I’ve installed (well, tried to) and it shows my system stats and not the weather for my given location, also I typed in the commands to edit the files it says to edit and they were blank!!!
http://www.webupd8.org/2011/09/htc-like-clock-weather-conky.html#more
Any help on how to do this properly?
For the weather script, you need to register on http://weather.com to get a Partner ID and a License Key, and then add those to the conky script.
This is one of my petty hates about this type of conky script because I didn’t get my Partner ID or Lincese key from them. Currently someone I know is trying to convert the weather.com script to accuweather.com which is easier and better to use.
If you need anymore conky script be sure to let me know, as I run a lot of them. 
Why do people insist on using Conky … Use GKrellM instead … it also has a weather plugin, that is configurable from the GUI 
I never have liked GKrellM, it’s not as configurable as Conky is. Conky is able to use transparency and be configured the way I want. Never have seen that with GKrellM.
Which is the script I need to edit as I tried it on the one it said but it was blank, what is the correct command to edit it?
Right, have you install conky Forecast yet?
GKrellM is just as configurable if you want to get your hands dirty and build/modify a theme, or just find one that someone else has made, yet easier to use for its GUI … and it DOES support transparency, I’m using a transparent theme right now.
And it can display the monitors from other computers on the network … or indeed across the interweb.
And, for the weather plugin, you just install it from the repos, , put a tick in a box to enable it, get a 4 digit code for your local weather station from a website it gives you and address for and enter it in the GUI … done.
To be honest, I’m not sure as I cant understand the instructions properly (I think its cos I don’t want to screw up my system)
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I have done up to step 2 on here;
http://www.webupd8.org/2011/09/htc-like-clock-weather-conky.html#more
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Step 3, takes me to another page and is in a foreign langage… dont know what to do here?
http://wgacton.deviantart.com/art/Conky-HTC-v1-2-213418718
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Got as far as step 4, do all 3 archives need to be unpacked into ‘home’ folder on their own and not inside one of them that have just been unpacked?
Here’s the proof that GKrellM supports transparency … and the GUI setup showing the “GKrellWeather” plugin setup screen.
(click to enlarge … a bit)
[smg type=preview caption=“GKrellM Transparency” id=1511]
Not my normal wallpaper, but this one showed the transparency better … my current wallpaper is just black down that side of the screen 
See that’s the only thing about GKrellM. It’s all in one place. I don’t want my stuff all in one place. I like mine to be like widgets if you like. So I can move 'em about, toy with their sizes etc. Basically functionality like Rainmeter for Windoze (oh how I miss Rainmeter :().
@pooky did you download the .deb or the .tar-gz for conky-Forecast?
@ BkS
So what’s to stop you running multiple instances displaying different things … and you can move them to wherever you want ?
You can resize the width from the GUI, and if you really wanted to you could resize the height of the displayed krells in the theme.
It doesn’t HAVE to display everything in one place … YOU decide what is displayed in each instance, and can set them as “sticky” or not
But yup Conky is configurable too … just a pain in the a**, and probably beyond some/most beginners … and AFAIK lacking the ability to monitor other PC’s from one place.
It was the .tar.gz, I remember that much
Agreed that Conky is a PITA to configure, but I really don’t mind the ability to not be able to monitor other PC’s from one place, since I only ever monitor my own. If GKrellM is like Conky, can I do this: (see attachment)
Hmm … probably not (but I suppose it’s just a skin, so maybe it would be possible)… but nothing stopping you getting creative:
http://www.muhri.net/gkrellm/nav.php3?node=pic&show=13
But I take your point … I should have realised you’d want Speedometers
It says to edit the config file but it’s blank???
Right Pooky, I’ve configured the scripts for your location. (Your in Derby right?).
You can download the Conky scripts, from my dropbox:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37779798/conkyHTC.zip
Once you’ve downloaded the zip file, extract it. Then goto your home folder and create a folder called, .conky
After you make it, hit ctrl+h to show the hidden folders. Open a new window/tab to wherever you extracted the folder I gave you and copy the ".conkyForecast.config ; .conkyrc ; .vreme.templete & .images from there into the .conky folder. (you’ll need to hit ctrl+h again)
Once you’ve done this we’ll move on.
Done that so far, yes, I’m in Derby.
a) there are 3 errors in that .conkyrc file that you’ve put in your dropbox … they are talked about on the Webupd8 site
b) if you are using Gnome Shell … you need to change the window type/class too.
I’ve put a working (fixed for Gnome 3) .conkyrc in my dropbox here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11876059/conkyrc.tar.gz
that is also set to Derby (UKXX0040) … and I’ve moved it to the middle of MY screen.
if you need to adjust the window position horizontally, play with the line:
gap_x 336
(default value was gap_x -20)
Can’t get it to shift vertically though :o
If you’re NOT using Gnome 3 (Shell) let me know.
Info on the window type/class modifications for Gnome 3, see here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1309306.html
WHY IS GNOME 3 SO COMPLICATED! 
Apologies Pooky, never realised Gnome 3 had to modify the Windows type/class.
Anyway, once you’ve copied those files, you should now be able to get it to work by running:
conky -c ~/.conky/.conkyrc &
in Terminal.
Like Mark said, if you need to adjust the position of it, experiment with the gap_y ; gap_x numerical values.
Didn’t work…
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$ conky -c ~/.conky/.conkyrc &
[1] 6126
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$ Conky: desktop window (1000023) is subwindow of root window (1ad)
Conky: window type - override
Conky: drawing to created window (0x3400001)
Conky: drawing to double buffer
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: --datatype=HT: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
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sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
Conky: Unable to load image ‘/home/peter/.conky/.images/base.png’
conky -c ~/.conky/.conkyrc &
[2] 6166
I tried it with just the files you said moved and then moved the rest into that folder and still not worked.
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$ Conky: desktop window (1000023) is subwindow of root window (1ad)
Conky: window type - override
Conky: drawing to created window (0x3c00001)
Conky: drawing to double buffer
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: --datatype=HT: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
sh: conkyForecast: not found
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sh: conkyForecast: not found
Any idea whats wrong?