Conky: Panel width is different from minimum_width and maximum_width

[Numrod]

I'm not certain this a bug, but I can't find any reference to it, so I have to assume it is one.

I use panel mode, and have minimum_width and maximum_width set to the same number. The actual width on the desktop is always 5 pixels more than minimum_width and maximum_width.

For example, if I have minimum_width = 1000 and maximum_width = 1000, the actual width will be 1005 pixels.

I'm using Xubuntu 16.04, xfwm4.

[lasers]

Can you share the conky config file? Have you tried running this under... maybe openbox to rule out potential xfce4-related behaviors?

[lasers]

Can I have your config, please?

[Numrod]

My screen resolution is 1366x768. I've compensated for the problem by altering the values for goto.

For example, without ${goto 6} at the start, the arrow on the left starts slightly beyond the left of the screen.

My conky.conf is below. Sorry, I can't find how to insert a continuous block of code and it won't let me attach a text file. EDIT: Fixed.

conky.config = {
    alignment = 'top_left',
    background = false,
    border_width = 1,
    cpu_avg_samples = 2,
    default_color = 'white',
    double_buffer = true,
    draw_borders = false,
    draw_outline = false,
    draw_shades = false,
    use_xft = true,
    font = 'DejaVu Sans Mono:size=10',
    gap_x = 0,
    gap_y = 0,
    minimum_height = 5,
    minimum_width = 1361,
    maximum_width = 1361,
    net_avg_samples = 2,
    no_buffers = true,
    out_to_console = false,
    out_to_stderr = false,
    own_window = true,
    own_window_class = 'Conky',
    own_window_type = 'panel',
    update_interval = 1.0,
    uppercase = false,
    use_spacer = 'none'
}

conky.text = [[
${goto 6}▼ ${downspeed wlp3s0}${goto 118}▲ ${upspeed wlp3s0}${goto 294}Σ▼ ${totaldown wlp3s0}${goto 414}Σ▲ ${totalup wlp3s0}${goto 598}RAM $memperc%${goto 726}SWP $swapperc%${goto 854}CPU $cpu%${goto 1046}R $diskio_read${goto 1158}W $diskio_write
]]

[lasers]

Thanks. I'll look into this sooner or later. I need to set up Lubuntu, Xfce4, etc to test this and other issues. I fixed your config too with code blocks so you can see how it's done. Cheers.

[lasers]

Heh. Can we have a screenshot too? Many thanks. :smile:

[Numrod]

Thanks. Screenshot attached.

[Numrod]

I've now discovered that the left end of the panel starts 5 pixels beyond the left of the screen, so actually the width of the panel is always 10 pixels more than minimum_width and maximum_width.

If I start conky with -x 5, or I put gap_x = 5, in conky.conf, the panel starts exactly at the left edge of the screen.

[lasers]

@brndnmtthws Low-key comment. This might be a trivial fix because the window height/width is 5+~ pixel longer than the specified settings.

[Bydo-Spore]

I'm the person that originally reported this bug (my original account doesn't work any more).

I suspect this is actually a problem with xfwm4. It must do something like drawing the whole desktop 5 pixels off the left of the screen, but only Conky notices this.

I've since changed to using Openbox (in LXQt) and it works as expected.