latest version of xmonad-status.hs

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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# launch xmonad, with a couple of dzens to run the status bar
+# send xmonad state over a named pipe
+#
+
+FG='#a8a3f7' 
+BG='#3f3c6d' 
+FONT="-xos4-terminus-medium-r-normal--16-160-72-72-c-80-iso8859-1"
+
+PATH=/home/dons/bin:$PATH
+
+# simple xmonad use, no interactive status bar.
+#
+#clock | dzen2 -ta r -fg $FG -bg $BG -fn $FONT &
+#exec xmonad
+
+#
+# with a pipe talking to an external program
+#
+PIPE=$HOME/.xmonad-status
+rm -f $PIPE
+/sbin/mkfifo -m 600 $PIPE
+[ -p $PIPE ] || exit
+
+# launch the external 60 second clock, and launch the workspace status bar
+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 &
+
+# now go for it
+xmonad > $PIPE &
+
+# wait for xmonad
+wait $!
+
+pkill -HUP dzen2
+pkill -HUP ssh-agent
+pkill -HUP -f clock
+pkill -HUP -f xmonad-status
+
+wait