How to fix: conky disappears after click on desktop or other window?

Question

How to make conky window stay visible after changing the focus, but with desktop icons visible as well?

Answer 1

Edit conky configuration file, i.e. open in gedit from the terminal:

sudo -H gedit /etc/conky/conky.conf

This worked for me:

own_window yes
own_window_type normal

This worked too, but made desktop icons not visible at all or blinking

own_window no
own_window_type desktop

I have also modified conky to be movable by removing undecorated from:

own_window_hints

Answer 2

Alternately...

In CompizConfig Settings Manager, deselect

General > General Options > Hide Skip Taskbar Windows

Answer 3

I just removed the line own_window_type desktop entirely from the .conkyrc file and now conky stays put when I click the desktop in Ubuntu 15.10 with Unity. Why? I dont know. :)

I only use:

own_window_class Conky
own_window yes
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager,below

Answer 4

changing /etc/conky/conky.conf or .conkyrc doesn't work for me, instead changing the conf file for each widget worked.

for example:

gedit ~/.conky/Gotham/Gotham

change:

own_window_type normal

to:

own_window_type desktop

Answer 5

This worked for me:

1. In ccsm, deselect

   General > General Options > Hide Skip Taskbar Windows

2. own_window_type normal

My system is Ubuntu 16.04.3 [Mate 1.16.1]