[Solved]Conky causes desktop icons to dissappear

JerichoKru · 2010-01-30 17:35:52

I decided to fool around with conky, since I saw the thread lower down in the forums. I kinda mashed some code together and I have a conky I like (though I cant get all the modules working...) but, activating conky causes my desktop icons to dissapear (and re-appear if I mouse over). It's my frist time actually using conky...so I might have messed up something in my (well, a mash of other's) code.

# set to yes if you want tormo to be forked in the background
background yes

cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 2

out_to_console no

# X font when Xft is disabled, you can pick one with program xfontsel
#font 7x12
#font *mintsmild.se*

# Use Xft?
use_xft yes

# Xft font when Xft is enabled
xftfont Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:size=8

# Text alpha when using Xft
xftalpha 0.8

# mail spool
#mail_spool $MAIL

# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 1

# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window no

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


# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 230 5
maximum_width 250

# Draw shades?
draw_shades no

# Draw outlines?
draw_outline no

# Draw borders around text
draw_borders no

# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders 8

# border margins
border_margin 4

# border width
border_width 1

# Default colors and also border colors
default_color white
default_shade_color black
default_outline_color black

# 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 13
gap_y 25

# Add spaces to keep things from moving about?  This only affects certain objects.
use_spacer no

# Subtract file system buffers from used memory?
no_buffers yes

# set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase
uppercase no

# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen
TEXT
${color #88aadd}$nodename - $sysname$kernel $machine
$hr
${color lightgrey}
${execp ~/.conkycalendar.sh}
#$hr
#${execi -l  ~/.conkyforecast.py}
$hr
${color #88aadd}System Info:
${color lightgrey}CORE 0:${color} ${cpu 0}${color lightgrey}% ${alignr}${offset -49}${color}${freq_g 0} ${color lightgrey}Ghz
${color lightgrey}CORE 1:${color} ${cpu 1}${color lightgrey}% ${alignr}${offset -49}${color}${freq_g 1} ${color lightgrey}Ghz
${color lightgrey}CORE 2:${color} ${cpu 2}${color lightgrey}% ${alignr}${offset -49}${color}${freq_g 2} ${color lightgrey}Ghz
${color lightgrey}Uptime: ${color}$uptime
${color lightgrey}Processes:$color $running_processes/$processes ${offset 6}${color lightgrey}Load:$color ${loadavg 3}
${color lightgrey}RAM:$color $mem${color lightgrey} /${color}$memmax ( $memperc% )
${color lightgrey}Swap:$color $swap${color lightgrey} / ${color}$swapmax ( $swapperc% )
$hr
${color #88aadd}Top CPU:
${color lightgrey}Name                    CPU%
${color lightgrey}${top name 1}     ${top cpu 1}%
${color lightgrey}${top name 2}     ${top cpu 2}%
${color lightgrey}${top name 3}     ${top cpu 3}%
${color lightgrey}${top name 4}     ${top cpu 4}%
$hr
${color #88aadd}Top Memory:
${color lightgrey}Name              PID   CPU%   MEM%
${color}${top_mem name 1} ${top_mem pid 1} ${top_mem cpu 1} ${top_mem mem 1}
${color}${top_mem name 2} ${top_mem pid 2} ${top_mem cpu 2} ${top_mem mem 2}
${color}${top_mem name 3} ${top_mem pid 3} ${top_mem cpu 3} ${top_mem mem 3}
${color}${top_mem name 4} ${top_mem pid 4} ${top_mem cpu 4} ${top_mem mem 4}
$hr
${color #88aadd}Network:
${color lightgrey}Net: $color${addr eth0}${offset 6}${color lightgrey}
#Essid: ${color}${exec sudo iwconfig eth0 | grep "ESSID" | cut -c 32-45}
${color lightgrey}Up:${color} ${upspeedf eth0} k/s${color lightgrey}${alignr}${color lightgrey}Tot:${color} ${totalup eth0} ${color lightgrey}
${color lightgrey}Down: ${color}${downspeedf eth0} k/s ${alignr}${color lightgrey}Tot:${color} ${totaldown eth0}
Local Ip ${alignr}${addr eth0}
Public Ip ${alignr}${execp ~/.conkyip.sh}
#
$hr
#
${voffset 5}${color #88aadd}Disks: 
/ $color${fs_used /} / ${fs_size} (${fs_free /})${fs_used_perc /}${color lightgrey}%${offset 5} 
${color #88aadd}Win7 $color${fs_used /media/Windows7} / ${fs_size /media/Windows7} (${fs_free /media/Windows7})${fs_used_perc /media/Windows7}${color lightgrey}%${offset 5}
${color #88aadd}DataI $color${fs_used /media/DATA} / ${fs_size /media/DATA} (${fs_free /media/DATA})${fs_used_perc /media/DATA}${color lightgrey}%${offset 5}
${color #88aadd}DataII $color${fs_used /media/DataII} / ${fs_size /media/DataII} (${fs_free /media/DataII})${fs_used_perc /media/DataII}${color lightgrey}%${offset 5}
${color #88aadd}Win7 $color${fs_used /media/DataII} / ${fs_size /media/DataII} (${fs_free /media/DataII})${fs_used_perc /media/DataII}${color lightgrey}%${offset 5}
#
#$hr
#
#${color #88aadd}Banshee - ${execi 15 ~/conkyshee.py --status}${alignr}#${offset -22}
# $color artist: ${color #88aadd}${execi 15 ~/conkyshee.py --artist}
# $color track: ${color #88aadd}${execi 15 ~/conkyshee.py --title}${voffset 5}

Last edited by JerichoKru (2010-02-01 06:55:18)

anonymous_user · 2010-01-30 17:39:22

Which DE are you using?

sHyLoCk · 2010-01-30 17:43:55

Maybe try:

double_buffer yes
own_window  yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_hints undecorate,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

JerichoKru · 2010-01-31 18:48:26

anonymous_user wrote:

Which DE are you using?

sorry, Gnome.

JerichoKru · 2010-02-01 06:54:58

Shylock's suggestions cleared it up, thanks.

neofax · 2010-02-02 03:55:58

Doesn't work for me. It creates a pseudo window on top of the previous window.

anonymous_user · 2010-02-02 04:00:41

@neofax - try changing own_window_type from normal to desktop or override.

Last edited by anonymous_user (2010-02-02 04:00:51)

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#1 2010-01-30 17:35:52

[Solved]Conky causes desktop icons to dissappear

#2 2010-01-30 17:39:22

Re: [Solved]Conky causes desktop icons to dissappear

#3 2010-01-30 17:43:55

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#4 2010-01-31 18:48:26

Re: [Solved]Conky causes desktop icons to dissappear

#5 2010-02-01 06:54:58

Re: [Solved]Conky causes desktop icons to dissappear

#6 2010-02-02 03:55:58

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