Can I use my own compton conf file?

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I am currently using Marco with Compton (set by Mate Tweak) and it is running really well. However, the default configuration does not include panel shadows or menu transparencies, which I like. Ordinarily, when I manually install Compton, I usually put a compton.conf file in my .config folder to enable all of the features I like. I have just taken a look in the .config folder (I am using UM 16.04), but I cannot find an existing compton.conf file. That being the case, I am unsure as to how to proceed. Do I put my own compton.conf file in there and, if so, will it override the current Compton settings unproblematically? Or, will it cause a wobble on the system?

I would appreciate any advice from the devs or anyone else in the know.

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By browsing the code on Bitbucket it appears you can simply override the default compton conf by dropping yours in ~/.config/marco-compton.conf

Here are the relevant lines from the source:

# Allow users to override the defaults by creating their own config
# for this wrapper.
if [ -f ${HOME}/.config/${WM}-compton.conf ]; then
    compton \
        --config ${HOME}/.config/${WM}-compton.conf &
else
    compton \ [...]

Cheers

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I just did as you suggested. It worked immediately. Outstanding advice. Thanks very much. Marked as solved…:slight_smile:

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I just made a tutorial in the tips section

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