Change panel-menu effects (make it look like current GNOME's)

[noc]

Hello community!

The new effects on Cinnamon's panel menus - that look like KDE's (introduced in cinnamon 3.2 if I am right?) have always been choppy on my system, ruining part of an otherwise fluid experience with my desktop. I have been wondering if (and how) this could be changed in any config file, so I can revert the effects back to the original which worked like a charm (the same effect that GNOME uses for its panel menus too).

Any suggestion would be highly appreciated!

[Cosmo.]

Which effect to you exactly mean?

[noc]

Thank you for your interest. Take a look at this video: https://www.linuxmint.com/pictures/scre ... _menus.mp4
I wonder if this effect can be reverted to the previous animation that Cinnamon used for its menus, as seen at 1:52 on this video: https://youtu.be/ToFhMxgoFFg?t=1m52s

[JosephM]

You can't. Not unless you want to rewrite the js code that handles the menu animations.

[noc]

So, I need to change the code and recompile Cinnamon? Or is it a settings file that can be modified on the fly?

[noc]

Which is the file that handles the menu effects? I will try to replace it with Cinnamon's 3.0 js file to see if I can revert back the smooth effects.

[JosephM]

Which is the file that handles the menu effects? I will try to replace it with Cinnamon's 3.0 js file to see if I can revert back the smooth effects.

You can't do that. It is way more involved. Part of the reason it was changed was to remove a lot overly complex code for drawing and placing the pointer. It's across multiple files. Doing what you are talking about will just cause since to break horribly.

[smurphos]

So, I need to change the code and recompile Cinnamon? Or is it a settings file that can be modified on the fly?

Have you tried adjusting settings in the Cinnamon Effects settings module to see if you can get satisfactory experience? Specifically turning off 'Effects on menus'.



cinnamon-settings effects to launch from the terminal or search Effects in the menu.

[noc]

Which is the file that handles the menu effects? I will try to replace it with Cinnamon's 3.0 js file to see if I can revert back the smooth effects.

You can't do that. It is way more involved. Part of the reason it was changed was to remove a lot overly complex code for drawing and placing the pointer. It's across multiple files. Doing what you are talking about will just cause since to break horribly.

Ouch.. However, thanks again for your interest. As you explained, it's something that cannot be changed easily, probably not at all. Would it be viable to implement a set of menu effects too in the next version of Cinnamon (on Mint 19.1)? No need for the pointer part, just a smooth animation that would not feel laggy in an otherwise fluid and pleasantly smooth desktop experience.

[noc]

So, I need to change the code and recompile Cinnamon? Or is it a settings file that can be modified on the fly?

Have you tried adjusting settings in the Cinnamon Effects settings module to see if you can get satisfactory experience? Specifically turning off 'Effects on menus'.



cinnamon-settings effects to launch from the terminal or search Effects in the menu.

I have tried to disable the menu effects too, which partially solves the problem. However, it also disables animations for right-click menus. Probably I'll turn it off and live with it