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Software - Support => Other => Topic started by: timbuck2 on May 09, 2021, 09:20:40 AM
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I enabled the Lite Widget on the 5.4 release but it is displayed almost entirely off-screen. Here is a picture of what is happening.
(https://i.postimg.cc/BnjNvsn2/lite-widget.png)
What should I do to get the widget readjusted on-screen?
Also, how would I move the widget to the second monitor?
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Can you please screenshot both monitors with the Lite Widget enabled.
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Ok, here is what it looks like. Primary monitor on the right where the widget is off-screen. Secondary monitor to the left where I would like the widget to be displayed.
(https://i.postimg.cc/zfRr5BhP/Screenshot-2021-05-10-09-11-12.jpg)
If I edit the line shown below in /etc/conky-lite/widget
(https://i.postimg.cc/XJf6GzQf/Screenshot-2021-05-10-09-13-53.jpg)
to read "bottom_left" instead of " bottom_right" I get this on the screen with the widget enabled. Still not on the secondary monitor.
(https://i.postimg.cc/pTbtdHYV/Screenshot-2021-05-10-09-11-58.jpg)
So I don' t know where to go after that.
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So is this fixable to get on-screen on the right and on the second monitor or should I forget about it?
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@timbuck2
I'm curious ... does the task bar show on the screen?
Perhaps the resolutions for the monitors are the same - but need to be different... Makes sense with default its off screen to the right - is the taskbar/time missing as well...
If you can, use a lower resolution on the primary/screen on right...
I've had to do this in Linux and Windows depending on laptop and external monitors...
maybe worth a try
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Undo whatever settings you have. Edit /etc/conky-lite/widget as Admin and change the:
# Gap between borders of screen and text
# Same thing as passing -x at command line
gap_x -375
gap_y 65
numbers until you get what fits. If Lite Widget ever gets updated, it will over write your custom values so make sure after your changes, you make a backup of the widget file. As you can see, you can use negative numbers too.
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Ok, thanks, that worked.