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windows overlap the task bar
by Alain Bertrand 12 May '19

12 May '19

Hello, I have been running xmonad for years on my desktop (Debian 7, then 8 and 9) and I am highly satisfied: this is the only one that prevents me to "try another thing"! On my laptop (ubuntu 18.04), the windows overlap the task bar though I use exactly the same xmonad.hs file as I do on my desktop. Could you help me ? TIA Alain import XMonad import XMonad.Hooks.SetWMName import XMonad.Hooks.ManageDocks import qualified Data.Map as M import Graphics.X11.Xlib import XMonad.Config.Azerty import XMonad.Prompt import XMonad.Prompt.Shell import XMonad.Prompt.XMonad import XMonad.Actions.SpawnOn myStartUpHook :: X () myStartUpHook = do spawnOn "panel" "xfce4-panel" setWMName "LG3D" main=do xmonad azertyConfig { layoutHook=avoidStruts $ layoutHook defaultConfig , manageHook=manageHook defaultConfig <+> manageDocks , modMask = mod4Mask , keys = myKeys <+> keys azertyConfig , startupHook = myStartUpHook } -- main=do -- xmonad { keys = myKeys <+> keys azertyConfig } -- { -- layoutHook=avoidStruts $ layoutHook defaultConfig -- , manageHook=manageHook defaultConfig <+> manageDocks -- , startupHook = setWMName "LG3D" -- } -- -- myKeys conf@(XConfig {XMonad.modMask = modm}) = M.fromList [ ((modm, xK_F12), xmonadPrompt defaultXPConfig) , ((modm, xK_F3 ), shellPrompt defaultXPConfig) ]

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Spent a fair bit of time improving my XMonad config, perhaps you'll find something useful
by Michael Sloan 12 Feb '19

12 Feb '19

Hey all, I recently improved my XMonad configuration quite a bit, and figured that some of y'all might also want some of the things I implemented. The repo is: https://github.com/mgsloan/mgsloan-dotfiles The main larger chunks of code is using the rio package for logging and process running. Run processes also get wrapped in `systemd-cat`, which ends up being rather nice because `journalctl` has various structured ways of querying the logs. In particular, on workspace 9 I've got a couple terminals showing the most recent logs, as well as all error messages since boot. I've considered wrapping this up in a package, but only if there's interest in such a thing. There's lots of other stuff too, but most of it's quite a bit more specific to the particulars my setup. I've described the different parts of the config in readme.md in that repo. I hope you find something useful from it! -Michael

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New virtual X mouse tool
by Blake Miller 31 Dec '18

31 Dec '18

This is only indirectly related to XMonad... For a while I've been using keynav to avoid reaching for the mouse for those few annoying circumstances which seemingly require a mouse. I did find that keynav sometimes saved me some energy, but I only found it useful for simple clicks. It does not seem useful if you want to click and drag a region, for example. Repeatedly bisecting the screen to narrow in on a point for the cursor is a fine approach and has some advantages, but I found myself wanting something more visceral: a little physics simulation to let me move the mouse around using the keyboard, like a video game. So I put this little utility together, in C++, and I have a keybinding spawn it from xmonad. It was an interesting challenge to make it single-threaded and still simultaneously run the physics loop, poll for X events, and send fake mouse events with XTest. I ended up designing it around channels (as in CSP) using boost::fiber. I hope someone finds it useful or entertaining! I had fun writing it. https://github.com/blak3mill3r/mouser

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Changing workspaces on both physical screens
by Christophe Garion 16 Dec '18

16 Dec '18

Hello, I am using xmonad on my Linux laptop and pdfpc (https://pdfpc.github.io/) for presentation. pdfpc uses two windows, one with current slide, next slides, notes etc. and the other one with the presentation only. I usually use workspace 8 on my laptop with the window with notes and workspace 9 on the projector with the presentation window. I sometimes switch workspaces to show code snippets in emacs etc. and I want to be able to quickly restore the "pdfpc" workspaces. I use the following binding: ((modMask .|. shiftMask , xK_p), (do windows (W.view "9"); swapNextScreen; windows (W.view "8"))) which may not be the most elegant solution :) Is there a more "haskell" way to do the same thing? Best, Christophe -- Christophe Garion GPG: 1982 15B2 64AC 3C34 532D BF19 6CD6 246C 62DA 5A7F

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Re: [xmonad] Suspend Keybinding Temporarily
by Brandon Allbery 04 Dec '18

04 Dec '18

Er. What version of ghc? That sounds like either a ghc runtime bug, or a system configuration issue. In particular, xmonad creates no threads itself, so that would be the ghc runtime's IO manager thread. On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 3:07 PM Dmitriy Matrosov <sgf.dma(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 11/30/2018 12:11 AM, Brandon Allbery wrote: > > Yes. More specifically, it's ultimately using the execve() syscall, via > > one of the wrappers which propagates the environment (which one depends > > on whether it's asked to do $PATH search or not). > > So.. here is version using environment: > > import XMonad > import XMonad.Operations > import XMonad.Util.EZConfig > > import System.Environment > import Control.Exception > > main :: IO () > main = do > let xcf = def > { modMask = mod4Mask > , handleExtraArgs = disableKeysE > } > `additionalKeys` > [ ((mod4Mask, xK_d), disableKeysOn) ] > xmonad xcf > > disableKeysOn :: X () > disableKeysOn = do > trace "Preparing to disable keys and restarting.." > io $ setEnv "XMONAD_DISABLE_KEYS" "1" > restart "xmonad" True > > disableKeysE :: [String] -> XConfig Layout -> IO (XConfig Layout) > disableKeysE _ xcf = do > me <- lookupEnv "XMONAD_DISABLE_KEYS" > case me of > Just _ -> do > trace "Disabling all keys." > unsetEnv "XMONAD_DISABLE_KEYS" > return (xcf {keys = \_ -> mempty}) > Nothing -> return xcf > > It also restarts xmonad on key press (when disabling keys) and all > works fine, but.. xmonad frequently crashes with > > xmonad: failed to create OS thread: Resource temporarily > unavailable > > I don't think this crash relates somehow to using environment, and it > happened from time to time before too, but still.. Can you advise, > how to fix it? > > > On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 4:07 PM Dmitriy Matrosov <sgf.dma(a)gmail.com > > <mailto:sgf.dma@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > On 11/29/2018 09:50 PM, Brandon Allbery wrote: > > > You were talking about restart, between the running xmonad and > its > > > replacement via executeFile. There, you can use the environment. > > There > > > is no way to pass information between an invoked "xmonad > > --restart" and > > > the running xmonad. > > > > You mean, `executeFile` preserves environment? So, i may change > it from > > running xmonad (by e.g. keybinding) and then restart it? > > > > > On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 6:01 AM Dmitriy Matrosov > > <sgf.dma(a)gmail.com <mailto:sgf.dma@gmail.com> > > > <mailto:sgf.dma@gmail.com <mailto:sgf.dma@gmail.com>>> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On November 28, 2018 9:25:00 PM GMT+03:00, Brandon Allbery > > > <allbery.b(a)gmail.com <mailto:allbery.b@gmail.com> > > <mailto:allbery.b@gmail.com <mailto:allbery.b@gmail.com>>> wrote: > > > >Not by default; there's already a bug ( > > > >https://github.com/xmonad/xmonad/issues/78) about our not > > obeying the > > > >ICCCM > > > >replace protocol unless started by replacing some other WM. > > > > > > > >There's a few other places you can hide extra parameters; > > starting > > > that > > > >early, the environment is probably the easiest to use, > provided > > > they're > > > >not > > > >too large (see why there's a state file now). > > > > > > Hm, i don't understand how to use environment. I need to pass > > > something to running xmonad process (to which i send > > > XMONAD_RESTART). As far as i know, i can't change > environment of > > > another process.. > > > > > > > > > >On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 1:20 PM Dmitriy Matrosov > > > <sgf.dma(a)gmail.com <mailto:sgf.dma@gmail.com> > > <mailto:sgf.dma@gmail.com <mailto:sgf.dma@gmail.com>>> > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > >> Hi. > > > >> > > > >> On 11/21/2018 09:49 PM, Eyal Erez wrote: > > > >> > Hi, > > > >> > > > > >> > I'm getting some collisions between my xmonad > > keybindings and an > > > >> > application I'm running (it's a game that is suppose to > > run full > > > >screen > > > >> > but in reality just uses a large window). I was > > wondering if I > > > >could > > > >> > suspend or change some keybindings from a script that I > > can run > > > >before > > > >> > the app launches and then restore later. > > > >> > > > > >> > Is this at all possible? Happy to entertain other > options. > > > >> > > > >> Here is proof of concept: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> import XMonad > > > >> import XMonad.Hooks.EwmhDesktops > > > >> > > > >> import System.Directory > > > >> import System.FilePath > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> main :: IO () > > > >> main = do > > > >> let xcf = ewmh $ def > > > >> { modMask = mod4Mask > > > >> , handleExtraArgs = > disableKeys > > > >> } > > > >> xmonad xcf > > > >> > > > >> disableKeys :: [String] -> XConfig Layout -> IO > > (XConfig > > > >Layout) > > > >> disableKeys _ xcf = do > > > >> xd <- getXMonadDir > > > >> let disableFn = xd </> "disable_keys" > > > >> b <- doesFileExist disableFn > > > >> if b > > > >> then do > > > >> trace "Disabling all keys." > > > >> removeFile disableFn > > > >> return (xcf {keys = \_ -> mempty}) > > > >> else return xcf > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> To disable all keys create file `~/.xmonad/disable_keys` > > and then > > > >> restart xmonad with `xmonad --restart`. All keys will be > > disabled > > > >> _and_ file deleted (to avoid locking yourself), thus next > > restart > > > >will > > > >> restore all keys back. > > > >> > > > >> As far as i understand, xmonad grabs keys in > > `X.Main.launch` before > > > >> entering main loop. Thus, the one way to change key grab > > is to > > > >restart > > > >> xmonad. I need to modify `XConfig` before calling > > > X.Main.launch`, and > > > >> this may be done by `handleExtraArgs` (called in > `launch'` in > > > >> `X.Main.xmonad`). Unfortunately, it seems, that xmonad > > does not > > > allow > > > >> to pass extra cmd arguments during restart > > (`X.Operations.restart` > > > >> always starts xmonad with name `xmonad` and no > > arguments). Also, i > > > >> can't use extensible state in `handleExtraArgs`, because > > it runs in > > > >> `IO` (`X` context is not yet built at that time). Thus, > > to pass > > > >> something to it, i may use either file or (probably) > > > `--replace`. The > > > >> above version uses file. And i have no luck with > > `--replace`: it > > > >> seems, `xmonad` can't replace itself?.. > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> xmonad mailing list > > > >> xmonad(a)haskell.org <mailto:xmonad@haskell.org> > > <mailto:xmonad@haskell.org <mailto:xmonad@haskell.org>> > > > >> http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xmonad > > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > xmonad mailing list > > > xmonad(a)haskell.org <mailto:xmonad@haskell.org> > > <mailto:xmonad@haskell.org <mailto:xmonad@haskell.org>> > > > http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xmonad > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > brandon s allbery kf8nh > > > allbery.b(a)gmail.com <mailto:allbery.b@gmail.com> > > <mailto:allbery.b@gmail.com <mailto:allbery.b@gmail.com>> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > xmonad mailing list > > xmonad(a)haskell.org <mailto:xmonad@haskell.org> > > http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xmonad > > > > > > > > -- > > brandon s allbery kf8nh > > allbery.b(a)gmail.com <mailto:allbery.b@gmail.com> > > -- brandon s allbery kf8nh allbery.b(a)gmail.com

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Xmonad on Ubuntu 18.04 (GNOME)
by Pratyush Das 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

Hi, The wiki is not updated to include information about how to install Xmonad on Ubuntu Bionic Beaver - https://wiki.haskell.org/Xmonad/Using_xmonad_in_Gnome#Ubuntu Could you tell me how to make xmonad work with Ubuntu 18.04(Gnome3)? Regards, -- Pratyush Das(Reik)

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Fwd: Re: Suspend Keybinding Temporarily
by Dmitriy Matrosov 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

Sorry, i've sent mail privately instead of sending it to the list. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: [xmonad] Suspend Keybinding Temporarily Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 23:07:01 +0300 From: Dmitriy Matrosov <sgf.dma(a)gmail.com> To: Brandon Allbery <allbery.b(a)gmail.com> On 11/30/2018 12:11 AM, Brandon Allbery wrote: > Yes. More specifically, it's ultimately using the execve() syscall, via > one of the wrappers which propagates the environment (which one depends > on whether it's asked to do $PATH search or not). So.. here is version using environment: import XMonad import XMonad.Operations import XMonad.Util.EZConfig import System.Environment import Control.Exception main :: IO () main = do let xcf = def { modMask = mod4Mask , handleExtraArgs = disableKeysE } `additionalKeys` [ ((mod4Mask, xK_d), disableKeysOn) ] xmonad xcf disableKeysOn :: X () disableKeysOn = do trace "Preparing to disable keys and restarting.." io $ setEnv "XMONAD_DISABLE_KEYS" "1" restart "xmonad" True disableKeysE :: [String] -> XConfig Layout -> IO (XConfig Layout) disableKeysE _ xcf = do me <- lookupEnv "XMONAD_DISABLE_KEYS" case me of Just _ -> do trace "Disabling all keys." unsetEnv "XMONAD_DISABLE_KEYS" return (xcf {keys = \_ -> mempty}) Nothing -> return xcf It also restarts xmonad on key press (when disabling keys) and all works fine, but.. xmonad frequently crashes with xmonad: failed to create OS thread: Resource temporarily unavailable I don't think this crash relates somehow to using environment, and it happened from time to time before too, but still.. Can you advise, how to fix it? > On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 4:07 PM Dmitriy Matrosov <sgf.dma(a)gmail.com > <mailto:sgf.dma@gmail.com>> wrote: > > On 11/29/2018 09:50 PM, Brandon Allbery wrote: > > You were talking about restart, between the running xmonad and its > > replacement via executeFile. There, you can use the environment. > There > > is no way to pass information between an invoked "xmonad > --restart" and > > the running xmonad. > > You mean, `executeFile` preserves environment? So, i may change it from > running xmonad (by e.g. keybinding) and then restart it? > > > On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 6:01 AM Dmitriy Matrosov > <sgf.dma(a)gmail.com <mailto:sgf.dma@gmail.com> > > <mailto:sgf.dma@gmail.com <mailto:sgf.dma@gmail.com>>> wrote: > > > > > > > > On November 28, 2018 9:25:00 PM GMT+03:00, Brandon Allbery > > <allbery.b(a)gmail.com <mailto:allbery.b@gmail.com> > <mailto:allbery.b@gmail.com <mailto:allbery.b@gmail.com>>> wrote: > > >Not by default; there's already a bug ( > > >https://github.com/xmonad/xmonad/issues/78) about our not > obeying the > > >ICCCM > > >replace protocol unless started by replacing some other WM. > > > > > >There's a few other places you can hide extra parameters; > starting > > that > > >early, the environment is probably the easiest to use, provided > > they're > > >not > > >too large (see why there's a state file now). > > > > Hm, i don't understand how to use environment. I need to pass > > something to running xmonad process (to which i send > > XMONAD_RESTART). As far as i know, i can't change environment of > > another process.. > > > > > > >On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 1:20 PM Dmitriy Matrosov > > <sgf.dma(a)gmail.com <mailto:sgf.dma@gmail.com> > <mailto:sgf.dma@gmail.com <mailto:sgf.dma@gmail.com>>> > > >wrote: > > > > > >> Hi. > > >> > > >> On 11/21/2018 09:49 PM, Eyal Erez wrote: > > >> > Hi, > > >> > > > >> > I'm getting some collisions between my xmonad > keybindings and an > > >> > application I'm running (it's a game that is suppose to > run full > > >screen > > >> > but in reality just uses a large window). I was > wondering if I > > >could > > >> > suspend or change some keybindings from a script that I > can run > > >before > > >> > the app launches and then restore later. > > >> > > > >> > Is this at all possible? Happy to entertain other options. > > >> > > >> Here is proof of concept: > > >> > > >> > > >> import XMonad > > >> import XMonad.Hooks.EwmhDesktops > > >> > > >> import System.Directory > > >> import System.FilePath > > >> > > >> > > >> main :: IO () > > >> main = do > > >> let xcf = ewmh $ def > > >> { modMask = mod4Mask > > >> , handleExtraArgs = disableKeys > > >> } > > >> xmonad xcf > > >> > > >> disableKeys :: [String] -> XConfig Layout -> IO > (XConfig > > >Layout) > > >> disableKeys _ xcf = do > > >> xd <- getXMonadDir > > >> let disableFn = xd </> "disable_keys" > > >> b <- doesFileExist disableFn > > >> if b > > >> then do > > >> trace "Disabling all keys." > > >> removeFile disableFn > > >> return (xcf {keys = \_ -> mempty}) > > >> else return xcf > > >> > > >> > > >> To disable all keys create file `~/.xmonad/disable_keys` > and then > > >> restart xmonad with `xmonad --restart`. All keys will be > disabled > > >> _and_ file deleted (to avoid locking yourself), thus next > restart > > >will > > >> restore all keys back. > > >> > > >> As far as i understand, xmonad grabs keys in > `X.Main.launch` before > > >> entering main loop. Thus, the one way to change key grab > is to > > >restart > > >> xmonad. I need to modify `XConfig` before calling > > X.Main.launch`, and > > >> this may be done by `handleExtraArgs` (called in `launch'` in > > >> `X.Main.xmonad`). Unfortunately, it seems, that xmonad > does not > > allow > > >> to pass extra cmd arguments during restart > (`X.Operations.restart` > > >> always starts xmonad with name `xmonad` and no > arguments). Also, i > > >> can't use extensible state in `handleExtraArgs`, because > it runs in > > >> `IO` (`X` context is not yet built at that time). Thus, > to pass > > >> something to it, i may use either file or (probably) > > `--replace`. The > > >> above version uses file. And i have no luck with > `--replace`: it > > >> seems, `xmonad` can't replace itself?.. > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> xmonad mailing list > > >> xmonad(a)haskell.org <mailto:xmonad@haskell.org> > <mailto:xmonad@haskell.org <mailto:xmonad@haskell.org>> > > >> http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xmonad > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > xmonad mailing list > > xmonad(a)haskell.org <mailto:xmonad@haskell.org> > <mailto:xmonad@haskell.org <mailto:xmonad@haskell.org>> > > http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xmonad > > > > > > > > -- > > brandon s allbery kf8nh > > allbery.b(a)gmail.com <mailto:allbery.b@gmail.com> > <mailto:allbery.b@gmail.com <mailto:allbery.b@gmail.com>> > > _______________________________________________ > xmonad mailing list > xmonad(a)haskell.org <mailto:xmonad@haskell.org> > http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xmonad > > > > -- > brandon s allbery kf8nh > allbery.b(a)gmail.com <mailto:allbery.b@gmail.com>

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Suspend Keybinding Temporarily
by Eyal Erez 30 Nov '18

30 Nov '18

Hi, I'm getting some collisions between my xmonad keybindings and an application I'm running (it's a game that is suppose to run full screen but in reality just uses a large window). I was wondering if I could suspend or change some keybindings from a script that I can run before the app launches and then restore later. Is this at all possible? Happy to entertain other options. -- *Eyal Erez <**oneself@gmail.com* <oneself(a)gmail.com>*>* There are 10 types of people, those who know binary and those who don't.

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Shift Spotify to the right workspace
by Eyal Erez 28 Nov '18

28 Nov '18

Hi, I have a workspace called "music" and I'm trying to shift the Spotify linux client there. I put this as part of my manage hook, but it doesn't seem to work. Spotify starts up in whatever workspace I happen to be (this works fine for many other apps). , className =? "Spotify" --> doShift "music" , className =? "spotify" --> doShift "music" , title =? "spotify" --> doShift "music" Looking at xprop, I see the following: _NET_WM_ICON(CARDINAL) = WM_CLASS(STRING) = "spotify", "Spotify" WM_NAME(STRING) = "Spotify" _NET_WM_NAME(UTF8_STRING) = "Spotify" _NET_WM_DESKTOP(CARDINAL) = 2 WM_STATE(WM_STATE): window state: Normal icon window: 0x0 XdndProxy(WINDOW): window id # 0x4c00002 WM_NORMAL_HINTS(WM_SIZE_HINTS): program specified location: 0, 0 window gravity: Static _NET_WM_PID(CARDINAL) = 8317 WM_LOCALE_NAME(STRING) = "en_US.UTF-8" WM_CLIENT_MACHINE(STRING) = "eyal" WM_PROTOCOLS(ATOM): protocols WM_DELETE_WINDOW, _NET_WM_PING Is Spotify not setting something right or not at the right time? -- *Eyal Erez <**oneself@gmail.com* <oneself(a)gmail.com>*>* There are 10 types of people, those who know binary and those who don't.

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Can't lock screen with light-locker-command
by Thomas Järvstrand 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

Hi! I just moved back to xmonad after having used qtile for a few years and I'm having trouble locking my screen using light-locker-command. When calling "light-locker-command -l" from the command line, I get the this back: "Received error message from the locker: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver was not provided by any .service files" I'm running Ubuntu's mini.iso, lightdm, and a simple session file that just calls /etc/X11/Xsession. My .xsession only adds "~/.cabal/bin" to the PATH and execs xmonad. xmonad version is 0.15 but I get the same behaviour when installing xmonad via apt and running the package's session. I have tried purging and reinstalling both lightdm and light-locker. The curious thing is that the same lock command works fine if I run qtile from my .xsession instead of xmonad. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Thomas

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