xmonad Questions

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It turns out it was enough to execute cabal install --package-env=$HOME/.config/xmonad --lib base xmonad xmonad-contrib but what I don't understand is the following: why did this work? Why updati...
Distefano asked 8/1, 2024 at 19:9

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Think: tiling my emacs window with eshells, a la xmonad. Is this possible? I can M-x eshell to open the first eshell instance but future invocations just focus the first instance.
Springs asked 29/3, 2010 at 20:21

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I'm trying so set up a NixOS VM for code development in haskell, and got into troubles with the basic installation of both xmonad and emacs. The relevant part of my /etc/nixos/configuration.nix is ...
Ferry asked 19/5, 2014 at 14:29

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I would like to remove borders (only) from floating windows covering the full screen (like mplayer), and use a different border color (normalBorderColor) when there is only one window in a worksp...
Disabled asked 21/11, 2012 at 17:40

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I prefer to use the keyboard to float or sink windows. Unfortunately, when floated, windows aren't moved or resized, so there is little visual indication that they aren't still tiled. Ideally, upon...
Keiko asked 6/2, 2012 at 8:24

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Today I've started with Xmonad and can not get Xmobar to be visible on top of layouts At my .xmobarrc I has these code: ... , position = TopW L 100 , lowerOnStart = True , hideOnStart = False ...
Arriviste asked 13/6, 2017 at 16:5

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How can I set an action to occur on a key release in xmonad? I don't like menu bars and panels. Instead of a panel like xmobar I want to have a full screen page of info, (time, currently selected ...
Camm asked 7/7, 2011 at 3:10

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I can change the names of workspaces, and presumably simply add more by changing this conststant: myWorkspaces = ["1","2","3⌂","4","5","6","7✉","8☺","9♫"] If I add something to the array, there ...
Borodino asked 2/1, 2015 at 12:41

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I'm trying to do the equivalent of xdotool search "Chromium" windowactivate --sync key --clearmodifiers ctrl+r i.e. I would like to switch to Chromium and reload the current page. However, with...
Chestnut asked 6/8, 2015 at 19:45

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My setup: Debian Linux 8.3 amd64, XMonad WM, python2.7, matplotlib 1.5.1 Problem: I'm making a plot, for example: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt x = xrange(10) y1 = [i ** 2 for i in x] y2 = [...
Monumentalize asked 22/6, 2016 at 12:47

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Whenever xmonad starts, restarts, or is recompiled, I get an xmessage: xmonad.hs:1:8: Could not find module `XMonad' Perhaps you meant Monad (needs flag -package haskell98-2.0.0.2) CgMonad (nee...
Obryan asked 13/3, 2014 at 21:3

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I am trying to use nix on ubuntu, with XMonad as my window manager. I have this working well on one host using nixOS, but I have a second device that isn't yet ready for nixOS. nix on top of Ubuntu...
Geum asked 27/6, 2017 at 10:48

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Java GUI applications only give me a blank window, I tried: main = do xmonad $ defaultConfig { modMask = mod4Mask , startupHook = setWMName "LG3D" -- other customizations } and setting this...
Addie asked 24/1, 2017 at 16:8

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I'm trying to configure a NoMachine remote desktop to run xmonad. One thing I keep running into is that the default xmonad installation instructions require logging out and logging back in. In a re...
Crumbly asked 16/9, 2016 at 22:28

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I am using xmonad and I am unable to get Chromium to display videos in fullscreen. It was my impression that the following would create a very basic Manage Hook that would detect fullscreen applic...
Corrective asked 14/10, 2016 at 5:27

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I installed XMonad and XMobar with configured settings. When I start XMonad a XMobar on any without first workspace is dock and opened programs have place below XMobar, but on first workspace when ...
Doleful asked 29/3, 2016 at 13:37

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I have a Java swing GUI that runs and displays fine using other window managers but when I run it in Xmonad it does not display correctly. All that displays is the frame of the window which is gray...
Reverend asked 9/6, 2015 at 20:55

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I've been banging my head against the wall for a while now. I have a bunch of types, which represent transformations over a base type (more specifically, layout modifiers in XMonad). Long story sh...
Bantustan asked 3/5, 2016 at 9:13

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I have recently begun trying out XMonad on my Ubuntu 10.04 machine, and I have one major complaint. Oddly, I have not found the problem duplicated elsewhere on the web. My XMonad session starts o...
Visceral asked 20/9, 2011 at 13:43

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Given my limited (zero) knowledge with Haskell the xmonad.hs can be challenging. I am looking for how to modify my config file to allow for "true" fullscreen using for example VLC watching videos....
Diarthrosis asked 7/12, 2013 at 20:39

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I would like to be able to move to the previous and next workspaces using the buttons 6 and 7 (the rocker buttons either side of the wheel) on my mouse. I'm guessing it has something to do with add...
Node asked 20/11, 2014 at 9:20

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I have a few vertically stacked tiles on the left, and some on the right. I can easily horizontally resize the master pane (with mod + l and mod + h), but I'd like to vertically resize some windows...
Buell asked 15/9, 2014 at 22:8

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I am using xmonad (with minimal configuration, main = xmonad gnomeConfig{ modMask = mod4Mask, terminal = "gnome-terminal" }) and my computer has two monitors and I am using xinerama. This works, b...
Discontinuation asked 24/4, 2014 at 14:21

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I am a Haskell newbie and I currently don't have time to really learn Haskell so I'm asking for help from the experts that have it already figured out. :) This is my current xmonad.hs file: https:...
Skelp asked 19/1, 2014 at 14:57

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Is it possible to somehow make the workspace layout change depending on which physical screen I am displaying it? I want to use reflectHoriz (from XMonad.Layout.PerWorkspace) on layouts on my left...
Excavator asked 14/1, 2014 at 12:2

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