picom default config

picom.conf

#################################
#
# Backend
#
#################################

# Backend to use: "xrender" or "glx".
# GLX backend is typically much faster but depends on a sane driver.

# backend = "xrender";
# backend = "xr_glx_hybrid";
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.
# Useful with --glx-swap-method, as well.
glx-copy-from-front = false;

# 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 drivers (LLVMpipe).
# Recommended if it works.

glx-no-rebind-pixmap = true;


use-damage = false;

# Disabled to avoid artifacts painting under blur transparent windows.

#################################
#
# Shadows
#
#################################

# Enabled client-side shadows on windows.
shadow = true;


# The blur radius for shadows. (default 12)
shadow-radius = 35;
# The left offset for shadows. (default -15)
shadow-offset-x = -35;
# The top offset for shadows. (default -15)
shadow-offset-y = -35;
# The translucency for shadows. (default .75)
shadow-opacity = 0.8;

# Set if you want different colour shadows
# shadow-red = 0.0;
# shadow-green = 0.0;
# shadow-blue = 0.0;



# shadow-exclude-reg = "x10+0+0";
# xinerama-shadow-crop = true;


# 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.

# shadow-exclude = "n:e:Notification";

shadow-exclude = [
	"_GTK_FRAME_EXTENTS@:c",
	# Removed to avoid no-shadow in modal dialog windows.
	# "! name~=''",
    "name = 'Notification'",
    "name = 'Plank'",
    "name = 'Docky'",
    "name = 'Kupfer'",
	"name = 'Pensela'",
	"name = 'Drawing Board'",
	#
	# Workaround for VirtualBox empty window at launching
	"name = 'VirtualBox'",
	"name = 'VirtualBoxVM'",
	#
	# Avoid shadow in Negatron popups
	"name = 'Negatron v0.100.1' && argb",
	#
	# Avoid shadow for the XFCE alt tab TaskSwitcher
    "name ?= 'xfwm4' && argb",
	#
    # "name *= 'compton'",
    "class_g = 'Conky'",
    "class_g = 'Kupfer'",
    "class_g = 'Synapse'",
    "class_g ?= 'Notify-osd'",
    "class_g ?= 'Cairo-dock'",
	"class_g = 'Cairo-clock'",
    "class_g ?= 'Xfce4-notifyd'",
	#
	# Exclude special Firefox/Firefox-esr/Thunderbird dropdowns.
  	# Ref: https://github.com/chjj/compton/issues/247
	 "class_g = 'Thunderbird' && argb",
	 "class_g = 'Telegram' && argb",
	 "name ?= 'Thunderbird' && (window_type = 'utility' || window_type = 'popup_menu')",
	#
	# Exclude some special popup menu shadows, but Modal Windows.
	# These are more finetuning thant previous ones:
	"class_g ?= 'Thunderbird' && class_i = 'Popup' && argb",
	"class_g = 'firefox' && (window_type = 'utility' || window_type = 'popup_menu') && argb",
	"class_g = 'Firefox' && (window_type = 'utility' || window_type = 'popup_menu') && argb",
	"class_g = 'firefox-esr' && (window_type = 'utility' || window_type = 'popup_menu') && argb",
	"class_g = 'Firefox-esr' && (window_type = 'utility' || window_type = 'popup_menu') && argb",
	"class_g = 'Tor Browser' && (window_type = 'utility') && argb",
	"class_g = 'Navegador Tor' && (window_type = 'utility' || window_type = 'popup_menu') && argb",
	"class_g = 'Thunderbird' && (window_type = 'utility' || window_type = 'popup_menu') && argb",
	"class_g = 'Mozilla Thunderbird' && (window_type = 'utility' || window_type = 'popup_menu') && argb",
    "class_g ?= 'Xfce4-power-manager'",
	# 
	# Exclude Vokoscreen and VokoscreenNG area selector
	#
	"class_g ?= 'vokoscreen' && argb",
	"name = 'Área'",
	"name *= 'Cuenta regresiva'",
	"_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE:a *= '_KDE_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_OVERRIDE'"
#	"override_redirect = true"
];
# Avoid drawing shadow on all shaped windows (see also: --detect-rounded-corners)
#  Deprecated, use --shadow-exclude 'bounding_shaped' or --shadow-exclude 'bounding_shaped && !rounded_corners' instead.
shadow-ignore-shaped = false;




#################################
#
# Opacity
#
#################################


inactive-opacity = 1;
active-opacity = 1;
frame-opacity = 1;
inactive-opacity-override = false;


# Desaturate and darken the inactive windows
# Dim inactive windows. (0.0 - 1.0)

#inactive-dim = 0.2;
#inactive-dim-fixed = true;




# 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-background = true;


blur-method = "kernel";
#blur-size = 50;
#blur-deviation = 5.0;



# Blur background of opaque windows with transparent frames as well.
# blur-background-frame = true;
# Do not let blur radius adjust based on window opacity.
#blur-background-fixed = true;

# blur-kern = "3x3box";
# blur-kern = "5x5box";
# blur-kern = "5x5gaussian"
blur-kern = "9x9gaussian"

blur-background-exclude = [
    "class_g = 'Peek'",
	"class_g = 'Pensela'",
	"name = 'Drawing Board'",
    "window_type = 'dock'",
	"window_type = 'dropdown_menu'",
	"window_type = 'combo'",
	"window_type = 'popup_menu'",
	"window_type = 'utility'",
    "window_type = 'desktop'",
	"_GTK_FRAME_EXTENTS@:c"
];
opacity-exclude = [
    "name = 'Stratagus'"
];


#################################
#
# Fading
#
#################################

fading = true;
# fade-delta = 30;
#fade-in-step = 0.03;
#fade-out-step = 0.03;
fade-in-step = 0.07;
fade-out-step = 0.07;
# no-fading-openclose = true;
# no-fading-destroyed-argb = true;
fade-exclude = [ ];



#################################
#
# OTHER CONFIG
#
#################################

log-level = "warn";
# log-file = "/path/to/your/log/file";


mark-wmwin-focused = true;
mark-ovredir-focused = true;
# use-ewmh-active-win = true;
detect-rounded-corners = true;
detect-client-opacity = true;
refresh-rate = 0;


#vsync = true;


# sw-opti = true;
# unredir-if-possible = true;
# unredir-if-possible-delay = 5000;
# unredir-if-possible-exclude = [ ];

focus-exclude = [ "class_g = 'Cairo-clock'" ];

detect-transient = true;
detect-client-leader = true;
invert-color-include = [ ];

resize-damage = 2;





#################################
#
# Window type settings
#
#################################
wintypes:
{
	dock = { shadow = true; }
	dnd = { shadow = false; }
	popup_menu = { opacity = 1; }
	dropdown_menu = { opacity = 1; }
	
	# This avoid problems with transparent windows while use-damage = true;.
	# normal = { full-shadow = true;}; 

#   tooltip = { fade = true; shadow = true; opacity = 0.75; focus = true; full-shadow = false; };



};



#################################
#
# Deprecated
#
#################################


# Avoid drawing shadows on dock/panel windows.
# This option is deprecated, you should use the wintypes option in your config file instead.
# no-dock-shadow = false;


# Don't draw shadows on DND windows.
# This option is deprecated, you should use the wintypes option in your config file instead.
# no-dnd-shadow = false;

# Option `menu-opacity` is deprecated, and will be removed.Please use the wintype option `opacity` of `popup_menu` and `dropdown_menu` instead.
# menu-opacity = 1;

# 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 has been deprecated since v6, your setting "undefined" should be replaced by `use-damage = true`
# glx-swap-method = "undefined";


# Zero the part of the shadow's mask behind the window. Fix some weirdness with ARGB windows.
# "clear-shadow" is removed as an option, and is always enabled now. Consider removing it from your config file
# clear-shadow = true;

# "alpha-step" has been removed, compton now tries to make use of all alpha values
# alpha-step = 0.06;

Very cool

indeed

thanks

nice

How did you test performance here?
Nice config

blur doesnt work?!