PyTextMonitor is a minimalistic Plasmoid script written on Python2. It looks like widgets in awesome-wm.

NOTE LOOKING FOR TRANSLATORS!

For edited output you must open Settings window and setup output format in lines:

• tag $time - time in default format. For example, fri Nov 6 04:48:01 2013
• tag $isotime - time in iso format
• tag $shorttime - time in short locale format
• tag $longtime - time in long locale format
• tag $custom - custom time format
• tag $uptime - uptime, ---d--h--m
• tag $custom - custom uptime format
• tag $cpu - total load cpu, %
• tag $cpuN - load CPU for core N, %
• tag $cpucl - average cpu clock, MHz
• tag $cpuclN - cpu clock for core N, MHz
• tag $tempN - temperature for device N. For example, $temp0
• tag $gpu - GPU usage, %. aticonfig or nvidia-smi must be installed
• tag $gputemp - GPU temperature. aticonfig or nvidia-smi must be installed
• tag $mem - usage memory, %
• tag $memmb - usage memory, MB
• tag $memgb - usage memory, GB
• tag $memtotmb - total RAM, MB
• tag $memtotgb - total RAM, GB
• tag $swap - swap, %
• tag $swapmb - swap, MB
• tag $swapgb - swap, GB
• tag $swaptotmb - total swap, MB
• tag $swaptotgb - total swap, GB
• tag $hddN - usage for mount point N, %. For example, $hdd0
• tag $hddmbN - usage for mount point N, MB. For example, $hddmb0
• tag $hddgbN - usage for mount point N, GB. For example, $hddgb0
• tag $hddtotmbN - total size of mount point N, MB. For example, $hddtotmb0
• tag $hddtotgbN - total size of mount point N, GB. For example, $hddtotgb0
• tag $hddrN - read speed of disk N, KB/s. For example, $hddr0
• tag $hddwN - write speed of disk N, KB/s. For example, $hddw0
• tag $hddtempN - temperature for HDD N. For example, $hddtemp0
• tag $down - download speed, KB/s
• tag $up - upload speed, KB/s
• tag $netdev - current network device
• tag $bat - battery charge, %
• tag $ac - status AC device. Return (*) if AC device is online or ( ) if offline
• tag $album - current song album. One of supported music players must be installed
• tag $artist - current song artist. One of supported music players must be installed
• tag $progress - current song progress. One of supported music players must be installed
• tag $time - current song duration. One of supported music players must be installed
• tag $title - current song title. One of supported music players must be installed
• tag $pscount - number of running processes
• tag $pstotal - total number of processes
• tag $ps - list of running processes
• tag $pkgcountN - number of packages, which available to upgrade for command N. For example, $pkgcount0
• tag $customN - returns output for custom command N. For example, $custom0

Label order will changed if you change slider position. HTML tags in label work normally.

NOTE you don't may set to show $cpu tag in swap label for example. $cpu will work only in cpu label.

You may use different colors for labels. Just put label text into html code. See issue for more details.

Numbering of elements of temperature, HDD usage, HDD speed, HDD temperature refers to elements order from second tab (Advanced settings). You should add item to the required listWidget first. And the first element in the listWidget will be $tag0. See issue for more details.

Vertical layout

Use vertical layout instead of horizontal one.

Enable popup

Uncheck box if you do not use popup messages.

Add stretch

Add stretch (spacer) to the selected side of the widget.

Custom time

• tag $dddd - weekday in long format
• tag $ddd - weekday in short format
• tag $dd - day
• tag $d - day without zero
• tag $MMMM - month in long format
• tag $MMM - month in short format
• tag $MM - month
• tag $M - month without zero
• tag $yyyy - year
• tag $yy - year in short format
• tag $hh - hours
• tag $h - hours without zero
• tag $mm - minutes
• tag $m - minutes without zero
• tag $ss - seconds
• tag $s - seconds without zero

Custom uptime

• tag $dd - uptime days
• tag $d - uptime days without zero
• tag $hh - uptime hours
• tag $h - uptime hours without zero
• tag $mm - uptime minutes
• tag $m - uptime minutes without zero

Temperature units

Select units for temperature. Available units are Celsius, Farenheit and Kelvin.

Temperature devices

List of devices, which will be observed in temp label (combo box items come from sensors). List widget is editable, delete key will remove current item.

Mount points

List of mount points, which will be observed in hdd label (combo box items come from mount). List widget is editable, delete key will remove current item.

HDD (speed)

List of hard disk devices, which will be observed in hddspeed label (combo box items come from DataEngine). List widget is editable, delete key will remove current item.

HDD (temperature)

List of hard disk devices, which will be observed in hddtemp label (combo box items come from find). List widget is editable, delete key will remove current item.

Network directory

Path to directory, which contains network devices information. Default is /sys/class/net. Required for auto select network device.

Network device

Use specified device as active. Combo box items come from network directory. Will disable auto select network device.

Battery device

File with battery information. File (/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/capacity by default) should contain only battery charge in percent.

AC online tag

Line which will be shown when AC is online.

AC offline tag

Line which will be shown when AC is offline.

AC device

File with AC information. File (/sys/class/power_supply/AC/online by default) must contain 1 if AC is online.

Since version 1.7.0 CPU, CPU clock, memory, swap and network labels support graphical tooltip. To enable them just make the needed checkboxes a fully checked. The number of stored values can be set in the tab. Colors of graphs are configurable too.

Custom command

NOTE This can cause the computer freeze.

Commands, which will be run for custom label.

GPU device

Select one of supported GPU devices. auto will enable auto selection, disable will disable definition of GPU states. Default is auto.

HDD

Select one of HDDs for HDD temperature monitor. all will enable monitor for all devices, disable will disable definition of HDD temperature. Default is all.

hddtemp cmd

Type a command which will be run for hddtemp DataEngine. Default is sudo hddtemp.

MPD address

Address of MPD server. Default is localhost.

MPD port

Port of MPD server. Default is 6600.

Package manager

List of commands, which will be run. Number of null lines is a number of unneeded lines. Defaults:

• Arch: PKGCMD=pacman -Qu, PKGNULL=0
• Debian: PKGCMD=apt-show-versions -u -b, PKGNULL=0
• Ubuntu: PKGCMD=aptitude search '~U', PKGNULL=0
• Fedora: PKGCMD=yum list updates, PKGNULL=3
• FreeBSD: PKGCMD=pkg_version -I -l '<', PKGNULL=0
• Mandriva: PKGCMD=urpmq --auto-select, PKGNULL=0

Music player

Select one of supported music playes for player label.

You may edit DataEngine configuration. It is /usr/share/config/extsysmon.conf or $HOME/share/config/extsysmon.conf depending on the type of installation. Uncomment needed line and edit it.

• kdebase-workspace
• kdebindings-python2
• lm_sensors (for definition temperature device)

• sysstat (for notification)
• proprietary video driver
• hddtemp (make sure that it may be run with sudo without password. Just add following line to /etc/sudoers: $USERNAME ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/hddtemp)
• music player (amarok, clementine, mpd or qmmp)

• automoc4
• cmake

• download sources

• install

    mkdir build && cd build
    cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --localprefix` ../
    make && make install
  

  Also you may install it to /:

    mkdir build && cd build
    cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix` ../
    make && sudo make install
  

• Homepage
• Plasmoid on kde-look
• DataEngine on kde-look
• Archlinux AUR package