no need for ./scripts/xmonad-status.c, update run-xmonad.sh

scripts/run-xmonad.sh

@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ rm -f $PIPE
 [ -p $PIPE ] || exit
 
 # launch the external 60 second clock, and launch the workspace status bar
-xmonad-clock          | dzen2 -e '' -x 300 -w 768 -ta r -fg $FG -bg $BG -fn $FONT &
-xmonad-status < $PIPE | dzen2 -e '' -w 300 -ta l -fg $FG -bg $BG -fn $FONT &
+xmonad-clock | dzen2 -e '' -x 300 -w 768 -ta r -fg $FG -bg $BG -fn $FONT &
 
-# now go for it
-xmonad > $PIPE &
+# and a workspace status bar (this `cat' shouldn't be needed!)
+dzen2 -e '' -w 300 -ta l -fg $FG -bg $BG -fn $FONT < $PIPE &
+
+# go forit
+xmonad > $PIPE & 
 
 # wait for xmonad
 wait $!

scripts/xmonad-status.c

@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-/*
-   Module      :  xmonad-workspace.c
-   Copyright   :  (c) Don Stewart 2007
-   License     :  BSD3-style (see LICENSE)
-   
-   Maintainer  :  dons@cse.unsw.edu.au
-   Stability   :  stable
-   Portability :  portable
-  
-   C parser for new workspace format
-  
-*/
- 
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <signal.h>
-
-#define WORKSPACES 9
-
-int main(void) {
-
-    char buf[1024]; 
-    char *s, current, *rest;
-    int i;
-
-    signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
-
-    while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), stdin) != NULL) {
-
-        i = strlen(buf);
-        buf[i-1] = '\0';
-        s = buf;
-            
-        /* extract tag of current workspace */
-        current = *(char *)strsep(&s,"|");
-        rest    = s;
-
-        /* split up workspace list */
-        /* extract just the tags of the workspace list */
-        for (i = 0; i < WORKSPACES; i++) {
-            s = (char *)strsep(&rest, ",");
-
-            if (*s == current) {
-                printf("[%c]", *s);
-            } else if (s[2] != ':') { /* filter empty workspaces */
-                printf(" %c ", *s);
-            }
-
-        }
-
-        putchar('\n');
-        fflush(stdout);
-    }
-    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
-}