diff --git a/modules/backlight/popup.lua b/modules/backlight/popup.lua
index 81d9fe2..6f885bc 100644
--- a/modules/backlight/popup.lua
+++ b/modules/backlight/popup.lua
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ return function(s)
 			bottom = beautiful.dpi(10),
 			widget = wibox.container.margin
 		},
-		bg ="#000000CC",
+		bg ="#000000FF",
 		widget = wibox.container.background,
 		ontop = true,
 		visible = true,
diff --git a/modules/backlight/widget.lua b/modules/backlight/widget.lua
index 1c1fe86..41f5987 100755
--- a/modules/backlight/widget.lua
+++ b/modules/backlight/widget.lua
@@ -53,12 +53,10 @@ widget.widget = wibox.widget {
 
 widget.widget:connect_signal("mouse::enter", function(result)
 	widget.widget.bg = beautiful.color.bar.hover_bg
-	awesome.emit_signal("module::backlight:popup_show_stay")
 end)
 
 widget.widget:connect_signal("mouse::leave", function(result)
 	widget.widget.bg = beautiful.color.transparent
-	awesome.emit_signal("module::backlight:popup_show")
 end)
 
 widget.widget:connect_signal("button::press",
@@ -70,6 +68,8 @@ widget.widget:connect_signal("button::press",
 		elseif (button == 5) then
 			backlight.backlight_down(config.backlight.scroll_step)
 		end
+
+		awesome.emit_signal("module::backlight:popup_show_stay")
 	end
 )
 
diff --git a/modules/picom/picom.conf b/modules/picom/picom.conf
index 719d782..8e63d6c 100644
--- a/modules/picom/picom.conf
+++ b/modules/picom/picom.conf
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ shadow-opacity = 0;
 // Enable fading initially.
 // Finer config is in fade-exclude.
 fading = true
-fade-in-step = 0.04;
+fade-in-step = 0.1;
 fade-out-step = 0.03;
-fade-delta = 10;
+fade-delta = 5;
 
 fade-exclude = [
 	"class_g != 'awesome'"
diff --git a/modules/volume/popup.lua b/modules/volume/popup.lua
index 7a8aa54..91c14c0 100644
--- a/modules/volume/popup.lua
+++ b/modules/volume/popup.lua
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ return function(s)
 			bottom = beautiful.dpi(10),
 			widget = wibox.container.margin
 		},
-		bg ="#000000CC",
+		bg ="#000000FF",
 		widget = wibox.container.background,
 		ontop = true,
 		visible = true,
diff --git a/modules/volume/widget.lua b/modules/volume/widget.lua
index 88d0e5b..cc6ed6d 100755
--- a/modules/volume/widget.lua
+++ b/modules/volume/widget.lua
@@ -70,12 +70,10 @@ widget.widget = wibox.widget {
 
 widget.widget:connect_signal("mouse::enter", function(result)
 	widget.widget.bg = beautiful.color.bar.hover_bg
-	awesome.emit_signal("module::volume:popup_show_stay")
 end)
 
 widget.widget:connect_signal("mouse::leave", function(result)
 	widget.widget.bg = beautiful.color.transparent
-	awesome.emit_signal("module::volume:popup_show")
 end)
 
 widget.widget:connect_signal("button::press",
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ widget.widget:connect_signal("button::press",
 		elseif (button == 5) then
 			volume.volume_down(config.volume.scroll_step)
 		end
-		awesome.emit_signal("module::volume:popup_update")
+		awesome.emit_signal("module::volume:popup_show_stay")
 	end
 )