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@@ -1,32 +1,40 @@ - xmonad : a lightweight X11 window manager. + xmonad : a lightweight X11 window manager. - http://xmonad.org + http://xmonad.org + +------------------------------------------------------------------------ About: -Xmonad is a minimalist tiling window manager for X, written in Haskell. Windows -are managed using automatic layout algorithms, which can be dynamically -reconfigured. At any time windows are arranged so as to maximise the use of -screen real estate. All features of the window manager are accessible purely -from the keyboard: a mouse is entirely optional. Xmonad is configured in -Haskell, and custom layout algorithms may be implemented by the user in config -files. A principle of Xmonad is predictability: the user should know in advance -precisely the window arrangement that will result from any action. - -By default xmonad provides three layout algorithms: tall, wide and fullscreen. -In tall or wide mode, windows are tiled and arranged to prevent overlap and -maximise screen use. Sets of windows are grouped together on virtual screens, -and each screen retains its own layout, which may be reconfigured dynamically. -Multiple physical monitors are supported via Xinerama, allowing simultaneous -display of a number of screens. - -By utilising the expressivity of a modern functional language with a rich -static type system, Xmonad provides a complete, featureful window manager in -less than 500 lines of code, with an emphasis on correctness and robustness. -Internal properties of the window manager are checked using a combination of -static guarantees provided by the type system, and type-based automated -testing. A benefit of this is that the code is simple to understand, and easy -to modify. + Xmonad is a tiling window manager for X. Windows are managed using + automatic tiling algorithms, which can be dynamically configured. + Windows are arranged so as to tile the screen without gaps, maximising + screen use. All features of the window manager are accessible + from the keyboard: a mouse is strictly optional. Xmonad is written + and extensible in Haskell, and custom layout algorithms may be + implemented by the user in config files. A guiding principle of the + user interface is <i>predictability</i>: users should know in + advance precisely the window arrangement that will result from any + action, leading to an intuitive user interface. + + Xmonad provides three tiling algorithms by default: tall, wide and + fullscreen. In tall or wide mode, all windows are visible and tiled + to fill the plane without gaps. In fullscreen mode only the focused + window is visible, filling the screen. Alternative tiling + algorithms are provided as extensions. Sets of windows are grouped + together on virtual workspaces and each workspace retains its own + layout. Multiple physical monitors are supported via Xinerama, + allowing simultaneous display of several workspaces. + + Adhering to a minimalist philosophy of doing one job, and doing it + well, the entire code base remains tiny, and is written to be simple + to understand and modify. By using Haskell as a configuration + language arbitrarily complex extensions may be implemented by the + user using a powerful `scripting' language, without needing to + modify the window manager directly. For example, users may write + their own tiling algorithms. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------ Building: @@ -36,27 +44,48 @@ Get the dependencies whether you've got a package run 'ghc-pkg list some_package_name' mtl http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/mtl-1.0 + unix http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/unix-2.0 + X11 http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/X11-1.2 (Unfortunately X11-1.2 does not work correctly on AMD64. The latest darcs version from http://darcs.haskell.org/packages/X11 does.) + X11-extras: http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/X11-extras-0.1 - unix http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/unix-2.0 (included with ghc) - dmenu 2.* http://www.suckless.org/download/dmenu-2.7.tar.gz - (optional) - And then build with Cabal: runhaskell Setup.lhs configure --prefix=/home/dons runhaskell Setup.lhs build runhaskell Setup.lhs install --user -Finally, add: +------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Running xmonad: + + Add: exec /home/dons/bin/xmonad - to the last line of your .xsession file + to the last line of your .xsession file. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Other useful programs: + + For a program dispatch menu: + + dmenu http://www.suckless.org/download/ + or + gmrun (in your package system) + + For custom status bars: + + dzen http://gotmor.googlepages.com/dzen + + A nicer xterm replacment, that supports resizing better: + + urxvt http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html Authors: |