conky transparent

**Kajover** · March 17th, 2013

hi. I am struggling to get conky transparent. It works sometimes but sometimes it does not

any ideas?

Code:

background yes
use_xft yes
xftfont Liberation Sans:size=9
xftalpha 1
update_interval 1.0
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_type override
own_window_argb_visual no
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
minimum_size 200 200
maximum_width 240
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no
default_color 656667
default_shade_color 000000
default_outline_color 828282
alignment top_right
gap_x 12
gap_y 42
no_buffers yes
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale no
##############################################
#  Output
##############################################
TEXT
Uptime:$alignr$uptime
RAM:$alignr$mem/$memmax
Swap usage:$alignr$swap/$swapmax
Disk usage:$alignr${fs_used /}/${fs_size /}
CPU usage:$alignr${cpu cpu0}%
#Signal Strength:$alignr${wireless_link_qual_perc wlan0}%
Download:$alignr${downspeed wlan0}
Upload:$alignr${upspeed wlan0}

**VinDSL** · March 17th, 2013

'own_window_type' is the biggie! Use 'normal', not 'override'.

Here's what I use, in that section...

Code:

####
## Create 'own_window' type. Makes Conky behave like other panels.
#
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
####
## Some distros require the following lines for true transparency.
## BOTH of these lines need to be Commented/Uncommented in tandem.
#
own_window_argb_visual yes
own_window_argb_value 255

GNOME 3 Staging || Liquorix 3.7.0-10 Kernel || nVidia 304.84 || Plank || ACYL || ConkyWX 0.7.9

Works in GS & Unity...

**Kajover** · March 17th, 2013

sir, thank you very much! this fixed my problem

Code:

own_window_type normal
own_window_argb_visual yes
own_window_argb_value 255

**VinDSL** · March 17th, 2013

Originally Posted by Kajover

sir, thank you very much! this fixed my problem [...]

Welcome!

Be careful using Conky. It's very addictive!

**Kajover** · March 17th, 2013

oh well, almost perfect.

Whenever I open a window/app e.g. Nautilus and then close it, the bar has no shadow. I have to click on the desktop in order for the shadow to appear.

**stinkeye** · March 17th, 2013

Enable the window rules plugin in ccsm and add

Code:

class=Conky

in the no focus box at the bottom.

Restart conky.

**Kajover** · March 17th, 2013

Thank you guys a lot! worked after a system reboot

**VinDSL** · March 17th, 2013

Heh! I was just going to suggest that, but...

I was afraid it would sound too rudimentary.

That said, I always do a...

Code:

killall conky

...after making major changes.

And, I do a system restart, after adding fonts, or changing their location(s).

Simply saving your .conkyrc file, lua scripts, et cetera after editing them, usually works for minor changes, but to play it safe, it's best to do a more radical reset.