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Dwm Optimizations โ€‹

Dwm tweaks (patch or config.h)Description
Border width = 1Thin borders only
Gaps = 0No gaps anywhere (set both inner and outer to 0)
Swallow patchEnable swallowing โ€“ terminal eats compile windows, saves GPU
Hide vacant tagsTags with no windows disappear โ€“ cleaner bar
No animationsdwm has zero built-in animations โ€“ already perfect
No transparencyAll colors solid (no alpha)
Bar height = 18Tiny bar โ€“ less redraw
Font: fixed or terminus 8Tiny bitmap font โ€“ zero GPU cost
Picom: shadow = falseNo shadows
Picom: fading = falseNo fades
Picom: blur = noneBlur off
Picom: corner-radius = 0Sharp corners
Picom flags: --vsync --glx-no-stencilMinimal compositing
AQ_NO_MODIFIERS=1Fixes stuttering
RADV_PERFTEST=nggc,rt,scoEnables Next Generation Geometry Culling, Rasterizer Toggle and Shader Cache Optimizations