Re: midori in LXDE/F-12 spin

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Hi Suvayu,

On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:07:09 -0700 Suvayu Ali
<fatkasuvayu+linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Ranjan,
> 
> On Monday 22 March 2010 06:31 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> >>> I think
> >>> other users may also benefit, so something similar to this could be
> >>> considered for inclusion in the default LXDE spin for F13?
> >>
> >> I think this is a very special case. There already is the cpu-monitor
> >> plugin in lxpanel which should be sufficient for most users.
> >
> > I am not so sure. The cpu load monitor does not show processors/cores
> > being used, the memory used/available or the swap. These are very
> > important for a low-resource machine or for users for whom conserving
> > resources is important. Without  a monitor, conservation is not that
> > feasible. [Xfce has this feature (I forget what it is called, haven't
> > used it since Fedora 11).] So, it might be beneficial to have some way
> > of displaying cpu (core)/memory/swap. This is provided for by xosview,
> > but other approaches may exist.
> >
> > Same goes for the network status monitor, which would benefit by having
> > some graphical display. Right now, unless I don't know how to set this
> > up, my network status monitor just blinks. Only if I click on it do I
> > get a window ala Windoze which tells me the number of packets received
> > and sent (presumably) since connection. It would be more useful to get
> > current rates of uploading and downloading to help in diagnosis for
> > connections that get stalled for some reason. The information is all
> > there, no question, so it is really a point of whether we can put it in
> > as a metered graphical display.
> >
> 
> Have you tried conky? Its pretty cool and customisable. I know it 
> probably doesn't fit into the discussion about a spin's default resource 
> monitor applet, but for personal use its too good.
> 
> Here is my setup with WindowMaker. If you request I can share my 
> ~/.conkyrc too. ;)
> <http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll164/jalladandtux/screenies/conky.png>

Thanks for the information on conky. It seems similar to gkrellm,
perhaps without the bloat (hopefully). I wonder if it should be
included in the LXDE spin because it has many features missing in the
lxpanel (at least while new features are being introduced).

I would love to see your .conkyrc if possible.

Best wishes,
Ranjan
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