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Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

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Conky and maximized windows

I currently have Conky set up to display battery data, time, and other stuff that I want to always be visible. What hints can I use to prevent other windows from maximizing over conky's window?

COMMUNISTCHINA

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Registered: 2008-06-16

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Re: Conky and maximized windows

I think it's supposed to be
own_window_hints above,sticky,skip_taskbar
or something like that. I am not 100% sure.

I have that in my .conkyrc, and awesomeWM still puts windows above it.

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zenlord

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2006-05-24

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Re: Conky and maximized windows

In openbox you can define the usable space with margins. That way my conky-bar is always visible.

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moljac024

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From: Serbia

Registered: 2008-01-29

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Re: Conky and maximized windows

As far as I know, conky can't set partial struts. But as zenlord mentioned you can set margins in openbox, xmonad and possibly other WMs.

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daedhel

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From: Québec, Canada

Registered: 2009-01-17

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Re: Conky and maximized windows

I am using Compiz-fusion as a standalone WM. Is there a way to ask compiz to reserve some space, like 25 pixel (the height of my conky) on the top of the desktop? In fact, I know it must be possible, since panels do it. But it can't be done just with the "windows rules" plugin from compiz.

Reference:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=56850

Daedhel

edit : imprecise question + typos

Last edited by daedhel (2009-04-08 16:27:29)