@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Picom Configuration is the default program in Lubuntu to manage effects of the P
Usage
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The :guilabel:`Shadow` tab manages how compton draws shadows. To toggle enable client side shadows press the :guilabel:`Enable client side shadows on windows` checkbox. The :guilabel:`Color of shadow` lets you change the color of shadows from windows. The field for :guilabel:`The blur radius for shadows` changes how big to blur the shadows. :guilabel:`The left offset for shadows` is how far to move the shadows to the left with a larger number makes the shadow appear farther to the right. :guilabel:`The top offset for shadows` the larger the number farther down the shadow appears below the window. :guilabel:`The translucency for shadows` is how opaque or clear to make the shadows 1 is opaque shadows and 0 is clear. The :guilabel:`Crop shadows of maximized windows from extended displays` checkbox does not have shadows across multimonitor layouts on other monitors from windows on another.
The :guilabel:`Shadow` tab manages how picom draws shadows. To toggle enable client side shadows press the :guilabel:`Enable client side shadows on windows` checkbox. The :guilabel:`Color of shadow` lets you change the color of shadows from windows. The field for :guilabel:`The blur radius for shadows` changes how big to blur the shadows. :guilabel:`The left offset for shadows` is how far to move the shadows to the left with a larger number makes the shadow appear farther to the right. :guilabel:`The top offset for shadows` the larger the number farther down the shadow appears below the window. :guilabel:`The translucency for shadows` is how opaque or clear to make the shadows 1 is opaque shadows and 0 is clear. The :guilabel:`Crop shadows of maximized windows from extended displays` checkbox does not have shadows across multimonitor layouts on other monitors from windows on another.
..image:: window_effects.png
@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The :guilabel:`Fade` tab manages fading windows opening or closing or opacity ch
..image:: compton_conf_fade.png
The :guilabel:`Backend` tab has settings for changing the backend of how compton renders things. The :guilabel:`Rendering backend` changes what compton uses to render the window effects. To switch to hardware accelerated rendering of the compton backend press the :guilabel:`GLX(OpenGL)` button. To change back to the default rendering press the :guilabel:`X Render` button.
The :guilabel:`Backend` tab has settings for changing the backend of how picom renders things. The :guilabel:`Rendering backend` changes what picom uses to render the window effects. To switch to hardware accelerated rendering of the picom backend press the :guilabel:`GLX(OpenGL)` button. To change back to the default rendering press the :guilabel:`X Render` button.
To have your settings applied you will need to press the :guilabel:`Apply` button. If you want to cancel your changes press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button. If you want to close Window Effects press the :kbd:`Escape` key.
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picom-conf
from the command line. The icon for Window Effects is a gear button with a c in it to launch Window Effects. Of course for this to have any effect the compton compositor needs to be running so see `Chapter 3.2.13 <https://manual.lubuntu.me/3/3.2/3.2.13/session_settings.html>`_ for how to autostart applications. To start the compton compositor just once :menuselection:`Accessories --> picom` from the menu.
from the command line. The icon for Picom Configuration is a gear button with a c in it to launch Picom Configuration. Of course for this to have any effect the picom compositor needs to be running so see `Chapter 3.2.13 <https://manual.lubuntu.me/3/3.2/3.2.13/session_settings.html>`_ for how to autostart applications. To start the picom compositor just once :menuselection:`Accessories --> picom` from the menu.
