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 = true; # 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",

"n:e:Plank",

"n:e:Docky",

"g:e:Synapse",

"g:e:Kupfer",

"g:e:WC_Cronograph",

"g:e:Conky",

"n:w:*Firefox*",

"n:w:*Chrome*",

"n:w:*Chromium*",

"class_g ?= 'Notify-osd'",

"class_g ?= 'Cairo-dock'",

"class_g ?= 'Xfce4-notifyd'",

"class_g ?= 'Xfce4-power-manager'"

];

# 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

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.

# Window type settings

wintypes:

{

tooltip = { fade = true; shadow = false; };

};