May 2007 - xmonad - Haskell.org

Issue 15 in project xmonad
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 31 May '07

31 May '07

Issue 15: Enter one-line summary http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=15 New issue report by tim.thelion: What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. install emacs 2. start emacs 3. paste: (x-focus-frame (window-frame (get-buffer-window "*Messages*" 'visible))) in the buffer that appears after you see the spash screen(you get it to go away by pressing any key) 4. Press C-x 5 2 (C=Control) 5. Move the newly created window to another workspace 6. press C-x C-b and then type *Messages* and press enter 7. go back to the first workspace 8. Go to the end of the line you pasted. 9. Press C-x C-e you will find that though the elisp only looks for windows that are not iconified. It still finds the window which is on another workspace What is the expected output? What do you see instead? Well I expected that this window manager would follow convention and mark windows that are not visible as iconified. What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? 0.2 on GNU-debian/Linux Please provide any additional information below. Issue attributes: Status: New Owner: ---- Labels: Type-Defect Priority-Medium -- 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: remove LOC cap (but still print count after tests)
by Jason Creighton 31 May '07

31 May '07

Wed May 30 22:34:17 MDT 2007 Jason Creighton <jcreigh(a)gmail.com> * remove LOC cap (but still print count after tests)

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Issue 14 in project xmonad
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 31 May '07

31 May '07

Issue 14: Workspace information to stdout http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=14 Comment #1 by dons00: (No comment was entered for this change.) Issue attribute updates: Labels: -Type-Defect Type-Enhancement -- 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 14 in project xmonad
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 31 May '07

31 May '07

Issue 14: Workspace information to stdout http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=14 New issue report by allen.suzie: In order for external status bars to print information about the window manager, look at how we can best pipe state information to an external process. For example: xmonad | dzen2 or via a named pipe? Should allow window titles, workspace data etc, to be displayed. Issue attributes: Status: New Owner: ---- Labels: Type-Defect Priority-Medium -- 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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ANNOUNCE: xmonad 0.2
by Spencer Janssen 31 May '07

31 May '07

The xmonad dev team is pleased to announce the 0.2 release of: xmonad: a tiling window manager http://xmonad.org About: Xmonad is a tiling window manager for X. Windows are arranged automatically to tile the screen without gaps or overlap, maximising screen use. All features of the window manager are accessible from the keyboard: a mouse is strictly optional, greatly increasing productivity in X. Xmonad is written and extensible in Haskell, and custom layout algorithms, and other extesions, may be implemented by the user in config files. Layouts may be applied dynamically, and separate layouts can be used on each workspace. A guiding principle of the user interface is predictability: users should know in advance precisely the window arrangement that will result from any action, leading to an intuitive user interface. Features: * Automatic window tiling and management * First class keyboard support: a mouse is unnecessary * Full multihead/Xinerama support * XRandR support to rotate, add or remove monitors * Per-workspace layout algorithms * Per-screen non-built in status bars, with arbitrary geometry * Dynamic restart/reconfigure preserving workspace state * Tiny code base (~500 lines of Haskell) * Fast, small and simple. No interpreters, no heavy extension languages Since 0.1, the following notable features and bug fixes have appeared: New features: * XRandR support, for dynamically adding, removing or rotating monitors * State-preserving dynamic restart * Popup, customisable status bar support * Multiple clients may appear in the master pane * mod-shift-j/k, to swap windows with their neighbours * mod-n, to resize windows * User-specified layout algorithms may be written in config files * All layouts may be 'mirrored' (rotated) * configurable window border size and colour Design changes: * Reimplemented core of xmonad with a 'zipper' data type to track focus by construction. We believe this is a first. * Use of Neil Mitchell's 'catch' program to verify pattern match safety * Use of ReaderT and StateT to partition read-only and modifiable values * Custom layout messages handled with open data type simulation * More QuickCheck properties Bug fixes: * numlock handling is fixed More information, screenshots, documentation and community resources are available from: http://xmonad.org Xmonad is available from hackage, and via darcs. Happy hacking! The Xmonad Team: Spencer Janssen Don Stewart Jason Creighton Xmonad has also received patches from: Alec Berryman Chris Mears Daniel Wagner David Glasser David Lazar David Roundy Joe Thornber Miikka Koskinen Neil Mitchell Nick Burlett Robert Marlow Sam Hughes Shae Erisson

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Reading material: elastic windows
by dons＠cse.unsw.edu.au 30 May '07

30 May '07

It came up in irc that having a fixed master concept is a bit of a hack. We really need more general mechanisms for tiling in the default 'tall' (or its mirror) mode. The default mode is too ad hoc ! :-) So, um, there's probably been UI research on this, right? Anyway, some interesting papers to read, http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/elastic-windows/ https://drum.umd.edu/dspace/bitstream/1903/439/2/CS-TR-3522.pdf http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/kandogan96elastic.html Also, "Vanishing Windowsa technique for adaptive window management" And from there we can probably find some other background reading for new tiling ideas. Removing limitations on what tiling forms can be achieved will be one of the main directions for the next release, I hope. -- Don

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darcs patch: log errors on executeFile in restart
by nburlett＠blizzard.ghs.com 30 May '07

30 May '07

Wed May 30 10:10:24 PDT 2007 nickburlett(a)mac.com * log errors on executeFile in restart I found it difficult to track down a problem in the restart code where xmonad was silently not restarting. This will log the error to stderr, which should show up in .xsession-errors

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Issue 13 in project xmonad
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 30 May '07

30 May '07

Issue 13: Windows not always hidden properly http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=13 New issue report by joe.thornber: 16:51 < ejt> sjanssen: what would expect to happen if you have a layout that returns just one (w, r) pair 16:51 < ejt> that is _not_ the full size of the screen ? 16:53 < sjanssen> ejt: the rect should go to that location. Does something bad happen? 16:54 < ejt> http://lambda-software.com/spiral/bug.png 16:54 < ejt> there should only be one window visible (the column on the left) 16:55 < sjanssen> I know what's going on there 16:55 < ejt> the three along the bottom are from the previous layout 16:55 < ejt> (ejtWide) 16:55 < ejt> so you need to hide all windows 16:55 < sjanssen> we have plans to change refresh/windows to diff the list of visible windows each refresh and hide 16:56 < sjanssen> wanna file a bug report so we don't lose track of it? 16:56 < ejt> switching to a different workspace and back fixes it Issue attributes: Status: New Owner: ---- Labels: Type-Defect Priority-Medium -- 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 12 in project xmonad
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 30 May '07

30 May '07

Issue 12: Support _NET_WM_STRUT property for status bar programs http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=12 New issue report by dons00: No need to manually compute 'gap' values if they're available from this property. Issue attributes: Status: New Owner: dons00 Labels: Type-Enhancement Priority-Medium -- 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 10 in project xmonad
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 30 May '07

30 May '07

Issue 10: UI idea: hide 'n' windows. http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=10 Comment #1 by dons00: (No comment was entered for this change.) Issue attribute updates: Labels: -Type-Defect Type-Enhancement -- 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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