Hi Andrea, First, thank you for your post since it solved my config problems. I still have one though: [14 of 15] Compiling Config ( Config.hs, dist/build/xmonad/xmonad-tmp/Config.o ) Config.hs:88:19: `Layout' is not applied to enough type arguments Expected kind `*', but `Layout' has kind `* -> *' In the type `[Layout]' In the type signature for `defaultLayouts': defaultLayouts :: [Layout] Installing: /tmp/build/xmonad/usr/lib/ghc-6.6.1/site-local/xmonad-0.3darcs & /tmp/build/xmonad/usr/bin xmonad-0.2... And here is what I think is the culprit: defaultLayouts :: [Layout] defaultLayouts = [ tabbed shrinkText defaultTConf , mirror tiled , simpleStacking $ tabbed shrinkText defaultTConf , circle , twoPane delta (1%2) , full ] where .... Regards, Xavier