November 2007 - xmonad

xmonad in Ubuntu
by Maurício 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

Hi, Does anyone tried xmonad in Ubuntu? Do you have a guide on how to try it without having problems that can be solved by just going back to metacity? I understand nothing about X configuration files, and I would like not to mess with anything that could break the default system. Should I wait (maybe, for an Ubuntu package)? Can I try xmonad now? Thanks, Maurício

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Issue 85 in xmonad: xmonad.hs and XMonad.hs clash on HFS filesystems
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

Issue 85: xmonad.hs and XMonad.hs clash on HFS filesystems http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=85 Comment #1 by valery.vv: But we have Config.hs as well, don't we? -- vvv -- You received this message because you are listed in the owner or CC fields of this issue, or because you starred this issue. You may adjust your issue notification preferences at: http://code.google.com/hosting/settings

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Issue 85 in xmonad: xmonad.hs and XMonad.hs clash on HFS filesystems
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

Issue 85: xmonad.hs and XMonad.hs clash on HFS filesystems http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=85 New issue report by dons00: We can't use xmonad.hs as the config file name, as it classes on case-insensitive file systems with XMonad.hs, confusing GHC. Use config.hs Issue attributes: Status: Accepted Owner: dons00 Labels: Type-Defect Priority-High Milestone-Release0.5 -- You received this message because you are listed in the owner or CC fields of this issue, or because you starred this issue. You may adjust your issue notification preferences at: http://code.google.com/hosting/settings

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darcs patch: Change the type of properties from Word3... (and 1 more)
by David Roundy 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

Hi all, This is a couple of patches that require that Mats' patch to X11 also be applied (which is why I'm not pushing them). It fixes avoidStruts (and presumably the rest of ManageDocks) for me on x86-64. David Thu Nov 1 15:27:30 EDT 2007 Mats Jansborg <mats(a)jansb.org> * Change the type of properties from Word32 to CLong Thu Nov 8 14:23:18 EST 2007 David Roundy <droundy(a)darcs.net> * fix types to work with Mats fix to X11.

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darcs patch: code to define a strut-avoiding layout.
by David Roundy 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

Hi all, This is an amend-recorded version of my avoidStruts layout modifier, which crashes on my machine (but probably works on 32-bit machines). I've just gotten rid of some of the debug output. David Tue Oct 23 18:00:25 EDT 2007 David Roundy <droundy(a)darcs.net> * code to define a strut-avoiding layout.

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noob: Help me pipe output of XMonadContrib.DynamicLog to dzen?
by Ralph E. Carter 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

I have dzen2 running in the slot, displaying a date. I have this in my Config.hs: import XMonadContrib.DynamicLog logHook = dynamicLog http://www.xmonad.org/haddock/XMonadContrib-DynamicLog.html says: Log events in: 1 2 [3] 4 8 format. Suitable to pipe into dzen. (Log? Where?) I have studied http://dzen.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/README, but can't figure out how to do this. Thank you. _________________________________________________________________ Peek-a-boo FREE Tricks & Treats for You! http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us

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darcs patch: make keyActions and buttonActions dynamically modifiable.
by David Roundy 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

Hi all, Here's a small patch that breaks none of XMC, but allows us to easily write toggling keybindings. It also allows to remove keybinding dynamically, which also seems like a useful concept. It'll be more useful if we extend the map to also include help information, so we can present the user with a runtime summary of keybindings. But in any case, this patch by itself allows useful new functionality. I see little benefit in making the mouse bindings dynamically modifyable, but no harm either. And if we allow people to experiment with this, they may come up with something. David Thu Nov 8 08:04:23 PST 2007 David Roundy <droundy(a)darcs.net> * make keyActions and buttonActions dynamically modifiable. This makes possible simple self-modifying toggle keybindings, the removal of keybindings, etc. Given that we were already storing a duplicate reference to these maps, I see no downside to allowing extensions to modify them.

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Using XMonad as a Gnome window manager
by Kai Grossjohann 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

I've successfully set up XMonad as a Gnome window manager. Thanks for the good work that made this possible! But you give me a finger and I want your hand :-) Specifically, the Gnome pager shows which workspace I'm in, but clicking on the Gnome pager to switch to another workspace doesn't. Furthermore, I added a window list button to the panel, but selecting a window from the list to switch to it does nothing. This is on a pre-0.4 darcs snapshot. Kai

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Issue 84 in xmonad: Do our own recompilation checker
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

Issue 84: Do our own recompilation checker http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=84 New issue report by dons00: Invoking GHC to check if xmonad.hs needs recompiling is too expensive to go with for the release. Do our own timestamp check. Code for this is in hs-plugins already. Issue attributes: Status: Accepted Owner: dons00 Labels: Type-Defect Priority-Critical Milestone-Release0.5 -- You received this message because you are listed in the owner or CC fields of this issue, or because you starred this issue. You may adjust your issue notification preferences at: http://code.google.com/hosting/settings

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Changes in the dev branch: xmonad can now be configured without recompiling the src!
by Don Stewart 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

Just an update on what's been happening in the development branch of xmonad. This is a quick summary of changes that will affect those who follow the darcs branch. The big merge is done, thanks to David for prototyping, and Spencer for kicking the types into shape! xmonad from darcs now builds as a library, as does the extension library. The (very) good news: * xmonad can be reconfigured without having to recompile the source! * multiple xmonad instances on a system can use different config settings * the contrib library builds as a normal library * Config.hs now lives in ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs * configuration is now much simpler and shorter. My 100 line Config.hs is now around 5 lines, with the same result in particular point one was the key technical issue which made xmonad not quite a first class citizen on unix -- it had to be recompiled to be reconfigured. Those days are now passed. The bad news: * the format and location of Config.hs has changed slightly, meaning you'll have to edit your ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs if you follow the darcs branch (and the upcoming 0.5 release) * documentation is now a little out of date. * xmonad now requires Cabal 1.2, which you can get with ghc 6.8, or from hackage.haskell.org Some initial examples of the ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs configuration system are appearing on the wiki, http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/Xmonad/Config_archive and if you port your old Config.hs across to the new xmonad.hs style, please consider uploading both old and new to the wiki, to make it easier for others. Other documentation is likely to be out of date. If people have suggestions on how best to migrate users from the old to the new configuration system, I'd love to hear it. -- Don

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