X Desktop config

[phyro]

Hi all,

I was trying to figure out if its possible to embed shell scripts into your desktop in Xwindows.

Ive set up fluxbox and basically want to find a way to make a totally transparent window to run a shell script (something like)

ps -arcwwwxo "command %cpu %mem" | grep -v grep | head -13

or an actual script such as

#! /bin/bash

myen0=`ifconfig en0 | grep "inet " | grep -v 127.0.0.1 | awk '{print $2}'`

if [ "$myen0" != "" ]
then
    echo "Ethernet : $myen0"
else
    echo "Ethernet : INACTIVE"
fi

myen1=`ifconfig en1 | grep "inet " | grep -v 127.0.0.1 | awk '{print $2}'`

if [ "myen1" != "" ]
then
    echo "AirPort  : $myen1"
else
    echo "Airport  : INACTIVE"
fi

that basically displays my network info and similar..

thanks

[ocicat]

Originally Posted by phyro

Ive set up fluxbox and basically want to find a way to make a totally transparent window to run a shell script...

You may want to look at sysutils/conky which allows you to configure system monitoring displayed on the desktop itself. Conky was originally developed on Linux, but has since been ported to OpenBSD. The project's Webpage:

http://conky.sourceforge.net/

...may give you additional ideas.

[phyro]

Thanks, That's a nice app.

I actually found a good example of how to .. kind of do it .. by modifying the app file in flux box config. I think its just a matter of setting things up now.. Im going to hack my desktop and see what I can come up with.. If theres any intrest I can post the "how to" make a custom desktop ..

Thanks tho, Cheers