Well...yes and no.

The first checkmark represents the main (default) layout. It's always open (chosen). The other 3 are optional. So if you only use one pane, it's always going to be that main one...it's the one in the upper left corner. Yes, you can set each to have different folder view settings without it affecting the others.

I don't know why it uses checkmarks instead of numbers...I actually wondered that myself when I first started using it.

Hi Ron! Sorry that I couldn't respond sooner...

First, I recently switched from PCManFM to SpaceFM in all Miyo builds. It seems like I recall an option in PCManFM for setting a folder's view...so I would assume you could possibly have compact in most folders and icon in pictures and videos, but I can't say for sure. The only way that I know to accomplish this in SpaceFM is...

SpaceFM allows up to 4 panes. Each pane can be set up how you want it, and it will retain those settings. So, a user could dedicate one pane with 2 tabs...one tab for the pictures folder and the other tab for the Videos folder. Set that pane to the icon view but leave the main pane as compact (or detailed).

Not perfect, but it works.

Now, may I ask a few questions, because I'm not exactly sure what you're describing at the end of your post.

Are you saying that in the future, you may possibley leave Mate behind and use Miyo as-is, or are you saying that you just don't want as much "stuff" to remove when you install Mate?

What is it about Miyo that has encouraged you to use it? Is it due to being able to install only the applications that you want on your system? I ask that for one main reason...you can accomplish the same thing with a Devuan netinstall.

I would gladly write out the instructions (or make a video) on how to accomplish that, and in the future, you could build your own minimal Mate and add only what you want on it...if you want to continue using Mate that is. Also, the full Mate desktop is an available option during installation on the ASCII releases.

I'm not trying to get you not to use Miyo by any means, and I'm very thankful to you for using it.

The only thing is that installation takes a good bit longer than a Miyo installation.

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Look at the compton.conf file...

There should be a line for fade-in...or fade-in-step

It's probably something like...

fade-in-step = 0.03

...or something similar.

Edit it to a lower number (0.00 would be no fade in) and see if that helps.

Also, depending on which compton.conf I included in the Miyo you're using, there may be a line for no fading at all (opening or closing windows), if it's there, edit the line...

fading = true

to...

fading = false

There should be several options available for fading that you can play around with until you find what works best for you.

EDITED TO ADD: I posted this after you found the line.

While working on the 64 bit version, I realized two minor insignificant things that need to be changed in the 32 bit version, so I will be releasing it again. They in no way affect the system. One was simply a word change in the Live User Notes (Internet instead of Network), and the other is due to a change that I had made in the Welcome Screen. Due to that change, the Live User Notes aren't deleted after installation, because I neglected to also change the installer's excludes list to reflect that change. I hope to have the new 32 bit uploaded this evening and the 64 bit uploaded by the end of the week.

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Sorry Ron...I lost my connection.

In looking at the compton.conf file, what does it show for "backend"... glx or xrender ?

Try substituting one with the other to see if that helps. Then again, seems as though my memory recalls that Mate works best with Compiz for compositing...which I'm not sure is available in Devuan. (I'm on my phone and can't check).

Ron, I no longer have a miyo mate since working on miyo awesome...so this is guess work.

Do you have any type of compositing enabled?

Miyo came with Compton and a compton config file. I don't remember, but does Mate have a native "run command"? If so...and if you haven't removed compton (or the configuration file), open the run command and type in --> compton

This should also work with the terminal (leave the terminal open if you have to use it for the test).

With compton now running, see if you experience screen tearing. If not, we'll need to figure out how to add compton to autostart in Mate.