add BoringWindows module to make certain windows skipped when rotating focus.

XMonad/Config/Droundy.hs

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import XMonad.Layout.Simplest ( Simplest(Simplest) )
 import XMonad.Layout.Square ( Square(Square) )
 import XMonad.Layout.WindowNavigation ( Navigate(Move,Swap,Go), Direction(U,D,R,L),
                                         windowNavigation )
+import XMonad.Layout.BoringWindows ( boringWindows, markBoring, clearBoring,
+                                     focusUp, focusDown )
 import XMonad.Layout.NoBorders ( smartBorders )
 import XMonad.Layout.WorkspaceDir ( changeDir, workspaceDir )
 import XMonad.Layout.ToggleLayouts ( toggleLayouts, ToggleLayout(ToggleLayout) )
@@ -66,9 +68,9 @@ keys x = M.fromList $
     , ((modMask x .|. shiftMask, xK_space ), setLayout $ layoutHook x) -- %!  Reset the layouts on the current workspace to default
 
     -- move focus up or down the window stack
-    , ((modMask x,               xK_Tab   ), windows W.focusDown) -- %! Move focus to the next window
-    , ((modMask x,               xK_j     ), windows W.focusDown) -- %! Move focus to the next window
-    , ((modMask x,               xK_k     ), windows W.focusUp  ) -- %! Move focus to the previous window
+    , ((modMask x,               xK_Tab   ), focusDown) -- %! Move focus to the next window
+    , ((modMask x,               xK_j     ), focusDown) -- %! Move focus to the next window
+    , ((modMask x,               xK_k     ), focusUp  ) -- %! Move focus to the previous window
 
     , ((modMask x .|. shiftMask, xK_j     ), windows W.swapDown  ) -- %! Swap the focused window with the next window
     , ((modMask x .|. shiftMask, xK_k     ), windows W.swapUp    ) -- %! Swap the focused window with the previous window
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ keys x = M.fromList $
     , ((0, xK_F2  ), spawn "gnome-terminal") -- %! Launch gnome-terminal
     , ((0, xK_F3  ), shellPrompt myXPConfig) -- %! Launch program
     , ((0, xK_F11   ), spawn "ksnapshot") -- %! Take snapshot
+    , ((modMask x .|. shiftMask, xK_b     ), markBoring)
+    , ((controlMask .|. modMask x .|. shiftMask, xK_b     ), clearBoring)
     , ((modMask x .|. shiftMask, xK_x     ), changeDir myXPConfig)
     , ((modMask x .|. shiftMask, xK_BackSpace), removeWorkspace)
     , ((modMask x .|. shiftMask, xK_v     ), selectWorkspace myXPConfig)
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ config = defaultConfig
          { borderWidth = 1 -- Width of the window border in pixels.
          , XMonad.workspaces = ["mutt","iceweasel"]
          , layoutHook = ewmhDesktopsLayout $ showWName $ workspaceDir "~" $
-                        smartBorders $ windowNavigation $
+                        boringWindows $ smartBorders $ windowNavigation $
                         toggleLayouts Full $ avoidStruts $
                         named "tabbed" mytab |||
                         named "xclock" (mytab ****//* combineTwo Square mytab mytab) |||

XMonad/Layout/BoringWindows.hs

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fglasgow-exts #-} -- For deriving Data/Typeable
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- |
+-- Module      :  XMonad.Layout.BoringWindows
+-- Copyright   :  (c) 2008  David Roundy <droundy@darcs.net>
+-- License     :  BSD3-style (see LICENSE)
+--
+-- Maintainer  :  David Roundy <droundy@darcs.net>
+-- Stability   :  unstable
+-- Portability :  unportable
+--
+-- BoringWindows is an extension to allow windows to be marked boring
+--
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+module XMonad.Layout.BoringWindows (
+                                   -- * Usage
+                                   -- $usage
+                                   boringWindows,
+                                   markBoring, clearBoring,
+                                   focusUp, focusDown
+                                  ) where
+
+import XMonad hiding (Point)
+import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
+import XMonad.Layout.LayoutModifier
+import XMonad.Util.Invisible
+
+data BoringMessage = FocusUp | FocusDown | IsBoring Window | ClearBoring
+                       deriving ( Read, Show, Typeable )
+instance Message BoringMessage
+
+markBoring = withFocused (sendMessage . IsBoring)
+clearBoring = sendMessage ClearBoring
+focusUp = sendMessage FocusUp
+focusDown = sendMessage FocusDown
+
+data BoringWindows a = BoringWindows (Invisible [] a) deriving ( Show, Read, Typeable )
+
+boringWindows :: (LayoutClass l a, Eq a) => l a -> ModifiedLayout BoringWindows l a
+boringWindows = ModifiedLayout (BoringWindows (I []))
+
+instance LayoutModifier BoringWindows Window where
+    handleMessOrMaybeModifyIt (BoringWindows (I bs)) m
+        | Just (IsBoring b) <- fromMessage m = return $ Just $ Left $ BoringWindows (I (b:bs))
+        | Just ClearBoring <- fromMessage m = return $ Just $ Left $ BoringWindows (I [])
+        | Just FocusUp <- fromMessage m = do windows $ W.modify' $ focusUp'
+                                             return Nothing
+        | Just FocusDown <- fromMessage m =
+                            do windows $ W.modify' (reverseStack . focusUp' . reverseStack)
+                               return Nothing
+        where focusUp' (W.Stack t ls rs)
+                  | (a,l:ls') <- skipBoring ls = W.Stack l ls' (a++t:rs)
+                  | otherwise = case skipBoring (reverse (t:rs)++ls) of
+                                (a,x:xs) -> W.Stack x xs a
+                                _ -> W.Stack t ls rs
+              skipBoring [] = ([],[])
+              skipBoring (x:xs) | x `elem` bs = case skipBoring xs of
+                                                (a,b) -> (x:a,b)
+                                | otherwise = ([],x:xs)
+    handleMessOrMaybeModifyIt _ _ = return Nothing
+
+-- | reverse a stack: up becomes down and down becomes up.
+reverseStack :: W.Stack a -> W.Stack a
+reverseStack (W.Stack t ls rs) = W.Stack t rs ls

xmonad-contrib.cabal

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ library
                         XMonad.Hooks.UrgencyHook
                         XMonad.Hooks.XPropManage
                         XMonad.Layout.Accordion
+                        XMonad.Layout.BoringWindows
                         XMonad.Layout.Circle
                         XMonad.Layout.Combo
                         XMonad.Layout.Decoration