--- src/conky.c.orig 2008-05-27 00:43:05.000000000 -0400 +++ src/conky.c 2008-05-27 00:43:36.000000000 -0400 @@ -6513,7 +6513,7 @@ static void draw_string(const char *s) width_of_s = get_string_width(s); if (out_to_console) { - printf("%s\n", s); + printf("%s\n\n", s); fflush(stdout); /* output immediately, don't buffer */ } memset(tmpstring1, 0, text_buffer_size);