diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index 9b7e6cd3..57a4ba60 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -2595,12 +2595,6 @@ static struct text_object *create_plain_text(const char *s)
 {
 	struct text_object *obj;
 
-	char *esc = strstr(s, "\\#");
-	if (esc) {
-		/* remove extra '\' */
-		strcpy(esc, esc + 1);
-	}
-
 	if (s == NULL || *s == '\0') {
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -2822,12 +2816,6 @@ static int extract_variable_text_internal(struct text_object *retval, const char
 		if (*p == '\n') {
 			line++;
 		}
-		/* handle comments within the TEXT area */
-		if (*p == '#' && (p == orig_p || *(p - 1) != '\\')) {
-			while (*p && *p != '\n') p++;
-			s = p;
-			line++;
-		}
 		if (*p == '$') {
 			*p = '\0';
 			obj = create_plain_text(s);
@@ -3263,9 +3251,11 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 			OBJ(battery_percent) {
 				percent_print(p, p_max_size, get_battery_perct(obj->data.s));
 			}
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(battery_bar) {
 				new_bar(p, obj->a, obj->b, get_battery_perct_bar(obj->data.s));
 			}
+#endif
 			OBJ(battery_short) {
 				get_battery_short_status(p, p_max_size, obj->data.s);
 			}
@@ -3286,6 +3276,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 				percent_print(p, p_max_size,
 				              round_to_int(cur->cpu_usage[obj->data.cpu_index] * 100.0));
 			}
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(cpugauge)
 				new_gauge(p, obj->a, obj->b,
 						round_to_int(cur->cpu_usage[obj->data.cpu_index] * 255.0));
@@ -3335,6 +3326,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 			OBJ(color9) {
 				new_fg(p, color9);
 			}
+#endif
 			OBJ(conky_version) {
 				snprintf(p, p_max_size, "%s", VERSION);
 			}
@@ -3489,10 +3481,11 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 				get_obsd_product(p, p_max_size);
 			}
 #endif /* __OpenBSD__ */
-
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(font) {
 				new_font(p, obj->data.s);
 			}
+#endif
 			/* TODO: move this correction from kB to kB/s elsewhere
 			 * (or get rid of it??) */
 			OBJ(diskio) {
@@ -3507,6 +3500,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 				human_readable((obj->data.diskio->current_read / update_interval) * 1024LL,
 						p, p_max_size);
 			}
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(diskiograph) {
 				new_graph(p, obj->a, obj->b, obj->c, obj->d,
 				          obj->data.diskio->current, obj->e, 1, obj->showaslog);
@@ -3519,6 +3513,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 				new_graph(p, obj->a, obj->b, obj->c, obj->d,
 				          obj->data.diskio->current_write, obj->e, 1, obj->showaslog);
 			}
+#endif
 			OBJ(downspeed) {
 				human_readable(obj->data.net->recv_speed, p, 255);
 			}
@@ -3526,10 +3521,12 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 				spaced_print(p, p_max_size, "%.1f", 8,
 						obj->data.net->recv_speed / 1024.0);
 			}
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(downspeedgraph) {
-			new_graph(p, obj->a, obj->b, obj->c, obj->d,
-				obj->data.net->recv_speed / 1024.0, obj->e, 1, obj->showaslog);
+				new_graph(p, obj->a, obj->b, obj->c, obj->d,
+					obj->data.net->recv_speed / 1024.0, obj->e, 1, obj->showaslog);
 			}
+#endif
 			OBJ(else) {
 				/* Since we see you, you're if has not jumped.
 				 * Do Ninja jump here: without leaving traces.
@@ -3633,6 +3630,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 				free_text_objects(&subroot);
 				free(tmp_info);
 			}
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(execgauge) {
 				double barnum;
 
@@ -3719,6 +3717,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 				}
 				new_gauge(p, obj->a, obj->b, round_to_int(obj->f));
 			}
+#endif
 			OBJ(execi) {
 				if (current_update_time - obj->data.execi.last_update
 						>= obj->data.execi.interval
@@ -3814,6 +3813,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 					timed_thread_unlock(mail->p_timed_thread);
 				}
 			}
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(fs_bar) {
 				if (obj->data.fs != NULL) {
 					if (obj->data.fs->size == 0) {
@@ -3825,6 +3825,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 					}
 				}
 			}
+#endif
 			OBJ(fs_free) {
 				if (obj->data.fs != NULL) {
 					human_readable( (obj->data.fs->free ? obj->data.fs->free :
@@ -3859,6 +3860,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 						? obj->data.fs->free : obj->data.fs->avail), p, 255);
 				}
 			}
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(fs_bar_free) {
 				if (obj->data.fs != NULL) {
 					if (obj->data.fs->size == 0) {
@@ -3870,6 +3872,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 					}
 				}
 			}
+#endif
 			OBJ(fs_used_perc) {
 				if (obj->data.fs != NULL) {
 					int val = 0;
@@ -3906,9 +3909,11 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 			OBJ(tab) {
 				new_tab(p, obj->data.pair.a, obj->data.pair.b);
 			}
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(hr) {
 				new_hr(p, obj->data.i);
 			}
+#endif
 			OBJ(nameserver) {
 				if (cur->nameserver_info.nscount > obj->data.i)
 					snprintf(p, p_max_size, "%s",
@@ -4162,6 +4167,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 				if (cur->memmax)
 					percent_print(p, p_max_size, cur->mem * 100 / cur->memmax);
 			}
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(memgauge){
 				new_gauge(p, obj->data.pair.a, obj->data.pair.b,
 					cur->memmax ? (cur->mem * 255) / (cur->memmax) : 0);
@@ -4175,7 +4181,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 					cur->memmax ? (cur->mem * 100.0) / (cur->memmax) : 0.0,
 					100, 1, obj->showaslog);
 			}
-
+#endif
 			/* mixer stuff */
 			OBJ(mixer) {
 				percent_print(p, p_max_size, mixer_get_avg(obj->data.l));
@@ -4186,6 +4192,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 			OBJ(mixerr) {
 				percent_print(p, p_max_size, mixer_get_right(obj->data.l));
 			}
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(mixerbar) {
 				new_bar(p, obj->data.mixerbar.w, obj->data.mixerbar.h,
 					mixer_to_255(obj->data.mixerbar.l,mixer_get_avg(obj->data.mixerbar.l)));
@@ -4198,6 +4205,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 				new_bar(p, obj->data.mixerbar.w, obj->data.mixerbar.h,
 					mixer_to_255(obj->data.mixerbar.l,mixer_get_right(obj->data.mixerbar.l)));
 			}
+#endif
 			OBJ(if_mixer_mute) {
 				if (!mixer_is_mute(obj->data.ifblock.i)) {
 					DO_JUMP;
@@ -4292,12 +4300,14 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 			OBJ(text) {
 				snprintf(p, p_max_size, "%s", obj->data.s);
 			}
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(shadecolor) {
 				new_bg(p, obj->data.l);
 			}
 			OBJ(stippled_hr) {
 				new_stippled_hr(p, obj->data.pair.a, obj->data.pair.b);
 			}
+#endif
 			OBJ(swap) {
 				human_readable(cur->swap * 1024, p, 255);
 			}
@@ -4311,10 +4321,12 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 					percent_print(p, p_max_size, cur->swap * 100 / cur->swapmax);
 				}
 			}
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(swapbar) {
 				new_bar(p, obj->data.pair.a, obj->data.pair.b,
 					cur->swapmax ? (cur->swap * 255) / (cur->swapmax) : 0);
 			}
+#endif
 			OBJ(sysname) {
 				snprintf(p, p_max_size, "%s", cur->uname_s.sysname);
 			}
@@ -4375,10 +4387,12 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 				spaced_print(p, p_max_size, "%.1f", 8,
 					obj->data.net->trans_speed / 1024.0);
 			}
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(upspeedgraph) {
 				new_graph(p, obj->a, obj->b, obj->c, obj->d,
 					obj->data.net->trans_speed / 1024.0, obj->e, 1, obj->showaslog);
 			}
+#endif
 			OBJ(uptime_short) {
 				format_seconds_short(p, p_max_size, (int) cur->uptime);
 			}
@@ -4462,10 +4476,12 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 			OBJ(mpd_percent) {
 				percent_print(p, p_max_size, (int)(mpd_get_info()->progress * 100));
 			}
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(mpd_bar) {
 				new_bar(p, obj->data.pair.a, obj->data.pair.b,
 					(int) (mpd_get_info()->progress * 255.0f));
 			}
+#endif
 			OBJ(mpd_smart) {
 				struct mpd_s *mpd = mpd_get_info();
 				int len = obj->data.i;
@@ -4824,6 +4840,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 			OBJ(entropy_poolsize) {
 				snprintf(p, p_max_size, "%d", cur->entropy.poolsize);
 			}
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(entropy_bar) {
 				double entropy_perc;
 
@@ -4831,6 +4848,7 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 					(double) cur->entropy.poolsize;
 				new_bar(p, obj->a, obj->b, (int) (entropy_perc * 255.0f));
 			}
+#endif
 #ifdef IBM
 			OBJ(smapi) {
 				char *s;
@@ -6702,6 +6720,29 @@ static FILE *open_config_file(const char *f)
 		return fopen(f, "r");
 }
 
+void remove_comments(char *string) {
+	char *curplace, *curplace2;
+	char *newend = NULL;
+
+	for(curplace = string; *curplace != 0; curplace++) {
+		if(*curplace == '\\' && *(curplace + 1) == '#') {
+			//strcpy can't be used for overlapping strings
+			for (curplace2 = curplace+1; *curplace2 != 0; curplace2++) {
+				*(curplace2 - 1) = *curplace2;
+			}
+			*(curplace2 - 1) = 0;
+		} else if(*curplace == '#' && !newend) {
+			newend = curplace;
+		} else if(*curplace == '\n' && newend) {
+			*newend = '\n';
+			newend++;
+		}
+	}
+	if(newend) {
+		*newend = 0;
+	}
+}
+
 static int do_config_step(int *line, FILE *fp, char *buf, char **name, char **value)
 {
 	char *p, *p2;
@@ -6709,15 +6750,10 @@ static int do_config_step(int *line, FILE *fp, char *buf, char **name, char **va
 	if (fgets(buf, CONF_BUFF_SIZE, fp) == NULL) {
 		return CONF_BREAK;
 	}
+	remove_comments(buf);
 
 	p = buf;
 
-	/* break at comment, unless preceeded by \ */
-	p2 = strchr(p, '#');
-	if (p2 && (p2 == p || *(p2 - 1) != '\\')) {
-		*p2 = '\0';
-	}
-
 	/* skip spaces */
 	while (*p && isspace((int) *p)) {
 		p++;
@@ -7332,6 +7368,7 @@ static void load_config_file(const char *f)
 				if (fgets(buf, CONF_BUFF_SIZE, fp) == NULL) {
 					break;
 				}
+				remove_comments(buf);
 
 				/* Remove \\-\n. */
 				bl = strlen(buf);
diff --git a/src/specials.c b/src/specials.c
index 22f928ba..a4135c1e 100644
--- a/src/specials.c
+++ b/src/specials.c
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ static struct special_t *new_special(char *buf, enum special_types t)
 	return &specials[special_count++];
 }
 
+#ifdef X11
 void new_gauge(char *buf, int w, int h, int usage)
 {
-#ifdef X11
 	struct special_t *s = 0;
 	if ((output_methods & TO_X) == 0)
 		return;
@@ -216,12 +216,10 @@ void new_gauge(char *buf, int w, int h, int usage)
 	s->arg = (usage > 255) ? 255 : ((usage < 0) ? 0 : usage);
 	s->width = w;
 	s->height = h;
-#endif
 }
 
 void new_bar(char *buf, int w, int h, int usage)
 {
-#ifdef X11
 	struct special_t *s = 0;
 
 	if ((output_methods & TO_X) == 0)
@@ -232,12 +230,10 @@ void new_bar(char *buf, int w, int h, int usage)
 	s->arg = (usage > 255) ? 255 : ((usage < 0) ? 0 : usage);
 	s->width = w;
 	s->height = h;
-#endif
 }
 
 void new_font(char *buf, char *args)
 {
-#ifdef X11
 	if ((output_methods & TO_X) == 0)
 		return;
 
@@ -258,11 +254,6 @@ void new_font(char *buf, char *args)
 		selected_font = s->font_added = 0;
 		selected_font = tmp;
 	}
-#else
-	(void)buf;
-	(void)args;
-	return;
-#endif
 }
 
 static void graph_append(struct special_t *graph, double f, char showaslog)
@@ -298,7 +289,6 @@ static void graph_append(struct special_t *graph, double f, char showaslog)
 void new_graph(char *buf, int w, int h, unsigned int first_colour,
 		unsigned int second_colour, double i, int scale, int append, char showaslog)
 {
-#ifdef X11
 	struct special_t *s = 0;
 
 	if ((output_methods & TO_X) == 0)
@@ -341,22 +331,18 @@ void new_graph(char *buf, int w, int h, unsigned int first_colour,
 	if (append) {
 		graph_append(s, i, showaslog);
 	}
-#endif
 }
 
 void new_hr(char *buf, int a)
 {
-#ifdef X11
 	if ((output_methods & TO_X) == 0)
 		return;
 
 	new_special(buf, HORIZONTAL_LINE)->height = a;
-#endif
 }
 
 void new_stippled_hr(char *buf, int a, int b)
 {
-#ifdef X11
 	struct special_t *s = 0;
 
 	if ((output_methods & TO_X) == 0)
@@ -366,28 +352,24 @@ void new_stippled_hr(char *buf, int a, int b)
 
 	s->height = b;
 	s->arg = a;
-#endif
 }
 
 void new_fg(char *buf, long c)
 {
-#ifdef X11
 	if ((output_methods & TO_X) == 0)
 		return;
 
 	new_special(buf, FG)->arg = c;
-#endif
 }
 
 void new_bg(char *buf, long c)
 {
-#ifdef X11
 	if ((output_methods & TO_X) == 0)
 		return;
 
 	new_special(buf, BG)->arg = c;
-#endif
 }
+#endif
 
 void new_outline(char *buf, long c)
 {