I guess this is the new transparency code. You can try to recompile with it disabled (change the --enable-argb to --disable-argb in debian/rules) and see if you have the same problem. I don't use Gnome myself so I can't test (works fine for me).
** Changed in: conky (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- Conky hides itself behind nautilus desktop https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/537499 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs