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# # 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;