xmonad is a dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell
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Find a window in current workspace and apply some action to it
I think this should be really easy for someone who's good at Haskell but I just couldn't figure it out as I'm bad at it.
Basically I want to search through the list of windows in the current ...
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XMonad with GDM on Maverick (Ubuntu 10.10)
I'm using xmonad on Ubuntu Maverick (10.10)
First of all I created a new Desktop Entry to make the xmonad session to be accessible from the GDM login screen, but after a reboot GDM doesn't start, and ...
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Pause video when switching to some other desktop in xmonad
Assume that I am running vlc on desktop 5. I want to pause it when I switch to some other desktop and resume when I switch back to desktop 5. How to achieve this effect in xmonad?
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Xmonad- reload untiled window
Sometimes, for instance, when i have a terminal and firefox open in the same workspace, and then i close the terminal, firefox will not tile properly, that is it won't take up the full screen, it will ...
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Xmonad open terminal in same directory
Is it possible to have Xmonad open a new terminal in the same directory as the active terminal (if the active window is a terminal or a program like vim running in one)? As it is, all my terminals ...
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How to make per-window keyboard layouts with plain XMonad?
I've been using plain XMonad for some time (not combined with KDE/GNome). Currently, I'm switching between keyboard layouts simply by a key combination globally:
[ ((modMask , xK_Scroll_Lock ),
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Google Music Manager and Xomnad
How can I configure my Xmonad config that is displayed in the google music manager?
I cannot open the options window from the context menu, like the troubleshooter window is working.
Has anybody got ...
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Xmonad scratchpad focusing wrong window
When I hide a scratchpad window using the hotkey, the focus does not go to the window used before the scratchpad, but just any window that has the lowest position in the stackset (I think).
How to ...
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Disable screen turn off
I want to watch a movie with my laptop how I can disable with xmonad that it turn off the screen if vlc or some other app is running is running.
Is there some functions what I can used to prevent ...
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Fast application switching in XMonad
I often have several applications open across several workspaces in XMonad. I'd like to be able to switch between them without hunting; specifically, I'd like to be able to type something that ...
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Layout Specfic Keybinds in Xmonad/Dwm
Does anyone know if its possible to have a different set of keybinds for different layouts.
For instance, in Tall mode, i would like h and l to switch between the master and stack, with k and l ...
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Xmonad shortcuts don't work with Neo
After activating Neo via xmodmap (setxkbmap lv && xmodmap neo_de.xmodmap && xset -r 51), the xmonad keybindings stop working (both using the old and the new layout). I'm a bit confused ...
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How to activate window titles in xmonad?
I'd like to use a tiling window manager like xmonad. However, I want my windows to have titles. How can I configure xmonad in such a way that my windows always have titles?
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Xmonad - bind key to chain of commands
I'm using the EZConfig module for Xmonad. I would like to bind ModMask s to first move my current focused window to my other screen, then move my focus to my other screen.
Using the CycleWS module ...
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Set background image in xmonad
I have just switched from Fluxbox to giving xmonad a go, and I am definitely liking it. However, the one thing I haven't managed to do is to change my desktop background.
I am using Ubuntu 8 (uh, ...
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Setting `open file` program
Currently I am trying to use apvlv document viewer. It have tabs and is keyboard-driven, but, unfortunately, when asked to open file, it lauches KDialog for it. Evince uses gtk-based dialog. Where can ...
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How do you make volume keys and mute key work in Xmonad
I am new to Xmonad (just installed it yesterday), and since I have never used haskell before, I found configuration a little bit confusing for me. I got somewhat made xmobar and trayer work, but I ...
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Why scrolling in Unity is faster than in Xmonad?
I noticed that when I use default Ubuntu's Unity, everything scrolls fast and smooth. By "everything" I mean web-browsers and vim in terminal when I browse source code.
When I use xmonad it seems to ...
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Ignore monitor hotplugging events using x11 and an AMD card
I have a triple monitor setup (xorg.conf generated with amdcccle: http://pastebin.com/gWSVEyLa) running on Arch Linux with Xmonad as my window manager. Physically, there is an HDTV off to the left, a ...
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How to trigger an action on double-tap of a keyboard button?
I'd like to learn how to trigger something in my debian box on double-tap of a key (let's say l-shift). My setup is X11 based. Should I look into doing in my MW (xmonad) or on a lower level?
Forgive ...
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google-voice not working outside of gnome
I got google-voice working in ubuntu under Gnome. But for some reason when I log into my WM, Xmonad, google voice doesn't recognize my webcam.
Do I need to run some daemon or app along with my WM to ...
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Prevent xfce4-notifyd in Xmonad from taking focus
How to prevent notifyd notifications from taking focus in Xmonad and XFCE?
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xmonad + urxvt issue: text disappears after resizing
I'm using Arch Linux + xmonad + urxvt bundle and trying to resolve the conflict between xmonad and urxvt. Better to explain with shots:
Firstly, open the terminal and get some full-length output.
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different options for xmonad workspaces
Is it possible to have different configuration options in xmonad for different workspaces, for example, having different focused window border colors in workspace 1 and 2? Is this something to do with ...
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Why does neither topproc nor multicpu work correctly in xmobar?
I get the error "could not execute command topproc" and "autototal% not found" when using the topproc and multicpu commands below. I believe the syntax is correct ( does not work either). What am I ...
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xmonad on debian: how to change screen resolution
I've installed xmonad in a debian vmware vm on osx. In Gnome I changed the screen resolution to 1440/900 using the GUI menu but this change did not affect the resolution I get when I'm logged in with ...
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Start applications on specific workspaces in xmonad
I know how to associate specific applications with specific workspaces using manageHook and composeAll. What I'm looking for is a way to spawn applications on specific workspaces, i.e. a function with ...
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setxkbmap in xmonad problem
Why, when some setxkbmap command have been run, all default xmobar's keyboard bindings have been disabled and unusable?
setxkbmap -layout 'ru,us' -option 'grp:caps_toggle' &
What's wrong with ...
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Unable to have full-screen in Mac's Xmonad
I installed the newest X11.
I run the following command unsuccessfully after sourcing ~/.profile
$exec /usr/X11/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc
I get a message
Screen is terminating
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What is wrong in this xmonad configuration?
I have the following configuration on xmonad.hs, I really just want to add xmobar to the spawn pipe, but i dont know whats wrong. This is my config:
import XMonad
main = do
xmproc <- ...
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How do I mount a USB in plain XMonad?
Now that I am using XMonad I find that my USB devices no longer automount when I plug them into my computer. How do I get them to automount again just like they did when I was using gnome?
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Dual monitor support in Linux Mint with XMonad window manager?
I'm running Linux Mint 12, and I'd like to configure it to use 2 monitors, each as a separate workspace. Currently the output is mirrored to both screens. In the default window manager, I can set this ...
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Running a non-tiling window manager inside an xmonad tile
My window manager of choice is xmonad and I am very happy with it. However, I am learning to develop applications using Gtkmm and Glade, and for this very specific purpose and nothing else, I would ...
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How can I configure GIMP 2.8 to be a single window in XMonad?
I'm trying to get GIMP to display as a single window in XMonad. Currently, it's floating strangely in front of every other display and I can't use it.
I have tried reading this:
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Xmonad focused window border issues with virtualbox/vmware guest additions
I've tested xmonad on ubuntu and archlinux, running either on virtualbox and vmware. After installing guest additions (and the equivalent vmware tools for vmware), the focus border stops working. I ...
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How do I modify the mod key definitions (to ignore ALT_R)
I've currently got xmodmap -pm outputting:
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xmodmap: up to 4 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):
shift Shift_L (0x32), Shift_R (0x3e)
lock ...
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how to make xmonad use two mod keys
I find lots of examples on how to set the mod key in xmonad, but how do I add a second mod key?
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Chrome in Xmonad - Mouse Unresponsive
I have Xmonad installed on Ubuntu 10.10.
When using google Chrome, sometimes the mouse becomes unresponsive (only inside chrome). The problem goes like this:
I have several tabs open
Click with the ...
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What XMonad Configuration Best Replicates Default Ion3 Behavior and Feature Set?
Not being very familiar with Haskell and lamenting that Ion 3 is now abandonware, I am curious if anyone out there has found a way of replicating the default Ion 3 behavior and aesthetics in XMonad. ...
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Xmonad on windows laptop
I'm a Linux developer in the market for a laptop.
90% of my time is spent in Emacs, the terminal, and Google Chrome, and I want to use them within the excellent Xmonad tiling windows manager.
Given ...
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xmonad: how to use clock applet to display time
I am using xmonad / haskell.
when I start nm-applet for wifi, I have a small icon on the top lef
then displays wifi reception.
Next to it I would like to to have a CLOCK / time display.
is there a ...
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Xmonad idle lock after X minutes
Using Ubuntu 10.10. I use XMonad window manager as primary. I have CommandKey+S mapped to a bash file that shows a screensaver and locks, and puts the PC to sleep (on resume I have to enter password).
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Xmonad - Force application to open in specific size?
If I open Pidgin, I'd like it to open on a specific workspace but also at a specific size. Currently when I open it, it will take up have the screen next to my web browser. Is there a way to make it ...
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Open chromium/chrome with native borders only sometimes?
I use chromium on my laptop where I (mostly) use xmonad as my window manager.
With this the "compact border" option is next to useless and wastes space, so I don't want it. But when I use a ...
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xmonad UrgencyHook not working
I'm using xmonad and want to enable the UrgencyHook feature so I know when someone talks to me in pidgin. For that I use the XMonad.Hooks.UrgencyHookmodule. I use dzen2 and conky for the status bar, ...
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Differences between dynamic window managers? [closed]
Dynamic window managers support both tiling and floating window layout. There are quite a few of them, e.g. awesome, dwm, catwm, xmonad and probably many more. A lot of them claim to be stable, fast ...
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Possible to install Xmonad on Ubuntu separate from Gnome?
I just downloaded Xmonad from the repository on my Ubuntu 10.04 box, but when I log out and try to log back in using Xmonad instead Gnome, it doesn't work.
I just get the login screen background ...
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What config affects the keyboard when I'm using xmonad?
I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 with xmonad. How do I configure repeat speed and delay of the keyboard? Is there a graphical tool or I'll have to edit some config file?
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xmonad same application is appearing on both monitors
I started using xmonad on an Ubuntu box with two monitors attached. When I start xmonad the same layout is duplicated on both monitors. For example: if I have a layout where Chrome and emacs are tiled ...
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Create new Gnome session profile with xmonad as window manager?
I'm currently using Ubuntu 11.04 using the "Ubuntu Classic" session at login (Gnome 2). I recently tried xmonad as the window manager for the Gnome session, and I like it when my laptop is plugged to ...
