out_to_x can now be turned off

ChangeLog

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+2009-02-15
+	* Added out_to_x
+
 2009-02-12
 	* Added overwrite_file and append_file
 
 2009-02-10
-	* Added output_to_stderr
+	* Added out_to_stderr
 
 2009-02-08
 	* Refactor top code, add top_time to sort by process cpu time (thanks

doc/config_settings.xml

@@ -323,6 +323,16 @@
 			<para></para></listitem>
 	</varlistentry>
 
+	<varlistentry>
+		<term><command><option>out_to_x</option></command>
+		</term>
+		<listitem>
+			When set to no, there will be no output in X (useful when you also use things like out_to_console).
+			If you set it to no, make sure that it's placed before all other X-related setting (take the first
+			line of your configfile to be sure). Default value is yes
+			<para></para></listitem>
+	</varlistentry>
+
 	<varlistentry>
 		<term><command><option>overwrite_file</option></command>
 		</term>

doc/conky.1

@@ -326,6 +326,12 @@ Print text to stdout.
 \fB\*(T<\fBout_to_stderr\fR\*(T>\fR 
 Print text to stderr.
 
+.TP 
+\fB\*(T<\fBout_to_x\fR\*(T>\fR 
+When set to no, there will be no output in X (useful when you also use things like out_to_console).
+If you set it to no, make sure that it's placed before all other X-related setting (take the first
+line of your configfile to be sure). Default value is yes
+
 .TP 
 \fB\*(T<\fBappend_file\fR\*(T>\fR 
 Append the file given as argument.

doc/conky.conf

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 # of keeping the documentation more maintainable.
 # Check http://conky.sf.net for an up-to-date-list.
 
+#set to no if you don't want to see anything in X 
+out_to_x yes
+
 # set to yes if you want Conky to be forked in the background
 background no
 

extras/nano/conky.nanorc

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 syntax "conky" "(\.*conkyrc.*$|conky.conf)"
 
 ## Configuration items
-color green "\<(alignment|background|show_graph_range|show_graph_scale|border_margin|border_width|color0|color1|color2|color3|color4|color5|color6|color7|color8|color9|default_color|default_shade_color|default_shadecolor|default_outline_color|default_outlinecolor|imap|pop3|mpd_host|mpd_port|mpd_password|music_player_interval|sensor_device|cpu_avg_samples|net_avg_samples|double_buffer|override_utf8_locale|draw_borders|draw_graph_borders|draw_shades|draw_outline|out_to_console|out_to_stderr|overwrite_file|append_file|use_spacer|use_xft|font|xftalpha|xftfont|use_xft|gap_x|gap_y|mail_spool|minimum_size|maximum_width|no_buffers|template0|template1|template2|template3|template4|template5|template6|template7|template8|template9|top_cpu_separate|short_units|pad_percents|own_window|own_window_class|own_window_title|own_window_transparent|own_window_colour|own_window_hints|own_window_type|stippled_borders|temp1|temp2|update_interval|total_run_times|uppercase|max_specials|max_user_text|text_buffer_size|max_port_monitor_connections)\>"
+color green "\<(alignment|background|show_graph_range|show_graph_scale|border_margin|border_width|color0|color1|color2|color3|color4|color5|color6|color7|color8|color9|default_color|default_shade_color|default_shadecolor|default_outline_color|default_outlinecolor|imap|pop3|mpd_host|mpd_port|mpd_password|music_player_interval|sensor_device|cpu_avg_samples|net_avg_samples|double_buffer|override_utf8_locale|draw_borders|draw_graph_borders|draw_shades|draw_outline|out_to_console|out_to_stderr|out_to_x|overwrite_file|append_file|use_spacer|use_xft|font|xftalpha|xftfont|use_xft|gap_x|gap_y|mail_spool|minimum_size|maximum_width|no_buffers|template0|template1|template2|template3|template4|template5|template6|template7|template8|template9|top_cpu_separate|short_units|pad_percents|own_window|own_window_class|own_window_title|own_window_transparent|own_window_colour|own_window_hints|own_window_type|stippled_borders|temp1|temp2|update_interval|total_run_times|uppercase|max_specials|max_user_text|text_buffer_size|max_port_monitor_connections)\>"
 
 ## Configuration item constants
 color yellow "\<(above|below|bottom_left|bottom_right|bottom_middle|desktop|dock|no|none|normal|override|skip_pager|skip_taskbar|sticky|top_left|top_right|top_middle|middle_left|middle_right|undecorated|yes)\>"

extras/vim/syntax/conkyrc.vim

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ syn keyword ConkyrcSetting
 			\ draw_outline
 			\ out_to_console
 			\ out_to_stderr
+			\ out_to_x
 			\ overwrite_file
 			\ append_file
 			\ use_spacer

src/conky.c

@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@ int top_cpu, top_mem, top_time;
 #define OVERWRITE_FILE 8
 #define APPEND_FILE 16
 static int output_methods;
+enum {
+	NO = 0,
+	YES = 1,
+	NEVER = 2
+} x_initialised = NO;
 static volatile int g_signal_pending;
 /* Update interval */
 static double update_interval;
@@ -277,6 +282,7 @@ static void set_font(void);
 
 int addfont(const char *data_in)
 {
+	if ( (output_methods & TO_X) == 0 ) return 0;
 	if (font_count > MAX_FONTS) {
 		CRIT_ERR("you don't need that many fonts, sorry.");
 	}
@@ -310,6 +316,7 @@ int addfont(const char *data_in)
 
 void set_first_font(const char *data_in)
 {
+	if ( (output_methods & TO_X) == 0 ) return;
 	if (font_count < 0) {
 		if ((fonts = (struct font_list *) malloc(sizeof(struct font_list)))
 				== NULL) {
@@ -330,6 +337,7 @@ void free_fonts(void)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	if ( (output_methods & TO_X) == 0  ) return;
 	for (i = 0; i <= font_count; i++) {
 #ifdef XFT
 		if (use_xft) {
@@ -352,6 +360,7 @@ static void load_fonts(void)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	if ( (output_methods & TO_X) == 0 ) return;
 	for (i = 0; i <= font_count; i++) {
 #ifdef XFT
 		/* load Xft font */
@@ -555,6 +564,7 @@ int check_contains(char *f, char *s)
 #ifdef X11
 static inline int calc_text_width(const char *s, int l)
 {
+	if ( (output_methods & TO_X) == 0 ) return 0;
 #ifdef XFT
 	if (use_xft) {
 		XGlyphInfo gi;
@@ -769,6 +779,7 @@ static char *scan_font(const char *args)
 #ifdef X11
 static void new_font(char *buf, char *args)
 {
+	if ( (output_methods & TO_X) == 0 ) return;
 	if (args) {
 		struct special_t *s = new_special(buf, FONT);
 
@@ -1934,7 +1945,9 @@ static struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s,
 #endif
 	END OBJ(color, 0)
 #ifdef X11
+		if ( output_methods & TO_X ) {
 			obj->data.l = arg ? get_x11_color(arg) : default_fg_color;
+		}
 #endif /* X11 */
 	END OBJ(color0, 0)
 		obj->data.l = color0;
@@ -5581,6 +5594,7 @@ static void generate_text(void)
 #ifdef X11
 static void set_font(void)
 {
+	if ( (output_methods & TO_X) == 0 ) return;
 #ifdef XFT
 	if (use_xft) {
 		if (window.xftdraw != NULL) {
@@ -5600,15 +5614,21 @@ static void set_font(void)
 static inline int get_string_width(const char *s)
 {
 #ifdef X11
+	if ( output_methods & TO_X ) {
 		return *s ? calc_text_width(s, strlen(s)) : 0;
-#else
+	}
-	return strlen(s);
 #endif /* X11 */
+	return strlen(s);
 }
 
 static inline int get_string_width_special(char *s)
 {
 #ifdef X11
+	if ( (output_methods & TO_X) == 0  ) {
+#endif
+		return (s) ? strlen(s) : 0;
+#ifdef X11
+	}
 	char *p, *final;
 	int idx = 1;
 	int width = 0;
@@ -5642,8 +5662,6 @@ static inline int get_string_width_special(char *s)
 	}
 	free(final);
 	return width;
-#else
-	return (s) ? strlen(s) : 0;
 #endif /* X11 */
 }
 
@@ -5653,6 +5671,7 @@ static void text_size_updater(char *s);
 int last_font_height;
 static void update_text_area(void)
 {
+	if ( (output_methods & TO_X) == 0 ) return;
 	int x, y;
 
 	/* update text size if it isn't fixed */
@@ -5761,9 +5780,9 @@ static int draw_mode;		/* FG, BG or OUTLINE */
 #ifdef X11
 static long current_color;
 
-#ifdef X11
 static void text_size_updater(char *s)
 {
+	if ( (output_methods & TO_X) == 0  ) return;
 	int w = 0;
 	char *p;
 
@@ -5823,10 +5842,10 @@ static void text_size_updater(char *s)
 	text_height += last_font_height;
 	last_font_height = font_height();
 }
-#endif /* X11 */
 
 static inline void set_foreground_color(long c)
 {
+	if ( (output_methods & TO_X) == 0  ) return;
 	current_color = c;
 	XSetForeground(display, window.gc, c);
 }
@@ -5864,7 +5883,9 @@ static void draw_string(const char *s)
 	added = 0;
 
 #ifdef X11
+	if ( output_methods & TO_X ) {
 		max = ((text_width - width_of_s) / get_string_width(" "));
+	}
 #endif /* X11 */
 	/* This code looks for tabs in the text and coverts them to spaces.
 	 * The trick is getting the correct number of spaces, and not going
@@ -5885,6 +5906,7 @@ static void draw_string(const char *s)
 		}
 	}
 #ifdef X11
+	if ( output_methods & TO_X ) {
 		if (text_width == maximum_width) {
 			/* this means the text is probably pushing the limit,
 			 * so we'll chop it */
@@ -5893,9 +5915,11 @@ static void draw_string(const char *s)
 				tmpstring2[strlen(tmpstring2) - 1] = '\0';
 			}
 		}
+	}
 #endif /* X11 */
 	s = tmpstring2;
 #ifdef X11
+	if ( output_methods & TO_X ) {
 #ifdef XFT
 		if (use_xft) {
 			XColor c;
@@ -5923,6 +5947,7 @@ static void draw_string(const char *s)
 				strlen(s));
 		}
 		cur_x += width_of_s;
+	}
 #endif /* X11 */
 	memcpy(tmpstring1, s, text_buffer_size);
 }
@@ -5933,9 +5958,13 @@ void set_up_gradient(void)
 {
 	int i;
 #ifdef X11
+	if ( output_methods & TO_X ) {
 		colour_depth = DisplayPlanes(display, screen);
-#else
+	}else{
+#endif /* X11 */
 		colour_depth = 16;
+#ifdef X11
+	}
 #endif /* X11 */
 	if (colour_depth != 24 && colour_depth != 16) {
 		ERR("using non-standard colour depth, gradients may look like a "
@@ -6055,6 +6084,10 @@ unsigned long gradient_max(unsigned long first_colour,
 
 static void draw_line(char *s)
 {
+	if ( (output_methods & TO_X) == 0 ) {
+		draw_string(s);
+		return;
+	}
 #ifdef X11
 	char *p;
 	int cur_y_add = 0;
@@ -6389,10 +6422,6 @@ static void draw_line(char *s)
 
 		p++;
 	}
-#else
-	draw_string(s);
-#endif
-#ifdef X11
 	if (cur_y_add > 0) {
 		cur_y += cur_y_add;
 		cur_y -= font_descent();
@@ -6407,6 +6436,7 @@ static void draw_line(char *s)
 static void draw_text(void)
 {
 #ifdef X11
+	if ( output_methods & TO_X ) {
 		cur_y = text_start_y;
 
 		/* draw borders */
@@ -6431,6 +6461,7 @@ static void draw_text(void)
 
 		/* draw text */
 		special_index = 0;
+	}
 #endif /* X11 */
 	for_each_line(text_buffer, draw_line);
 }
@@ -6446,6 +6477,7 @@ static void draw_stuff(void)
 		if(append_fpointer == NULL) ERR("Can't append '%s' anymore", append_file);
 	}
 #ifdef X11
+	if ( output_methods & TO_X ) {
 		selected_font = 0;
 		if (draw_shades && !draw_outline) {
 			text_start_x++;
@@ -6478,10 +6510,12 @@ static void draw_stuff(void)
 		}
 
 		set_foreground_color(default_fg_color);
+	}
 #endif /* X11 */
 	draw_mode = FG;
 	draw_text();
 #ifdef X11
+	if ( output_methods & TO_X ) {
 #ifdef HAVE_XDBE
 		if (use_xdbe) {
 			XdbeSwapInfo swap;
@@ -6491,6 +6525,7 @@ static void draw_stuff(void)
 			XdbeSwapBuffers(display, &swap, 1);
 		}
 #endif
+	}
 #endif /* X11 */
 	if(overwrite_fpointer != NULL) fclose(overwrite_fpointer);
 	if(append_fpointer != NULL) fclose(append_fpointer);
@@ -6522,7 +6557,7 @@ static void update_text(void)
 {
 	generate_text();
 #ifdef X11
-	clear_text(1);
+	if ( output_methods & TO_X ) clear_text(1);
 #endif /* X11 */
 	need_to_update = 1;
 }
@@ -6534,13 +6569,15 @@ static void main_loop(void)
 #endif
 	double t;
 #ifdef X11
-	Region region = XCreateRegion();
+	Region region;
-
 #ifdef HAVE_XDAMAGE
 	Damage damage;
 	XserverRegion region2, part;
 	int event_base, error_base;
-
+#endif
+	if ( output_methods & TO_X ) {
+		region = XCreateRegion();
+#ifdef HAVE_XDAMAGE
 		if (!XDamageQueryExtension(display, &event_base, &error_base)) {
 			ERR("Xdamage extension unavailable");
 		}
@@ -6548,6 +6585,7 @@ static void main_loop(void)
 		region2 = XFixesCreateRegionFromWindow(display, window.window, 0);
 		part = XFixesCreateRegionFromWindow(display, window.window, 0);
 #endif /* HAVE_XDAMAGE */
+	}
 #endif /* X11 */
 
 #ifdef SIGNAL_BLOCKING
@@ -6570,6 +6608,7 @@ static void main_loop(void)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef X11
+		if ( output_methods & TO_X ) {
 			XFlush(display);
 
 			/* wait for X event or timeout */
@@ -6599,12 +6638,7 @@ static void main_loop(void)
 				} else {
 					/* timeout */
 					if (s == 0) {
-#else
-		t = (next_update_time - get_time()) * 1000000;
-		usleep((useconds_t)t);
-#endif /* X11 */
 						update_text();
-#ifdef X11
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -6808,12 +6842,18 @@ static void main_loop(void)
 					XftDrawSetClip(window.xftdraw, region);
 				}
 #endif
-#endif /* X11 */
 				draw_stuff();
-#ifdef X11
 				XDestroyRegion(region);
 				region = XCreateRegion();
 			}
+		}else{
+#endif /* X11 */
+			t = (next_update_time - get_time()) * 1000000;
+			if(t > 0) usleep((useconds_t)t);
+			update_text();
+			draw_stuff();
+#ifdef X11
+		}
 #endif /* X11 */
 
 #ifdef SIGNAL_BLOCKING
@@ -6834,6 +6874,7 @@ static void main_loop(void)
 				ERR("received SIGINT or SIGTERM to terminate. bye!");
 				clean_up();
 #ifdef X11
+				if ( output_methods & TO_X ) {
 					XDestroyRegion(region);
 					region = NULL;
 #ifdef HAVE_XDAMAGE
@@ -6841,6 +6882,7 @@ static void main_loop(void)
 					XFixesDestroyRegion(display, region2);
 					XFixesDestroyRegion(display, part);
 #endif /* HAVE_XDAMAGE */
+				}
 #endif /* X11 */
 				if(overwrite_file != NULL) free(overwrite_file);
 				if(append_file != NULL) free(append_file);
@@ -6861,11 +6903,13 @@ static void main_loop(void)
 	}
 
 #if defined(X11) && defined(HAVE_XDAMAGE)
+	if ( output_methods & TO_X ) {
 		XDamageDestroy(display, damage);
 		XFixesDestroyRegion(display, region2);
 		XFixesDestroyRegion(display, part);
 		XDestroyRegion(region);
 		region = NULL;
+	}
 #endif /* X11 && HAVE_XDAMAGE */
 }
 
@@ -6941,6 +6985,7 @@ static void clean_up(void)
 		info.cpu_usage = NULL;
 	}
 #ifdef X11
+	if ( output_methods & TO_X ) {
 #ifdef HAVE_XDBE
 		if (use_xdbe) {
 			XdbeDeallocateBackBufferName(display, window.back_buffer);
@@ -6961,6 +7006,7 @@ static void clean_up(void)
 
 		XFreeGC(display, window.gc);
 		free_fonts();
+	}
 #endif /* X11 */
 
 	free_text_objects(&global_root_object);
@@ -7063,6 +7109,25 @@ static enum alignment string_to_alignment(const char *s)
 }
 #endif /* X11 */
 
+#ifdef X11
+static void set_default_configurations_for_x(void)
+{
+	default_fg_color = WhitePixel(display, screen);
+	default_bg_color = BlackPixel(display, screen);
+	default_out_color = BlackPixel(display, screen);
+	color0 = default_fg_color;
+	color1 = default_fg_color;
+	color2 = default_fg_color;
+	color3 = default_fg_color;
+	color4 = default_fg_color;
+	color5 = default_fg_color;
+	color6 = default_fg_color;
+	color7 = default_fg_color;
+	color8 = default_fg_color;
+	color9 = default_fg_color;
+}
+#endif /* X11 */
+
 static void set_default_configurations(void)
 {
 	fork_to_background = 0;
@@ -7098,19 +7163,6 @@ static void set_default_configurations(void)
 #ifdef X11
 	show_graph_scale = 0;
 	show_graph_range = 0;
-	default_fg_color = WhitePixel(display, screen);
-	default_bg_color = BlackPixel(display, screen);
-	default_out_color = BlackPixel(display, screen);
-	color0 = default_fg_color;
-	color1 = default_fg_color;
-	color2 = default_fg_color;
-	color3 = default_fg_color;
-	color4 = default_fg_color;
-	color5 = default_fg_color;
-	color6 = default_fg_color;
-	color7 = default_fg_color;
-	color8 = default_fg_color;
-	color9 = default_fg_color;
 	template[0] = strdup("");
 	template[1] = strdup("");
 	template[2] = strdup("");
@@ -7187,6 +7239,13 @@ static _Bool append_works(const char *path)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static void X11_initialisation() {
+	output_methods |= TO_X;
+	init_X11();
+	set_default_configurations_for_x();
+	x_initialised = YES;
+}
+
 static void load_config_file(const char *f)
 {
 #define CONF_ERR ERR("%s: %d: config file error", f, line)
@@ -7267,7 +7326,17 @@ static void load_config_file(const char *f)
 		|| strcasecmp(name, b) == 0)
 
 #ifdef X11
-		CONF2("alignment") {
+		CONF2("out_to_x") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) {	//don't listen if X is already initialised or if we already know we don't want it
+				if ( string_to_bool(value) ) {
+					X11_initialisation();
+				}else {
+					if(output_methods & TO_X) output_methods -= TO_X;
+					x_initialised = NEVER;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		CONF("alignment") {
 			if (window.type == TYPE_DOCK)
 				;
 			else if (value) {
@@ -7312,75 +7381,105 @@ static void load_config_file(const char *f)
 			}
 		}
 		CONF("color0") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					color0 = get_x11_color(value);
 				} else {
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF("color1") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					color1 = get_x11_color(value);
 				} else {
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF("color2") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					color2 = get_x11_color(value);
 				} else {
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF("color3") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					color3 = get_x11_color(value);
 				} else {
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF("color4") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					color4 = get_x11_color(value);
 				} else {
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF("color5") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					color5 = get_x11_color(value);
 				} else {
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF("color6") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					color6 = get_x11_color(value);
 				} else {
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF("color7") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					color7 = get_x11_color(value);
 				} else {
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF("color8") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					color8 = get_x11_color(value);
 				} else {
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF("color9") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					color9 = get_x11_color(value);
 				} else {
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 #define TEMPLATE_CONF(n) \
 		CONF("template"#n) { \
 			if (value) { \
@@ -7401,26 +7500,35 @@ static void load_config_file(const char *f)
 		TEMPLATE_CONF(8)
 		TEMPLATE_CONF(9)
 		CONF("default_color") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					default_fg_color = get_x11_color(value);
 				} else {
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF3("default_shade_color", "default_shadecolor") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					default_bg_color = get_x11_color(value);
 				} else {
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF3("default_outline_color", "default_outlinecolor") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					default_out_color = get_x11_color(value);
 				} else {
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 #endif /* X11 */
 		CONF("imap") {
 			if (value) {
@@ -7572,20 +7680,27 @@ static void load_config_file(const char *f)
 			use_xft = string_to_bool(value);
 		}
 		CONF("font") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					set_first_font(value);
 				} else {
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF("xftalpha") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value && font_count >= 0) {
 					fonts[0].font_alpha = atof(value) * 65535.0;
 				} else {
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF("xftfont") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
 			if (use_xft) {
 #else
 		CONF("use_xft") {
@@ -7601,11 +7716,13 @@ static void load_config_file(const char *f)
 		}
 		CONF("font") {
 #endif
+				if(x_initialised == YES) {
 					if (value) {
 						set_first_font(value);
 					} else {
 						CONF_ERR;
 					}
+				}
 #ifdef XFT
 			}
 #endif
@@ -7679,13 +7796,18 @@ static void load_config_file(const char *f)
 #ifdef X11
 #ifdef OWN_WINDOW
 		CONF("own_window") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					own_window = string_to_bool(value);
 				} else {
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF("own_window_class") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					memset(window.class_name, 0, sizeof(window.class_name));
 					strncpy(window.class_name, value,
@@ -7694,7 +7816,10 @@ static void load_config_file(const char *f)
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF("own_window_title") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					memset(window.title, 0, sizeof(window.title));
 					strncpy(window.title, value, sizeof(window.title) - 1);
@@ -7702,14 +7827,20 @@ static void load_config_file(const char *f)
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF("own_window_transparent") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					set_transparent = string_to_bool(value);
 				} else {
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF("own_window_colour") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					background_colour = get_x11_color(value);
 				} else {
@@ -7717,7 +7848,10 @@ static void load_config_file(const char *f)
 						"'#' for hex colours");
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF("own_window_hints") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					char *p_hint, *p_save;
 					char delim[] = ", ";
@@ -7749,7 +7883,10 @@ static void load_config_file(const char *f)
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 		CONF("own_window_type") {
+			if(x_initialised == NO) X11_initialisation();
+			if(x_initialised == YES) {
 				if (value) {
 					if (strncmp(value, "normal", 6) == EQUAL) {
 						window.type = TYPE_NORMAL;
@@ -7767,6 +7904,7 @@ static void load_config_file(const char *f)
 					CONF_ERR;
 				}
 			}
+		}
 #endif
 		CONF("stippled_borders") {
 			if (value) {
@@ -8084,11 +8222,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 	}
-#ifdef X11
-	/* initalize X BEFORE we load config.
-	 * (we need to so that 'screen' is set) */
-	init_X11();
-#endif /* X11 */
 
 	/* check if specified config file is valid */
 	if (current_config) {
@@ -8238,7 +8371,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 #ifdef X11
 	/* load font */
-	load_fonts();
+	if ( output_methods & TO_X ) load_fonts();
 #endif /* X11 */
 
 	/* generate text and get initial size */
@@ -8282,6 +8415,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	memset(tmpstring2, 0, text_buffer_size);
 
 #ifdef X11
+	if ( output_methods & TO_X ) {
 		selected_font = 0;
 		update_text_area();	/* to get initial size of the window */
 
@@ -8311,6 +8445,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		set_font();
 		draw_stuff();
+	}
 #endif /* X11 */
 
 	/* Set signal handlers */