Merge pull request #832 from rcalixte/ssm_config

simple-system-monitor@ariel: Add configurable options for user customization

simple-system-monitor@ariel/CHANGELOG.md

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+
+### 1.2.0
+* Add options to minimize the need for manual file updates:
+  * Title/value alignment
+  * Temperature units
+  * Font size
+  * Font color
+  * Font family
+  * Desklet fixed width
+  * Background transparency/color
+  * Custom path(s) to CPU/GPU sensor files
+  * Display GPU
+
+### 1.1.0
+* Add GPU Temperature
+* Adjust layout
+  * Titles: from right to left
+  * Values: from left to right
+* Adjust value format to avoid wobbling
+  * "CPU" and "Memory" are now fixed to 2 decimal point digits
+  * "Download" and "Upload" are now fixed to 1 decimal point 1 digit if the unit is "MB"
+
+### 1.0.0
+* Initial release
+* Institute changelog - currently only in desklet.js
+* Changes for Cinnamon 4.0 and higher to avoid segfaults when old Network Manager Library is no longer available by using multiversion with folder 4.0
+  * Comment out or delete all references to NetworkManager
+  * Replace calls to NetworkManager with equivalent calls to NM
+  * Change logError messages to not reference NetworkManager  

simple-system-monitor@ariel/README.md

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-## Simple system monitor
+# Simple System Monitor
 Shows some system status values.
-- CPU usage
-- Memory usage
-- Network speed(Download, Upload)
-- Temperature(CPU, GPU) see Tips
-
-## Update history
-1.1.0
-- Add GPU Temperature.
-- Adjust layout. (Labels: right to left, Values: left to right)
-- Adjust value format to avoid wobbling. ("CPU" "Memory" fixed decimal point to 2 digits)
-- Adjust value format to avoid wobbling. ("Download" "Upload" fixed decimal point to 1 digits in unit is "MB")
-
-1.0.0
-- Initial Release.
-
-## Tips
-**"Temperature" shows incorrect value**  
-
-Edit `.local/share/cinnamon/desklets/simple-system-monitor@ariel/metadata.json`  
-Specify a appropriate file path to `"thermal-file":`  
-
-Example: Ryzen CPU is `"/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:18.3/hwmon/hwmon2/temp1_input"`
-
-**"GPU" shows incorrect value**
-
-Edit `.local/share/cinnamon/desklets/simple-system-monitor@ariel/metadata.json`  
-Specify a appropriate file path to `"thermal-file-gpu":`   
-
-Example: Radeon GPU is `"/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.1/0000:06:00.0/hwmon/hwmon1/temp1_input"`
-
-**Change font color**
-
-Edit `.local/share/cinnamon/desklets/simple-system-monitor@ariel/4.0/stylesheet.css`  
-Add `"color:"` to `".mainContainer"`  
-
-Example: `color: rgba(255, 144, 0, 1.0);`
-
-**Change font size**
-
-Edit `.local/share/cinnamon/desklets/simple-system-monitor@ariel/4.0/stylesheet.css`  
-Add `"font-size:"` to `".mainContainer"`  
-
-Example: `font-size: 1.2em;`
-
-**Change background color**
-
-Edit `.local/share/cinnamon/desklets/simple-system-monitor@ariel/4.0/stylesheet.css`  
-Add `"background-color:"` to `".mainContainer"`  
-
-Example: `background-color: rgba(90, 90, 90, 1.0);`
-
-**Change background color to transparent**
-
-Edit `.local/share/cinnamon/desklets/simple-system-monitor@ariel/metadata.json`  
-Set `"prevent-decorations"` to `true`  
-
-Example: `"prevent-decorations": true,`
-
-**Back to previous layout**
-
-Edit `.local/share/cinnamon/desklets/simple-system-monitor@ariel/4.0/stylesheet.css`  
-Set `"text-align: right"` to `".title"`  
-Set `"text-align: left"` to `".value"`  
+* CPU usage
+* Memory usage
+* Network utilization (Download, Upload)
+* Temperature (CPU, GPU)
+
+## Dependencies
+This extension requires [libgtop](https://developer.gnome.org/libgtop/stable) in order to function.
+
+## Instructions
+To install dependencies:
+* Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, and derivatives:
+    `sudo apt install gir1.2-gtop-2.0 libgtop2-dev`
+* Fedora and derivatives:
+    `sudo dnf install libgtop2 libgtop2-devel`
+* Arch and derivatives:
+    `sudo pacman -S libgtop`
+
+You will have to **restart the shell** (`Alt + F2` → `r`) **after installing** the dependencies.
+
+### For customizing the font, if the new font selection is invalid, the field will be reset to empty once closed.
+### Valid fonts will update the desklet immediately.