[SOLVED] How to move a conky?

hhh · 2020-07-24 02:59:07

johnraff wrote:

But there was a request from another dev to change the default conky window types to "desktop" so that Win+D would show the conkys. I think some users brought that issue up too. When you think about it, just being able to see the wallpaper doesn't seem all that useful, and panels are visible anyway.

That was me. And if I recall correctly, my issue wasn't so much that Super-d cleared conky from the desktop, but that re-issuing Super-d didn't restore the conky along with already opened apps, even though conky was still running. So, conky running but no conky readout seemed weird to me.

johnraff · 2020-07-24 05:47:09

hhh wrote:

if I recall correctly, my issue wasn't so much that Super-d cleared conky from the desktop, but that re-issuing Super-d didn't restore the conky along with already opened apps, even though conky was still running.

Just tested, and with window_type "normal" conkys they disappear with Win+D and then return, just like other windows. I thought the issue was that users wanted to use Win+D in order to see their conkys when covered by apps?

I get round it by having a system-data conky that toggles on and off with a keybind, and sits on top of everything when it's called, with no transparency.

Not pretty but it does the job.

hhh · 2020-07-24 06:34:36

johnraff wrote:

hhh wrote:
if I recall correctly, my issue wasn't so much that Super-d cleared conky from the desktop, but that re-issuing Super-d didn't restore the conky along with already opened apps, even though conky was still running.
Just tested, and with window_type "normal" conkys they disappear with Win+D and then return, just like other windows. I thought the issue was that users wanted to use Win+D in order to see their conkys when covered by apps?

Most likely, I'm a very passive conky user.

Sector11 · 2020-07-24 16:23:47

@ John

They are suppose to disappear with "normal" that's the point.

Sorry, but I read a post where you stated you were setting all BL conkys to "desktop".

Don't worry about it. I do not use the scripts. I am quiite happy with [Alt]+Click and move.

rbh · 2020-07-24 17:03:24

johnraff wrote:

Just tested, and with window_type "normal" conkys they disappear with Win+D and then return, just like other windows. I thought the issue was that users wanted to use Win+D in order to see their conkys when covered by apps?

Wery weird... I just found out that my left side conky, can have setting "own_window_type = 'desktop',", desktop on conky still clickable and throing up jgmenu and the conky is shown after Win+D.
Right conky behaves normaly and block jgmenu with setting "own_window_type = 'desktop',".

johnraff · 2020-07-25 01:34:43

Sector11 wrote:

They are suppose to disappear with "normal" that's the point.

Yes, I understand this, but @hhh (and some users I think) requested that the conkys should not disappear with Win+D. They preferred it that way, and no-one objected at the time, so:

...I read a post where you stated you were setting all BL conkys to "desktop".

In fact the request to change to "desktop" came some time before that post, but because it would stop bl-conkymove from working (damo and?) I weren't keen. An improvement to the script made any window_type possible, so it could go ahead. That's why I just implemented it and asked afterwards - it was a long-standing request.

But that's just the default BL conky files, and doesn't mean that bl-conkymove, or any other conky scripts, should mess with settings that users have made. If you find any such case, it's a bug, and a report is very welcome.

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