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#1 2009-06-10 16:16:30

K0tuk
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Registered: 2009-04-06
Posts: 125

Make Conky always visible

Hi!

I want to make conky to be always visible and not allow my windows to overlay it. Here are my conky settings:

background no
use_xft yes
xftfont openlogos:size=7
xftalpha 0.1
update_interval 2
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_type desktop
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,above,skip_taskbar,skip_pager,sticky
double_buffer yes
minimum_size 250 5
maximum_width 1920
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders no
default_color gray
default_shade_color MidnightBlue
default_outline_color DarkSlateBlue
alignment top_middle
gap_x 0
gap_y 0
no_buffers yes
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 1
override_utf8_locale yes
use_spacer right
text_buffer_size 256

I`m using Openbox. I`ve set margins in rc.xml so that maximized windows won`t overlay it, and that helped. But still, if i move something over it, conky stays below that window.

Any ideas?

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#2 2009-06-10 16:24:40

brisbin33
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From: boston, ma
Registered: 2008-07-24
Posts: 1,796
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Re: Make Conky always visible

FYI:

own_window_type desktop

overrides anything in

own_window_hints ...

try 'own_window_type normal' and see if your hints work then.

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#3 2009-06-10 17:00:16

K0tuk
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Registered: 2009-04-06
Posts: 125

Re: Make Conky always visible

Thanks! That helped, but now how to make it transparent? smile

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#4 2009-06-10 17:08:12

brisbin33
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From: boston, ma
Registered: 2008-07-24
Posts: 1,796
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Re: Make Conky always visible

hmm if 'own_window_transparent yes' has no effect then conky may not be smart enough to be both above and transparent hmm maybe someone else knows how.

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#5 2009-06-10 17:16:04

K0tuk
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Registered: 2009-04-06
Posts: 125

Re: Make Conky always visible

yes,

own_window_transparent yes

gives no effect...

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