How can I set my Caps Lock key to toggle Fullscreen mode in Xmonad?

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I'm using xmonad with the following layouts:

globalLayout = avoidStruts (tiled ||| Mirror tiled ||| Full ||| threeColMid ||| combine) ||| Full

and I have set my mod + space key to switch between the layouts by:

, ((modm, xK_space ), sendMessage NextLayout)

Now I want to bind my CapsLock key to toggle the Full mode. How can I do that? (Maybe with setLayout?)

max taldykin · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-27 11:45:38Z

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You need two imports:

import XMonad.Layout.MultiToggle
import XMonad.Layout.MultiToggle.Instances

key binding:

((modm, xK_Caps_Lock), sendMessage $ Toggle FULL)

layout:

layout
  = smartBorders
  $ mkToggle (NOBORDERS ?? FULL ?? EOT)
  $ tiled ||| Mirror tiled ||| etc...

Enjoy.

answered Jan 27, 2011 at 11:45

max taldykin

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This is almost what I was looking for but it doesn't work with floating windows.
– ideasman42
Commented Dec 27, 2013 at 16:12
@ideasman42 good point. Did you find a way to overcome that limitation?
– jchook
Commented Mar 22, 2019 at 22:29
Yes, my dotfile is here: bitbucket.org/ideasman42/dotfiles/src/master/.xmonad/xmonad.hs
– ideasman42
Commented Mar 6, 2020 at 23:53

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Toto · Accepted Answer · 2023-07-02 18:05:08Z

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This also works to launch an app in full screen:

, ((modMask .|. shiftMask, xK_l), sendMessage $ JumpToLayout "Full"

Toto

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answered Jul 2, 2023 at 17:24

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