[xmonad] Xmonad 0.5 + Gnome

[Don Stewart]

Is this in a good enough state to redirect the link from xmonad.org to?
Perhaps add the images inline used in the original article?

jevin:
> I started on an xmonad 0.5 + gnome.  Open to feedback.
> 
> http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/Xmonad/Using_xmonad_in_Gnome
> 
> On Jan 3, 2008 5:53 PM, Jevin Maltais <jevin at techie.com> wrote:
> > I would be happy to write the update.  The only issue is that I still
> > don't have it working properly!  I seems like something is taking over
> > the desktop.  Anything launched with dmenu flashes onto the screen but
> > disappears.  I can see it in Gnome's workspace thumbnail but not on
> > the screen.  If I change to workspace two or three, I can control
> > windows no problems.  Really weird.  Any ideas?
> >
> > I have basically done the configs specified for both EwmhDesktops and
> > ManageDocks.
> >
> > Again, I get this working, I will make a patch (or a wiki page?) for
> > the xmonad.org/gnome.html.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jevin
> >
> >
> > On Jan 3, 2008 2:40 PM, Don Stewart <dons at galois.com> wrote:
> > > allbery:
> > > >
> > > > On Dec 29, 2007, at 23:47 , Jevin Maltais wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >So I'd like to be Xmonad to replace metacity in gnome.  I've read (and
> > > > >tried) the instructions over at: http://xmonad.org/gnome.html which is
> > > > >a great write-up.  Unfortunately however, I just can't get it to fly
> > > > >with gnome.
> > > > >
> > > > >setting WINDOW_MANGER="/home/jevin/bin/xmonad" gets me gnome + xmonad
> > > > >but the gnome-panel is why weird on workspace 1 and simply does not
> > > > >appear on the other workspaces.  Attached is the result.
> > > >
> > > > The instructions are out of date; use the EwmhDesktops extension if
> > > > you want to run a panel or dock, whether Gnome, KDE, or standalone.
> > > > (defaultGaps and the manageHook were a bit of a hack and broke if
> > > > e.g. the panel tried to display a dialog box; EwmhDesktops does it
> > > > correctly.)
> > >
> > > Can someone familiar with gnome either update that document,
> > > or move its contents to the wiki, so it can be updated by others, then?
> > >
> > > -- Don
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jevin Maltais [jevin at techie.com]
> > http://jevy.org
> >
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> 
> -- 
> Jevin Maltais [jevin at techie.com]
> http://jevy.org