[SOLVED] URXVT Transparency Dragging Refresh Rate Lag Problems

w201 · 2013-02-05 05:42:24

Hi! Hope y'all are well.

I've been scattering through the threads here searching for posts on window/frame lag, and noticed a few posts regarding the issue... but most were realated to window tearing, which is not exactly my issue...

So basically when I drag my urxvt CLI, which is transparent, the window itself moves without delay, however my desktop wallpaper, which can be seen through the CLI of course, experiences a refresh delay, hope that makes any sense.

Any questions, please ask.

Thanks!

Last edited by w201 (2013-02-05 08:49:13)

jasonwryan · 2013-02-05 06:08:50

If you are not using a compositor, it is pseudo-transparency; the refresh will be a bit rough, and probably dependant upon your graphics card.

w201 · 2013-02-05 06:38:35

jasonwryan wrote:

If you are not using a compositor, it is pseudo-transparency; the refresh will be a bit rough, and probably dependant upon your graphics card.

Hi jasonwryan, thansk for the reply. I installed the xcompmgr compositor and I have an ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT graphics card. I'm not sure that's the issue. My graphics card is not the best by far, but it should be able to handle transparency without a hitch.

kaszak696 · 2013-02-05 07:59:55

Installing xcompmgr is not enough, it has to be running along your window manager.

w201 · 2013-02-05 08:08:19

I added it to .xinitrc "xcompmgr -c &"

also I did "xcompmgr -c" from a cli. Do you know of any commands that I can run to confirm that it is running? I've read throught the wiki but I can't find anything.

Last edited by w201 (2013-02-05 08:16:45)

kaszak696 · 2013-02-05 08:14:08

Use transset-df tool to manually test transparency. Like this:

transset-df .50

and click on a window you want to make 50% transparent. If transparency is working fine, then show us your .Xresources.

Last edited by kaszak696 (2013-02-05 08:15:02)

w201 · 2013-02-05 08:20:49

transset-df worked.

! transparency - true or false (default)
URxvt*transparent: true

! tint with any color; i.e., blue, red, tomato4, olivedrab2, etc.
!   some nice listings are at:
!     http://www.nisrv.com/drupal/?q=node/11
!     http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutorials/colors/article.php/3478921
URxvt*tintColor: #4D4DFF

! scrollback buffer lines - 65535 is max on most machines (64 is default)
URxvt*saveLines: 12000

! font color (default is black)
URxvt*foreground: White

! background color (prior to tinting) (default is white)
URxvt*background: Blue

! Xft (X FreeType) with Bitstream, DejaVu, Liberation, or Terminus fonts:
!  Fedora/debian packages: libXft/libxft2 
!  An anti-aliased font setup with Xft looks fantastic; it can be a bit choppy 
!  on older systems. You can always turn off anti-aliasing (antialias=false) if
!  your terminal is sluggish. Use only ONE of the Xft pairs below:
!
! Xft: Bitstream fonts
!  Fedora/debian packages: bitstream-vera-sans-mono-fonts/ttf-bitstream-vera 
!URxvt*font: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=12:antialias=true:hinting=true
!URxvt*boldFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:bold:pixelsize=12:antialias=true:hinting=true
!
! Xft: DejaVu fonts
!  Fedora/debian packages: dejavu-sans-mono-fonts/ttf-dejavu 
URxvt*font: xft:DejaVu Sans Mono:pixelsize=12:antialias=true:hinting=true
URxvt*boldFont: xft:DejaVu Sans Mono:bold:pixelsize=12:antialias=true:hinting=true
!
! Xft: Liberation fonts
!  Fedora/debian packages: liberation-mono-fonts/ttf-liberation
!URxvt*font: xft:Liberation Mono:pixelsize=13:antialias=true:hinting=true
!URxvt*boldFont: xft:Liberation Mono:bold:pixelsize=13:antialias=true:hinting=true
!
! Xft: Terminus fonts
!  Fedora/debian packages: terminus-fonts/xfonts-terminus
!URxvt*font: xft:terminus:pixelsize=15
!URxvt*boldFont: xft:terminus:bold:pixelsize=15

! Traditional fonts - a more traditional font setup in lieu of xft
!URxvt*font:-*-courier-medium-r-normal-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
!URxvt*boldFont:-*-courier-bold-r-normal-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1

! Replace blue folder colors with a lighter shade for clarity. To
!  set colored folders and files within urxvt, xterm, and aterm, add
!  the following line to your ~/.bashrc ($HOME/.bashrc) file under
!  the heading "# User specific aliases and functions":
!   alias ls="ls -h --color=auto"
URxvt*color4: RoyalBlue
URxvt*color12: RoyalBlue

! scrollbar - true (default) or false
URxvt*scrollBar: false

! scrollbar position - left=false (default) or right=true
URxvt*scrollBar_right: false

! scrollbar style - rxvt (default), plain, next, or xterm
URxvt*scrollstyle: rxvt

kaszak696 · 2013-02-05 08:24:03

You have set the 'native transparency', you need true transparency to use xcompmgr capabilities. 'Native' is the pseudo-transparency.

Last edited by kaszak696 (2013-02-05 08:25:49)

w201 · 2013-02-05 08:31:23

Like this?

URxvt.depth: 32
URxvt.background: [75]#000000

or

URxvt.depth: 32
URxvt.background: rgba:1111/1111/1111/dddd

***EDIT***

if I use the code above, the lagging issue is gone...but....when I drag the terminal window, I get trails...

Hey, thanks for the help kaszak696...I'm off to research this other issue

Last edited by w201 (2013-02-05 08:48:47)

goodwinmcd · 2016-08-02 20:57:07

Did you ever find a solution to the window trails?

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