[xmonad] Can avoidStruts stop working?

[Bogdan Sinitsyn]

It seems to be like X.L.PerWorkspace bug. It does not handle messages before 
it is run first time. But I still dunno how to fix it. Any ideas?

On Friday, March 4, 2016 9:32:46 AM MSK you wrote:
> I tried adding `dockStartupHook` to `myStartupHook` but no change. so i
> moved it to `main` with still no change. So then i tried both location but
> nothing different, avoidStruts not working.
> 
> how it currently looks in my xmonad.hs file:
> [code]
> (....... (setLayout =<< asks (XMonad.layoutHook . config)) >>
> docksStartupHook)
> .......
> myStartupHook = do
> docksStartupHook
>        ......
> .....
> main = do
> ....
> , startupHook = composeAll [
> myStartupHook
> , docksStartupHook
>                         .....
> [/code]
> 
> Just to reiterate, xmonad 0.12 from GIT allows me to reset the layout but
> avoidstruts does not work.
> Same xmonad.hs code but w/o docksStartupHook under xmonad 0.12 from
> haskell, still allows me to reset the layout but also respects docs
> (avoidstruts) if and only if I reset the layout (mod-shift-space) on all
> "visible" workspaces after an xmonad start/restart. "Non-visible"
> workspaces seem to work fine, avoidstruts works when spawning a window
> client; as does reset layout.
> 
> My understanding is that GIT is now the "darcs" version of xmonad (aka
> development version). That being the case, I can live for now under haskell
> xmonad with the annoyance of (mod-shift-space) upon xmonad start/restart.
> It's no biggy. I'll deal with it once GIT gets pushed to haskell (unless we
> abandoning haskell).
> 
> Hope all this makes sense.
> 
> Thanks again for assistance,
> -Dave
> 
> 
> On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 6:08 AM, Bogdan Sinitsyn <bogdan.sinitsyn at gmail.com>
> 
> wrote:
> > Add `docksStartupHook` to both your action on mod-shift-space and your
> > startup
> > hook(because you restore initial layout state before restart).
> > 
> > On Thursday, March 3, 2016 9:29:38 AM MSK you wrote:
> > > Yes, it's an action on a hotkey. (mod+shift+space) which resets layout
> > > on
> > > workspace. See http://web.mit.edu/nelhage/Public/xmonad.hs
> > > Under haskell xmonad, i had to (mod-shift-space) in order for the docks
> > 
> > to
> > 
> > > be respected, since it was never respected upon xmonad restart.
> > > Under Git xmonad, docks are still not respected upon xmonad restart but
> > 
> > my
> > 
> > > previous solution (mod-shift-space) for displaying the dock, no longer
> > > works.
> > > 
> > > Here is my code:
> > > https://raw.githubusercontent.com/davama/xmonad/master/xmonad.hs
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 8:58 AM, Bogdan Sinitsyn <
> > 
> > bogdan.sinitsyn at gmail.com>
> > 
> > > wrote:
> > > > Are you speaking about action on some hotkey instead of `setLayout =<<
> > > > asks
> > > > (layoutHook . config)` or something else? If first then I dunno what's
> > > > wrong,
> > > > can you give the whole config?
> > > > 
> > > > On Thursday, March 3, 2016 8:36:10 AM MSK you wrote:
> > > > > Thank you Bogdan for the reply. I did as suggested.  I tried
> > 
> > different
> > 
> > > > > versions:
> > > > > 
> > > > > `setLayout $ XMonad.layoutHook conf` -- original code. works fine
> > 
> > under
> > 
> > > > > Haskell xmonad 0.12. with GIT xmonad docks are not longer respected.
> > > > > `setLayout $ XMonad.layoutHook conf >> docksStartupHook` -- failed
> > > > > on
> > > > > xmonad restart
> > > > > `(setLayout $ XMonad.layoutHook conf) >> docksStartupHook` -- passes
> > > > 
> > > > xmonad
> > > > 
> > > > > restart but setLayout to default does not work, neither respect for
> > > > > docks
> > > > > `(setLayout =<< asks (XMonad.layoutHook . config)) >>
> > 
> > docksStartupHook`
> > 
> > > > --
> > > > 
> > > > > passes restart. setLayout works. but still no respect for docks.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I feel like im very close.
> > > > > Could it be that my `manageDocks` or `docksEventHook e` are not
> > 
> > properly
> > 
> > > > > configured?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thank you again for assistance. Hopefully my struggles will help
> > 
> > someone
> > 
> > > > > else who reads this.
> > > > > -Dave
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 2:48 PM, Bogdan Sinitsyn <
> > > > 
> > > > bogdan.sinitsyn at gmail.com>
> > > > 
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > On Wednesday, March 2, 2016 2:38:34 PM MSK you wrote:
> > > > > > > I did not quite understand how to try the `docksStartupHook`
> > 
> > after
> > 
> > > > > > > `setLayout =<<...`
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > `(setLayout =<< asks (layoutHook . config)) >> docksStartupHook`
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Bogdan Sinitsyn
> > > > 
> > > > --
> > > > Bogdan Sinitsyn
> > 
> > --
> > Bogdan Sinitsyn


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Bogdan Sinitsyn