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Hi Volks ...
i would like to use conky on my SliTaz40 Desktop ...
I have configured conky and it looks fine ... but i got the same bug with lxpanel an pcmanfm, like many other people ... conky disappeares if i use the show desktop button.
I Tried out all settings-variants either it disappeares by clicking on the desktop or by show desktop ....
I found a thread :
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1261716/help-getting-conky-to-work-with-lxde-pcmanfm
where the people change some lines in the source code.
I replicate this changes an compild lxpanel... but i seems this "solution" isn't one....because there are errormessages about not specified variables...
Got anybody a suggestion so solve this??
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Been a while since I used this, but if memory serves the only option that works with PCManFM's desktop is a transparent and undecorated window setting in conky. I'll have a look at it again a little later.
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Try changing own_window_type to normal in /etc/conky/conky.conf file which will make it a normal window. This is just a workaround and not a fix for the problem.
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Just add:
[c]own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes[/c]
To the bottom of the own_window_* stuff in /etc/conky/conky.conf or into a file named .conkyrc in your home directory (it will become a hidden file)
Reference (my own post no less): http://vanilla.slitaz.org/index.php?p=/discussion/comment/11872#Comment_11872 [attachment=19216,807]
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Works like a charm! I was putting up with borders and task bar icons etc but now they are all gone. Thanks
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Hi gdesilva
... hmmm, yes i know ... i' ve changed to all variants ... override desktop monitor normal ... normal is just the best choose ....
@ Trixar_za
... thanks ... you are right ... thats just the settings i use for me
alignment top_right
background no
border_width 1
cpu_avg_samples 2
default_color white
default_outline_color white
default_shade_color white
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders yes
draw_outline no
draw_shades no
gap_x 20
gap_y 20
minimum_size 5 5
maximum_width 270
net_avg_samples 2
no_buffers yes
out_to_console no
own_window yes
own_window_class Conky
own_window_type normal
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
own_window_transparent yes
stippled_borders 0
update_interval 3.0
double_buffer
uppercase no
use_spacer none
use_xft yes
xftfont DejaVu Sans Mono:size=8
... but this doesn't solve the "Show Desktop" bug .... 
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Kill Conky and start it again because some changes don't translate over instantly after conf changes.
I also note three differences between our conf files: I don't have maximum_width, my own_window_type is set to desktop and you don't have a yes after your double_buffer (in fact yours doesn't have anything after it). If I'd have to guess, it's probably the own_window_type and that conky needs a restart.
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Hi Trixar_za
... thank you for your efforts.
ok .... i have now removed the maximum_width and the double_buffer have had a yes. This was just a copy and paste error (ups...). If i change own_window_type to desktop and restart conky ... ist the same: width "desktop" conky disapears by click anywhere on the desktop ... in the other case ... own_window_type normal, conky disapears by minimize all windows with "show desktop" in the menu-bar .... damn!
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I never use the show desktop shortcut, so I never noticed. Don't think there is a fix for it except hacking lxpanel's code.
Incidentally, I'm using the working parts of XFCE4, but with pcmanfm as file and desktop manager (since both are broken in our XFCE4 packages).
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just sharing, in case anyone else is still having problems...
1. install conky using pkg manager
2. copy the default configuration file to your home dir:
cp /etc/conky/conky.conf ~/.conkyrc
3. in the own_window section, make these changes:
own_window yes
own_window_class Conky
own_window_type normal
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
own_window_transparent yes
double_buffer yes
4. also, when i installed conky, i found an error in the default configuration file. so, if you use the default conf make sure the use_spacer line is 'none' instead of 'no' like this:
use_spacer none
#it works fine for me like this and doesnt disappear when i click other things. just gotta customize it now 
#only problem is the show desktop but i dont use that anyway.
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