NeoLithium
December 23rd, 2006, 09:51 PM
Hi All,
I've searched and searched for the answer, and it seems to be eluding me. I've got the conky transparency working nicely on my Kubuntu Desktop; however, once conky starts, it ONLY goes transparent if I go into the desktop settings, and reset the allow icons/programs on it between off and on. It might not sound like a big deal, but it does drive me nuts once in a while, and I was wondering if it's possible to just have it, well, behave normally...
I've got a screenshot here first, of how it looks just after autostart, basically after I do the desktop reset, it goes transparent like it should be.
Thanks to anyone who can lend a hand or point me in the right direction!
And here is my current .conkyrc:
# Conky configuration
#
# the list of variables has been removed from this file in favour
# of keeping the documentation more maintainable.
# Check http://conky.sf.net for an up-to-date-list.
#
# The additions to this config require curl and xsltproc be installed
# X font when Xft is disabled, you can pick one with program xfontsel
#font 5x7
#font 6x10
#font 7x13
#font 8x13
#font 9x15
#font *mintsmild.se*
#font -*-*-*-*-*-*-34-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
# set to yes if you want Conky to be forked in the background
#background yes
# Use Xft?
use_xft yes
# Xft font when Xft is enabled
xftfont Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:size=8
# Text alpha when using Xft
xftalpha 0.8
# Print everything to stdout?
# out_to_console no
# MPD host/port
# mpd_host localhost
# mpd_port 6600
# mpd_password tinker_bell
# Print everything to console?
# out_to_console no
# mail spool
#mail_spool $MAIL
# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 1.0
# This is the number of times Conky will update before quitting.
# Set to zero to run forever.
total_run_times 0
# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
#own_window yes
# If own_window is yes, you may use type normal, desktop or override
own_window_type override
# Use pseudo transparency with own_window?
own_window_transparent yes
# If own_window_transparent is set to no, you can set the background colour here
#own_window_colour black
# If own_window is yes, these window manager hints may be used
#own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
# Use double buffering (reduces flicker, may not work for everyone)
double_buffer yes
# Max window size
maximum_width 310
# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 280 5
# Draw shades?
draw_shades no
# Draw outlines?
draw_outline no
# Draw borders around text
draw_borders no
# Draw borders around graphs
draw_graph_borders yes
# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders 0
# border margins
border_margin 4
# border width
border_width 1
# Default colors and also border colors
default_color white
default_shade_color white
default_outline_color white
# Text alignment, other possible values are commented
#alignment top_left
alignment top_right
#alignment bottom_left
#alignment bottom_right
#alignment none
# Gap between borders of screen and text
# same thing as passing -x at command line
gap_x 5
gap_y 5
# Subtract file system buffers from used memory?
no_buffers yes
# set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase
uppercase no
# number of cpu samples to average
# set to 1 to disable averaging
cpu_avg_samples 2
# number of net samples to average
# set to 1 to disable averaging
net_avg_samples 2
# Force UTF8? note that UTF8 support required XFT
override_utf8_locale no
# Add spaces to keep things from moving about? This only affects certain objects.
use_spacer no
# mldonkey_hostname Hostname for mldonkey stuff, defaults to localhost
# mldonkey_port Mldonkey port, 4001 default
# mldonkey_login Mldonkey login, default none
# mldonkey_password Mldonkey password, default none
# boinc (seti) dir
# seti_dir /opt/seti
# Allow for the creation of at least this number of port monitors (if 0 or not set, default is 16)
#min_port_monitors 16
# Allow each port monitor to track at least this many connections (if 0 or not set, default is 256)
#min_port_monitor_connections 256
# none, xmms, bmp, audacious, infopipe (default is none)
#xmms_player none
# variable is given either in format $variable or in ${variable}. Latter
# allows characters right after the variable and must be used in network
# stuff because of an argument
# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen
TEXT
$color
${color #246eb5}SYSTEM ${hr 2}$color
${time %e %B %G} ${alignr}${time %H:%M}
${color #246eb5}Core:$color ${execi 1000 cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep 'model name' | cut -c 21-31} 2800+ 1.6GHz
${color #246eb5}Host:$color $nodename
${color #246eb5}Kernel:$color $kernel
${color #246eb5}Uptime:$color $uptime
${color #246eb5}POWER ${hr 2}$color
${color #246eb5}Adapter Stat:$color ${acpiacadapter} ${color #246eb5}${alignr}Battery Info:$color ${battery}
${color #246eb5}CPU ${hr 2}$color
${color #246eb5}Speed:$color ${freq}MHz ${color #246eb5}Load:$color ${loadavg} ${color #246eb5}${alignr}CPU Temp:$color ${acpitemp}
$cpubar
${cpugraph 000000 ffffff}
${color #246eb5}NAME PID CPU% MEM%$color
${top name 1} ${top pid 1} ${top cpu 1} ${top mem 1}
${top name 2} ${top pid 2} ${top cpu 2} ${top mem 2}
${top name 3} ${top pid 3} ${top cpu 3} ${top mem 3}
${top name 4} ${top pid 4} ${top cpu 4} ${top mem 4}
${color #246eb5}MEMORY / DISK ${hr 2}$color
RAM: $memperc% ${membar 6}$color
$mem of $memmax
Swap: $swapperc% ${swapbar 6}$color
$swap of $swapmax
HDA: ${fs_free_perc /}% ${fs_bar 6 /}$color
${color #246eb5}Total:$color ${fs_used /} ${color #246eb5}${alignc}Free:$color ${fs_free /} ${color #246eb5}${alignr}Used:$color ${fs_used /}
${color #246eb5}NETWORK (${addr ppp0}) ${hr 2}$color
${downspeedgraph ppp0 25,140 000000 ff0000} ${alignr}${upspeedgraph ppp0
25,140 000000 00ff00}$color
Inbound: ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 count} Outbound: ${tcp_portmon 32768
61000 count}${alignr}Total: ${tcp_portmon 1 65535 count}
${color #246eb5}Inbound Connection ${alignr} Local Service/Port$color
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 0} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 0}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 1} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 1}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 2} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 2}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 3} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 3}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 4} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 4}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 5} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 5}
${color #246eb5}Outbound Connection ${alignr} Remote Service/Port$color
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 0} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 0}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 1} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 1}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 2} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 2}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 3} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 3}
${color #246eb5}SYSTEM LOGS ${hr 2}$color
${color #246eb5}Messages:$color
${execi 10 /usr/bin/tail -n 4 /var/log/messages | cut -c 27-}
${color #246eb5}Security:$color
${execi 10 /usr/bin/tail -n 4 /var/log/auth.log | cut -c 28-}
I've searched and searched for the answer, and it seems to be eluding me. I've got the conky transparency working nicely on my Kubuntu Desktop; however, once conky starts, it ONLY goes transparent if I go into the desktop settings, and reset the allow icons/programs on it between off and on. It might not sound like a big deal, but it does drive me nuts once in a while, and I was wondering if it's possible to just have it, well, behave normally...
I've got a screenshot here first, of how it looks just after autostart, basically after I do the desktop reset, it goes transparent like it should be.
Thanks to anyone who can lend a hand or point me in the right direction!
And here is my current .conkyrc:
# Conky configuration
#
# the list of variables has been removed from this file in favour
# of keeping the documentation more maintainable.
# Check http://conky.sf.net for an up-to-date-list.
#
# The additions to this config require curl and xsltproc be installed
# X font when Xft is disabled, you can pick one with program xfontsel
#font 5x7
#font 6x10
#font 7x13
#font 8x13
#font 9x15
#font *mintsmild.se*
#font -*-*-*-*-*-*-34-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
# set to yes if you want Conky to be forked in the background
#background yes
# Use Xft?
use_xft yes
# Xft font when Xft is enabled
xftfont Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:size=8
# Text alpha when using Xft
xftalpha 0.8
# Print everything to stdout?
# out_to_console no
# MPD host/port
# mpd_host localhost
# mpd_port 6600
# mpd_password tinker_bell
# Print everything to console?
# out_to_console no
# mail spool
#mail_spool $MAIL
# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 1.0
# This is the number of times Conky will update before quitting.
# Set to zero to run forever.
total_run_times 0
# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
#own_window yes
# If own_window is yes, you may use type normal, desktop or override
own_window_type override
# Use pseudo transparency with own_window?
own_window_transparent yes
# If own_window_transparent is set to no, you can set the background colour here
#own_window_colour black
# If own_window is yes, these window manager hints may be used
#own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
# Use double buffering (reduces flicker, may not work for everyone)
double_buffer yes
# Max window size
maximum_width 310
# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 280 5
# Draw shades?
draw_shades no
# Draw outlines?
draw_outline no
# Draw borders around text
draw_borders no
# Draw borders around graphs
draw_graph_borders yes
# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders 0
# border margins
border_margin 4
# border width
border_width 1
# Default colors and also border colors
default_color white
default_shade_color white
default_outline_color white
# Text alignment, other possible values are commented
#alignment top_left
alignment top_right
#alignment bottom_left
#alignment bottom_right
#alignment none
# Gap between borders of screen and text
# same thing as passing -x at command line
gap_x 5
gap_y 5
# Subtract file system buffers from used memory?
no_buffers yes
# set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase
uppercase no
# number of cpu samples to average
# set to 1 to disable averaging
cpu_avg_samples 2
# number of net samples to average
# set to 1 to disable averaging
net_avg_samples 2
# Force UTF8? note that UTF8 support required XFT
override_utf8_locale no
# Add spaces to keep things from moving about? This only affects certain objects.
use_spacer no
# mldonkey_hostname Hostname for mldonkey stuff, defaults to localhost
# mldonkey_port Mldonkey port, 4001 default
# mldonkey_login Mldonkey login, default none
# mldonkey_password Mldonkey password, default none
# boinc (seti) dir
# seti_dir /opt/seti
# Allow for the creation of at least this number of port monitors (if 0 or not set, default is 16)
#min_port_monitors 16
# Allow each port monitor to track at least this many connections (if 0 or not set, default is 256)
#min_port_monitor_connections 256
# none, xmms, bmp, audacious, infopipe (default is none)
#xmms_player none
# variable is given either in format $variable or in ${variable}. Latter
# allows characters right after the variable and must be used in network
# stuff because of an argument
# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen
TEXT
$color
${color #246eb5}SYSTEM ${hr 2}$color
${time %e %B %G} ${alignr}${time %H:%M}
${color #246eb5}Core:$color ${execi 1000 cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep 'model name' | cut -c 21-31} 2800+ 1.6GHz
${color #246eb5}Host:$color $nodename
${color #246eb5}Kernel:$color $kernel
${color #246eb5}Uptime:$color $uptime
${color #246eb5}POWER ${hr 2}$color
${color #246eb5}Adapter Stat:$color ${acpiacadapter} ${color #246eb5}${alignr}Battery Info:$color ${battery}
${color #246eb5}CPU ${hr 2}$color
${color #246eb5}Speed:$color ${freq}MHz ${color #246eb5}Load:$color ${loadavg} ${color #246eb5}${alignr}CPU Temp:$color ${acpitemp}
$cpubar
${cpugraph 000000 ffffff}
${color #246eb5}NAME PID CPU% MEM%$color
${top name 1} ${top pid 1} ${top cpu 1} ${top mem 1}
${top name 2} ${top pid 2} ${top cpu 2} ${top mem 2}
${top name 3} ${top pid 3} ${top cpu 3} ${top mem 3}
${top name 4} ${top pid 4} ${top cpu 4} ${top mem 4}
${color #246eb5}MEMORY / DISK ${hr 2}$color
RAM: $memperc% ${membar 6}$color
$mem of $memmax
Swap: $swapperc% ${swapbar 6}$color
$swap of $swapmax
HDA: ${fs_free_perc /}% ${fs_bar 6 /}$color
${color #246eb5}Total:$color ${fs_used /} ${color #246eb5}${alignc}Free:$color ${fs_free /} ${color #246eb5}${alignr}Used:$color ${fs_used /}
${color #246eb5}NETWORK (${addr ppp0}) ${hr 2}$color
${downspeedgraph ppp0 25,140 000000 ff0000} ${alignr}${upspeedgraph ppp0
25,140 000000 00ff00}$color
Inbound: ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 count} Outbound: ${tcp_portmon 32768
61000 count}${alignr}Total: ${tcp_portmon 1 65535 count}
${color #246eb5}Inbound Connection ${alignr} Local Service/Port$color
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 0} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 0}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 1} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 1}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 2} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 2}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 3} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 3}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 4} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 4}
${tcp_portmon 1 32767 rhost 5} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 1 32767 lservice 5}
${color #246eb5}Outbound Connection ${alignr} Remote Service/Port$color
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 0} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 0}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 1} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 1}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 2} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 2}
${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rhost 3} ${alignr} ${tcp_portmon 32768 61000 rservice 3}
${color #246eb5}SYSTEM LOGS ${hr 2}$color
${color #246eb5}Messages:$color
${execi 10 /usr/bin/tail -n 4 /var/log/messages | cut -c 27-}
${color #246eb5}Security:$color
${execi 10 /usr/bin/tail -n 4 /var/log/auth.log | cut -c 28-}