Все вышеприведённые рецепты мне не помогли победить проблему пропадания коньков при сворачивании окон.Помогло добавление этих строк:own_window yes
own_window_type desktop
own_window_transparent yes
ОС: Lubuntu 12.10.
Мой .conkyrc :
background yes
use_xft yes
xftfont HandelGotD:size=9
xftalpha 0.5
update_interval 4.0
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_type desktop
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
minimum_size 200 5
maximum_width 250
draw_shades no
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders yes
default_color grey
default_shade_color red
default_outline_color grey
alignment top_right
gap_x 12
gap_y 48
no_buffers yes
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale no
TEXT
System ${hr 2}
Uptime $alignr $uptime
CPU $alignr ${cpu cpu0}%
${cpubar cpu0}
MEM $alignc $mem / $memmax $alignr $memperc%
$membar
Swap $alignc $swap / $swapmax $alignr $swapperc%
${swapbar}
Root $alignc ${fs_used /} / ${fs_size /} $alignr ${fs_free_perc /}%
${fs_bar /}
Processes ${hr 2}
$processes processes ($running_processes running)
NAME $alignr PID CPU MEM
${top name 1} $alignr ${top pid 1} ${top cpu 1} ${top mem 1}
${top name 2} $alignr ${top pid 2} ${top cpu 2} ${top mem 2}
${top name 3} $alignr ${top pid 3} ${top cpu 3} ${top mem 3}
${top name 4} $alignr ${top pid 4} ${top cpu 4} ${top mem 4}
${top name 5} $alignr ${top pid 5} ${top cpu 5} ${top mem 5}
${top name 6} $alignr ${top pid 6} ${top cpu 6} ${top mem 6}
${top name 7} $alignr ${top pid 7} ${top cpu 7} ${top mem 7}
${top name 8} $alignr ${top pid 8} ${top cpu 8} ${top mem 8}
Network ${hr 2}
${alignc} eth0 ${addr eth0}
Inbound $alignr ${downspeed eth0} kb/s
${downspeedgraph eth0}
Outbound $alignr ${upspeed eth0} kb/s
${upspeedgraph eth0}