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| -rw-r--r-- | XMonad/Hooks/UrgencyHook.hs | 26 |
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diff --git a/XMonad/Hooks/UrgencyHook.hs b/XMonad/Hooks/UrgencyHook.hs index 10861c9..96c2832 100644 --- a/XMonad/Hooks/UrgencyHook.hs +++ b/XMonad/Hooks/UrgencyHook.hs @@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ module XMonad.Hooks.UrgencyHook ( -- ** Note -- $note + -- * Troubleshooting + -- $troubleshooting + -- * Example: Setting up irssi + rxvt-unicode -- $example @@ -124,6 +127,29 @@ import Foreign (unsafePerformIO) -- urgency hook and restart xmonad, you may need to rejigger your layout by -- hitting mod-shift-space. +-- $troubleshooting +-- +-- There are three steps to get right: +-- +-- 1. The X client must set the UrgencyHint flag. How to configure this +-- depends on the application. If you're using a terminal app, this is in +-- two parts: +-- +-- * The console app must send a ^G (bell). In bash, a helpful trick is +-- @sleep 1; echo -e \'\a\'@. +-- +-- * The terminal must convert the bell into UrgencyHint. +-- +-- 2. XMonad must be configured to notice UrgencyHints. If you've added +-- withUrgencyHook, you may need to hit mod-shift-space to reset the layout. +-- +-- 3. The dzen must run when told. Run @dzen2 -help@ and make sure that it +-- supports all of the arguments you told DzenUrgencyHook to pass it. Also, +-- set up a keybinding to the 'dzen' action in "XMonad.Util.Dzen" to test +-- if that works. +-- +-- As best you can, try to isolate which one(s) of those is failing. + -- $example -- -- This is a commonly asked example. By default, the window doesn't get flagged |