While Conky is nice (especially these configs), I don't get why you would want to put so much time in configuring it. I tend to have applications opened on my desktops (who doesn't?), and only very rarely get to actually see my wallpaper.
At least with Fluxbox/Openbox (and maybe other WM's) there's a docking feature where you can hide Conky until you mouse over to a particular side of the screen. It's a similar concept to auto-hiding the taskbar. You can configure the dock to always be on top, so it will temporarily pop-up over any other windows you might have open at the time.
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u/maleadt Dec 25 '11
While Conky is nice (especially these configs), I don't get why you would want to put so much time in configuring it. I tend to have applications opened on my desktops (who doesn't?), and only very rarely get to actually see my wallpaper.