Add a startupHook.

The only thing I am not sure about here is at what exact point the
startupHook should get run.  I picked a place that seems to make sense:
as late as possible, right before entering the main loop.  That way all
the layouts/workspaces/other state are set up and the startupHook can
manipulate them.

darcs-hash:20080204192445-bd4d7-218d69dcf3cd5c5f2962859cf847595527399807.gz

4 files changed, 22 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/XMonad/Config.hs b/XMonad/Config.hs
index 677248d..98ec02a 100644
--- a/XMonad/Config.hs
+++ b/XMonad/Config.hs
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ module XMonad.Config (defaultConfig) where
 -- Useful imports
 --
 import XMonad.Core as XMonad hiding
-    (workspaces,manageHook,numlockMask,keys,logHook,borderWidth,mouseBindings
+    (workspaces,manageHook,numlockMask,keys,logHook,startupHook,borderWidth,mouseBindings
     ,defaultGaps,layoutHook,modMask,terminal,normalBorderColor,focusedBorderColor
     ,focusFollowsMouse)
 import qualified XMonad.Core as XMonad
-    (workspaces,manageHook,numlockMask,keys,logHook,borderWidth,mouseBindings
+    (workspaces,manageHook,numlockMask,keys,logHook,startupHook,borderWidth,mouseBindings
     ,defaultGaps,layoutHook,modMask,terminal,normalBorderColor,focusedBorderColor
     ,focusFollowsMouse)
 
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ manageHook = composeAll
 logHook :: X ()
 logHook = return ()
 
+-- | Perform an arbitrary action at xmonad startup.
+startupHook :: X ()
+startupHook = return ()
+
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Extensible layouts
 --
@@ -256,6 +260,7 @@ defaultConfig = XConfig
     , XMonad.modMask            = defaultModMask
     , XMonad.keys               = keys
     , XMonad.logHook            = logHook
+    , XMonad.startupHook        = startupHook
     , XMonad.mouseBindings      = mouseBindings
     , XMonad.manageHook         = manageHook
     , XMonad.focusFollowsMouse  = focusFollowsMouse }
diff --git a/XMonad/Core.hs b/XMonad/Core.hs
index ea84bd6..89e6ab2 100644
--- a/XMonad/Core.hs
+++ b/XMonad/Core.hs
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ data XConfig l = XConfig
                                                  -- ^ The mouse bindings
     , borderWidth        :: !Dimension           -- ^ The border width
     , logHook            :: !(X ())              -- ^ The action to perform when the windows set is changed
+    , startupHook        :: !(X ())              -- ^ The action to perform on startup
     , focusFollowsMouse  :: !Bool                -- ^ Whether window entry events can change focus
     }
 
diff --git a/XMonad/Main.hs b/XMonad/Main.hs
index 7557ad6..405caec 100644
--- a/XMonad/Main.hs
+++ b/XMonad/Main.hs
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ xmonad initxmc = do
             -- manage the as-yet-unmanaged windows
             mapM_ manage (ws \\ W.allWindows winset)
 
+            startupHook initxmc
+
             -- main loop, for all you HOF/recursion fans out there.
             forever_ $ handle =<< io (nextEvent dpy e >> getEvent e)
 
diff --git a/man/xmonad.hs b/man/xmonad.hs
index e283afb..5858e36 100644
--- a/man/xmonad.hs
+++ b/man/xmonad.hs
@@ -248,6 +248,16 @@ myFocusFollowsMouse = True
 myLogHook = return ()
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Startup hook
+
+-- Perform an arbitrary action each time xmonad starts or is restarted
+-- with mod-q.  Used by, e.g., XMonad.Layout.PerWorkspace to initialize
+-- per-workspace layout choices.
+--
+-- By default, do nothing.
+myStartupHook = return ()
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Now run xmonad with all the defaults we set up.
 
 -- Run xmonad with the settings you specify. No need to modify this.
@@ -279,5 +289,6 @@ defaults = defaultConfig {
       -- hooks, layouts
         layoutHook         = myLayout,
         manageHook         = myManageHook,
-        logHook            = myLogHook
+        logHook            = myLogHook,
+        startupHook        = myStartupHook
     }