config-backup/picom.config

# ~/.config/picom.conf

##################################
# GENERAL
##################################

# use xrender backend (more compatible)
backend = "xrender";

# enable vsync to avoid tearing
vsync = true;

# refresh rate detection (set to 0 to disable)
refresh_rate = 0;

# detect screens and reconfigure when outputs change
detect_outputs = true;

# start quiet (no startup notification)
startup_notification = false;

##################################
# SHADOWS
##################################

# whether to draw shadows
shadow = true;

# shadow radius for blur
shadow-radius = 7;

# shadow offset in x and y
shadow-offset-x = -7;
shadow-offset-y = -7;

# shadow color (rgba)
shadow-color = "#00000080";

# classes or windows to exclude from having shadows
shadow-exclude = [
  "class_g = 'i3-frame'", 
  "window_type = 'dock'",
  "window_type = 'desktop'"
];

##################################
# FADING (disabled)
##################################

# disable all fade effects
fading = false;

# or if you wanted to re-enable but only disable open/close fades:
# no-fading-openclose = true;

##################################
# BLUR (optional)
##################################

# enable blur
blur-background = true;

# blur method: options are 'kernel' or 'dual_kawase'
blur-method = "dual_kawase";

# strength of the blur
blur-strength = 5;

# windows to exclude from blur
blur-background-exclude = [
  "window_type = 'dock'",
  "window_type = 'desktop'",
  "class_g = 'Firefox'",
  "class_g ?= '.*Termite.*'"
];

##################################
# OPACITY RULES
##################################

# inactive windows are slightly dimmed
inactive-opacity = 0.90;

# active window full opacity
active-opacity = 1.0;

# opacity for override-redirect (eg dropdowns)
frame-opacity = 0.80;

# per-window opacity overrides
opacity-rule = [
  "90:class_g = 'URxvt'",
  "85:class_g = 'Alacritty'",
  "80:class_g = 'steam'",
  "75:class_g = 'discord'"
];

##################################
# OTHER EFFECTS
##################################

# dim background windows (if wanted)
# dim = true;
# dim-fixed = 0.2;
# dim-exclude = [];

# mark focused windows (outline)
# mark-wm-focused = true;
# mark-wm-focused-color = "#ff0000";

# blur on fullscreen (eg videos)
# blur-background-frame = true;

##################################
# EXCLUSIONS
##################################

# don't blur or shadow some windows
shadow-exclude = [
  "class_g = 'firefox'",
  "_NET_WM_STATE@:32a *= '_NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN'"
];
fading-exclude = [
  "class_g = 'Conky'",
  "class_g = 'plasmashell'"
];

##################################
# MISC
##################################

# detect inactive fullscreen and disable effects
detect-client-opacity = true;

# log file (for debugging)
log-file = "~/.cache/picom.log";

# log-level: trace, debug, info, warn, error
log-level = "info";