----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- | -- Module : XMonadContrib.UpdatePointer -- Copyright : (c) Robert Marlow -- License : BSD3-style (see LICENSE) -- -- Maintainer : Robert Marlow -- Stability : stable -- Portability : portable -- -- Causes the pointer to follow whichever window focus changes to. Compliments -- the idea of switching focus as the mouse crosses window boundaries to -- keep the mouse near the currently focused window -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- module XMonad.Actions.UpdatePointer ( -- * Usage -- $usage updatePointer ) where import XMonad import Control.Monad -- $usage -- You can use this module with the following in your @~\/.xmonad\/xmonad.hs@: -- -- > import XMonad -- > import XMonad.Actions.UpdatePointer -- -- Enable it by including it in your logHook definition. Eg: -- -- > logHook = updatePointer -- -- which will move the pointer to the nearest point of a newly focused window -- | Update the pointer's location to the nearest point of the currently focused -- window unless it's already there updatePointer :: X () updatePointer = withFocused $ \w -> do dpy <- asks display root <- asks theRoot wa <- io $ getWindowAttributes dpy w (_sameRoot,_,w',rootx,rooty,_,_,_) <- io $ queryPointer dpy root -- Can sameRoot ever be false in this case? I'm going to assume not unless (w == w') $ do let x = moveWithin rootx (wa_x wa) ((wa_x wa) + (wa_width wa)) let y = moveWithin rooty (wa_y wa) ((wa_y wa) + (wa_height wa)) io $ warpPointer dpy none root 0 0 0 0 (fromIntegral x) (fromIntegral y) moveWithin :: Integral a => a -> a -> a -> a moveWithin current lower upper = if current < lower then lower else if current > upper then upper else current