diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9445f1e0..52637409 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -72,135 +72,31 @@ $ make install (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.) -## Example Usage +## Known issues -``` bash -$ compton -cC -i 0.6 -e 0.6 -f -$ compton --config ~/compton.conf -``` +* VSync does not work too well. It's widely reported that tearing still happens on the top of the screen. I do not know how to fix the issue. -### Options and Configuration +* 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 [-d display] [-r radius] [-o opacity] - [-l left-offset] [-t top-offset] - [-i opacity] [-e opacity] [-cCfFSdG] - [--config path] [--shadow-red value] - [--shadow-green value] [--shadow-blue value] - [--inactive-opacity-override] [--inactive-dim value] - [--mark-wmwin-focused] [--shadow-exclude condition] - [--mark-ovredir-focused] [--no-fading-openclose] - [--shadow-ignore-shaped] [--detect-round-corners] -``` +* compton may not track focus correctly in all situations. The focus tracking code is experimental. `--use-ewmh-active-win` might be helpful. -* `-d` __display__: - Which display should be managed. -* `-r` __radius__: - The blur radius for shadows. (default 12) -* `-o` __opacity__: - The translucency for shadows. (default .75) -* `-l` __left-offset__: - The left offset for shadows. (default -15) -* `-t` __top-offset__: - The top offset for shadows. (default -15) -* `-I` __fade-in-step__: - Opacity change between steps while fading in. (default 0.028) -* `-O` __fade-out-step__: - Opacity change between steps while fading out. (default 0.03) -* `-D` __fade-delta-time__: - The time between steps in a fade in milliseconds. (default 10) -* `-m` __opacity__: - The opacity for menus. (default 1.0) -* `-c`: - Enabled client-side shadows on windows. -* `-C`: - Avoid drawing shadows on dock/panel windows. -* `-z`: - Zero the part of the shadow's mask behind the window (experimental). -* `-f`: - Fade windows in/out when opening/closing and when opacity - changes, unless --no-fading-openclose is used. -* `-F`: - Equals -f. Deprecated. -* `-i` __opacity__: - Opacity of inactive windows. (0.1 - 1.0) -* `-e` __opacity__: - Opacity of window titlebars and borders. (0.1 - 1.0) -* `-G`: - Don't draw shadows on DND windows -* `-b`: - Daemonize/background process. -* `-S`: - Enable synchronous operation (for debugging). -* `--config` __path__: - Look for configuration file at the path. -* `--shadow-red` __value__: - Red color value of shadow (0.0 - 1.0, defaults to 0). -* `--shadow-green` __value__: - Green color value of shadow (0.0 - 1.0, defaults to 0). -* `--shadow-blue` __value__: - Blue color value of shadow (0.0 - 1.0, defaults to 0). -* `--inactive-opacity-override`: - Inactive opacity set by -i overrides value of _NET_WM_OPACITY. -* `--inactive-dim` __value__: - Dim inactive windows. (0.0 - 1.0, defaults to 0) -* `--mark-wmwin-focused`: - Try to detect WM windows and mark them as active. -* `--shadow-exclude` __condition__: - Exclude conditions for shadows. -* `--mark-ovredir-focused`: - Mark over-redirect windows as active. -* `--no-fading-openclose`: - Do not fade on window open/close. -* `--shadow-ignore-shaped`: - Do not paint shadows on shaped windows. -* `--detect-rounded-corners`: - Try to detect windows with rounded corners and don't consider - them shaped windows. +* Compton may give ugly shadow to windows with ARGB background if `-z` is enabled, because compton cannot determine their real shapes. One may have to disable shadows on those windows with window-type-specific settings in configuration file or `--shadow-exclude`. -### Format of a condition: +* There are two sets of man pages in the repository: the man pages in groff format (`man/compton.1` & `man/compton-trans.1`) and the man pages in Asciidoc format (`man/compton.1.asciidoc` & `man/compton-trans.1.asciidoc`). The Asciidoc man pages are much more up-to-date than the groff ones, and it is viewable online. As chjj has not yet expressed his attitude towards switching to Asciidoc man pages, I kept both versions. By default the groff version is installed, unless you run `make docs`. -`condition = :[]:` +## Usage -`` is one of `"n"` (window name), `"i"` (window class -instance), and `"g"` (window general class) +Please refer to the Asciidoc man pages (`man/compton.1.asciidoc` & `man/compton-trans.1.asciidoc`) for more details and examples. -`` is one of `"e"` (exact match), `"a"` (match anywhere), -`"s"` (match from start), `"w"` (wildcard), and `"p"` (PCRE -regular expressions, if compiled with the support). +Note a sample configuration file `compton.sample.conf` is included in the repository. -`` could be a series of flags. Currently the only defined -flag is `"i"` (ignore case). +## Support -`` is the actual pattern string. +* Bug reports and feature requests should go to the "Issues" section above. -### Configuration +* Our (semi?) official IRC channel is #compton on FreeNode. -A more robust -[sample configuration file](https://raw.github.com/chjj/compton/master/compton.sample.conf) -is available in the repository. - -#### Example - -~/compton.conf: - -``` -# Shadows -shadow = true; - -# Opacity -inactive-opacity = 0.8; -frame-opacity = 0.7; - -# Fades -fading = true; -``` - -Run with: - -``` bash -$ compton --config ~/compton.conf -``` +* Some information is available on the wiki, including (and presently, only includes) a FAQ. ## License @@ -216,4 +112,4 @@ for this particular tree is something like: Not counting the tens of people who forked it in between. -See LICENSE for more info. +Compton is distributed under MIT license, as far as I (richardgv) know. See LICENSE for more info. diff --git a/man/compton-trans.1.asciidoc b/man/compton-trans.1.asciidoc index 2070cc59..03e74c4f 100644 --- a/man/compton-trans.1.asciidoc +++ b/man/compton-trans.1.asciidoc @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ compton-trans(1) ================ -:doctype: manpage -:man source: compton -:man version: nightly-20121105 -:man manual: LOCAL USER COMMANDS +:doctype: manpage +:man source: compton +:man version: nightly-20121114 +:man manual: LOCAL USER COMMANDS NAME ---- @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ compton-trans - an opacity setter tool SYNOPSIS -------- -*compton-trans* [-w 'WINDOW_ID'] [-n 'WINDOW_NAME'] [-c] [-s] [-o 'OPACITY'] +*compton-trans* [-w 'WINDOW_ID'] [-n 'WINDOW_NAME'] [-c] [-s] 'OPACITY' DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -42,31 +42,37 @@ EXAMPLES * Set the opacity of the window with specific window ID to 75%: + ------------ -compton-trans -w "$WINDOWID" -o 75 +compton-trans -w "$WINDOWID" 75 ------------ * Set the opacity of the window with the name "urxvt" to 75%: + ------------ -compton-trans -n "urxvt" -o 75 +compton-trans -n "urxvt" 75 ------------ * Set current window to opacity of 75%: + ------------ -compton-trans -c -o 75 +compton-trans -c 75 ------------ * Select target window and set opacity to 75%: + ------------ -compton-trans -s -o 75 +compton-trans -s 75 ------------ -* Increment opacity of current active window for 5%: +* Increment opacity of current active window by 5%: + ------------ -compton-trans -c -o +5 +compton-trans -c +5 +------------ + +* Decrement opacity of current active window by 5%: ++ +------------ +compton-trans -c -- -5 ------------ BUGS diff --git a/man/compton.1.asciidoc b/man/compton.1.asciidoc index 9c719edc..9cfce85f 100644 --- a/man/compton.1.asciidoc +++ b/man/compton.1.asciidoc @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ compton(1) ========== -:doctype: manpage -:man source: compton -:man version: nightly-20121105 -:man manual: LOCAL USER COMMANDS +:doctype: manpage +:man source: compton +:man version: nightly-20121105 +:man manual: LOCAL USER COMMANDS NAME ---- @@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ OPTIONS *--use-ewmh-active-win*:: Use EWMH '_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW' to determine currently focused window, rather than listening to 'FocusIn'/'FocusOut' event. Might have more accuracy, provided that the WM supports it. Experimental. +*--unredir-if-possible*:: + Unredirect all windows if a full-screen opaque window is detected, to maximize performance for full-screen windows. Known to cause flickering when redirecting/unredirecting windows. *--paint-on-overlay* may make the flickering less obvious. Experimental. + FORMAT OF CONDITIONS --------------------