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compton 0.1beta2

Compositor for X11

Compton is a compositor for the Xorg display server and a for of xcompmgr-dana, which implements some changes like:

  • OpenGL backend (--backend glx), in addition to the old X Render backend.

  • Inactive window transparency (-i) and dimming (--inactive-dim).

  • 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...

Installation

Install compton 0.1beta2 as follows:

guix install compton@0.1beta2

Or install the latest version:

guix install compton

You can also install packages in augmented, pure or containerized environments for development or simply to try them out without polluting your user profile. See the guix shell documentation for more information.