[Bug 371043] [NEW] Conky does not display dollar sign when $$ is used in the TEXT area

[Mahesh Asolkar]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: conky

:) ~ > lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 9.04
Release:	9.04
:) ~ > apt-cache policy conky
conky:
  Installed: 1.6.1-0ubuntu4
  Candidate: 1.6.1-0ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 1.6.1-0ubuntu4 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I have a line in my .conkyrc in the TEXT area:

-----------
  WD 1TB Green HDD$alignr$$${execi 1000 curl -s http://frys.com/product/5528610 | egrep -A2 '(After Rebate|Price):' | tail -1 | perl -ne 'm/<b>([\d.]+)<\/b>/; print $1'}
-----------

The intent behind using $$ after the $alignr is to display the actual $
(dollar) sign. The conky installed via Ubuntu repository does not do it
correctly.

I built conky myself, and tried it. It displays the $ sign correctly.

** Affects: conky (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Conky does not display dollar sign when $$ is used in the TEXT area
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371043
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