I found http://splash-of-open-sauce.blogspot.de/2011/02/xmonadhs-haskell-xmonad-conf... which looks similar to my config: --- BEGIN --- scratchpads = [ NS "calendar" "urxvt -name calendar -e task calendar" (title =? "calendar") ] where name = stringProperty "WM_NAME" main = do dzenLeftBar <- spawnPipe myXmonadBar dzenRightBar <- spawnPipe myStatusBar dzenTrayerBar <- spawnPipe myTrayerBar xmonad $ ewmh $ withUrgencyHook NoUrgencyHook defaultConfig { focusFollowsMouse = True , modMask = mod3Mask , workspaces = myWorkspaces , manageHook = namedScratchpadManageHook scratchpads <+> manageDocks <+> myManageHook {- ... -} , ((mod3Mask, xK_d), namedScratchpadAction scratchpads "calendar") --- END --- The result is: --- BEGIN --- Error detected while loading xmonad configuration file: /home/sepp/.xmonad/xmonad.hs xmonad.hs:195:54: Couldn't match type `ManageHook -> NamedScratchpad' with `NamedScratchpad' Expected type: NamedScratchpads Actual type: [ManageHook -> NamedScratchpad] In the first argument of `namedScratchpadManageHook', namely `scratchpads' In the first argument of `(<+>)', namely `namedScratchpadManageHook scratchpads' In the first argument of `(<+>)', namely `namedScratchpadManageHook scratchpads <+> manageDocks' xmonad.hs:216:62: Couldn't match type `ManageHook -> NamedScratchpad' with `NamedScratchpad' Expected type: NamedScratchpads Actual type: [ManageHook -> NamedScratchpad] In the first argument of `namedScratchpadAction', namely `scratchpads' In the expression: namedScratchpadAction scratchpads "calendar" In the expression: ((mod3Mask, xK_d), namedScratchpadAction scratchpads "calendar") Please check the file for errors. --- END ---