[SOLVED]Emerald/compiz draws window decoration around conky...

Question

Hi! I've recently installed conky for the first time ever and wish to use it as a simple clock. I have edited the .conkyrc to achieve this, however when I start conky, compiz draws the emerald theme around my conky clock.
Having looked around the web, a common suggestion seems to be to add:
!(name=conky)
To my Window Decoration Window Matching config (it's usually set to "Any") in order to exclude conky from having window decorations drawn. Unfortuntely, this doesn't work.
Another suggestion was to add "-conky" to "Any", giving me:
any -conky
However, this removes window decorations from ALL windows.
Here is my conky config:
# set to yes if you want tormo to be forked in the background
background no
cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 2
out_to_console no
own_window_type normal
# X font when Xft is disabled, you can pick one with program xfontsel
#font 7x12
#font *mintsmild.se*
# Use Xft?
use_xft yes
# Xft font when Xft is enabled
xftfont AvantGarde LT Medium:size=16
# Text alpha when using Xft
xftalpha 0.8
# mail spool
mail_spool $MAIL
# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 1
# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window yes
# Use double buffering (reduces flicker, may not work for everyone)
double_buffer yes
# MPD host/port
mpd_host heaton
mpd_port 6600
# Minimum size of text area
minimum_size 230 5
maximum_width 230
# Draw shades?
draw_shades no
# Draw outlines?
draw_outline no
# Draw borders around text
draw_borders no
# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders no
# border margins
border_margin no
# border width
border_width no
# Default colors and also border colors
default_color white
default_shade_color black
default_outline_color black
# Text alignment, other possible values are commented
#alignment top_left
#alignment top_right
alignment bottom_left
#alignment bottom_right
# Gap between borders of screen and text
gap_x 13
gap_y 7
# Add spaces to keep things from moving about? This only affects certain objects.
use_spacer no
# Subtract file system buffers from used memory?
no_buffers yes
# set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase
uppercase no
# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screen
TEXT
${color #ffffff}${time %H}${color #ffffff}${time %M}
Any help would be appreciated thank you.
/izo\
Last edited by Izobalax (2008-07-18 15:11:33)

Answer 1

Ashren wrote:Put this is: "own_window_hints undecorated,below,skip_taskbar,skip_pager,sticky" in your .conkyrc.
You sir/madam, are an absolute star. May kisses rain on you from Heaven always.
I only have one problem left.
My clock text is surrounded in a block of black background. How do I remove this so that the text stands purely on it's own, with a transparent background?
/izo\