CrunchBang Linux

I am relatively new to Linux.  I acquired Linux with my Dell Mini about a year ago.  I have become proficient enough in my limited time that I am able to figure most stuff out with the help of a little internet research.

This is a problem I can't figure out:

The right click menu does not work over conky.  I recently upgraded the newest conky 1.7.1.1, and for a short while after the fact the right click menu did work while the mouse pointer was over conky.  Now it's back to it's normal self: it flashes and goes away when I right click over conky.

What's the deal?

Also, HI!  I was searching for a decent, light distro for months.  I have a rather large stack of Live CDs as a result.  As a newbie and a previous Ubuntu user, I was attracted to Crunchbang for familiarity's sake.  These forums are full of praise, questions, and tweaks; not very often do I see and complaints about Crunchbang.  In short: This is really a top-notch distro! 

Easy to edit for a newbie, but not as kindergarten as Ubuntu.