Command result desklet

Excellent Desklet. But a key feature is missing: multiple instances. commands don't run all in exact same intervals. Example, cpu load or download speed need a relative high refresh rate. But a refresh rate of 1 second for disk / ram size is just useless and overkill. Also I don't like to put all my snippets in one, monolithic instance as most pc screens are wider than higher, so stacked queries don't have much space or you get very tiny fonts, hard and awkward to read. Previously I was able to add multiple instances by adding "max-instances": "10" to metadata.json. With the update from yesterday night (2024-04-19) multiple instances have been broken. Now you can't edit multiple instances anymore, even if you add "max-instances": "10" to metadata.json. Wasted potential! If Mint did some changes and not this desklet, please add multiple instances to this desklet by default, please.

SUGGESTION: It would be great to have access to colour coded output like this: https://i.stack.imgur.com/LemTa.png That way I can check the availability of remote nodes and get a return value of the IP coloured in green for available or red for fail

The absolute no. 1 Desklet. Versatile and sleek, with a huge potential. Here is a couple of commands for inspiration: SSID: iwgetid -r External IP: dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com Free Disk Space (GB & %): inxi -p | awk 'NR==2' | awk '{ printf "%d GB (%.0f%%)\n", $4-$7, ($4-$7)/$4*100 }' Free Memory (GB & %): free -k | awk 'NR==2' | awk '{ printf "%.2f GB (%.2f%%)\n", $7/1024/1024, $7/$2*100 }' Free Swap (GB & %): free -k | awk 'NR==3' | awk '{ printf "%.1f GB (%.0f%%)\n", $4/1024/1024, $4/$2*100 }' The scope is endless...

Could we use commands that get refreshed like intel_gpu_top or gotop?

Excellent desklet, congratulations. I would like to suggest the possibility of adding other instances with ADD button (I would use cowsay for example elsewhere on the desktop). Thanks.

Hi, I've found this desklet very useful! I have also made some changes in my local copy. Here is a suggestion: 1) changing the time factor to seconds, instead of minutes: this.updateId = Mainloop.timeout_add_seconds(this.delay * 1, Lang.bind(this, this._update)); 2) commenting this line, so the update runs more smoothly: //command.labels.result.set_text("Loading..."); So setting the interval to 1 second (and also using a lot of emojis) here is the final result: https://i.postimg.cc/6TsVqvCq/Peek-2021-04-15-23-43.gif

Darn.. I was REALLY hoping to use this to display the ascii-weather output from "wttr.in", But it doesn't seem to be capable of displaying the special characters that uses.. Is there any way to make that work? Cause that'd look incredible with the theme I'm trying to setup.. ;)

I like this desklet very much but is it possible to update commands in seconds? In 2010 I still use a MacBook Pro with GeekTool and there this was possible. Maybe it could be an inspiration. Also shadows in fonts would be nice. Another thing I noticed is that the desklet flickers when it updates. An update would be mega cool :-)

For users, here's a command line which displays the current version of your OS: grep 'PRETTY_NAME="' /etc/os-release | sed 's/PRETTY_NAME="//' | sed 's/"//' Hint: the label field in the Command Result Desklet settings can be blank!

Hi, new to Linux and wanted to float the Linux version onto my desktop - got pointed here. Love this desklet (but wouldn't have been so keen without font options). Problem with the font selection box though - I have installed the formintelegance.ttf font, and selected it in Command result desklet, but the font appears to be replaced with something else. Is the desklet perhaps unable to use .ttf? Minor niggle: why is this "Command result desklet" not "Command Result Desklet"? Is it not customary to use initial capitals in titles?

Just updated the desklet enabling now to edit the text alignement in settings.

Nice desklet! But the font-option doesn't seem to work: I had to "hack" the stylesheet at `~/.local/share/cinnamon/desklets/commandResult@ZimiZones/4.0/stylesheet.css` to get a monospaced font. I also changed the `text-align` property, as I prefer left-aligned text (I don't use the label option). Would be nice to be able to choose that from the UI...

Style settings added!

Will see if I can do that soon ;)

I really like the idea and it works fine so far. Some theming options would be nice. e.g. Transperancy, backgroundcolor, maybe font/font color For me the background is gray (like my mint menu) with no transparency. And that does not really fit. Thanks for sharing!

Nice desklet! I just had to adjust the default hostname -I as it displays awfully long IPv6 addresses. May I suggest a background transparency slider? The background seems to be completely gone on my Cinnamon 4.4.8