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| # Compton | ||
| Compton | ||
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| [](https://gitter.im/chjj/compton?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge) | ||
| This is forked from the original Compton because that seems to have become unmaintained. I'll merge pull requests as they appear upstream, and fix bugs reported and found by myself. | ||
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| __Compton__ is a compositor for X, and a fork of __xcompmgr-dana__. | ||
| The original README can be found [here](README_orig.md) | ||
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| I was frustrated by the low amount of standalone lightweight compositors. | ||
| Compton was forked from Dana Jansens' fork of xcompmgr and refactored. I fixed | ||
| whatever bug I found, and added features I wanted. Things seem stable, but don't | ||
| quote me on it. I will most likely be actively working on this until I get the | ||
| features I want. This is also a learning experience for me. That is, I'm | ||
| partially doing this out of a desire to learn Xlib. | ||
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| ## Changes from xcompmgr: | ||
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| * OpenGL backend (`--backend glx`), in addition to the old X Render backend. | ||
| * Inactive window transparency (`-i`) / dimming (`--inactive-dim`). | ||
| * Titlebar/frame transparency (`-e`). | ||
| * Menu transparency (`-m`, thanks to Dana). | ||
| * shadows are now enabled for argb windows, e.g. terminals with transparency | ||
| * removed serverside shadows (and simple compositing) to clean the code, | ||
| the only option that remains is clientside shadows | ||
| * configuration files (see the man page for more details) | ||
| * colored shadows (`--shadow-[red/green/blue]`) | ||
| * a new fade system | ||
| * VSync support (not always working) | ||
| * Blur of background of transparent windows, window color inversion (bad in performance) | ||
| * Some more options... | ||
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| ## Fixes from the original xcompmgr: | ||
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| * fixed a segfault when opening certain window types | ||
| * fixed a memory leak caused by not freeing up shadows (from the freedesktop | ||
| repo) | ||
| * fixed the conflict with chromium and similar windows | ||
| * [many more](https://github.com/chjj/compton/issues) | ||
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| ## Building | ||
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| ### Dependencies: | ||
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| __B__ for build-time | ||
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| __R__ for runtime | ||
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| * libx11 (B,R) | ||
| * libxcomposite (B,R) | ||
| * libxdamage (B,R) | ||
| * libxfixes (B,R) | ||
| * libXext (B,R) | ||
| * libxrender (B,R) | ||
| * libXrandr (B,R) | ||
| * libXinerama (B,R) (Can be disabled with `NO_XINERAMA` at compile time) | ||
| * pkg-config (B) | ||
| * make (B) | ||
| * xproto / x11proto (B) | ||
| * sh (R) | ||
| * xprop,xwininfo / x11-utils (R) | ||
| * libpcre (B,R) (Can be disabled with `NO_REGEX_PCRE` at compile time) | ||
| * libconfig (B,R) (Can be disabled with `NO_LIBCONFIG` at compile time) | ||
| * libdrm (B) (Can be disabled with `NO_VSYNC_DRM` at compile time) | ||
| * libGL (B,R) (Can be disabled with `NO_VSYNC_OPENGL` at compile time) | ||
| * libdbus (B,R) (Can be disabled with `NO_DBUS` at compile time) | ||
| * asciidoc (B) (and docbook-xml-dtd-4.5, libxml-utils, libxslt, xsltproc, xmlto, etc. if your distro doesn't pull them in) | ||
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| ### How to build | ||
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| To build, make sure you have the dependencies above: | ||
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| ```bash | ||
| # Make the main program | ||
| $ make | ||
| # Make the man pages | ||
| $ make docs | ||
| # Install | ||
| $ make install | ||
| ``` | ||
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| (Compton does include a `_CMakeLists.txt` in the tree, but we haven't decided whether we should switch to CMake yet. The `Makefile` is fully usable right now.) | ||
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| ## Known issues | ||
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| * Our [FAQ](https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/faq) covers some known issues. | ||
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| * VSync does not work too well. You may check the [VSync Guide](https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/vsync-guide) for how to get (possibly) better effects. | ||
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| * If `--unredir-if-possible` is enabled, when compton redirects/unredirects windows, the screen may flicker. Using `--paint-on-overlay` minimizes the problem from my observation, yet I do not know if there's a cure. | ||
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| * compton may not track focus correctly in all situations. The focus tracking code is experimental. `--use-ewmh-active-win` might be helpful. | ||
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| * The performance of blur under X Render backend might be pretty bad. OpenGL backend could be faster. | ||
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| * With `--blur-background` you may sometimes see weird lines around damaged area. `--resize-damage YOUR_BLUR_RADIUS` might be helpful in the case. | ||
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| ## Usage | ||
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| Please refer to the Asciidoc man pages (`man/compton.1.asciidoc` & `man/compton-trans.1.asciidoc`) for more details and examples. | ||
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| Note a sample configuration file `compton.sample.conf` is included in the repository. | ||
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| ## Support | ||
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| * Bug reports and feature requests should go to the "Issues" section above. | ||
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| * Our (semi?) official IRC channel is #compton on FreeNode. | ||
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| * Some information is available on the wiki, including [FAQ](https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/faq), [VSync Guide](https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/vsync-guide), and [Performance Guide](https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/perf-guide). | ||
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| ## License | ||
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| Although compton has kind of taken on a life of its own, it was originally | ||
| an xcompmgr fork. xcompmgr has gotten around. As far as I can tell, the lineage | ||
| for this particular tree is something like: | ||
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| * Keith Packard (original author) | ||
| * Matthew Hawn | ||
| * ... | ||
| * Dana Jansens | ||
| * chjj and richardgv | ||
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| Not counting the tens of people who forked it in between. | ||
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| Compton is distributed under MIT license, as far as I (richardgv) know. See LICENSE for more info. | ||
| You are welcomed to submit pull requests. |
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| # Compton | ||
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| [](https://gitter.im/chjj/compton?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge) | ||
|
|
||
| __Compton__ is a compositor for X, and a fork of __xcompmgr-dana__. | ||
|
|
||
| I was frustrated by the low amount of standalone lightweight compositors. | ||
| Compton was forked from Dana Jansens' fork of xcompmgr and refactored. I fixed | ||
| whatever bug I found, and added features I wanted. Things seem stable, but don't | ||
| quote me on it. I will most likely be actively working on this until I get the | ||
| features I want. This is also a learning experience for me. That is, I'm | ||
| partially doing this out of a desire to learn Xlib. | ||
|
|
||
| ## Changes from xcompmgr: | ||
|
|
||
| * OpenGL backend (`--backend glx`), in addition to the old X Render backend. | ||
| * Inactive window transparency (`-i`) / dimming (`--inactive-dim`). | ||
| * Titlebar/frame transparency (`-e`). | ||
| * Menu transparency (`-m`, thanks to Dana). | ||
| * shadows are now enabled for argb windows, e.g. terminals with transparency | ||
| * removed serverside shadows (and simple compositing) to clean the code, | ||
| the only option that remains is clientside shadows | ||
| * configuration files (see the man page for more details) | ||
| * colored shadows (`--shadow-[red/green/blue]`) | ||
| * a new fade system | ||
| * VSync support (not always working) | ||
| * Blur of background of transparent windows, window color inversion (bad in performance) | ||
| * Some more options... | ||
|
|
||
| ## Fixes from the original xcompmgr: | ||
|
|
||
| * fixed a segfault when opening certain window types | ||
| * fixed a memory leak caused by not freeing up shadows (from the freedesktop | ||
| repo) | ||
| * fixed the conflict with chromium and similar windows | ||
| * [many more](https://github.com/chjj/compton/issues) | ||
|
|
||
| ## Building | ||
|
|
||
| ### Dependencies: | ||
|
|
||
| __B__ for build-time | ||
|
|
||
| __R__ for runtime | ||
|
|
||
| * libx11 (B,R) | ||
| * libxcomposite (B,R) | ||
| * libxdamage (B,R) | ||
| * libxfixes (B,R) | ||
| * libXext (B,R) | ||
| * libxrender (B,R) | ||
| * libXrandr (B,R) | ||
| * libXinerama (B,R) (Can be disabled with `NO_XINERAMA` at compile time) | ||
| * pkg-config (B) | ||
| * make (B) | ||
| * xproto / x11proto (B) | ||
| * sh (R) | ||
| * xprop,xwininfo / x11-utils (R) | ||
| * libpcre (B,R) (Can be disabled with `NO_REGEX_PCRE` at compile time) | ||
| * libconfig (B,R) (Can be disabled with `NO_LIBCONFIG` at compile time) | ||
| * libdrm (B) (Can be disabled with `NO_VSYNC_DRM` at compile time) | ||
| * libGL (B,R) (Can be disabled with `NO_VSYNC_OPENGL` at compile time) | ||
| * libdbus (B,R) (Can be disabled with `NO_DBUS` at compile time) | ||
| * asciidoc (B) (and docbook-xml-dtd-4.5, libxml-utils, libxslt, xsltproc, xmlto, etc. if your distro doesn't pull them in) | ||
|
|
||
| ### How to build | ||
|
|
||
| To build, make sure you have the dependencies above: | ||
|
|
||
| ```bash | ||
| # Make the main program | ||
| $ make | ||
| # Make the man pages | ||
| $ make docs | ||
| # Install | ||
| $ make install | ||
| ``` | ||
|
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||
| (Compton does include a `_CMakeLists.txt` in the tree, but we haven't decided whether we should switch to CMake yet. The `Makefile` is fully usable right now.) | ||
|
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| ## Known issues | ||
|
|
||
| * Our [FAQ](https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/faq) covers some known issues. | ||
|
|
||
| * VSync does not work too well. You may check the [VSync Guide](https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/vsync-guide) for how to get (possibly) better effects. | ||
|
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| * If `--unredir-if-possible` is enabled, when compton redirects/unredirects windows, the screen may flicker. Using `--paint-on-overlay` minimizes the problem from my observation, yet I do not know if there's a cure. | ||
|
|
||
| * compton may not track focus correctly in all situations. The focus tracking code is experimental. `--use-ewmh-active-win` might be helpful. | ||
|
|
||
| * The performance of blur under X Render backend might be pretty bad. OpenGL backend could be faster. | ||
|
|
||
| * With `--blur-background` you may sometimes see weird lines around damaged area. `--resize-damage YOUR_BLUR_RADIUS` might be helpful in the case. | ||
|
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| ## Usage | ||
|
|
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| Please refer to the Asciidoc man pages (`man/compton.1.asciidoc` & `man/compton-trans.1.asciidoc`) for more details and examples. | ||
|
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| Note a sample configuration file `compton.sample.conf` is included in the repository. | ||
|
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| ## Support | ||
|
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| * Bug reports and feature requests should go to the "Issues" section above. | ||
|
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| * Our (semi?) official IRC channel is #compton on FreeNode. | ||
|
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| * Some information is available on the wiki, including [FAQ](https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/faq), [VSync Guide](https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/vsync-guide), and [Performance Guide](https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/perf-guide). | ||
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| ## License | ||
|
|
||
| Although compton has kind of taken on a life of its own, it was originally | ||
| an xcompmgr fork. xcompmgr has gotten around. As far as I can tell, the lineage | ||
| for this particular tree is something like: | ||
|
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||
| * Keith Packard (original author) | ||
| * Matthew Hawn | ||
| * ... | ||
| * Dana Jansens | ||
| * chjj and richardgv | ||
|
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| Not counting the tens of people who forked it in between. | ||
|
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| Compton is distributed under MIT license, as far as I (richardgv) know. See LICENSE for more info. |
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