* Michal 'vorner' Vaner
Hello
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 01:06:58PM +0200, Roman Cheplyaka wrote:
XMonad.Layout.Monitor is module for managing 'monitor' windows. Monitor windows are like dock windows, but they are placed above other windows. For example, see screenshot[1]. 'Monitor' is layout modifier which shows monitor window above the tiled windows of current layout. Its features are: - works with unmanaged windows ( => it's trivial to get monitor on all workspaces, plus monitor never gets focus) - toggling visibility with a keybinding - it's possible to have several monitors and toggle them independently (using nested modifiers)
Sorry for responding so late, I didn't find time earlier. I want to thank for this, I was missing something like this.
A also want to report it works for me well, with three separate monitors on all viewports and with adding and removing real screens (with xrandr) on the fly (but they are all on the primary screen, which is never removed).
Glad to hear this!
Just one question at the end: is it possible to start them hidden? Eg. when the window is created, do not show it and let it wait there before the monitor is showed?
Yes, this is possible. 1. Update XMonadContrib to latest darcs 2. use 'doHideIgnore' as ManageHook for your window 3. instead of (addMonitor ... $ ...) use: -- define monitor clock = Monitor { prop = ClassName "Cairo-clock" `And` Title "MacSlow's Cairo-Clock" , rect = Rectangle (1280-150) (800-150) 150 150 , visible = False -- this is what you want , mbName = Nothing -- or (Just "name") for named monitors , persistent = True } layoutHook = ModifiedLayout clock $ ... -- Roman I. Cheplyaka (aka Feuerbach @ IRC)