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cju

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Registered: 2013-06-23

Posts: 194

compton – constant shadow under bar

Hi,

I'm trying to get a constant shadow under my bar with compton. The problem is that at the edges, the shadow get rounded upwards. I played around with compton's shadow and offset options, but I didn't manage to get it fully constant from left to right.

Anybody knows how to achieve this? Thank you.

wchouser3

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From: Indiana USA

Registered: 2013-08-13

Posts: 161

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Re: compton – constant shadow under bar

I don't mess around with a config file. It would never work right for me. Try deleting the config file, and change the startup command to:

compton -CGbc

that is how I do it. it runs great on xfce like that.

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cju

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Registered: 2013-06-23

Posts: 194

Re: compton – constant shadow under bar

Huh? The config file itself works fine, that's not the problem… But if I use compton with -C, I prevent compton from drawing a shadow under my panel, but I do want one. I just don't know the right option to achieve a constant shadow without rounded edges.

WonderWoofy

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From: Los Gatos, CA

Registered: 2012-05-19

Posts: 8,414

Re: compton – constant shadow under bar

The man page is typically a great resource for leaning how to use the software.

<snip>       
          -C
           Avoid drawing shadows on dock/panel windows.
<snip>

cju

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Registered: 2013-06-23

Posts: 194

Re: compton – constant shadow under bar

The man page is typically a great resource for leaning how to use the software.

<snip>       
          -C
           Avoid drawing shadows on dock/panel windows.
<snip>

Please take a look at my previous post.

WonderWoofy

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From: Los Gatos, CA

Registered: 2012-05-19

Posts: 8,414

Re: compton – constant shadow under bar

Sorry, apparently you posted that while I was typing.