Conky is black

[TopGear]

Hello people,

I just installed Kubuntu 10.10 x64. I copied de .conkyrc from my Ubuntu install, where it worked fine, to my Kubuntu install. But now, it's quite awfull. I've put a screen at the bottom of the post.

http://plaatjesupload.net/show/mini.php?id=1287174452_conkyrc.png (http://plaatjesupload.net/zien/1287174452_conkyrc.png)

.conkyrc:
http://paste.ubuntu.com/514348/

[ankspo71]

Hi,
I have been wanting to work out this problem too, but I never go around to it. I have some links that may help you out though.

http://conky.sourceforge.net/faq.html
(See 6. Q: Transparency doesn't work! Why is this and how can I fix it?)

KDE 4.3
http://mylittledesktop.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-make-conky-play-nicely-with-kde.html

KDE 4.5
http://owcapage.wordpress.com/2010/09/18/transparent-conky-background-in-kde-4-5/

I don't know how well these will work for the people who use the wallpaper sideshow feature in KDE though (like me).

Hope this helps.