[xmonad] darcs patch: hide the implementation type in "EwmhDes... (and 1 more)

[Spencer Janssen]

On Mon, Sep 08, 2008 at 12:01:35PM +0200, Joachim Breitner wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I???ve merged this patch, and re-submit it now. Isn???t it nicer to have the
> exposed type less implementation-specific?
> 
> Greetings,
> Joachim
> 
> Tue Jun 10 21:29:18 CEST 2008  Joachim Breitner <mail at joachim-breitner.de>
>   * hide the implementation type in "EwmhDesktopsLayout"
>   Instead of exporting the EwmhDesktopsHook type, which is used internally,
>   export a type alias for (HandleEvent EwmhDesktopsHook), so users don't have
>   to update their xmonad.hs if the implementation changes.
>   
>   It could also be wrapped in a newtype, instead of a "type", but that would
>   require manual instances of the various classes, as ghc can automatically
>   derive the LayoutClass instance.
> 
> Mon Sep  8 11:59:17 CEST 2008  Joachim Breitner <mail at joachim-breitner.de>
>   * Merge "hide the implementation type in "EwmhDesktopsLayout""

Can we get this as a fresh patch?  We try to avoid pushing conflicts because it
can give darcs a headache.  Also, I think EwmhDesktopsHook should still be
exported, there is no good reason for it not to be.


Cheers,
Spencer Janssen