Here are my compton configs, maybe one will help. I found these online somewhere. But I have tweaked some apps in them.
Compton-glx.conf
backend = "glx";
paint-on-overlay = true;
glx-no-stencil = true;
glx-no-rebind-pixmap = true;
vsync = "opengl-swc";
# These are important. The first one enables the opengl backend. The last one is the vsync method. Depending on the driver you might need to use a different method.
# The other options are smaller performance tweaks that work well in most cases.
# You can find the rest of the options here:
https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/perf-guide, and here:
https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/vsync-guide
# Shadow
shadow = true; # Enabled client-side shadows on windows.
no-dock-shadow = true; # Avoid drawing shadows on dock/panel windows.
no-dnd-shadow = true; # Don't draw shadows on DND windows.
clear-shadow = false; # Zero the part of the shadow's mask behind the window (experimental).
shadow-radius = 7; # The blur radius for shadows. (default 12)
shadow-offset-x = -7; # The left offset for shadows. (default -15)
shadow-offset-y = -7; # The top offset for shadows. (default -15)
shadow-exclude = [
"! name~=''",
"n:e:Notification",
"g:e:Synapse", #"g:e:Conky",
"g:e:cairo-dock",
"g:e:fehlstart",
"n:w:*Firefox*",
"n:w:*Seamonkey*",
"n:w:*Chrome*",
"n:w:*Chromium*",
"class_g ?= 'totem'",
"class_g ?= 'Notify-osd'"
];
# The shadow exclude options are helpful if you have shadows enabled. Due to the way compton draws its shadows, certain applications will have visual glitches
# (most applications are fine, only apps that do weird things with xshapes or argb are affected).
# This list includes all the affected apps I found in my testing. The "! name~=''" part excludes shadows on any "Unknown" windows, this prevents a visual glitch with the XFWM alt tab switcher.
# Fading
fading = true; # Fade windows during opacity changes.
fade-delta = 4; # The time between steps in a fade in milliseconds. (default 10).
fade-in-step = 0.03; # Opacity change between steps while fading in. (default 0.028).
fade-out-step = 0.03; # Opacity change between steps while fading out. (default 0.03).
#no-fading-openclose = true; # Fade windows in/out when opening/closing
#################################
#
# Opacity
#
#################################
menu-opacity = 1;
inactive-opacity = .8;
active-opacity = 1;
frame-opacity = .9;
inactive-opacity-override = false;
alpha-step = 0.06;
focus-exclude = [
"name = "Firefox'"
];
# Dim inactive windows. (0.0 - 1.0)
# inactive-dim = 0.2;
# Do not let dimness adjust based on window opacity.
# inactive-dim-fixed = true;
# Blur background of transparent windows. Bad performance with X Render backend. GLX backend is preferred.
#blur-kern = "7,7,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 "
#blur-kern = "5,5,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1"
##blur-kern = "3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1"
blur-background = false;
# Blur background of opaque windows with transparent frames as well.
blur-background-frame = false;
# Do not let blur radius adjust based on window opacity.
blur-background-fixed = false;
blur-background-exclude = [
"class_g ?= 'totem'",
"window_type = 'dock'",
"window_type = 'desktop'"
];
detect-client-opacity = true; # This prevents opacity being ignored for some apps. For example without this enabled my xfce4-notifyd is 100% opacity no matter what.
#opacity-rule = [ ""class_g = 'Firefox'"];
#opacity-rule = [ "70:name *= 'skippy-xd'"];
detect-rounded-corners = true;
# Window type settings
wintypes:
{
tooltip = { fade = true; shadow = false; };
};
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compton-nogl.conf
backend = "xrender";
#paint-on-overlay = true;
#glx-no-stencil = false;
#glx-no-rebind-pixmap = false;
#vsync = "xrender";
# These are important. The first one enables the opengl backend. The last one is the vsync method. Depending on the driver you might need to use a different method.
# The other options are smaller performance tweaks that work well in most cases.
# You can find the rest of the options here:
https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/perf-guide, and here:
https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/vsync-guide
# Shadow
shadow = true; # Enabled client-side shadows on windows.
no-dock-shadow = true; # Avoid drawing shadows on dock/panel windows.
no-dnd-shadow = true; # Don't draw shadows on DND windows.
clear-shadow = false; # Zero the part of the shadow's mask behind the window (experimental).
shadow-radius = 7; # The blur radius for shadows. (default 12)
shadow-offset-x = -7; # The left offset for shadows. (default -15)
shadow-offset-y = -7; # The top offset for shadows. (default -15)
shadow-exclude = [
"! name~=''",
"n:e:Notification",
"g:e:Synapse",
"g:e:Conky",
"g:e:wbar",
"g:e:fehlstart",
"n:w:*Firefox*",
"n:w:*Chrome*",
"n:w:*Chromium*",
"class_g ?= 'totem'",
"class_g ?= 'Notify-osd'"
];
# The shadow exclude options are helpful if you have shadows enabled. Due to the way compton draws its shadows, certain applications will have visual glitches
# (most applications are fine, only apps that do weird things with xshapes or argb are affected).
# This list includes all the affected apps I found in my testing. The "! name~=''" part excludes shadows on any "Unknown" windows, this prevents a visual glitch with the XFWM alt tab switcher.
# Fading
fading = true; # Fade windows during opacity changes.
fade-delta = 4; # The time between steps in a fade in milliseconds. (default 10).
fade-in-step = 0.03; # Opacity change between steps while fading in. (default 0.028).
fade-out-step = 0.03; # Opacity change between steps while fading out. (default 0.03).
#no-fading-openclose = true; # Fade windows in/out when opening/closing
#################################
#
# Opacity
#
#################################
menu-opacity = 1;
inactive-opacity = 1;
active-opacity = 1;
frame-opacity = .9;
inactive-opacity-override = true;
alpha-step = 0.06;
focus-exclude = [
"name = 'Google Chrome'"
];
# Dim inactive windows. (0.0 - 1.0)
# inactive-dim = 0.2;
# Do not let dimness adjust based on window opacity.
# inactive-dim-fixed = true;
# Blur background of transparent windows. Bad performance with X Render backend. GLX backend is preferred.
#blur-kern = "7,7,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 "
#blur-kern = "5,5,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1"
##blur-kern = "3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1"
blur-background = false;
# Blur background of opaque windows with transparent frames as well.
blur-background-frame = false;
# Do not let blur radius adjust based on window opacity.
blur-background-fixed = false;
blur-background-exclude = [
"window_type = 'dock'",
"window_type = 'desktop'"
];
detect-client-opacity = true; # This prevents opacity being ignored for some apps. For example without this enabled my xfce4-notifyd is 100% opacity no matter what.
opacity-rule = [ "90:name *= 'OFMenu'"];
detect-rounded-corners = true;
# Window type settings
wintypes:
{
tooltip = { fade = true; shadow = false; };
};
