xcompmgr interfering with conky

ph0tios · 2008-03-19 02:15:12

I am using openbox with pypanel. I also use xcompmgr, and when it is running and I attempt to use conky..the placement is as it should be, but it covers up my entire screen...and the windows and pypanel sort of flicker in and out when I click. If I shut xcompmgr off...conky works fine. Does anyone know what is causing this? xcompmgr is not a necessity, but I'd like to have it.

Last edited by ph0tios (2008-03-19 02:16:07)

serrghi · 2008-03-19 08:44:19

This should do the trick.

own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_type override
own_window_type desktop

Btw, try to use the forum search function next time. Then you might get your answers without having to wait for us to answer you

ph0tios · 2008-03-19 14:44:32

Well...the reason I had created another thread was because that solution has not completely solving the problem. The solution works if you are using conky in a slim horizontal bar. But my conky displays vertically with graphs. And for some reason it stretches far across the screen and looks rather funky since the solution doesn't seem to make it completely transparent either. But I guess I should of given more detail. =/

edit: Also for some reason it shows up in pypanel as an open window.

Last edited by ph0tios (2008-03-19 14:47:56)

koch · 2008-03-20 00:48:51

the solution above works for me with openbox/pypanel/xcompmgr and using conky vertical.

in .pypanelrc you can hide conky.

try this...

background no
use_xft yes
xftfont Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:size=7

update_interval 1.0
total_run_times 0
#own_window no
#own_window_transparent yes

own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_type override
#own_window_hints_undecorated,below,sticky,skip_#taskbar,skip_pager
own_window_type desktop

double_buffer yes

minimum_size 350 5

draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
stippled_borders 8
border_margin 4
border_width 1

default_color white
default_shade_color black
default_outline_color black

alignment top_right

maximum_width 320

gap_x 12
gap_y 12

no_buffers yes

uppercase no

cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 2

override_utf8_locale no

# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen

TEXT
${color #BBBBBB}.::$nodename::.${offset 30}$kernel${offset 30}${time %T}

${color #FFFFFF}.::System::.
${color #BBBBBB}${execi 1000 cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep 'model name' | sed -e 's/model name.*: //'}
${color #BBBBBB}|- Uptime:${color #BBBBBB} $uptime ${color #BBBBBB}- Load:${color #BBBBBB} $loadavg
${color #BBBBBB}|- CPU Frequency:${color #BBBBBB} $freq_dyn_g ${color #BBBBBB} Maximum:${color #BBBBBB} $freq_g
${color #BBBBBB}|- CPU 1 Usage:${color #BBBBBB} ${cpu cpu1}% ${color #777777} ${cpubar}
${color #BBBBBB}|- CPU 2 Usage:${color #BBBBBB} ${cpu cpu2}% ${color #777777} ${cpubar}

${color #FFFFFF}.::CPU 1::.    ${color #CCCCCC}Temp CPU 1: ${execi 5 /home/ich/system/scripts/conky/weather/temp.sh}
${color #777777}${cpugraph cpu cpu1 32,309 777777 BBBBBB}
${color #FFFFFF}.::CPU 2::.    ${color #CCCCCC}Temp CPU 2: ${execi 5 /home/ich/system/scripts/conky/weather/temp2.sh}
${color #777777}${cpugraph cpu cpu2 32,309 777777 BBBBBB}
${color #BBBBBB}|- RAM Usage:${color #BBBBBB} $mem/$memmax - $memperc% ${color #777777}${membar}
${color #BBBBBB}|- Swap Usage:${color #BBBBBB} $swap/$swapmax - $swapperc% ${color #777777}${swapbar}
${color #BBBBBB}|- Processes:${color #BBBBBB} $processes  ${color #BBBBBB}Running:${color #BBBBBB} $running_processes

${color #FFFFFF}.::Top::.
${color #BBBBBB}|-    Name                PID    CPU%   MEM%
${color #CCCCCC}|-    ${top name 1} ${top pid 1} ${top cpu 1} ${top mem 1}
${color #CCCCCC}|-    ${top name 2} ${top pid 2} ${top cpu 2} ${top mem 2}
${color #CCCCCC}|-    ${top name 3} ${top pid 3} ${top cpu 3} ${top mem 3}
${color #CCCCCC}|-    ${top name 4} ${top pid 4} ${top cpu 4} ${top mem 4}
${color #CCCCCC}|-    ${top name 5} ${top pid 5} ${top cpu 5} ${top mem 5}
${color #BBBBBB}|- Mem usage
${color #CCCCCC}|-    ${top_mem name 1} ${top_mem pid 1} ${top_mem cpu 1} ${top_mem mem 1}
${color #CCCCCC}|-    ${top_mem name 2} ${top_mem pid 2} ${top_mem cpu 2} ${top_mem mem 2}
${color #CCCCCC}|-    ${top_mem name 3} ${top_mem pid 3} ${top_mem cpu 3} ${top_mem mem 3}
${color #CCCCCC}|-    ${top_mem name 4} ${top_mem pid 4} ${top_mem cpu 4} ${top_mem mem 4}
${color #CCCCCC}|-    ${top_mem name 5} ${top_mem pid 5} ${top_mem cpu 5} ${top_mem mem 5}

edit: oh, i am using feh for displaying a wall paper

Last edited by koch (2008-03-20 00:54:41)

dakor · 2009-01-30 01:12:23

Thanks!!! This helped so much!!

Arch Linux

#1 2008-03-19 02:15:12

xcompmgr interfering with conky

#2 2008-03-19 08:44:19

Re: xcompmgr interfering with conky

#3 2008-03-19 14:44:32

Re: xcompmgr interfering with conky

#4 2008-03-20 00:48:51

Re: xcompmgr interfering with conky

#5 2009-01-30 01:12:23

Re: xcompmgr interfering with conky

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