ARGB Visual (en)
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ARGB Visual
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Many people want to have transparent Conky. There was an option to do that for a long time, but the problem is that it wasn't true transparency. It was fake transparency. Conky just copied content of desktop window from below. And that pose a problem - it won't copy icons from desktop so there is none if Conky is above.
This option is own_window_transparent yes.
But then, Conky developers, along time when LUA engine was added, introduced new option - own_window_argb_visual. And it's good as long as you don't use LUA or IMLIB engine built into new Conky along with COMPIZ in your system.
One must to chose:
- use fake transparency, no icons, transparent background, solid images
own_window_transparent yes own_window_argb_visual no
- use true transparency, transparent background, overexposed images, icons visible
own_window_transparent yes own_window_argb_visual yes
- use true transparency, transparent background (depends on own_window_argb_value - "100" in example), overexposed images (depends on own_window_argb_value - "100" in example), icons visible
own_window_transparent no own_window_argb_visual yes
#-----Window settings own_window yes own_window_type desktop #<--- have problem with visibility and have no intention to fight with Compiz at this own_window_argb_visual yes own_window_argb_value 100 own_window_transparent yes own_window_colour black own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager own_window_class Conky own_window_title ConkyTest
#-----Window settings own_window yes own_window_type normal own_window_argb_visual yes own_window_argb_value 100 own_window_transparent yes own_window_colour black own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager own_window_class Conky own_window_title ConkyTest
#-----Window settings own_window yes own_window_type override # own_window_argb_visual yes <--- no ARGB visuals # own_window_argb_value 100 <--- no ARGB visuals own_window_transparent yes own_window_colour black own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager own_window_class Conky own_window_title ConkyTest