Zorin os 6 core conky diisapearing from desktop & docky prob

Hello,

I've been running zorin os 6 core for a while now and have it configured the way i like it. The only problem is conky disappearing when i click the desktop.
Conky in question is conky colours.

I googled this problem but came up empty. The solutions proposed didn't work for me. Here's the little script that i run at startup.

#!/bin/bash

sleep 15
conky -c ~/.conkycolors/conkyrc &

# This is the number of times Conky will update before quitting.
# Set to zero to run forever.
total_run_times 0

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

# If own_window is yes, you may use type normal, desktop or override
own_window_type normal

# Use pseudo transparency with own_window?
own_window_transparent yes

# If own_window is yes, these window manager hints may be used
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

# Use double buffering (reduces flicker, may not work for everyone)
double_buffer yes

The second problem i have is with docky. I would like to be able to acces the menu from docky. I followed the instructions from following site, but it didn't work. Can anyone point me in the right direction ?

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/02/add-a-main-menu-to-docky

I'm an absolute linux noob so forgive me if i seem ignorant at times.

Am diggin zorin os 6 core a lot, thanks for the hard work put into this distro.

Hi,

try this:

http://helmuthdu.deviantart.com/art/CON ... -244793180

Docky is also buggy at the mo on all Linux versions!!!. Try re-installing it!!.

Have you checked your updates!!.

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2247

Regards Wolfman

Do this.
Go to your home folder and create a script as follows:

#!/bin/bash
sleep 30 && conky ;

Name it i.e. ".conky_startup.sh" (without the quotes). Please also note the dot (.) in front of the name. We do this so as to make the file hidden.
Then right click it, go to permissions tab and tick the box that says "allow executing as a program".

Finally go to your startup applications and add this script. (browse to home/your user name/ and press ctrl+H to view hidden files).

Reboot and you are done. My conky works just fine.

@ Wolfman

My zorin is up to date.

Tried reinstalling conky-colors but still the same problem.
I've given up on docky, use it but also have another panel with the gnomenu.


@ Madvinegar

Modifying the script this way doesn't run conky-colors altogether.

Hi,

an alternative to Docky is "Cairo Dock". (Remove Docky first)

Do you have an Nvidia GPU as there is a bug with Nvidia at the mo!!. (Bug report filed). Use the open source drivers only and see if that helps!!.

Regards Wolfman

I cannot understand why you have to run this big script at startup. All the necessary details/commands for conky are already included in the file named ".conkyrc".
You just need to create a startup file which will commence conky and give it a time delay.

What do you have to run in terminal to start conky? If it is not just "conky", is it i.e. "conkycolors"?
Then amend my script like this:

#!/bin/bash
sleep 30 && conkycolors ;

As you see I am giving it a 30second delay (instead of 15) as the desktop and the compiz effects need to be loaded fully before conky appears, otherwise there will be conflict.

So, eirher amend your script and give it a 30second delay, or amend and use my script giving the right command.

This get's conky colors up and running

conky -c ~/.conkycolors/conkyrc &

will try cairo dock instead. No nvidia in my lappy.

Hi,

another option to Conky (although not as good looking) is install Screenlets and then start "sysmonitor", it is a very basic but easy to configure version of Conky!!.

See pic below!!.

Regards Wolfman