A SOLUTION - Re: compton and shadows
On Fri, 7 Mar 2014 11:05:41 +
Sharon Kimble wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Mar 2014 07:16:43 +
> Peter Tynan wrote:
>
> > On 7 March 2014 02:46, Sharon Kimble wrote:
> > > If you use 'compton' and a launcher like 'docky' or 'plank' in
> > > 'fluxbox' you will find that there is a *shadow* extending to
> > > about one inch above your launcher. In this shadow you are unable
> > > to click any button or pane-descriptor like in 'tmux', it is
> > > effectively 'dead-ground' and unusable.
> > >
> > > Is there any way of shrinking this shadow so that you are able to
> > > use the full screen above the launcher, instead of the present
> > > 80%?
> > >
> > > To see this shadow in action run 'compton -c --shadow-blue 1' in a
> > > terminal, and you see the big blue shadow! And I want to shrink it
> > > to about the bottom half-inch of the screen, but, is it possible
> > > please?
> >
> > Try including
> >
> > shadow-exclude = "n:e:Notification";
> >
> > in your .compton.conf
> >
> Thanks for this Peter, I didn't have a '~/.compton.conf' until now!
> Mine is -
>
> # started 7/3/14 to try to exclude the shadow
> # Shadow
> #shadow = false;
> no-dnd-shadow = true;
> no-dock-shadow = true;
> clear-shadow = true;
> shadow-blue = 1.0;
> #shadow-exclude = [ "name = 'Notification'", "class_g = 'Conky'",
> "class_g ?= 'Notify-osd'", "class_g = 'Plank'" ];
> shadow-exclude = "n:e:Notification";
> shadow-ignore-shaped = true;
>
> I still have the problem where I can't move between panes in tmux in
> the shadow, and there is no discernible difference anywhere else. But
> I'm hopeful that a solution will be found.
>
> Sharon.
I had asked about the compton shadow in #plank and #fluxbox on
irc.freenode and overnight ak|ra in #fluxbox suggested adding this to
my 'apps' file in ~/.fluxbox -
[app] (name=plank)
[Layer] {BOTTOM}
[end]
so I did so and restarted plank, and it works! I can have tmux sitting
right next to plank and *all* the pane descriptors work and are
clickable!
Apparently '[Layer] {BOTTOM}' puts it onto the lowest layer, where
regular windows can be stacked on top of it. Hence, tmux is completely
clickable in every pane, and I can stop moving programmes out of the
dead-area/shadow as they all work properly now. Brilliant!
Thanks, folk, you're the best!
Sharon.
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Re: compton and shadows
On Fri, 7 Mar 2014 07:16:43 + Peter Tynan wrote: > On 7 March 2014 02:46, Sharon Kimble wrote: > > If you use 'compton' and a launcher like 'docky' or 'plank' in > > 'fluxbox' you will find that there is a *shadow* extending to about > > one inch above your launcher. In this shadow you are unable to > > click any button or pane-descriptor like in 'tmux', it is > > effectively 'dead-ground' and unusable. > > > > Is there any way of shrinking this shadow so that you are able to > > use the full screen above the launcher, instead of the present 80%? > > > > To see this shadow in action run 'compton -c --shadow-blue 1' in a > > terminal, and you see the big blue shadow! And I want to shrink it > > to about the bottom half-inch of the screen, but, is it possible > > please? > > Try including > > shadow-exclude = "n:e:Notification"; > > in your .compton.conf > Thanks for this Peter, I didn't have a '~/.compton.conf' until now! Mine is - # started 7/3/14 to try to exclude the shadow # Shadow #shadow = false; no-dnd-shadow = true; no-dock-shadow = true; clear-shadow = true; shadow-blue = 1.0; #shadow-exclude = [ "name = 'Notification'", "class_g = 'Conky'", "class_g ?= 'Notify-osd'", "class_g = 'Plank'" ]; shadow-exclude = "n:e:Notification"; shadow-ignore-shaped = true; I still have the problem where I can't move between panes in tmux in the shadow, and there is no discernible difference anywhere else. But I'm hopeful that a solution will be found. Sharon. -- A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk my git repo = https://bitbucket.org/boudiccas/dots Debian testing, Fluxbox 1.3.5, emacs 24.3.1 Registered Linux user 561944 signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: compton and shadows
On Fri, 7 Mar 2014 06:26:47 +0100 Gian Uberto Lauri wrote: > What are the effects of the -C (uppercase c) switch? No discernible difference. Sharon. > > -- > Gian Uberto Lauri > Messaggio inviato da un tablet > > > On 07/mar/2014, at 03:46, Sharon Kimble > > wrote: > > > > If you use 'compton' and a launcher like 'docky' or 'plank' in > > 'fluxbox' you will find that there is a *shadow* extending to about > > one inch above your launcher. In this shadow you are unable to > > click any button or pane-descriptor like in 'tmux', it is > > effectively 'dead-ground' and unusable. > > > > Is there any way of shrinking this shadow so that you are able to > > use the full screen above the launcher, instead of the present 80%? > > > > To see this shadow in action run 'compton -c --shadow-blue 1' in a > > terminal, and you see the big blue shadow! And I want to shrink it > > to about the bottom half-inch of the screen, but, is it possible > > please? > > -- A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk my git repo = https://bitbucket.org/boudiccas/dots TGmeds = http://www.tgmeds.org.uk Debian testing, Fluxbox 1.3.5, emacs 24.3.1 Registered Linux user 561944 signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: compton and shadows
On 7 March 2014 02:46, Sharon Kimble wrote: > If you use 'compton' and a launcher like 'docky' or 'plank' in > 'fluxbox' you will find that there is a *shadow* extending to about one > inch above your launcher. In this shadow you are unable to click any > button or pane-descriptor like in 'tmux', it is effectively > 'dead-ground' and unusable. > > Is there any way of shrinking this shadow so that you are able to use > the full screen above the launcher, instead of the present 80%? > > To see this shadow in action run 'compton -c --shadow-blue 1' in a > terminal, and you see the big blue shadow! And I want to shrink it to > about the bottom half-inch of the screen, but, is it possible please? > > Thanks > Sharon. > -- > A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk > my git repo = https://bitbucket.org/boudiccas/dots > Debian testing, Fluxbox 1.3.5, emacs 24.3.1 > Registered Linux user 561944 Try including shadow-exclude = "n:e:Notification"; in your .compton.conf Peter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/cahv49ruqmoa4oxz73a8aksmbdr_do0mofakjrkcpgnjvmod...@mail.gmail.com
Re: compton and shadows
What are the effects of the -C (uppercase c) switch? -- Gian Uberto Lauri Messaggio inviato da un tablet > On 07/mar/2014, at 03:46, Sharon Kimble wrote: > > If you use 'compton' and a launcher like 'docky' or 'plank' in > 'fluxbox' you will find that there is a *shadow* extending to about one > inch above your launcher. In this shadow you are unable to click any > button or pane-descriptor like in 'tmux', it is effectively > 'dead-ground' and unusable. > > Is there any way of shrinking this shadow so that you are able to use > the full screen above the launcher, instead of the present 80%? > > To see this shadow in action run 'compton -c --shadow-blue 1' in a > terminal, and you see the big blue shadow! And I want to shrink it to > about the bottom half-inch of the screen, but, is it possible please? > > Thanks > Sharon. > -- > A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk > my git repo = https://bitbucket.org/boudiccas/dots > Debian testing, Fluxbox 1.3.5, emacs 24.3.1 > Registered Linux user 561944 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/8aad1516-4fcd-4682-9899-8ee2143da...@eng.it
