stalonetray VS compton

The "applets" could be added with the systray patch if you want something graphical or with external utilities like trayer or stalonetray. It can also be done using dsblocks/dwmblocks for the status which support clickability but may need more tinkering if you want to show menus.

stalonetray -- most distributions should have it in their repo.

# # Backend # ################################# # Backend to use: "xrender" or "glx". # GLX backend is typically much faster but depends on a sane driver. backend = "glx"; #backend = "glx" ################################# # # GLX backend # ################################# glx-no-stencil = true; # GLX backend: Copy unmodified regions from front buffer instead of redrawing them all. # My tests with nvidia-drivers show a 10% decrease in performance when the whole screen is modified, # but a 20% increase when only 1/4 is. # My tests on nouveau show terrible slowdown. glx-copy-from-front = true; # GLX backend: Use MESA_copy_sub_buffer to do partial screen update. # My tests on nouveau shows a 200% performance boost when only 1/4 of the screen is updated. # May break VSync and is not available on some drivers. # Overrides --glx-copy-from-front. # glx-use-copysubbuffermesa = true; # GLX backend: Avoid rebinding pixmap on window damage. # Probably could improve performance on rapid window content changes, but is known to break things on some driv> # Recommended if it works. # glx-no-rebind-pixmap = true; # GLX backend: GLX buffer swap method we assume. # Could be undefined (0), copy (1), exchange (2), 3-6, or buffer-age (-1). # undefined is the slowest and the safest, and the default value. # copy is fastest, but may fail on some drivers, # 2-6 are gradually slower but safer (6 is still faster than 0). # Usually, double buffer means 2, triple buffer means 3. # buffer-age means auto-detect using GLX_EXT_buffer_age, supported by some drivers. # Useless with --glx-use-copysubbuffermesa. # Partially breaks --resize-damage. # Defaults to undefined. glx-swap-method = "'use-damage = true'"; ################################# # # Shadows # ################################# # Enabled client-side shadows on windows. shadow = true; # The blur radius for shadows. (default 12) shadow-radius = 20; # The left offset for shadows. (default -15) shadow-offset-x = -20; # The top offset for shadows. (default -15) shadow-offset-y = -20; # The translucency for shadows. (default .75) shadow-opacity = 0.5; log-level = "warn"; mark-wmwin-focused = true; # Mark all non-WM but override-redirect windows active (e.g. menus). mark-ovredir-focused = true; # Use EWMH _NET_WM_ACTIVE_WINDOW to determine which window is focused instead of using FocusIn/Out events. # Usually more reliable but depends on a EWMH-compliant WM. use-ewmh-active-win = true; # Detect rounded corners and treat them as rectangular when --shadow-ignore-shaped is on. detect-rounded-corners = true; # Detect _NET_WM_OPACITY on client windows, useful for window managers not passing _NET_WM_OPACITY of client wi> # This prevents opacity being ignored for some apps. # For example without this enabled my xfce4-notifyd is 100% opacity no matter what. detect-client-opacity = true; # Specify refresh rate of the screen. # If not specified or 0, compton will try detecting this with X RandR extension. refresh-rate = 0; # Vertical synchronization: match the refresh rate of the monitor # this breaks transparency in virtualbox - put a "#" before next line to fix that # vsync = true; # Enable DBE painting mode, intended to use with VSync to (hopefully) eliminate tearing. # Reported to have no effect, though. dbe = false; # Limit compton to repaint at most once every 1 / refresh_rate second to boost performance. # This should not be used with --vsync drm/opengl/opengl-oml as they essentially does --sw-opti's job already, # unless you wish to specify a lower refresh rate than the actual value. #sw-opti = true; # Unredirect all windows if a full-screen opaque window is detected, to maximize performance for full-screen wi> # Known to cause flickering when redirecting/unredirecting windows. unredir-if-possible = false; # Specify a list of conditions of windows that should always be considered focused. focus-exclude = [ ]; # Use WM_TRANSIENT_FOR to group windows, and consider windows in the same group focused at the same time. detect-transient = true; # Use WM_CLIENT_LEADER to group windows, and consider windows in the same group focused at the same time. # WM_TRANSIENT_FOR has higher priority if --detect-transient is enabled, too. detect-client-leader = true; ################################# # # Window type settings # ################################# wintypes: { tooltip = { fade = true; shadow = true; opacity = 0.9; focus = true;}; dock = { shadow = false; } dnd = { shadow = false; } popup_menu = { opacity = 0.9; } dropdown_menu = { opacity = 0.9; } }; ###################### # # XSync # See: https://github.com/yshui/compton/commit/b18d46bcbdc35a3b5620d817dd46fbc76485c20d # ###################### # Use X Sync fence to sync clients' draw calls. Needed on nvidia-drivers with GLX backend for some users. xrender-sync-fence = true;