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diff --git a/XMonad/Util/Scratchpad.hs b/XMonad/Util/Scratchpad.hs new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3eab56c --- /dev/null +++ b/XMonad/Util/Scratchpad.hs @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- +-- | +-- Module : XMonad.Util.Scratchpad +-- Copyright : (c) Braden Shepherdson 2008 +-- License : BSD-style (as xmonad) +-- +-- Maintainer : Braden.Shepherdson@gmail.com +-- Stability : unstable +-- Portability : unportable +-- +-- Very handy hotkey-launched floating terminal window. +-- +-- A tool like detach (<http://detach.sourceforge.net>) turns it +-- into a launchpad for X apps. +-- +-- By default, your xmonad terminal is used, and mod+s is the hotkey. +-- The default ManageHook uses a centered, half-screen-wide, +-- quarter-screen-tall window. +-- The key, position and size are configurable. +-- +-- The terminal application must support the @-title@ argument. +-- Known supported terminals: rxvt, rxvt-unicode, xterm. +-- Most others are likely to follow the lead set by xterm. +-- +-- Add the following to your xmonad.hs keybindings to use the default mod+s: +-- +-- > scratchpadSpawnDefault conf +-- +-- Or specify your own key binding, with the action: +-- +-- > scratchpadSpawnAction conf +-- +-- And add one of the @scratchpadManageHook*@s to your ManageHook list. +-- The default rectangle is half the screen wide and a quarter of the +-- screen tall, centered. +-- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +module XMonad.Util.Scratchpad ( + scratchpadSpawnDefault + ,scratchpadSpawnAction + ,scratchpadManageHookDefault + ,scratchpadManageHook + ) where + +import XMonad +import XMonad.Core +import XMonad.Hooks.ManageHelpers (doRectFloat) +import qualified XMonad.StackSet + + + +-- | Complete key binding. Pops up the terminal on mod+s. +scratchpadSpawnDefault :: XConfig Layout -- ^ The configuration, to retrieve terminal and modMask + -> ((KeyMask, KeySym), X ()) +scratchpadSpawnDefault conf = ((modMask conf, xK_s), scratchpadSpawnAction conf) + + +-- | Action to pop up the terminal, for the user to bind to a custom key. +scratchpadSpawnAction :: XConfig Layout -- ^ The configuration, to retrieve the terminal + -> X () +scratchpadSpawnAction conf = spawn $ terminal conf ++ " -title scratchpad" + + + +-- | The ManageHook, with the default rectangle: +-- Half the screen wide, a quarter of the screen tall, centered. +scratchpadManageHookDefault :: ManageHook +scratchpadManageHookDefault = scratchpadManageHook scratchpadDefaultRect + + +-- | The ManageHook, with a user-specified StackSet.RationalRect. +scratchpadManageHook :: XMonad.StackSet.RationalRect -- ^ User-specified screen rectangle. + -> ManageHook +scratchpadManageHook rect = title =? "scratchpad" --> doRectFloat rect + + +scratchpadDefaultRect :: XMonad.StackSet.RationalRect +scratchpadDefaultRect = XMonad.StackSet.RationalRect 0.25 0.375 0.5 0.25 + + diff --git a/xmonad-contrib.cabal b/xmonad-contrib.cabal index c01ee0e..bf1fbe7 100644 --- a/xmonad-contrib.cabal +++ b/xmonad-contrib.cabal @@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ library XMonad.Util.Loggers XMonad.Util.NamedWindows XMonad.Util.Run + XMonad.Util.Scratchpad XMonad.Util.Themes XMonad.Util.Timer XMonad.Util.WorkspaceCompare |