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Since4565e2c90e, not only do we raise the floating window to top when starting dragging, we also restack all other managed windows directly below it (mouse{Move,Resize}Window now call `float` while dragging, which invoke `windows` and that restacks all windows). This means that as soon as we start dragging, all xmonad-managed windows are raised to the top, obscuring any unmanaged (override-redirect) windows that were at the top before. The good thing about4565e2c90eis that since we refloat and refresh on every mouse move while dragging, we no longer need the `raiseWindow`. It was probably only there so that it stays visible when dragging between Xinerama screens (3cb64d7461), and that's taken care of by refloating the window on every move. As the refresh restacks everything anyway, the only function of the `raiseWindow` is to stack windows above unmanaged ones, which is likely undesirable. There is still one known issue related to obscuring notifications: https://github.com/xmonad/xmonad/issues/89 That one is caused by X opening new windows at the top of stacking order and xmonad then restacking all other windows directly beneath them if the new window is in the master position of the stack. Some notification daemons like dunst work around this by raising themselves whenever a new window is opened (77bfbc4f7f/src/x11/x.c (L348)). Fixing this one is considerably more complicated as we'd need to keep track of (unmanaged) windows that wish to be stacked above new windows, therefore this won't be addressed here, and probably won't be addressed in xmonad core ever. Fixes: https://github.com/xmonad/xmonad/issues/208 Fixes:4565e2c90e("fix #63: window jumping to origin position when dragging")
xmonad: A Tiling Window Manager
xmonad is a tiling window manager for X. Windows are arranged automatically to tile the screen without gaps or overlap, maximising screen use. Window manager features are accessible from the keyboard: a mouse is optional. xmonad is written, configured and extensible in Haskell. Custom layout algorithms, key bindings and other extensions may be written by the user in config files. Layouts are applied dynamically, and different layouts may be used on each workspace. Xinerama is fully supported, allowing windows to be tiled on several physical screens.
Quick Start
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From hackage:
cabal update cabal install xmonad xmonad-contrib -
Alternatively, build from source using the following repositories:
For the full story, read on.
Building
Building is quite straightforward, and requires a basic Haskell toolchain. On many systems xmonad is available as a binary package in your package system (e.g. on Debian or Gentoo). If at all possible, use this in preference to a source build, as the dependency resolution will be simpler.
We'll now walk through the complete list of toolchain dependencies.
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GHC: the Glasgow Haskell Compiler
You first need a Haskell compiler. Your distribution's package system will have binaries of GHC (the Glasgow Haskell Compiler), the compiler we use, so install that first. If your operating system's package system doesn't provide a binary version of GHC and the
cabal-installtool, you can install both using the Haskell Platform.It shouldn't be necessary to compile GHC from source -- every common system has a pre-build binary version. However, if you want to build from source, the following links will be helpful:
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X11 libraries:
Since you're building an X application, you'll need the C X11 library headers. On many platforms, these come pre-installed. For others, such as Debian, you can get them from your package manager:
# for xmonad $ apt-get install libx11-dev libxinerama-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev libxss-dev # for xmonad-contrib $ apt-get install libxft-dev
Then build and install with:
$ cabal install
Running xmonad
If you built XMonad using cabal then add:
exec $HOME/.cabal/bin/xmonad
to the last line of your .xsession or .xinitrc file.
Configuring
See the CONFIG document and the example configuration file.
XMonadContrib
There are many extensions to xmonad available in the XMonadContrib (xmc) library. Examples include an ion3-like tabbed layout, a prompt/program launcher, and various other useful modules. XMonadContrib is available at:
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Latest release: http://hackage.haskell.org/package/xmonad-contrib
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Git version: https://github.com/xmonad/xmonad-contrib
Other Useful Programs
A nicer xterm replacement, that supports resizing better:
For custom status bars:
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taffybar: https://github.com/travitch/taffybar
For a program dispatch menu:
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XMonad.Prompt.Shell: (from XMonadContrib)
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gmrun: (in your package system)
Authors
- Spencer Janssen
- Don Stewart
- Jason Creighton