Same issue here with ubuntu 12.10. It usually happens with opened applications running (nautilus, synapse...). My understanding was that it took the color of the app when it overlapped with it t(they are grey on my config). Just a supposition.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gtk+2.0 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/405340 Title: Conky background uses gtk_color_scheme's window background color, at random Status in GTK+ GUI Toolkit: Fix Released Status in “conky” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “gtk+2.0” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Binary package hint: conky In Karmic the background of the conky turns grey[random] , this does not happen when i dual boot into Jaunty and use the same .conkyrc I ran conky from terminal ,but there is no error when this happens. It returns to normal transparent background,at random or when i either restart it , or when if_mounted triggers a refresh of the conky size. I'v attached the screenshot of the greying of the background. Also, the same behavior is noticed when desktop effects are turned OFF. All other essential info are in Bug #405188. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gtk/+bug/405340/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp