[Solved] Show desktop button also minimises conky.

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[Solved] Show desktop button also minimises conky.

#1 Post by Raymzap »

Hi.

When I hit the show desktop button, it also minimises conky. Is there a way to prevent this?

Thanks.
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What desktop are we talking about?

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Re: Show desktop button also minimises conky.

#3 Post by asqwerth »

I believe it's the "minimise all windows" button, @male.

And this effect on a particular conky depends on the option used in that conky's own_window_type setting in the config text file .

Was it "normal" or "desktop"?

I think "normal" might make the conky behave like any other window, which is why it also gets minimised, while "desktop" will make the conky part of the desktop.

But I'm not sure that this is a consistent effect. It might also be interdependent on other conky config settings or maybe compositing as well. I'm not so sure.
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#4 Post by male »

That's right, asqwerth. ;)

It is up to the window manager used. This can sometimes be very tricky with antiX. Especially because the user must at least log off and log on again after corresponding configuration changes.

antiX is delivered with

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# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus, pcmanfm and rox desktops)
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,skip_taskbar   #sticky,

To play with would be

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own_window_type normal
own_window_type override
own_window_type desktop
and
own_window_class conky
But first he would have to check if the Conky continues to run in the background.
And, we're talking about conky1.9!

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Re: Show desktop button also minimises conky.

#5 Post by asqwerth »

Oops, I didn't notice this was in the antiX subforum!

Thought we were referring to MX and XFCE.
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Re: Show desktop button also minimises conky.

#6 Post by Raymzap »

male wrote: Tue Aug 07, 2018 4:33 pm What desktop are we talking about?
Hi male. Sorry, it's Space-IceWM and also the other IceWM ones. Sometimes conky does not get minimised. If I change wm then conky get's minimised again.
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#7 Post by male »

@asqwerth,
it is generally valid. ;)

@Raymzap,
I was able to recreate the behavior you described.

The error is indicated by the option/variable

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own_window_type override
fixed. "Override" means Conky is not controlled by the window manager.

Open ~/.conkyrc and enter the above variable in the window section:

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# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus, pcmanfm and rox desktops)
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,skip_taskbar,sticky
own_window_type override
Then log off and on :exclamation:

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Re: Show desktop button also minimises conky.

#8 Post by Raymzap »

male wrote: Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:54 am @asqwerth,
it is generally valid. ;)

@Raymzap,
I was able to recreate the behavior you described.

The error is indicated by the option/variable

Code: Select all

own_window_type override
fixed. "Override" means Conky is not controlled by the window manager.

Open ~/.conkyrc and enter the above variable in the window section:

Code: Select all

# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus, pcmanfm and rox desktops)
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,skip_taskbar,sticky
own_window_type override
Then log off and on :exclamation:
Perfect. I just had to also select Space-IceWM again and it works fine. Thank you. :-)
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