tetris11@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoAny good up-to-date Conky examples or alternatives?message-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up136
arrow-up136message-squareAny good up-to-date Conky examples or alternatives?tetris11@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoapparently not, but what the hell do they use then to show system stats and widgets persistently on their desktop?
minus-squareDr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-25 months agoI think that’s out of style. I think most people are using their bar to display the basics, and then just view detailed system info in terminal.
minus-squareDr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoI’ve personally been using polybar for the last 2 years. A combination of the default modules, and then some custom scripts I’ve written.
minus-squareDr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoI like it, having migrated from previously using lemonbar.
minus-squareShareni@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoI’ve seen some pretty cool stuff done with ewww
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoAbout half a hundred widgets on Plasma.
minus-squareRandom Dent@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoI do! KDE widgets always seem to end up bugging out for me but Conky is always nice and chill.
minus-squaresawne128 [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoIs it on Wayland even?
minus-squareDr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 months agoDocs say “sort-of kind-of” it seems.
People still use Conky?
apparently not, but what the hell do they use then to show system stats and widgets persistently on their desktop?
I think that’s out of style. I think most people are using their bar to display the basics, and then just view detailed system info in terminal.
Well, what good bars are there now?
I’ve personally been using polybar for the last 2 years. A combination of the default modules, and then some custom scripts I’ve written.
Polybar looks pretty cool
I like it, having migrated from previously using lemonbar.
I’ve seen some pretty cool stuff done with ewww
About half a hundred widgets on Plasma.
I do! KDE widgets always seem to end up bugging out for me but Conky is always nice and chill.
It’s on my todo list.
Is it on Wayland even?
Docs say “sort-of kind-of” it seems.
It works on Wayland for me!