conky disappears on desktop click

[pco052]

I have the ff. conky script I copied and pasted from some tutorial: http://pastebin.com/ns77EtEy

It's quite lengthy, but the relevant parts are:

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# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_type desktop


If it is: own_window_type desktop
It produces a conky but when i click on the desktop it disappears.

If it is: own_window_type normal
Nothing appears

If it is: own_window_type override
Nothing appears

Kindly help please, I've been stuck here reading conky threads all afternoon. I am running Linux Mint 12.

[pco052]

for anyone having a similar problem the solution is:

own_window_type conky
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

[HughT]

hi pco052,

# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)

this means that the line

own_window_type desktop

should be commented out.
So your conky should read:
# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
# own_window_type desktop
I can't understand why that script hasn't done so, hence your confusion.
My conky is as follows:
own_window yes
own_window_type override
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
own_window_class Conky
#own_window_type desktop
regards

[demonkoryu]

for anyone having a similar problem the solution is:

own_window_type conky
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

Great! This works for me too!