---
layout: project
title: py-text-monitor
short: pytextmonitor
description: Minimalistic Plasmoid script that looks like widgets in Awesome WM
hasgui: true
developers:
    - Evgeniy Alelseev
license: GPLv3
links:
    - Plasmoid page on <a href="http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Py+Text+Monitor?content=157124">kde-look.org</a>
    - DataEngine page on <a href="http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Extended+Systemmonitor+DataEngine?content=158773">kde-look.org</a>
    - Archlinux <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/kdeplasma-applets-pytextmonitor">AUR package</a>
---
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<h2><a name="info" class="anchor" href="#information"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Information</h2>
<p align="justify">A minimalistic Plasmoid script written on <code>Python2</code>. It looks like widgets in <a href="http://awesome.naquadah.org/">Awesome WM</a>. My plasmoid is highly and easily configurable and does not clutter your KDE system. Also this packages has an additional <a href="http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Plasma/DataEngines">DataEngine</a> written on <code>CPP</code> (old version was written on <code>Python2</code>).</p>
<p align="justify"><b>NOTE:</b> LOOKING FOR TRANSLATORS!</p>

<h3><a name="devel" class="anchor" href="#devel"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Developers and contributors</h3>
<ul>
  {% for devel in page.developers %}
    <li>{{ devel }}</li>
  {% endfor %}
</ul>

<h3><a name="license" class="anchor" href="#license"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>License</h3>
<ul>
  <li>{{ page.license }}</li>
</ul>
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<h2><a name="install" class="anchor" href="#install"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Installation</h2>

<h3><a name="instruction" class="anchor" href="#instruction"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Instruction</h3>
<ul>
  <li><p align="justify">Download an <a href="https://github.com/arcan1s/pytextmonitor/releases">archive</a> with latest version of source files.</p></li>
  <li><p align="justify">Extract it and install:</p>
{% highlight bash %}
cd /where/is/applet/
mkdir build && cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --localprefix` ../
make
make install
{% endhighlight %}
<p align="justify">For global isntallation type:</p>
{% highlight bash %}
cd /where/is/applet/
mkdir build && cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix` ../
make
sudo make install
{% endhighlight %}</li>
</ul>

<h3><a name="dependencies" class="anchor" href="#dependencies"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Dependencies</h3>
<p align="justify">I want note that all were tested on latest version of dependencies.</p>
<ul>
  <li>kdebase-workspace</li>
  <li>kdebindings-python2</li>
  <li>automoc4 <i>(make)</i></li>
  <li>cmake <i>(make)</i></li>
  <li>kdebase-runtime <i>(make)</i></li>
  <li>lm_sensors <i>(optional, for definition temperature device)</i></li>
  <li>net-tools <i>(optional, for definition network device)</i></li>
  <li>sysstat <i>(optional, for notification)</i></li>
  <li>hddtemp <i>(optional, for HDD temperature monitor)</i></li>
  <li>one of supported music player - <a href="http://amarok.kde.org/">amarok</a>, <a href="http://www.musicpd.org/">mtd</a> or <a href="http://qmmp.ylsoftware.com/">qmmp</a> <i>(optional, for music player monitor)</i>
  <li>proprietary video driver <i>(optional, for GPU monitor)</i></li></li>
</ul>
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<h2><a name="howto" class="anchor" href="#howto"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>How to use</h2>
<p align="justify">Open your Plasma widgetes and select <code>Py Text Monitor</code>.</p>
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<h2><a name="config" class="anchor" href="#config"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Configuration</h2>

<h3><a name="deconf" class="anchor" href="#deconf"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>DataEngine configuration</h3>
<p align="justify">You may edit DataEngine configuration. It is <code>/usr/share/config/extsysmon.conf</code> or <code>$HOME/.kde4/share/config/extsysmon.conf</code> depending on the type of installation. Uncomment needed line and edit it.</p>

<h4><a name="deoptions" class="anchor" href="#deoptions"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>DataEngine options</h4>
<table>
  <tr>
    <th>GPUDEV</th>
    <td><p align="justify">Set GPU device. May be <code>nvidia</code> (for nVidia), <code>ati</code> (for ATI Radeon), <code>ignore</code> or <code>auto</code>. Default is <code>auto</code>.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th>HDDDEV</th>
    <td><p align="justify">Set block device for <code>hddtemp</code> comma separated or use <code>all</code>. Default is <code>all</code>.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th>MPDADDRESS</th>
    <td><p align="justify">MPD host address. Default is <code>localhost</code>.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th>MPDPORT</th>
    <td><p align="justify">MPD host port. Default is <code>6600</code>.</td>
  </tr>
</table>

<h3><a name="widconf" class="anchor" href="#widconf"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Widget configuration</h3>
<p align="justify">For edited output you must open Settings window and setup output format in lines. Label order will changed if you change slider position. HTML tags in label work normally.<br>
<b>NOTE</b> you do not may set to show <code>$cpu</code> in swap label for example. <b><code>$cpu</code> will work only in cpu label.</b></p>
<p align="justify">Available flags are in the table below.</p>
<table>
  <tr>
    <th rowspan="21">Time label</th>
    <td><code>$time</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Time in default format. For example, <code>fri Nov 6 04:48:01 2013</code>.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$isotime</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Time in ISO format.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$shorttime</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Time in short locale format.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$longtime</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Time in long locale format.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$custom</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Will enable custom time format.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$dddd</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Weekday in long format (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$ddd</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Weekday in short format (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$dd</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Day (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$d</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Day without zero (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$MMMM</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Nonth in long format (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$MMM</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Month in short format (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$MM</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Month (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$M</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Month without zero (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$yyyy</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Year (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$yy</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Year in short format (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$hh</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Hours (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$h</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Hours without zero (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$mm</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Minutes (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$m</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Minutes without zero (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$ss</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Seconds (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$s</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Seconds without zero (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th rowspan="5">Uptime label</th>
    <td><code>$uptime</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">System uptime, <code>---d--h--m</code>.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$custom</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Will enable custom uptime format.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$ds</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Uptime days (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$hs</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Uptime hours (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$ms</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Uptime minutes (required <code>$custom</code> flag).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th rowspan="2">CPU label</th>
    <td><code>$cpu</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Total load CPU, %, <code>-----</code>.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$ccpu</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Load CPU for each core, %, <code>-----</code>.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th rowspan="2">CPU clock label</th>
    <td><code>$cpucl</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Average CPU clock, MHz, <code>----</code>.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$ccpucl</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">CPU clock for each core, MHz, <code>----</code>.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th rowspan="1">Temperature label</th>
    <td><code>$temp</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Average temperature in system, &deg;C, <code>----</code>. Temperature device must be specified.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th rowspan="1">GPU label</th>
    <td><code>$gpu</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">GPU usage, %, <code>-----</code>. <code>aticonfig</code> or <code>nvidia-smi</code> must be installed.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th rowspan="1">GPU temperature label</th>
    <td><code>$gputemp</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">GPU temperature, &deg;C, <code>----</code>. <code>aticonfig</code> or <code>nvidia-smi</code> must be installed.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th rowspan="2">Memory label</th>
    <td><code>$mem</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Memory usage, %, <code>-----</code>.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$memmb</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Memory usage, MB, <code>-----</code>.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th rowspan="2">Swap label</th>
    <td><code>$swap</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Swap usage, %, <code>-----</code>.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$swapmb</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Swap usage, MB, <code>-----</code>.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th rowspan="1">HDD usage label</th>
    <td><code>@@/@@</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Mount point (<code>/</code> in example) usage, %, <code>-----</code>. Separator for mount points list is <code>;</code>, for example <code>@@/;/home;/mnt/global@@</code></p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th rowspan="1">HDD temperature label</th>
    <td><code>@@/dev/sda@@</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">HDD (<code>/dev/sda</code> in example) temperature, &deg;C, <code>----</code>. <code>hddtemp</code> must be installed.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th rowspan="3">Network label</th>
    <td><code>$net</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Download and upload speed, KB/s, <code>----/----</code>.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>@@eth0@@</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Do not use automatic device definition, show only specified device (<code>eth0</code> in example).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$netdev</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Current network device.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th rowspan="2">Battery label</th>
    <td><code>$bat</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Battery charge, %, <code>---</code>. Battery device may be set below. File (<code>/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/capacity</code> by default) must contain only battery charge in percent.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$ac</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Status of AC device. Returns <code>(*)</code> if AC device is online or <code>( )</code> if offline. AC device may be set below. File (<code>/sys/class/power_supply/AC/online</code> by default) must contain <code>1</code> if AC is online.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <th rowspan="5">Music player label</th>
    <td><code>$album</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Current song album. One of supported music players must be installed.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$artist</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Current song artist. One of supported music players must be installed.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$progress</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Current song progress. One of supported music players must be installed (mpd does not support yet).</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$time</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Current song duration. One of supported music players must be installed.</p></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>$title</code></td>
    <td><p align="justify">Current song title. One of supported music players must be installed.</p></td>
  </tr>
</table>
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<h2><a name="gui" class="anchor" href="#gui"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Graphical user interface</h2>

<h2><a name="screenshots" class="anchor" href="#screenshots"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Screenshots</h2>
<p align="justify">Widget (clickable):<br>
<a href="/resources/screenshots/pytextmonitor_widget.png"><img src="/resources/preview/pytextmonitor_widget_prev.jpg"></a><br>
Configuration window:<br>
<a href="/resources/screenshots/pytextmonitor_config.png"><img src="/resources/preview/pytextmonitor_config_prev.jpg"></a></p>