no
#use_spacer yes
use_xft yes
xftfont Nu:size=9
TEXT
${offset 19}${color eeeeee}${time %I:%M %p}$color ${time %A, %b %d %Y} ${color} | CPU: ${color eeeeee}$cpu %$color | ${color eeeeee}${voffset 1}${membar 6,75}${offset -75}${voffset -1}${color 000044}Mem${color eeeeee}${offset 55}${color} | ${voffset 1}${color eeeeee}${fs_bar 6,75 /home}${offset -75}${color 000044}${voffset -1}Home${color eeeeee}${offset 55}${color} | ${voffset 1}${color eeeeee}${fs_bar 6,75 /}${offset -75}${voffset -1}${color 000044}Root${color eeeeee}${offset 55} ${color}| ${color}Battery: ${color eeeeee}${battery} ${color}| ${color}Temp: ${color eeeeee}${acpitemp}
${voffset -8}${font OpenLogos:size=15}A${font}${voffset -3}${offset 1}Email: ${color eeeeee}${execi 300 python ~/scripts/gmail.py} ${color}| Arch:${color eeeeee} ${texeci 3550 perl ~/scripts/conky-updates.pl} ${color}| Weather: ${color eeeeee}${execi 3550 python ~/scripts/conkyForecast.py --location=USPA0796 --datatype=HT -i} ${color}| ${color}$mpd_status ${color eeeeee} ${scroll 75 ${mpd_smart} }
My tint2 rc (tint2 from the AUR):
# TINT2 CONFIG FILE
# BACKGROUND AND BORDER
rounded = 7
border_width = 0
background_color = #000000 0
border_color = #ffffff 18
rounded = 5
border_width = 0
background_color = #666666 30
border_color = #ffffff 18
rounded = 5
border_width = 0
background_color = #333333 50
border_color = #ffffff 70
# PANEL
panel_monitor = all
panel_position = top right
panel_size = 510 21
panel_margin = 0 0
panel_padding = 0 0
font_shadow = 0
panel_background_id = 1
# TASKBAR
taskbar_mode = single_desktop
taskbar_padding = 0 0 2
taskbar_background_id = 0
# TASK
task_icon = 1
task_text = 1
task_width = 0
task_centered = 0
task_padding = 1 1
task_font = Liberation Sans 8
task_font_color = #ffffff 70
task_active_font_color = #ffffff 85
task_background_id = 2
task_active_background_id = 3
# SYSTRAYBAR
systray_padding = 4 3 4
systray_background_id = 0
# CLOCK
#time1_format = %H:%M
time1_font = (null)
#time2_format = %A %d %B
time2_font = (null)
clock_font_color = #000000 0
clock_padding = 2 2
clock_background_id = 0
# MOUSE ACTION ON TASK
mouse_middle = none
mouse_right = close
mouse_scroll_up = toggle
mouse_scroll_down = iconify
It's all in one row up at the top of the screen. Try it out, then tweak as you see fit.