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People who are experiencing screen tearing in Xfce can try out the following method. | People who are experiencing screen tearing in Xfce can try out the following method. | ||
= Installing compton = | = Installing compton = <!--T:2--> | ||
Compton is an X compositor which supports xrender and glx (opengl) backends. | Compton is an X compositor which supports xrender and glx (opengl) backends. | ||
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To install it from the command line: | To install it from the command line: | ||
sudo pacman -S compton | sudo pacman -S compton | ||
= Configuring compton = | = Configuring compton = <!--T:4--> | ||
Compton can be configured by editing ''~/.config/compton.conf'' or ''~/.config/compton/compton.conf'', the latter location is now recommended. | Compton can be configured by editing ''~/.config/compton.conf'' or ''~/.config/compton/compton.conf'', the latter location is now recommended. | ||
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The following are some commonly used options: | The following are some commonly used options: | ||
backend = "glx"; | backend = "glx"; | ||
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= Disabling xfwm4 compositor and enabling compton = | = Disabling xfwm4 compositor and enabling compton = <!--T:6--> | ||
The following command can be used to turn off xfwm4's compositing feature: | The following command can be used to turn off xfwm4's compositing feature: | ||
xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/use_compositing -s false | xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/use_compositing -s false | ||
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The following content can be pasted in ''~/.config/autostart/compton.desktop'' | The following content can be pasted in ''~/.config/autostart/compton.desktop'' | ||
[Desktop Entry] | [Desktop Entry] | ||
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Hidden=false | Hidden=false | ||
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Now one could logout and login again to see if compton has been activated. | Now one could logout and login again to see if compton has been activated. | ||
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To check if compton is working following command can be used: | To check if compton is working following command can be used: | ||
pgrep -l compton | pgrep -l compton | ||
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*https://classicforum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=19857.0 | *https://classicforum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=19857.0 | ||
*http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2144468&p=12644745#post12644745 | *http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2144468&p=12644745#post12644745 | ||
Revision as of 18:57, 7 September 2021
People who are experiencing screen tearing in Xfce can try out the following method.
Installing compton
Compton is an X compositor which supports xrender and glx (opengl) backends.
To install it from the command line:
sudo pacman -S compton
Configuring compton
Compton can be configured by editing ~/.config/compton.conf or ~/.config/compton/compton.conf, the latter location is now recommended.
The following are some commonly used options:
backend = "glx";
glx-no-stencil = true;
vsync = true;
unredir-if-possible = true;
# Shadow
shadow = true; # Enabled client-side shadows on windows.
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 = [
"n:e:Notification",
"n:e:Docky",
"g:e:Synapse",
"g:e:Conky",
"n:w:*Firefox*",
"n:w:*Chromium*",
"n:w:*dockbarx*",
"class_g ?= 'Cairo-dock'",
"class_g ?= 'Xfce4-notifyd'",
"class_g ?= 'Xfce4-power-manager'",
"class_g ?= 'Notify-osd'",
"_GTK_FRAME_EXTENTS@:c"
];
# Opacity
detect-client-opacity = true;
# Window type settings
wintypes:
{
dock = { shadow = false; };
dnd = { shadow = false; };
tooltip = { shadow = false; };
};
Disabling xfwm4 compositor and enabling compton
The following command can be used to turn off xfwm4's compositing feature:
xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/use_compositing -s false
The following content can be pasted in ~/.config/autostart/compton.desktop
[Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Version=0.9.4 Type=Application Name=Compton Comment=X11 compositor Exec=compton -b OnlyShowIn=XFCE; StartupNotify=false Terminal=false Hidden=false
Now one could logout and login again to see if compton has been activated.
To check if compton is working following command can be used:
pgrep -l compton