March 2015 - xmonad - Haskell.org

darcs patch: Updated layout, a new layout modifier and other updates.
by Anders Engström 13 Mar '15

13 Mar '15

Hello. Here is are some new modules and updates to my old ones. It is somewhat old code that I never got around to posting to the repository. I created a new layout modifier that works similar to avoidStruts, but for floating windows. Useful for those pesky applications that use separate windows for selecting tools. (Old gimp, dia, etc.) Place the tool-window somewhere off to an edge of the screen and make all other windows avoid it. My old X.L.LayoutBuilder now also handles overlapping regions and X.A.FloatSnap can be configured to be more robust using X.A.AfterDrag. /Anders Engström

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RFC: XMonad.Prompt.ConfirmPrompt module
by Antoine Beaupré 13 Mar '15

13 Mar '15

hi i have used this hack to have a confirmation prompt in xmonad before: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9993966/xmonad-confirmation-when-restart… but i figured it would be cleaner to do this using only the xmonad<s internal primitives, so i wrote this module. could it be considered for inclusion in xmonad-contrib? a. -- We will create a civilization of the Mind in Cyberspace. May it be more humane and fair than the world your governments have made before. - John Perry Barlow

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How can I cat a pipe when screen is frozen? (If that makes sense)
by Kay Li 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

Hey everyone, I posted the same question to the Arch Linux forums (see here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1509943#p1509943, no response), but I have a problem where XMonad occasionally freezes and only the current window responds to keys and mouse clicks. I looked this up on the Xmonad FAQs, and apparently it's caused by a full pipe that I need to cat ( https://wiki.haskell.org/Xmonad/Frequen … _frozen.21). However, this is a bit hard when the window that responds to keys is not a terminal. Is there a good fix for this? Also, if anyone knows what logs I should check for this problem in the future, that would be helpful as well. Thanks in advance, Kay Li

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[xmonad-contrib] Patch to add messages IncSpacing/SetSpacing to the Spacing modifier for dynamic adjustment
by Anton Pirogov 10 Mar '15

10 Mar '15

This is such a small change that I think that it makes more sense to patch it, instead of rolling my own. It just adds the message, nothing more, so it does not break anything. Thanks! Best regards, Anton Pirogov

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[PATCH] New layout modifier: Hidden
by Peter Jones 10 Mar '15

10 Mar '15

Attached is a patch that adds a new layout modifier. It scratches an itch I had with the BinarySpacePartition layout. With the Hidden layout you can remove windows from the window set and then reinsert them in the future. When used with BinarySpacePartition, it allows you to move a window to any other part of the BSP tree. -- Peter Jones, Founder, Devalot.com Defending the honor of good code

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Re: [xmonad] Vanilla Xmonad distribution
by Alexander Genaud 09 Mar '15

09 Mar '15

> You will need the development version of that library installed. In Debian-alikes, > the development versions of library packages have names ending with -dev. Yes. I posted my config on 1 March. The following installed successfully on Mint 17.1: # apt-get install xmonad libghc-xmonad-contrib-dev libghc-xmonad-dev

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Re: [xmonad] Vanilla Xmonad distribution
by Alexander Genaud 09 Mar '15

09 Mar '15

Thanks for all the suggestions. Having had great success with Gnome2-fallback in the past, I decided to try Mate out again with the latest xmonad-contrib (is that what everyone means by latest xmonad from darcs?). I started with a fresh install of Linux Mint 17.1 with Mate, updated, etc. I installed xmonad and cabal-install. I was not able to install xmonad-contrib (command line details below). Any suggestions? Additionally, I have the most basic xmonad.hs file, yet cannot re-compile (Could not find package 'XMonad'). The xmonad-contrib is not available via Mint's apt-get. Mint's xmonad.desktop file is nearly identical to the config described here: https://wiki.haskell.org/Xmonad/Using_xmonad_in_MATE . However, the dconf suggestion does not work. Selecting 'Xmonad' from the GUI Login displays the GHC/xmonad --recompile error again and otherwise presents a blank xmonad session. I have no terminal, probably because I cannot compile 'terminal = "mate-terminal"' in xmonad.hs. Alt-Shift-Q works: logout. Selecting 'gnome-xmonad.desktop' is equally useless (though technically working). > Sorry, but could you describe exactly what are the problems you encountered? With XFCE, I was able to get a semi-working system from a freshly installed Xubuntu. In a vanilla XFCE session, 'xmonad --replace' from the command line seems to work. But I could not start a fresh session with Xmonad. At best, the panel would not display (although it was running) and there would be a blank/transparent tile. I removed most Mate keyboard shortcuts, yet Meta-Shift-Return only sometimes opened a terminal. I was not able to get Cinnamon to work at all -- I don't recall the specific issues. I don't recall my earlier issues with Mint/Mate, but I've described several issues above and some command line details below. # apt-get install xmonad cabal-install # xmonad --version xmonad 0.11 # cabal --version cabal-install version 1.16.0.2 using version 1.16.0 of the Cabal library # cabal install xmonad-contrib Resolving dependencies... Configuring X11-1.6.1.2... ...etc... checking X11/extensions/Xinerama.h usability... no checking X11/extensions/Xinerama.h presence... no checking for X11/extensions/Xinerama.h... no WARNING: Xinerama headers not found. Building without Xinerama support checking X11/extensions/Xrandr.h usability... no checking X11/extensions/Xrandr.h presence... no checking for X11/extensions/Xrandr.h... no configure: error: X11/extensions/Xrandr.h (from libXrandr) is required Failed to install X11-1.6.1.2 cabal: Error: some packages failed to install: X11-1.6.1.2 failed during the configure step. The exception was: ExitFailure 1 X11-xft-0.3.1 depends on X11-1.6.1.2 which failed to install. xmonad-0.11 depends on X11-1.6.1.2 which failed to install. xmonad-contrib-0.11.3 depends on X11-1.6.1.2 which failed to install. The following did not help # apt-get install xorg xinerama, libXrandr, X11-utils, etc # Xorg -version X.Org X Server 1.15.1 Release Date: 2014-04-13 $ cat xmonad.hs import XMonad main = xmonad defaultConfig { modMask = mod4Mask } $ xmonad --recompile; cat xmonad.errors xmonad.hs:1:8 Could not find module 'XMonad' ... etc ... # apt-get install dconf-cli $ dconf read /org/mate/session/required-components/windowmanager (nothing) $ dconf write /org/mate/session/required-components/windowmanager xmonad error: 0-6:unknown keyword

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Issue 585 in xmonad: Fullscreen window grows with each click on HTML5 videos in Google Chrome
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 09 Mar '15

09 Mar '15

Status: New Owner: ---- New issue 585 by mikebrod...(a)gmail.com: Fullscreen window grows with each click on HTML5 videos in Google Chrome https://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=585 What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Open Google Chrome and play HTML5 embedded video. 2. Fullscreen the video (I'm using `isFullscreen --> doFullFloat` in my ManageHook) 3. Click anywhere with the fullscreened video, and it's window will "grow" with each click. What is the expected output? What do you see instead? I don't expect the window to grow when I click it. What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? Xmonad 0.11 on Ubuntu 14.04 (installed using cabal, not APT) Are you using an xmonad.hs? Please attach it and the output of "xmonad --recompile". No output from "xmonad --recompile". Please provide any additional information below. Attachments: xmonad.hs 6.8 KB -- You received this message because this project is configured to send all issue notifications to this address. You may adjust your notification preferences at: https://code.google.com/hosting/settings

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Issue 595 in xmonad: Thunderbird does not refresh window content after suspend
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 05 Mar '15

05 Mar '15

Status: New Owner: ---- New issue 595 by jp.depl...(a)gmail.com: Thunderbird does not refresh window content after suspend https://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=595 I have the same bug as in this one https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/981329 and, as the bug seemed to have been resolved by fixing compiz, I'm wondering if it wouldn't be a xmonad problem in my case. -- You received this message because this project is configured to send all issue notifications to this address. You may adjust your notification preferences at: https://code.google.com/hosting/settings

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Issue 594 in xmonad: modal window management with virtual box (1)
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

Status: New Owner: ---- New issue 594 by netra...(a)gmail.com: modal window management with virtual box (1) https://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=594 What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Launch virtualbox after an update in the VB tools, 2.accept upgrading tools What is the expected output? What do you see instead? a gksudo root prompt modal window pops up and should stay on the front until password has been typed. Instead, virtualbox progress window goes to front and gksudo root prompt modal window goes to background thus preventing the root password to be entered and upgrading process to follow. What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? VirtualBox 4.3.24 Linuxmint 17.1 Are you using an xmonad.hs? Please attach it and the output of "xmonad --recompile". no output at xmonad --recompile Please provide any additional information below. Attachments: xmonad.hs 935 bytes -- You received this message because this project is configured to send all issue notifications to this address. You may adjust your notification preferences at: https://code.google.com/hosting/settings

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