2 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/XMonad/Util/Font.hs b/XMonad/Util/Font.hs
index d05b433..ed09a6d 100644
--- a/XMonad/Util/Font.hs
+++ b/XMonad/Util/Font.hs
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ module XMonad.Util.Font
     , fi
     ) where
 
+import Prelude hiding (catch)
 import XMonad
 import Foreign
 import Control.Applicative
+import Control.Exception
 import Data.Maybe
 
 #ifdef XFT
@@ -60,6 +62,9 @@ stringToPixel d s = fromMaybe fallBack <$> io getIt
     where getIt    = initColor d s
           fallBack = blackPixel d (defaultScreen d)
 
+econst :: a -> IOException -> a
+econst = const
+
 -- | Given a fontname returns the font structure. If the font name is
 --  not valid the default font will be loaded and returned.
 initCoreFont :: String -> X FontStruct
@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@ initCoreFont s = do
   d <- asks display
   io $ catch (getIt d) (fallBack d)
       where getIt    d = loadQueryFont d s
-            fallBack d = const $ loadQueryFont d "-misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
+            fallBack d = econst $ loadQueryFont d "-misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
 
 releaseCoreFont :: FontStruct -> X ()
 releaseCoreFont fs = do
@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@ initUtf8Font s = do
   (_,_,fs) <- io $ catch (getIt d) (fallBack d)
   return fs
       where getIt    d = createFontSet d s
-            fallBack d = const $ createFontSet d "-misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
+            fallBack d = econst $ createFontSet d "-misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
 
 releaseUtf8Font :: FontSet -> X ()
 releaseUtf8Font fs = do
diff --git a/XMonad/Util/Loggers.hs b/XMonad/Util/Loggers.hs
index 3c8c3ee..19e6eae 100644
--- a/XMonad/Util/Loggers.hs
+++ b/XMonad/Util/Loggers.hs
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ import XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog
 import XMonad.Util.Font (Align (..))
 import XMonad.Util.NamedWindows (getName)
 
+import Prelude hiding (catch)
 import Control.Applicative ((<$>))
+import Control.Exception
 import Data.List (isPrefixOf, isSuffixOf)
 import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
 import Data.Traversable (traverse)
@@ -62,6 +64,9 @@ import System.Locale
 import System.Process (runInteractiveCommand)
 import System.Time
 
+econst :: Monad m => a -> IOException -> m a
+econst = const . return
+
 -- $usage
 -- Use this module by importing it into your @~\/.xmonad\/xmonad.hs@:
 --
@@ -138,7 +143,7 @@ loadAvg = logCmd "/usr/bin/uptime | sed 's/.*: //; s/,//g'"
 -- | Create a 'Logger' from an arbitrary shell command.
 logCmd :: String -> Logger
 logCmd c = io $ do (_, out, _, _) <- runInteractiveCommand c
-                   fmap Just (hGetLine out) `catch` (const $ return Nothing)
+                   fmap Just (hGetLine out) `catch` econst Nothing
                    -- no need to waitForProcess, we ignore SIGCHLD
 
 -- | Get a count of filtered files in a directory.