#1 2025-01-05 19:17:02

Durhammer

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tint2 tooltips don't follow panel_layer=top setting

When panel_layer=top is set with otherwise transparent background view-through, the panel shows above a window that overlaps when autohide is enabled and you raise the panel. That's great. But tooltips don't show up over the window, only when the window is moved sufficiently far enough to the right (panel is left bottom only on primary monitor). Is there a way to make the tooltip show up over the overlapping window as the panel does? Or can the tooltip be configured to show up on top of the task icon?

novice

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Re: tint2 tooltips don't follow panel_layer=top setting

Can't think what could be causing that, I can't get it to happen. If I set layer=top, turn autohide on, and set background to transparent, the tooltips show in front of overlapping windows. Even if layer=bottom, the tooltips still show above windows. I can't see any setting for tooltips to alter that. Can you post the panel section of your tint2.rc file?

Durhammer

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Re: tint2 tooltips don't follow panel_layer=top setting

Thanks for the look, @novice! The panel code is below. Another thing, not sure if it makes any difference, I'm running in jwm window manager....

#-------------------------------------
# Panel
panel_items = PB:T:S:PPPPLP
panel_size = 100% 80
panel_margin = 0 0
panel_padding = 0 0 0 0
panel_background_id = 9
wm_menu = 1
panel_dock = 0
panel_pivot_struts = 0
panel_position = bottom left vertical
panel_layer = top
panel_monitor = primary
panel_shrink = 0
autohide = 1
autohide_show_timeout = 0
autohide_hide_timeout = 0.5
autohide_height = 4
strut_policy = follow_size
panel_window_name = tint2
disable_transparency = 0
mouse_effects = 1
font_shadow = 0
mouse_hover_icon_asb = 100 0 14
mouse_pressed_icon_asb = 100 9 -4
scale_relative_to_dpi = 50
scale_relative_to_screen_height = 50

novice

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Re: tint2 tooltips don't follow panel_layer=top setting

Your settings look much the same as mine, so I'm pretty sure it's not anything to do with tint2. Mine works fine with openbox so must be something jwm does differently. Can't help with that I'm afraid.

Durhammer

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Re: tint2 tooltips don't follow panel_layer=top setting

Are you using a compositor? I'm not. Wondering if that could make the difference.

novice

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Re: tint2 tooltips don't follow panel_layer=top setting

Possibly. I don't really delve into that stuff much, but I believe Bunsenlabs uses picom compositor.

Durhammer

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Re: tint2 tooltips don't follow panel_layer=top setting

Okay, not an issue with a compositor. Just logged back in to jwm and fired up compton (had removed picom) and (1) it didn't help with the issue and (2) its weird effects on window translucency reminded me why I stopped using it.