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== Configuring xmonad ==
xmonad is configured by creating and editing the Haskell file:
~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs
xmonad then uses settings from this file as arguments to the window manager,
on startup.
== A simple example ==
Here is a basic example, which takes defaults from xmonad, and overrides
the border width, default terminal, and some colours:
--
-- An example, simple ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs file.
-- It overrides a few basic settings, reusing all the other defaults,
--
import XMonad
main = xmonad $ defaultConfig
{ borderWidth = 2
, terminal = "urxvt"
, normalBorderColor = "#cccccc"
, focusedBorderColor = "#cd8b00" }
You can find the defaults in the file:
XMonad/Config.hs
== Checking your xmonad.hs is correct ==
Place this text in ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs, and then check that it is
syntactically and type correct by loading it in the Haskell
interpreter:
$ ghci ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs
GHCi, version 6.8.1: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ :? for help
Loading package base ... linking ... done.
Ok, modules loaded: Main.
Prelude Main> :t main
main :: IO ()
Ok, looks good.
== Loading your configuration ==
To have xmonad start using your settings, type 'mod-q'. xmonad will
then load this new file, and run it. If it is unable to, the defaults
are used.
To load succesfully, both 'xmonad' and 'ghc' must be in your $PATH
environment variable. If GHC isn't in your path, for some reason, you
can compile the xmonad.hs file yourself:
$ cd ~/.xmonad
$ ghc --make xmonad.hs
$ ls
xmonad xmonad.hi xmonad.hs xmonad.o
When you hit mod-q, this newly compiled xmonad will be used.
== Where are the defaults? ==
The default configuration values are defined in the source file:
XMonad/Config.hs
the XConfig data structure itself is defined in:
XMonad/Core.hs
== Extensions ==
Since the xmonad.hs file is just another Haskell module, you may import
and use any Haskell code or libraries you wish. For example, you can use
things from the xmonad-contrib library, or other code you write
yourself.
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