diff --git a/data/conky_no_x11.conf b/data/conky_no_x11.conf
index 0f4143fd..4757c3f9 100644
--- a/data/conky_no_x11.conf
+++ b/data/conky_no_x11.conf
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ ${scroll 16 $nodename - $sysname $kernel on $machine | }
 Uptime: $uptime
 Frequency (in MHz): $freq
 Frequency (in GHz): $freq_g
-RAM Usage: $mem/$memmax - $memperc%
+RAM Usage: $mem/$memmax - $memperc% ${membar 4}
 Swap Usage: $swap/$swapmax - $swapperc%
 CPU Usage: $cpu%
 Processes: $processes  Running: $running_processes
diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index 2d222578..9f1bda0b 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -2241,9 +2241,11 @@ static struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s,
 	END OBJ(memgauge, INFO_MEM)
 		SIZE_DEFAULTS(gauge);
 		scan_gauge(arg, &obj->data.pair.a, &obj->data.pair.b);
+#endif /* X11*/
 	END OBJ(membar, INFO_MEM)
 		SIZE_DEFAULTS(bar);
 		scan_bar(arg, &obj->data.pair.a, &obj->data.pair.b);
+#ifdef X11
 	END OBJ(memgraph, INFO_MEM)
 		char *buf = 0;
 		SIZE_DEFAULTS(graph);
@@ -2253,7 +2255,7 @@ static struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s,
 		if (buf) {
 			free(buf);
 		}
-#endif
+#endif /* X11*/
 	END OBJ(mixer, INFO_MIXER)
 		obj->data.l = mixer_init(arg);
 	END OBJ(mixerl, INFO_MIXER)
@@ -3937,7 +3939,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 					new_gauge(p, obj->a, obj->b, round_to_int(barnum * 255.0));
 				}
 			}
-#endif
+#endif /* X11 */
 			OBJ(execbar) {
 				double barnum;
 
@@ -3950,12 +3952,12 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 						barnum /= 100;
 						new_bar(p, obj->a, obj->b, round_to_int(barnum * 255.0));
 					}else{
-#endif
+#endif /* X11 */
 						if(!obj->a) obj->a = DEFAULT_BAR_WIDTH_NO_X;
 						new_bar_in_shell(p, p_max_size, barnum, obj->a);
 #ifdef X11
 					}
-#endif
+#endif /* X11 */
 				}
 			}
 #ifdef X11
@@ -4043,7 +4045,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 				}
 				new_gauge(p, obj->a, obj->b, round_to_int(obj->f));
 			}
-#endif
+#endif /* X11 */
 			OBJ(execi) {
 				if (current_update_time - obj->data.execi.last_update
 						>= obj->data.execi.interval
@@ -4573,16 +4575,27 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 				new_gauge(p, obj->data.pair.a, obj->data.pair.b,
 					cur->memmax ? (cur->mem * 255) / (cur->memmax) : 0);
 			}
+#endif /* X11 */
 			OBJ(membar) {
-				new_bar(p, obj->data.pair.a, obj->data.pair.b,
-					cur->memmax ? (cur->mem * 255) / (cur->memmax) : 0);
+#ifdef X11
+				if(output_methods & TO_X) {
+					new_bar(p, obj->data.pair.a, obj->data.pair.b,
+						cur->memmax ? (cur->mem * 255) / (cur->memmax) : 0);
+				}else{
+#endif /* X11 */
+					if(!obj->data.pair.a) obj->data.pair.a = DEFAULT_BAR_WIDTH_NO_X;
+					new_bar_in_shell(p, p_max_size, cur->memmax ? (cur->mem * 100) / (cur->memmax) : 0, obj->data.pair.a);
+#ifdef X11
+				}
+#endif /* X11 */
 			}
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(memgraph) {
 				new_graph(p, obj->a, obj->b, obj->c, obj->d,
 					cur->memmax ? (cur->mem * 100.0) / (cur->memmax) : 0.0,
 					100, 1, obj->char_a, obj->char_b);
 			}
-#endif
+#endif /* X11 */
 			/* mixer stuff */
 			OBJ(mixer) {
 				percent_print(p, p_max_size, mixer_get_avg(obj->data.l));
diff --git a/src/specials.c b/src/specials.c
index c522808c..318c9f5e 100644
--- a/src/specials.c
+++ b/src/specials.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "colours.h"
 #ifdef X11
 #include "fonts.h"
-#endif
+#endif /* X11 */
 #include "logging.h"
 #include "specials.h"
 #include <math.h>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int default_bar_width = 0, default_bar_height = 6;
 #ifdef X11
 int default_graph_width = 0, default_graph_height = 25;
 int default_gauge_width = 40, default_gauge_height = 25;
-#endif
+#endif /* X11 */
 
 /*
  * Scanning arguments to various special text objects
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ const char *scan_gauge(const char *args, int *w, int *h)
 
 	return args;
 }
+#endif /* X11 */
 
 const char *scan_bar(const char *args, int *w, int *h)
 {
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ const char *scan_bar(const char *args, int *w, int *h)
 	return args;
 }
 
+#ifdef X11
 char *scan_font(const char *args)
 {
 	if (args && *args) {
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@ char *scan_graph(const char *args, int *w, int *h,
 		return strndup(buf, text_buffer_size);
 	}
 }
-#endif
+#endif /* X11 */
 
 /*
  * Printing various special text objects
@@ -378,7 +380,7 @@ void new_bg(char *buf, long c)
 
 	new_special(buf, BG)->arg = c;
 }
-#endif
+#endif /* X11 */
 
 void new_bar_in_shell(char* buffer, int buf_max_size, double usage, int width)
 {
diff --git a/src/specials.h b/src/specials.h
index b60acfd3..2590fffb 100644
--- a/src/specials.h
+++ b/src/specials.h
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ extern int default_gauge_height;
 /* max number of specials allowed (TODO: use linked list instead) */
 extern int max_specials;
 
-#ifdef X11
 /* scanning special arguments */
-const char *scan_gauge(const char *, int *, int *);
 const char *scan_bar(const char *, int *, int *);
+#ifdef X11
+const char *scan_gauge(const char *, int *, int *);
 char *scan_font(const char *);
 char *scan_graph(const char *, int *, int *, unsigned int *,
                  unsigned int *, unsigned int *, char *, char *);
diff --git a/src/text_object.h b/src/text_object.h
index ea6422ca..68b9f39b 100644
--- a/src/text_object.h
+++ b/src/text_object.h
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ enum text_object_type {
 	OBJ_smapi,
 #ifdef X11
 	OBJ_smapi_bat_bar,
-#endif
+#endif /* X11 */
 	OBJ_smapi_bat_perc,
 	OBJ_smapi_bat_temp,
 	OBJ_smapi_bat_power,
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ enum text_object_type {
 	OBJ_wireless_link_qual_perc,
 #ifdef X11
 	OBJ_wireless_link_bar,
-#endif
+#endif /* X11 */
 #endif /* __linux__ */
 #if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__linux__)
 	OBJ_if_up,
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ enum text_object_type {
 	OBJ_memfree,
 #ifdef X11
 	OBJ_memgauge,
-	OBJ_membar,
 	OBJ_memgraph,
-#endif
+#endif /* X11 */
+	OBJ_membar,
 	OBJ_memmax,
 	OBJ_memperc,
 	OBJ_mixer,
@@ -233,12 +233,12 @@ enum text_object_type {
 	OBJ_mixerbar,
 	OBJ_mixerlbar,
 	OBJ_mixerrbar,
-#endif
+#endif /* X11 */
 	OBJ_if_mixer_mute,
 #ifdef X11
 	OBJ_monitor,
 	OBJ_monitor_number,
-#endif
+#endif /* X11 */
 	OBJ_nameserver,
 	OBJ_nodename,
 	OBJ_nvidia,
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ enum text_object_type {
 	OBJ_swap,
 #ifdef X11
 	OBJ_swapbar,
-#endif
+#endif /* X11 */
 	OBJ_swapmax,
 	OBJ_swapperc,
 	OBJ_sysname,
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ enum text_object_type {
 	OBJ_upspeedf,
 #ifdef X11
 	OBJ_upspeedgraph,
-#endif
+#endif /* X11 */
 	OBJ_uptime,
 	OBJ_uptime_short,
 	OBJ_user_names,