August 2011 - xmonad - Haskell.org

Cabal install problem
by Tayfur Yilmaz 02 Sep '11

02 Sep '11

Hi everyone I have some problem for install 'cabal-install package' I downloaded and succesfully build a binary source ghc-7.0.2. Then I want to install cabal-0.10.2 and ı see some warning and last output like this Linking Setup ... Configuring Cabal-1.10.1.0... Setup: At least the following dependencies are missing: base >=4 && <3 && >=2 && <5, unix >=2.0 && <2.5 Error during cabal-install bootstrap: Configuring the Cabal package failed Then ı want to use cabal-0.8 and output like this Linking Setup ... Configuring Cabal-1.8.0.2... Setup: At least the following dependencies are missing: base >=4 && <3 && >=1 && <5, filepath >=1 && <1.2, unix >=2.1 && <2.5 Error during cabal-install bootstrap: Configuring the Cabal package failed So Which compatible versiyon for cabal-install version I use Kde4 on Pardus<http://www.pardus.org.tr/> Best Regards

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Issue 473 in xmonad: Enhancement to GridSelect
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

Status: New Owner: ---- New issue 473 by andre.ra...(a)gmail.com: Enhancement to GridSelect http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=473 There is a function in XMonad.Actions.GridSelect named "spawnSelected" that allows the user to select a command from a list and then spawns it. The "problem" with this function is that'll use the same String twice: you can't give a "title" to a command. So I suggest that a new function is created, one that'll take [(String,String)] as argument. The first String from the tuple specifies the "pretty name" of the command, and the second one specifies the command to be spawned. For instance: spawnSelected' defaultGSConfig [("Messenger", "pidgin"), ("Mail", "chromium --app=http://gmail.com/")] would show a selection grid showing "Messenger" and "Mail", but that would execute "pidgin" or "chromium --app=http://gmail.com/" depending on which I chose. It can be made with only a simple modification to spawnSelected, but I don't know how it should be named, so for now I'm calling it spawnSelected'. spawnSelected' :: GSConfig String -> [(String, String)] -> X () spawnSelected' conf lst = gridselect conf lst >>= flip whenJust spawn

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Bind action to meta key clicked by itself?
by John Mastro 28 Aug '11

28 Aug '11

Hello, Is it possible to bind an action to when the meta key (in my case the "Windows key") is pressed by itself in addition to combinations / sequences it's a part of? Thanks - John

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Issue 458 in xmonad: xmonad requires two restarts to apply new config
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 23 Aug '11

23 Aug '11

Status: New Owner: ---- New issue 458 by hramr...(a)gmail.com: xmonad requires two restarts to apply new config http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=458 For some reason when I restart xmonad after editing the config xmonad comes up in the default config and applies the new config after another restart. This is 100% reproducible on one box and 100% unreproducible on the other two boxes, all running XMonad on Debian.

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Unable to paste into appendFilePrompt
by Jesse 20 Aug '11

20 Aug '11

Hello all, I really like the utility XMonad.Prompt.AppendFile and have setup up a series of reminder files that are appendable through XMonad.Actions.Submap. It seems however, that I cannot paste into the prompt that comes up. That is I can't use ctrl-v or middle click. It turns out that I actually want to do this quite a bit. Is there something I am overlooking or is there a workaround/another method to get the same general functionality. I am an extreme novice when it comes to haskell. Thanks Jesse

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Two dashes freeze shellPrompt
by Dunric 18 Aug '11

18 Aug '11

Hi, does anybody else experienced the strange shellPrompt lockup after two consecutive dashes are entered ? 1) invoke XMonad.Prompt.Shell.shellPrompt with defaultXPConfig 2) type anywhere two dashes ("--") in Run: prompt 3) prompt stalls and stops responding Just asking if somebody can confirm so I may fill a bug report. xmonad-contrib ver. 0.9.2 David

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Re: Issue 322 in xmonad: Background shown when workspace switches
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 17 Aug '11

17 Aug '11

Comment #2 on issue 322 by sgsoftware: Background shown when workspace switches http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=322 I am not sure that this is strictly an X server problem since I've got similar behavior after upgrading xmonad from version 0.8.1 to version 0.9. Apparently something has changed in between and now xmonad draws background so that it is very noticeable (and quite annoying). In the previous version of xmonad switching between two full-screen windows was immediate and I could see no background. -- 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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Irssi, ssh and urgency
by Tom Davis 16 Aug '11

16 Aug '11

I use irssi over ssh/screen as I imagine many of you do. I needed to be aware of new messages so I setup a script that spits a message to a remote forwarded port any time I get a pm, etc. When I used xmonad and Gnome, the listener spawned a notification. When I stopped using Gnome layout, I switched it to blinking a light on my laptop. When the laptop is docked, no light! Long story long, I want to use basic urgency hook support now. I've confirmed xterm is all setup to send bell and that my urgency hook works. Unfortunately, it doesn't work over ssh. So I'd like to use the listener to somehow tell xmonad "Hey, 'irssi' window is urgent!" Is there an easy way to do that? Do I need to go as far as spawning an xterm in the window that just bells and quits? Would love to get the final piece of this puzzle in place. Thanks!

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Issue 325 in xmonad: Layout.Spacing breaks Layout.WindowNavigation
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

Status: New Owner: ---- New issue 325 by OrbisVicis: Layout.Spacing breaks Layout.WindowNavigation http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=325 Removing the spacing modifier in the layoutHook or setting "spacing 0" fixes the problem. Symptoms: While Go or Swap *might* initially work, they very quickly lock up and do nothing. -- 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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Window(s) overlaps status bar after xmonad is restarted
by Dunric 14 Aug '11

14 Aug '11

Hi, any advice how to prevent windows to overlap statusbar after xmonad is (re)started ? -- status bar is launched by the following code main = xmonad =<< statusBar "xmobar" myBarPP toggleStrutsKey myConfig -- base configuration structure passed to xmonad myConfig = defaultConfig { ... , layoutHook = myLayoutHook ... } -- layout hook contains avoidStructs modifier myLayoutHook = layoutHintsToCenter $ avoidStruts $ lessBorders OnlyFloat $ onWorkspace "9" simplestFloat $ named "Stacked" wmii ||| (lessBorders NoStatusBar Full) -- struts key definition for a completeness toggleStrutsKey _ = (myModMask, xK_b) An window like xterm overlaps xmobar at xmonad's restart only, 9 of 10 times. If I toggle xmobar visibility then, windows are properly placed in the free screen space (bellow xmobar or fill whole area if xmobar is hidden). Take care. David

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