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Modified version of my friend's conkyrc - added more MPD details and lined everything up a bit better.
# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window yes
own_window_type desktop
own_window_transparent yes
#own_window_colour hotpink
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
# Use double buffering (reduces flicker, may not work for everyone)
double_buffer yes
# fiddle with window
use_spacer left
use_xft yes
# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 1.0
# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 400 5
# Draw shades?
draw_shades no
# Text stuff
draw_outline no # amplifies text if yes
draw_borders no
uppercase no # set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase
# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders 8
# border margins
border_margin 4
# border width
border_width 1
# Default colors and also border colors, grey90 == #e5e5e5
default_color bdbdbd
default_shade_color black
default_outline_color white
own_window_colour brown
own_window_transparent yes
# Text alignment, other possible values are commented
alignment top_left
#alignment top_right
#alignment bottom_left
#alignment bottom_right
# Gap between borders of screen and text
gap_x 10
gap_y 10
# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen
override_utf8_locale yes
xftfont cure:size=8
xftalpha 0.8
TEXT
CPU: $cpu% MEM: $memperc%
FREQ: ${freq_g} GHz TEMP: $acpitemp
/ ${offset 1}${fs_bar 7,120 /}
/home ${fs_bar 7,120 /home/}
${exec python /home/daniel/.scripts/conkyWeather/conkyForecast.py --location=UKXX0028 --template=/home/daniel/.scripts/conkyWeather/conkyForecast.template}
${color 57b101}MPD ($mpd_status) ${color}
$mpd_artist - $mpd_title
$mpd_album
${color 028ccc}$mpd_elapsed / $mpd_length ${color}