compton issues [SOLVED]

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I'm having problems with compton since I re-installed vsido (borked the sidstem) but haven't went over it until now.

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compton --config ~/.compton.conf
Error when reading configuration file "/home/paco/.compton.conf", line 36: syntax error


Really?  Here's line 36:

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#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.

[PackRat]

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.

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It partially works. Transparency works, but shadows doesn't whatever the settings I try.

Here's my compton.conf:

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# 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; };
};

[PackRat]

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.

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Huh, that did it! Now I'll try excluding conky and check if it keeps behaving.

Thanks, PackRat!

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All good. Thanks again.