I've started using Conky with 11.04 and want to remove its drop shadow.
I've tried setting any & !(class=Conky) in the Shadow Windows text box of the Window Decoration section. This works. However, every time I try and use either the global menu or an app indicator menu, compiz crashes. Not all the time, it seems quite random on which menu it chooses to crash on, but it happens enough to not use this method.
So I was just wondering if there was any other way of removing the shadow from the Conky window.
6 Answers
To solve these problems, don't paste the settings for opening in a new window, just delete the code.
What to delete (usually if you copied the code, it has this):
#Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,skip_taskbar
background noI think what you need is to replaceown_window_type normalwithown_window_type override .
The following setting in .conkyrc solves the shadow problem.
own_window_type overrideBut causes distorted fonts and plots over time.
The following options in .conkyrc solved the problem for me:
own_window_type desktop
own_window_argb_visual yesI'm not sure how you're editing settings (the Window Decoration section of what?) but I have draw_shades no in my .conkyrc and no drop shadows. Lifehacker has a whole thread of Conky configs, too. Might be worth digging around there if you're trying to fine tune things.
this worked better for me:
...
own_window yes
own_window_type desktop
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
no_buffers yes
...The accepted answer caused Tint2 to flicker/occasionally restart
own_window yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
own_window_colour 000000
own_window_argb_visual yes
own_window_argb_value 0
