Comments on: Feature Feature: A simple desktop indicator using $desktop http://blog.conky.be/2009/09/15/feature-feature-a-simple-desktop-indicator-using-desktop/ The Official Blog for Conky, a Lightweight System Monitor Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:08:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: londonali1010 http://blog.conky.be/2009/09/15/feature-feature-a-simple-desktop-indicator-using-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-14 londonali1010 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:19:10 +0000 http://blog.conky.be/?p=56#comment-14 Thanks for your comment! You're right, using a 50x50px square and resizing it isn't the most efficient method, especially if you are using a 0.1s update interval, like I did above. However, I use 50x50px because I have a selection of them saved, ready for scaling and using in backgrounds, that sort of thing! If you're just doing a one-off, then yes, it's better to use images at the right size to begin with. Incidentally, there is a moderate cpu% improvement if you use 10x10px and scale up, rather than using 50x50px and scale down. Thanks for your comment! You’re right, using a 50×50px square and resizing it isn’t the most efficient method, especially if you are using a 0.1s update interval, like I did above.

However, I use 50×50px because I have a selection of them saved, ready for scaling and using in backgrounds, that sort of thing! If you’re just doing a one-off, then yes, it’s better to use images at the right size to begin with.

Incidentally, there is a moderate cpu% improvement if you use 10×10px and scale up, rather than using 50×50px and scale down.

]]> By: Subbass http://blog.conky.be/2009/09/15/feature-feature-a-simple-desktop-indicator-using-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Subbass Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:54:58 +0000 http://blog.conky.be/?p=56#comment-12 Excellent howto, while I run compiz on my normal gnome session I can try this on my openbox session. A quick question though, if you don't draw the squares at the size you want them and use the $image flag to scale them, isn't Conky scaling the four images on *every* refresh, and causing an unnecessary performance hit? (as you may remember from my album art stuff, I don't like waste) ;)) Excellent howto, while I run compiz on my normal gnome session I can try this on my openbox session.

A quick question though, if you don’t draw the squares at the size you want them and use the $image flag to scale them, isn’t Conky scaling the four images on *every* refresh, and causing an unnecessary performance hit? (as you may remember from my album art stuff, I don’t like waste) ;) )

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