August 2010 - xmonad - Haskell.org

Re: Issue 250 in xmonad: skype video window is missing buttons.
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 31 Aug '10

31 Aug '10

Comment #4 on issue 250 by kaeso.box: skype video window is missing buttons. http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=250 I'm experiencing the exact same problem. I'm not sure who is at fault here, but skype can be really fixed by us, so I'd like to see if possible a workaround in xmonad. This is what xprop says about that video-chat window: _NET_WM_ICON_GEOMETRY(CARDINAL) = 34, 744, 183, 24 _NET_WM_DESKTOP(CARDINAL) = 1 XKLAVIER_STATE(INTEGER) = 0, 0 WM_STATE(WM_STATE): window state: Normal icon window: 0x0 _NET_WM_USER_TIME(CARDINAL) = 1009914662 _NET_WM_ICON(CARDINAL) = Icon (48 x 48): [...Big icon removed here...] XdndAware(ATOM) = BITMAP _MOTIF_DRAG_RECEIVER_INFO(_MOTIF_DRAG_RECEIVER_INFO) = 0x6c, 0x0, 0x5, 0xf6, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x10, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0 _NET_WM_NAME(UTF8_STRING) = 0x31, 0x36, 0x3a, 0x34, 0x38, 0x20, 0x7c, 0x20, 0x43, 0x6f, 0x6e, 0x76, 0x65, 0x72, 0x73, 0x61, 0x7a, 0x69, 0x6f, 0x6e, 0x65, 0x20, 0x63, 0x6f, 0x6e, 0x20, 0x6c, 0x61, 0x5f, 0x69, 0x61, 0x70, 0x69 WM_CLIENT_LEADER(WINDOW): window id # 0x3200004 WM_WINDOW_ROLE(STRING) = "CallWindowForm" _NET_WM_PID(CARDINAL) = 25205 _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE(ATOM) = _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL _MOTIF_WM_HINTS(_MOTIF_WM_HINTS) = 0x3, 0x3c, 0x7a, 0x0, 0x0 WM_PROTOCOLS(ATOM): protocols WM_DELETE_WINDOW, WM_TAKE_FOCUS, _NET_WM_PING WM_NAME(STRING) = "16:48 | Conversazione con echo-it" WM_LOCALE_NAME(STRING) = "it_IT.UTF-8" WM_CLASS(STRING) = "skype", "Skype" WM_HINTS(WM_HINTS): Client accepts input or input focus: True Initial state is Normal State. bitmap id # to use for icon: 0x320000c window id # of group leader: 0x3200004 WM_NORMAL_HINTS(WM_SIZE_HINTS): user specified size: 294 by 253 program specified size: 294 by 253 program specified minimum size: 344 by 325 program specified maximum size: 344 by 325 window gravity: NorthWest WM_CLIENT_MACHINE(STRING) = "myhost" WM_COMMAND(STRING) = { "skype" } Is something wrong here? May I attach something more detailed (what)?

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xmonad-x86_64-linux zero length ...
by Jim Cheetham 31 Aug '10

31 Aug '10

Recently (since I replaced two 19" monitors with 23" widescreen ones) my XMonad window manager fails to startup (and gnome fails as well) in an odd way that's almost indescribable (I sort-of get the desktop background images badly positioned with one of them showing the red border, and nothing else) -- and I noticed that the xmonad-x86_64-linux file in ~./xmonad is zero length. Also a syslogged message from gnome mentions problems :- daemon.log:Sep 1 06:34:33 roro gnome-session[1492]: WARNING: Application 'xmonad.desktop' failed to register before timeout It looks like most of the files in ~/.xmonad are created around login time, so I'm guessing something has gone wrong with compiling my xmonad.hs -- but not every time, just sometimes. Possibly related to when I've been using my laptop with the normal single screen, and then later start up (cold boot) connected to dual external monitors on my desk, but not all the time. The other possibility is that the DBus hook I have in there (not understood, just cargo-coded from the web) is causing issues ... jim@roro:~/ISOs$ ls -l /home/jim/.xmonad/ total 7140 -rw-r--r-- 1 jim jim 2290 2010-08-30 09:52 revxmonad.png -rw-r--r-- 1 jim jim 0 2010-09-01 06:37 xmonad.errors -rw-r--r-- 1 jim jim 3715 2010-09-01 06:37 xmonad.hi -rw-r--r-- 1 jim jim 6531 2010-08-30 09:51 xmonad.hs -rw-r--r-- 1 jim jim 115440 2010-09-01 06:37 xmonad.o -rwxr-xr-x 1 jim jim 7172303 2010-09-01 06:37 xmonad-x86_64-linux Now, I could work around this by deleting these generated files, say at system boot time ... but that seems a little wasteful. I'd rather fix whatever is causing the problem in the first place ... This is the Ubuntu 10.04 packaged version of Xmonad, and I'd rather stick with the packaged version than have manually compiled code on the machine ... jim@roro:~/.xmonad$ dpkg -l |grep xmonad ii libghc6-xmonad-contrib-dev 0.9.1-1 Extensions to xmonad ii libghc6-xmonad-contrib-doc 0.9.1-1 Extensions to xmonad; documentation ii libghc6-xmonad-dev 0.9.1-2 A lightweight X11 window manager ii libghc6-xmonad-doc 0.9.1-2 A lightweight X11 window manager; documentation ii xmonad 0.9.1-2 A lightweight X11 window manager Bits of xmonad.hs that might be relevant ... {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-} -- required in order to say \(e::SomeException) in E.catch import XMonad hiding ((|||)) -- get this from LayoutCombinators instead -- For the DBus connectivity to xmonad-log-applet in the gnome-panel import System.IO import Control.Exception as E import Control.Monad import DBus import DBus.Connection import DBus.Message main :: IO () -- main = do main = withConnection Session $ \ dbus -> do spawn "notify-send -i /home/jim/.xmonad/revxmonad.png XMonad 'display manager reload'" getWellKnownName dbus xmonad $ gnomeConfig { modMask = mod4Mask -- Use the WindowsLogo key as the mod- key -- , terminal = "gnome-terminal" -- set by Config.Gnome -- , terminal = "xterm" , manageHook = manageDocks <+> manageHook gnomeConfig , layoutHook = showWName myLayout , XMonad.workspaces = myWorkspaces , logHook = dynamicLogWithPP $ defaultPP { ppOutput = myOutput dbus , ppOrder = \(ws:l:t:_) -> [l,ws,t] , ppTitle = pangoColor "#eeeeee" . shorten 54 . wrap "[" "]"-- Title of the active window , ppCurrent = pangoColor "#eeeeee" . wrap "" "" -- The currently active workspace , ppVisible = pangoColor "#cccccc" . wrap "" "" -- Workspaces on other visible monitors , ppHidden = pangoColor "#aaaaaa" . wrap "" "" -- Workspaces currently not visible , ppUrgent = pangoColor "red" . wrap "!" "!" -- +ppHidden } } -- Set up the connection to DBus -- This retry is really awkward, but sometimes DBus won't let us get our -- name unless we retry a couple times. getWellKnownName :: Connection -> IO () getWellKnownName dbus = E.catch (tryGetName) (\(e::SomeException) -> getWellKnownName dbus) where tryGetName = do namereq <- newMethodCall serviceDBus pathDBus interfaceDBus "RequestName" addArgs namereq [String "org.xmonad.Log", Word32 5] sendWithReplyAndBlock dbus namereq 0 return () -- Output logger stuff into dbus myOutput dbus str = do let str' = " " ++ str ++ "" str'' = sanitize str' msg <- newSignal "/org/xmonad/Log" "org.xmonad.Log" "Update" addArgs msg [String str''] E.catch (send dbus msg 0) (\(e::SomeException) -> do return 0) -- ignore send errors, it wasn't that important return ()

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dzen not restarting
by Tony Morris 31 Aug '10

31 Aug '10

Hello, I recently started toying with dzen and I really like it however, where I mod-q it doesn't restart and I have to kill X to get it back. This happens on two different machines with the same xmonad.hs which is http://paste.pocoo.org/show/255308/ Tips appreciated. -- Tony Morris http://tmorris.net/

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background applications
by Eric Abrahamsen 30 Aug '10

30 Aug '10

I've recently set up xmonad on Ubuntu 10.04, and I think it's a testament to xmonad's ease of use that after only three days, the biggest problem I'm having is this: I've got some applications that are run at startup, including Skype. Under gnome (or do I mean metacity?) Skype shows up only in the system tray, no window. Under xmonad, Skype runs (if someone calls me a floating window appears), but since it has no window I seem to have no means of interacting with it. Is there some way I can call it up? Or at worst, have it start with an actual window? I'm trying to get a handle on the different "levels" that xmonad can run at: either within gnome, or instead of gnome... is that right? Currently I start out by selecting xmonad as my session at the gdm login page, and the operative file is /usr/share/xsessions/xmonad.desktop, rather than /usr/share/applications/xmonad.desktop. Anyway, any pointers (either purely practical, or more conceptual) would be welcome! Eric

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normal (rather than greedy) view: disable screen-focus switching?
by Lara Michaels 30 Aug '10

30 Aug '10

Dear all, Following the FAQ I have disabled greedy view, so that when I ask xmonad to show a workspace on a screen that is currently visible (on a different screen) the two workspaces don't get toggled. This works very well for me, but I would prefer if xmonad would NOT switch the focus to the other screen when I do so. Did this make any sense? What I mean is that if - the two screens are currently displaying workspaces 1 (on the left) and 2 (on the right) - I have the focus on the left-hand-side screen on my desk - I ask xmonad to take me to workspace 2 [which is already being shown on the other screen] I would like xmonad to do absolutely nothing. Using normal view as indicated in the FAQ, this behavior makes xmonad switch focus to the right-hand-side screen (where workspace 1 is being displayed). If there is a snippet of Haskell code I can use to do this, that would be amazing. Many thanks for any help! : ) ~l

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Issue 336 in xmonad: xmonad won't start: Irrefutable pattern failed for pattern (Data.Maybe.Just nbc_)
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 26 Aug '10

26 Aug '10

Status: New Owner: ---- New issue 336 by flazzarino: xmonad won't start: Irrefutable pattern failed for pattern (Data.Maybe.Just nbc_) http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=336 What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. last line of ~/.xinitrc: exec /Users/franco/.cabal/bin/xmonad What is the expected output? What do you see instead? I expect to have xmonad launch but i get this error in console 11/13/09 2:36:51 PM org.x.startx[7572] xmonad-i386-darwin: XMonad/Main.hsc:(82,14)-(84,41): Irrefutable pattern failed for pattern (Data.Maybe.Just nbc_) What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? xmonad 0.9 (installed via cabal) ghc-version (6.10.4) installed via the package OSX 10.6.2 (Snow Leopard) Are you using an xmonad.hs? Please attach it and the output of "xmonad --recompile". import XMonad main = xmonad defaultConfig #no output Please provide any additional information below. on a mailing list i've seen hints that X cannot support the colors gray and red but i'm using a very stock snow leopard X11, only fullscreen is turned on -- 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 382 in xmonad: fontforge should by default open stacked
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 26 Aug '10

26 Aug '10

Status: New Owner: ---- New issue 382 by artistenator: fontforge should by default open stacked http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=382 What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. open up fontforge 2. 3. What is the expected output? What do you see instead? gimp automatically opens in stacking mode, as that is gimp's natural environment. fontforge, which has a similar interface, should too. instead xmonad tiles it. Please use labels and text to provide additional information. If this error is due to a module from XMonadContrib, please tag this issue with 'Component-Contrib' below. -- 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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Re: [xmonad] Stump like behavior...
by Norbert Zeh 25 Aug '10

25 Aug '10

You should probably reply to list instead of me because the XMonad gurus are there. I think what you want to do can be done using sublayouts and/or layout combinators, but I never cared enough to try to figure out a way to use them in a way I liked. That's why I think someone with more experience with those things is more qualified to answer your questions. - Norbert Sean Charles [2010.08.25 1609 +0100]: > On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:04:08 -0300, Norbert Zeh <nzeh(a)cs.dal.ca> wrote: > > Sean Charles [2010.08.25 1313 +0100]: > >> > >> > >> I have now tried the Roledex layout, this is nearly exactly what I want > >> except that I want each window to be fullscreen rather than stacked the > >> way > >> it does... I am going to get the source code for this and modify it so > >> that > >> each window is the same size as the screen... it will be a good way > into > >> both Haskell and xmonad. > > > > If you want the windows to be fullscreen, then you can use > > XMonad.Layout.Full. This shows one window at a time and allows you to > > flip through the open windows. Your initial post didn't sound like you > > wanted fullscreen, though. > > Correct. I want the standard tiling behaviour but with the added ability > to open a new application in the current window but to stack them as I've > said. Then I want a key binding to just rotate them back and forwards > in-situ, like Alt+J/K but it moves to next next/previous application. > > I don't think there is anything exactly like I want... would 'sub-layouts' > help me here by allowing me to embed one layout within another? I really > have zero knowledge of xmonad internals right now but I am going to try to > write this thing myself! > > :) > Thanks > Sean Charles. > > > > > - Norbert > > > >> > >> Thanks for the pointers, > >> If I get the result I > >> want I will publish it / give it back / etc > >> > >> :) > >> > >> On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 > >> 11:48:15 +0100, Sean Charles wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> Being a long time LISP/Stump > >> user I migrated to xmonad about eight months ago and I am totally > hooked, > >> just bought 'Real World Haskell' and determined to 'get into it' ASAP!! > >> Awesome. > >> > >> I've read around the list but I can't see what I am after, > >> prepared to write it myself if I have too... in stump you can create a > >> new > >> application in the same frame as the current one and then rotate > between > >> them; a circular queue of windows with the topmost one being the active > >> one. > >> > >> Can xmonad do this out of the box or with some nifty configuration > >> applied to xmonad.hs ? > >> > >> When I have a main window with firefox running and > >> three smaller ones stacked beloe with pork, mutt and a shell open, I > >> would > >> like to be able to use the same space for emacs and swap between > firefox > >> and emacs as I work. It's not a problem really but I wondered if it > would > >> be easy to achieve the same stump-like operation? > >> > >> Thanks. > >> Sean Charles. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> _"When you argue with a fool, there are two fools arguing."_ - > >> ANON. > >> > >> -- > >> _"When you argue with a fool, there are two fools arguing."_ - > >> ANON. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> xmonad mailing list > >> xmonad(a)haskell.org > >> http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/xmonad > > -- > _"When you argue with a fool, there are two fools arguing."_ - ANON. > -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments

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Stump like behavior...
by Sean Charles 25 Aug '10

25 Aug '10

Hi, Being a long time LISP/Stump user I migrated to xmonad about eight months ago and I am totally hooked, just bought 'Real World Haskell' and determined to 'get into it' ASAP!! Awesome. I've read around the list but I can't see what I am after, prepared to write it myself if I have too... in stump you can create a new application in the same frame as the current one and then rotate between them; a circular queue of windows with the topmost one being the active one. Can xmonad do this out of the box or with some nifty configuration applied to xmonad.hs ? When I have a main window with firefox running and three smaller ones stacked beloe with pork, mutt and a shell open, I would like to be able to use the same space for emacs and swap between firefox and emacs as I work. It's not a problem really but I wondered if it would be easy to achieve the same stump-like operation? Thanks. Sean Charles. -- _"When you argue with a fool, there are two fools arguing."_ - ANON.

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Re: Issue 214 in xmonad: mouse shift with java
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 20 Aug '10

20 Aug '10

Comment #4 on issue 214 by rm.rf.dotstar: mouse shift with java http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=214 I have seen this bug with many, many (all?) java apps. I don't know if I agree with the above assessment that it's not an xmonad bug. That may be true, but it is certainly breaking compatibility with many programs.

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