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xmonad-light
by Braden Shepherdson 29 Aug '08

29 Aug '08

Gretings, everyone. Many people have probably seen my blog post[1] announcing xmonad-light. It discusses the reasoning behind splitting XMonad.Config.PlainConfig into a separate project, and its features both present and future. Don expressed some concern that too few eyes have seen the code, so I submit the darcs repo[2] for your consideration. Comments, criticism and patches are welcome (darcs send to this address). As I say in the blog post, one part I'm not happy about is the large amount of seeming duplication, all the cmd_* functions to build the XConfig, and the corresponding hcmd_* functions that output equivalent Haskell code. The other discussion is how to release xmonad-light. Depending on when 0.8 is to actually be released, should xmonad-light be released at the same time? Could it just be announced as coming soon, and not hold up the main release? I suspect that work on it (remembering that I'm packing this weekend, moving on Monday and starting a new job on Tuesday) can be completed within a week, to bring it to the point (modulo bugs) where it can be released to binary packages. The more eyes on the code between now and then, the better. As Joachim pointed out, most distro binary package maintainers would rather include the far more powerful xmonad-light binary than the unconfigurable xmonad base binary. Since xmonad-light cascades from xmonad.hs to xmonad.conf to default configuration, its behaviour sans config file(s) is precisely the same as the xmonad binary. So please, comments on the code, and discussion of when and how to release xmonad-light are welcome. To submit my own views on it, I don't want to rush xmonad-light. This is especially true in light of how busy I'm likely to be the next week. I think it best, therefore, to announce xmonad-light as a major feature alongside xmonad 0.8, noting that it will be released in September. I would be careful to make clear when announcing xmonad-light that it is not replacing Haskell configuration, but providing a new alternative aimed at new users. Braden Shepherdson shepheb [1] http://braincrater.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/announcing-xmonad-light/ [2] darcs get http://code.haskell.org/~shepheb/xmonad-light

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Issue 207 in xmonad: DragPane bar gets painted over floating windows
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

Issue 207: DragPane bar gets painted over floating windows http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=207 Comment #1 by otto.seherol: this is an issue in XMonad-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 207 in xmonad: DragPane bar gets painted over floating windows
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

Issue 207: DragPane bar gets painted over floating windows http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=207 New issue report by otto.seherol: What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Have a workspace managed by the DragPane layout 2. Make a window floating 3. place the window over the bar of the DragPane What is the expected output? What do you see instead? I expect the black bar of the DragPane to be under the window. Instead, it gets painted over it What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? xmonad 0.7 (and xmonad-contrib 0.7) Issue attributes: Status: New Owner: ---- Labels: Type-Defect Priority-Medium -- 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 206 in xmonad: Resizing with mouse, without leaving tiling mode
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 28 Aug '08

28 Aug '08

Issue 206: Resizing with mouse, without leaving tiling mode http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=206 New issue report by goo...(a)myref.net: it would be very nice to resize the windows in the tiling mode with the mouse so that it stays in tiling mode. if there are two windows, and i try to resize the left one, the other one should be also resized (left bigger, right smaller and vice versa). Also it should not be possible to resize the height in this scenario. Issue attributes: Status: New Owner: ---- Labels: Type-Defect Priority-Medium -- 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 204 in xmonad: java console shows as entirely grey
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

Issue 204: java console shows as entirely grey http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=204 Comment #2 by brian.brunswick: Gah! Why is java always so broken? Sun seem to deliberately make everything about it duff, every API they make starts off wrong. I've added java console to the FAQ item title, at least. I can't get the WM naming fix to work for the java console, using ubuntu sun-java6-jre 6-06-0ubuntu1, which is supposedly late enough. I wonder how much effort it would be to get xmonad to reparent a window? Does anyone know of an external utility that reparents X windows? Is that even possible with the security model? -- 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 204 in xmonad: java console shows as entirely grey
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

Issue 204: java console shows as entirely grey http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=204 Comment #1 by allbery.b: http://xmonad.org/xmonad-docs/xmonad-contrib/XMonad-Hooks-SetWMName.html in short, Java is broken and has a hardcoded list of window managers for which it hacks around its own bugs; xmonad isn't in the list. -- 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 205 in xmonad: I would like wiggling mouse to select window its over.
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

Issue 205: I would like wiggling mouse to select window its over. http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=205 New issue report by brian.brunswick: What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Make a workspace with several windows. 2. Switch away from it. 3. Switch back, with mouse positioned outside active window What is the expected output? What do you see instead? The previously active window on that workspace stays selected. This is actually deliberate I believe, and good when only the keyboard is in use, but its annoying having to move the mouse all the way outside a window and back in just to select it. When the pointer is already at my focus of attention - I expect focus to follow mouse without paying attention to the borders. What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? Please provide any additional information below. If this error is due to a module from XMonadContrib, please tag this issue with 'Component-Contrib' below. Issue attributes: Status: New Owner: ---- Labels: Type-Defect Priority-Medium -- 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 204 in xmonad: java console shows as entirely grey
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

Issue 204: java console shows as entirely grey http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=204 New issue report by brian.brunswick: What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. Enabled java console in control panel. 2. Run a web page with a java applet 3. Console window opens up but stays entirely grey What is the expected output? What do you see instead? I want to see the content of the java console. Interestingly, What version of the product are you using? On what operating system? xmonad-0.7.20080820, xmonad-contrib darcs 20080823, ubuntu hardy Please provide any additional information below. Killing xmonad and running another wm makes it appear. If this error is due to a module from XMonadContrib, please tag this issue with 'Component-Contrib' below. Issue attributes: Status: New Owner: ---- Labels: Type-Defect Priority-Medium -- 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 203 in xmonad: Dragging a floating window re-arranges other windows
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

Issue 203: Dragging a floating window re-arranges other windows http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=203 Comment #2 by brian.brunswick: I was using the visibleStruts patch, but tried recompiling without it and it still happens. Hmm, I wonder if its a mis-use in my xmonad.hs? Here it is, attached. Seems a bit messy. Attachments: xmonad.hs 1.7 KB -- 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 203 in xmonad: Dragging a floating window re-arranges other windows
by codesite-noreply＠google.com 27 Aug '08

27 Aug '08

Issue 203: Dragging a floating window re-arranges other windows http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=203 Comment #1 by SpencerJanssen: I can't reproduce this. Which extensions are you using? -- 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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