----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- | -- 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 focussed 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.Hooks.DynamicLog -- -- Enable it by including it in your logHook definition. Eg: -- -- > logHook = updatePointer (1%2) (1%2) -- -- which will move the pointer to the middle of a newly focused window if the -- focus moves away from the pointer -- | Update the pointer's location to the currently focused window unless it's -- already there updatePointer :: Rational -> Rational -> X () updatePointer h v = withFocused $ \w -> do dpy <- asks display root <- asks theRoot wa <- io $ getWindowAttributes dpy w (sameRoot,_,w',_,_,_,_,_) <- io $ queryPointer dpy root unless (sameRoot && w == w') $ io $ warpPointer dpy none w 0 0 0 0 (fraction h (wa_width wa)) (fraction v (wa_height wa)) where fraction x y = floor (x * fromIntegral y)