Something

own_window yes
own_window_type desktop
own_window_class Conky
own_window_transparent true 
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

out_to_console no
out_to_stderr  no
  
double_buffer yes

use_xft yes
xftfont Monospace:size=8

update_interval 1

total_run_times 0

maximum_width 400
minimum_size 400
imlib_cache_size 100

background yes 
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders yes
draw_outline no
draw_shades no

stippled_borders 1

border_inner_margin 5
border_outer_margin 10

border_width 1

default_color white
default_outline_color white
default_shade_color black


alignment bl

show_graph_scale no
show_graph_range no


gap_x 20
gap_y 20

no_buffers yes

uppercase no

cpu_avg_samples 2

net_avg_samples 2

override_utf8_locale yes

use_spacer none


TEXT
${if_mpd_playing}${execi 5 ~/.themes/conky/mpd-cover}${image /tmp/mpd-track-cover.jpg -s 50x50}${offset 55}${mpd_artist} - ${mpd_title}
${offset 55}${mpd_album}
${offset 55}${mpd_bar}
${offset 55}${mpd_elapsed}/${mpd_length}${endif}
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#!/usr/bin/python2

import os
import shutil
import commands
import urllib

# Path where the images are saved
imgpath = "/home/dmitri/.covers/"

# Path where 'artist-only' images can be found
artistimgpath = "/home/dmitri/.covers/"

# Image displayed when no image found
noimg = "/home/dmitri/.covers/nocover.png"

# Cover displayed by conky
cover = "/tmp/mpd-track-cover.jpg"

def copycover(currentalbum, src, artistsrc, dest, defaultfile):
    searchstring = currentalbum.replace(" ", "+")
    if not os.path.exists(src):
        url = "http://www.albumart.org/index.php?srchkey=" + searchstring + "&itempage=1&newsearch=1&searchindex=Music"
        cover = urllib.urlopen(url).read()
        image = ""
        for line in cover.split("\n"):
            if "http://www.albumart.org/images/zoom-icon.jpg" in line:
                image = line.partition('src="')[2].partition('"')[0]
                break
        if image:
            urllib.urlretrieve(image, src)
    if os.path.exists(src):
        shutil.copy(src, dest)
    elif os.path.exists(artistsrc):
        shutil.copy(artistsrc, dest)    
    elif os.path.exists(defaultfile):
        shutil.copy(defaultfile, dest)
    else:
        print ""

# Name of current album
album = commands.getoutput("mpc --format %artist%-%album% | head -n 1")
artist = commands.getoutput("mpc --format %artist% | head -n 1")

# If tags are empty, use noimg. 
# Hieronder stond steeds conkycover ipv cover, heb ik gewijzigd.
if album == "":
    if os.path.exists(cover):
        os.remove(cover)
    if os.path.exists(noimg):
        shutil.copy(noimg, cover)
    else:
        print ""
else:

    filename = imgpath + album + ".jpg"
    artistfilename = artistimgpath + artist + ".jpg"
    if os.path.exists("/tmp/mpd-now-playing") and os.path.exists("/tmp/mpd-track-cover.jpg"):
        nowplaying = open("/tmp/mpd-now-playing").read()
        if nowplaying == album:
            pass
        else:
            copycover(album, filename, artistfilename, cover, noimg)
            open("/tmp/mpd-now-playing", "w").write(album)
    else:
        copycover(album, filename, artistfilename, cover, noimg)
        open("/tmp/mpd-now-playing", "w").write(album)