Post your .conkyrc files w/ screenshots

[bra|10n]

Try

own_window_type desktop
own_window_transparent yes
#own_window_argb_visual yes

[faqterson]

Makes no difference.

From what I have read so far, its related to the way ubuntu us running the background. Conky I believe looks at the root background but ubuntu 13.04 is not using it like that.

Something else that I have detected when:

double_buffer no

and

own_window no

the transparency works but then you have the annoying flicker.

[Sector11]

Makes no difference.

From what I have read so far, its related to the way ubuntu us running the background. Conky I believe looks at the root background but ubuntu 13.04 is not using it like that.

Something else that I have detected when:

double_buffer no

and

own_window no

the transparency works but then you have the annoying flicker.

Maybe this will help: ARGB Visual from dk75

[sbjaved]

Originally Posted by sbjaved
I haven't changed any config settings.
Then I'm guessing, and it's only a guess, that something in the new Install changed.

Does it use the same conky version? Do you have "conky-all" installed or just conky?

I have conky-all installed.

[stinkeye]

@ faqterson
What desktop are you logging in to...

echo $DESKTOP_SESSION

Attach one of your weather icons so I can test here on 13.04.

[Sector11]

↑ Hi stinkeye - I was hoping you'd pop in.

[sbjaved]

I just updated to Ubuntu 13.04, conky 1.9.0. What happened to the lower boundary of the upspeed/downspeed graph box? It used to be like this:



I haven't changed any config settings.

I've tried changing own_windows_type variable to override, desktop, normal. I've tried enabling/disabling own_window_class and own_window_argb_visual in different combinations. Nothing works. Here is my conky:

# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window_class Conky
own_window yes
own_window_type desktop
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
own_window_argb_visual yes
# own_window_argb_value 00000000
# own_window_colour 000000

# Use double buffering (reduces flicker, may not work for everyone)
double_buffer yes

# fiddle with window
use_spacer none
use_xft yes

# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 1.0

# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 345 620

maximum_width 345

# text_buffer_size 8096

# max_user_text 90000

# Draw shades?
draw_shades no

# Text stuff
draw_outline no # amplifies text if yes
draw_borders no
xftfont Droid Sans Mono:size=9
uppercase no # set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase

# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders 0

# border margins
border_inner_margin 0

# border width
border_width 0

# Default colors and also border colors, grey90 == #e5e5e5
default_color white

# Text alignment, other possible values are commented
#alignment top_left
alignment top_right
#alignment bottom_left
#alignment bottom_right

# Gap between borders of screen and text
gap_x 10
gap_y 30

# stuff after ‘TEXT’ will be formatted on screen

[gixxer675]

Hello, all!

Amazing thread, great work!

First off I would like to give credit for this post to Rob Graves he has a perfect configuration. I would like to use the came config though I don't have a config file . Would anyone mind helping out?
Here is the layout I am looking for (I am planning on color matching later):
https://www.linuxdistrocommunity.com...ad.php?tid=253

Thanks!

Edit: Distro- Arch Linux Current release: 4/01/2013, Openbox-3.5.0-7, Conky-1.9.0-1

[Sector11]

I've tried changing own_windows_type variable to override, desktop, normal. I've tried enabling/disabling own_window_class and own_window_argb_visual in different combinations. Nothing works. Here is my conky:

# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window_class Conky
own_window yes
own_window_type desktop
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
own_window_argb_visual yes
# own_window_argb_value 00000000
# own_window_colour 000000

# Use double buffering (reduces flicker, may not work for everyone)
double_buffer yes

# fiddle with window
use_spacer none
use_xft yes

# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 1.0

# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 345 620

maximum_width 345

# text_buffer_size 8096

# max_user_text 90000

# Draw shades?
draw_shades no

# Text stuff
draw_outline no # amplifies text if yes
draw_borders no
xftfont Droid Sans Mono:size=9
uppercase no # set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase

# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders 0

# border margins
border_inner_margin 0

# border width
border_width 0

# Default colors and also border colors, grey90 == #e5e5e5
default_color white

# Text alignment, other possible values are commented
#alignment top_left
alignment top_right
#alignment bottom_left
#alignment bottom_right

# Gap between borders of screen and text
gap_x 10
gap_y 30

# stuff after ‘TEXT’ will be formatted on screen

Can you repost this conky code along with the lines that produce the images you used. No other code necessary.

If it works here, my "guess" is it has to do with the new Ubuntu.

'It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.'

Sherlock Holmes
-The Beryl Coronet

[Sector11]

@ gixxer675

A few things ...
1. What fonts, are involved in the conky.
2. Do you have an 8 core Intel CPU?
3. What script is used for the clock and calendar?
4. I don't use clementine (can't help)
5. I'm guessing he's using wlan or some other wireless connection from that signal strength (I don't use that) do you?
6. Are you using a composite manager? If yes, which one? It does matter for transparency.

What I'm getting at is; building a conky is a personal process and built for your machine.

robgraves is a member of the Arch forms, why not ask him for a copy of the conky. Then you'd only need to edit it.