March 2009 - xmonad - Haskell.org

Segfault
by Jim Burton 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Hi, I'm using xmonad 0.8.1, GHC 6.10, Ubuntu intrepid, and every now and then I get an X error immediately after logging in and am bounced back to the login screen. Logging in again normally works fine. Here is .xsession-errors from one of those occasions: /etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup... Setting IM through im-switch for locale=en_GB. Start IM through /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/all_ALL linked to /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/default. /home/jim/.xsession: line 9: 5756 Segmentation fault $CABAL_BIN/xmonad ############### And here is my .xinitrc: #!/usr/bin/env bash xsetroot -cursor_name top_left_arrow -solid gray30 CABAL_BIN=/home/jim/.cabal/bin $CABAL_BIN/xmobar & gnome-settings-daemon & numlockx on & unclutter & $CABAL_BIN/xmonad ################ The line .xsession-errors refers to is the last one, which launches xmonad. What's going on? Thanks, -- Jim Burton

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Swing and keyboard
by Kendall Shaw 05 Apr '09

05 Apr '09

Hi, I have to use some applications that use swing, e.g. intellij IDEA. Sometimes the keyboard stops working for them. I have both AMT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit environment variable and I have setWMName "LG3D" in Hooks/EwmhDesktops.hs, but I still have the keyboard problem. Are there any other work arounds? Kendall

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Property vs Query Bool
by Konstantin Sobolev 01 Apr '09

01 Apr '09

Hello I'm trying to implement my own LayoutClass which mixes the ideas of IM and CombineTwo. It has to contain some predicate as a part of it's state, which will tell where to put new windows. As I see IM uses WindowProperties for this purpose, but I wouldn't like to use it for 2 reasons: 1. Property essentially duplicates Query Bool. 2. Property isn't flexible enough. For instance, I can't match a window by title substring, while I can easily do it with Query. However, there's one problem (and I guess that's why Property was introduced): Query doesn't derive Read and Show, and as far as I understand it's not so easy to implement them. So what should I use, Query Bool with empty (Read, Show) implementations, losing state between restarts; or Property losing flexibility that I'd like to have? Thanks.

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Issue 177 in xmonad: xmonad does not follow ICCCM and ignores WM_TAKE_FOCUS protocol
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '09

Comment #9 on issue 177 by ccshan(a)rutgers.edu: xmonad does not follow ICCCM and ignores WM_TAKE_FOCUS protocol http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=177 Another success story: matlab 7.8.0.347 (2009a) on xmonad 0.8.1. -- 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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XFT support in Debian package
by Joachim Breitner 29 Mar '09

29 Mar '09

Hi, not sure if anybody is waiting for this or needs this (I thought I heard some ask for it), but I just uploaded a new version of xmonad-contrib to Debian that is built with XFT support. If you are not on amd64 it might take a short while until it is built for your architecture. Greetings, Joachim -- Joachim "nomeata" Breitner Debian Developer nomeata(a)debian.org | ICQ# 74513189 | GPG-Keyid: 4743206C JID: nomeata(a)joachim-breitner.de | http://people.debian.org/~nomeata

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Issue 284 in xmonad: raiseNextMaybe (XMonad.Actions.WindowGo) only cycles through matching windows from 2 workspaces
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

Comment #1 on issue 284 by vogt.adam: raiseNextMaybe (XMonad.Actions.WindowGo) only cycles through matching windows from 2 workspaces http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=284 I recall some progress about this issue in #xmonad, did it get to the point where your changes could be pushed to contrib? -- 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 274 in xmonad: Please provide link to sources in documentation
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

Comment #1 on issue 274 by vogt.adam: Please provide link to sources in documentation http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=274 The solution is to buid the docs with: > cabal haddock --hyperlink-source or > runghc Setup haddock --hyperlink-source But this issue strikes other libraries too (check out recent uploads to hackage), so maybe the solution is a change in the defaults for cabal or haddock. I've filed a feature request to that end for cabal here: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/534 -- 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: More configurability for Layout.NoBorders (typeclass m...
by Adam Vogt 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

Wed Mar 25 01:02:06 EDT 2009 Adam Vogt <vogt.adam(a)gmail.com> * More configurability for Layout.NoBorders (typeclass method) This method uses a typeclass to pass a function to the layoutmodifier. It is flexible, but a bit indirect and perhaps the flexibility is not required.

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Patch: Add XMonad.Actions.PhysicalScreens
by Nelson Elhage 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

I use xmonad on my laptop, which I carry around everywhere and often plug into several different external monitors. Depending on where I am, these monitors are positioned differently relative to my laptop display, so I prefer to be able to think of them in terms of their physical layout, rather than screen ID. The attached patch implements a module that allows for naming screens by relative layout, as well as functions to switch to a given screen or move a window there. I'm open to changes to the names or implementation. - Nelson

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Regarding gsoc: compositing support
by Adam Vogt 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

The project outlined by dons' Ticket #1548 would be interesting to work on and / or see finished, but the task seems pretty intimidating. I have not done any ffi bindings, and from a bit of browsing through the compiz sources reveals quite a bit of complexity (most of which is orthogonal to what we want?). Also, I'm a bit concerned that this project would not be accepted because it doesn't specifically help the haskell community. Lastly, what does it mean that: > Mentor: not-accepted Is there anything that I could do to change that? Regards, Adam

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