On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 06:37:20PM +0200, E.L.K. wrote:
Hello!
I'm using xmonad some time (and have started to learn haskell to be able to configure it) and so i have some questions like "is this possible?".
1. Is it possible to have several windows to be placed on top everytime, disregarding on layout or workspace currently selected? Theese windows should not take focus (this mainly needed for me to show some information windows like trayer and so on on edges of screen). I know something about "avoid struts" and it seems to be not what I need, as it reduces workspace zone. I'm for now want only trayer window at top right corner.
I believe this is the default behavior when not using ManageDocks, someone else can correct me.
2. Is it possible to have something like stack of window (or workspace) switching? I mean, for example: I want to switch to "web" workspace to search some documentation and then switch back to "3" workspace to continue work, but for this i need to remember where i was all the time while i searching doc. Can there be something like "go back" function?
absolutely! look at XMonad.Actions.CycleWS in contrib, specifically toggleWS
3. Is it possible to have hidden window present on all workspaces in floating layer? And with ability to toggle it visiblity status. (This will be useful for accessing audio player, for example, of course, if item 2 is possible, then it can superseed item 3 (: )
scratchpad is very useful for this, XMonad.Util.Scratchpad in contrib
4. Is it possible to make sticked layout for some workspace? The reason i'm asking - i have "chats" workspace, where windows should be arranged some convinient way. But this arrangement makes sense only for this workspace, so i don't want to have this workspace in layout toggling cycle and don't want to be able change layout on "chats" workspace to make sure i will not break it accidentaly.
XMonad.Layout.PerWorkspace will let you specify layouts per workspace in the manner you describe
If something is possible, and where i should search for it? I'm for now completely lost in types/functions/internals of xmonad and will appreciate if somebody gives me directions for investigation.
One of the best things you'll find about xmonad is how completely customizable it is, without needing too much knowledge of type/functions/internals. Although that doesn't hurt, and is fun to learn anyway.
-- E.L.K. Friday, 07 of November, 2008, 18:21
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