I'm having problems with compton since I re-installed vsido (borked the sidstem) but haven't went over it until now.
compton --config ~/.compton.conf
Error when reading configuration file "/home/paco/.compton.conf", line 36: syntax error
Really? ::) Here's line 36:
#vsync = "none";
I think I've seen it exactly like this in every single compton.conf file... And haven't touched it since I installed either.
That's what my compton.conf has and it works. What's the line after it? Sometimes those error messages report the last valid line before the failure. Or just post the entire compton.conf.
It partially works. Transparency works, but shadows doesn't whatever the settings I try.
Here's my compton.conf:
# 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 = -10; # The left offset for shadows. (default -15)
shadow-offset-y = -10; # The top offset for shadows. (default -15)
shadow-opacity = 0.7; # The translucency for shadows. (default .75)
# shadow-red = 0.0; # Red color value of shadow. (0.0 - 1.0, defaults to 0)
# shadow-green = 0.0; # Green color value of shadow. (0.0 - 1.0, defaults to 0)
# shadow-blue = 0.0; # Blue color value of shadow. (0.0 - 1.0, defaults to 0)
shadow-exclude = [ "n:e:Notification", "n:w:*Iceweasel*", "class_g ?= 'Xfce4-notifyd';
shadow-ignore-shaped = true;
# Opacity
menu-opacity = 0.9; # The opacity for menus. (default 1.0)
inactive-opacity = 0.9; # Opacity of inactive windows. (0.1 - 1.0)
#frame-opacity = 0.8; # Opacity of window titlebars and borders. (0.1 - 1.0)
inactive-opacity-override = true; # Inactive opacity set by 'inactive-opacity' overrides value of _NET_WM_OPACITY.
# Fading
fading = false; # Fade windows during opacity changes.
# fade-delta = 30; # 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.
# Other
#inactive-dim = 0.5; # Dim inactive windows. (0.0 - 1.0, defaults to 0).
mark-wmwin-focused = true; # Try to detect WM windows and mark them as active.
mark-ovredir-focused = true;
detect-rounded-corners = true;
detect-client-opacity = true;
#refresh-rate = 0;
#vsync = "none";
dbe = false;
paint-on-overlay = false;
sw-opti = false;
# Window type settings
wintypes:
{
tooltip = { fade = true; shadow = false; opacity = 0.75; };
};
I didn't spot anything when comparing to mine, and get the same error when trying your configuration.
Have you made changes since installing, or just dropping in a backup? If so, try getting the original config file from /etc/skel and see if it works.
Huh, that did it! Now I'll try excluding conky and check if it keeps behaving.
Thanks, PackRat!
All good. Thanks again.