From alainbe at free.fr  Sun Jun 11 22:19:12 2023
From: alainbe at free.fr (Alain Bertrand)
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:19:12 +0200
Subject: [xmonad] don't manage windows layout
Message-ID: <92d17551-e165-451e-f9cb-d86ae48cd177@free.fr>

Hello,

I have a program which doesn't work nicely with xmonad because of the 
apparition of popup windows, supposed to be small but who take suddenly 
half the size of the screen.

Is there a layout for xmonad which would (un)manages windows just like, 
say Openbox  ?

Thanks for your help


Alain

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From allbery.b at gmail.com  Sun Jun 11 22:25:43 2023
From: allbery.b at gmail.com (Brandon Allbery)
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2023 18:25:43 -0400
Subject: [xmonad] don't manage windows layout
In-Reply-To: <92d17551-e165-451e-f9cb-d86ae48cd177@free.fr>
References: <92d17551-e165-451e-f9cb-d86ae48cd177@free.fr>
Message-ID: <CAKFCL4VfPb=fjjNHYhQ==kuN-Ac2s4LoyiXmzrjmxyJWcCOaZg@mail.gmail.com>

You might want XMonad.Layout.SimplestFloat.

On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 6:19 PM Alain Bertrand <alainbe at free.fr> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have a program which doesn't work nicely with xmonad because of the
> apparition of popup windows, supposed to be small but who take suddenly
> half the size of the screen.
>
> Is there a layout for xmonad which would (un)manages windows just like,
> say Openbox  ?
>
> Thanks for your help
>
>
> Alain
>
> _______________________________________________
> xmonad mailing list
> xmonad at haskell.org
> http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xmonad



-- 
brandon s allbery kf8nh
allbery.b at gmail.com

From alainbe at free.fr  Sun Jun 11 22:43:15 2023
From: alainbe at free.fr (Alain Bertrand)
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:43:15 +0200
Subject: [xmonad] don't manage windows layout
In-Reply-To: <CAKFCL4VfPb=fjjNHYhQ==kuN-Ac2s4LoyiXmzrjmxyJWcCOaZg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <92d17551-e165-451e-f9cb-d86ae48cd177@free.fr>
 <CAKFCL4VfPb=fjjNHYhQ==kuN-Ac2s4LoyiXmzrjmxyJWcCOaZg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <9250b6ed-dd97-d5f1-a930-f8041132d470@free.fr>

Thanks.

I got the following error and though the message is really detailed, my 
total ignorance of Haskel doesn't allow me to fix it.

Best regards

Alain

-------------------
Error detected while loading xmonad configuration file: 
/home/alain/.xmonad/xmonad.hs

xmonad.hs:26:17: error:
     * Ambiguous type variable `a0` arising from a use of `avoidStruts`
       prevents the constraint `(Show a0)` from being solved.
       Relevant bindings include
         myLayoutHook :: XMonad.Layout.LayoutModifier.ModifiedLayout
                           AvoidStruts
                           (Choose
                              Full
                              (Choose
                                 SpiralWithDir
                                 (Choose
                                    Tall
(XMonad.Layout.LayoutModifier.ModifiedLayout
XMonad.Layout.WindowArranger.WindowArranger SimplestFloat))))
                           a0
           (bound at xmonad.hs:26:2)
       Probable fix: use a type annotation to specify what `a0` should be.
       These potential instances exist:
         instance Show Event -- Defined in `Graphics.X11.Xlib.Extras`
         instance Show FontSet -- Defined in `Graphics.X11.Xlib.Extras`
         instance [safe] Show Arc -- Defined in `Graphics.X11.Xlib.Types`
         ...plus 54 others
         ...plus 73 instances involving out-of-scope types
         (use -fprint-potential-instances to see them all)
     * In the expression:
         avoidStruts
           (Full ||| spiral (6 / 7) ||| Tall 1 0.03 0.5 ||| simplestFloat)
       In an equation for `myLayoutHook`:
           myLayoutHook
             = avoidStruts
                 (Full ||| spiral (6 / 7) ||| Tall 1 0.03 0.5 ||| 
simplestFloat)
    |
26 |  myLayoutHook = avoidStruts  ( Full ||| spiral (6/7)  ||| Tall 1 
0.03 0.5 ||| simplestFloat)
    | 
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

-------------------




On 12/06/2023 00:25, Brandon Allbery wrote:
> You might want XMonad.Layout.SimplestFloat.
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From allbery.b at gmail.com  Sun Jun 11 22:46:36 2023
From: allbery.b at gmail.com (Brandon Allbery)
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2023 18:46:36 -0400
Subject: [xmonad] don't manage windows layout
In-Reply-To: <9250b6ed-dd97-d5f1-a930-f8041132d470@free.fr>
References: <92d17551-e165-451e-f9cb-d86ae48cd177@free.fr>
 <CAKFCL4VfPb=fjjNHYhQ==kuN-Ac2s4LoyiXmzrjmxyJWcCOaZg@mail.gmail.com>
 <9250b6ed-dd97-d5f1-a930-f8041132d470@free.fr>
Message-ID: <CAKFCL4XOTUjrgzjboOqSYtEecubuZns8wt3wu6OqTFzCY5p4=A@mail.gmail.com>

You're not actually using `myLayoutHook`, so the compiler can't
determine the type of its layout. See line 34.

On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 6:43 PM Alain Bertrand <alainbe at free.fr> wrote:
>
> Thanks.
>
> I got the following error and though the message is really detailed, my
> total ignorance of Haskel doesn't allow me to fix it.
>
> Best regards
>
> Alain
>
> -------------------
> Error detected while loading xmonad configuration file:
> /home/alain/.xmonad/xmonad.hs
>
> xmonad.hs:26:17: error:
>      * Ambiguous type variable `a0` arising from a use of `avoidStruts`
>        prevents the constraint `(Show a0)` from being solved.
>        Relevant bindings include
>          myLayoutHook :: XMonad.Layout.LayoutModifier.ModifiedLayout
>                            AvoidStruts
>                            (Choose
>                               Full
>                               (Choose
>                                  SpiralWithDir
>                                  (Choose
>                                     Tall
> (XMonad.Layout.LayoutModifier.ModifiedLayout
> XMonad.Layout.WindowArranger.WindowArranger SimplestFloat))))
>                            a0
>            (bound at xmonad.hs:26:2)
>        Probable fix: use a type annotation to specify what `a0` should be.
>        These potential instances exist:
>          instance Show Event -- Defined in `Graphics.X11.Xlib.Extras`
>          instance Show FontSet -- Defined in `Graphics.X11.Xlib.Extras`
>          instance [safe] Show Arc -- Defined in `Graphics.X11.Xlib.Types`
>          ...plus 54 others
>          ...plus 73 instances involving out-of-scope types
>          (use -fprint-potential-instances to see them all)
>      * In the expression:
>          avoidStruts
>            (Full ||| spiral (6 / 7) ||| Tall 1 0.03 0.5 ||| simplestFloat)
>        In an equation for `myLayoutHook`:
>            myLayoutHook
>              = avoidStruts
>                  (Full ||| spiral (6 / 7) ||| Tall 1 0.03 0.5 |||
> simplestFloat)
>     |
> 26 |  myLayoutHook = avoidStruts  ( Full ||| spiral (6/7)  ||| Tall 1
> 0.03 0.5 ||| simplestFloat)
>     |
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> -------------------
>
>
>
>
> On 12/06/2023 00:25, Brandon Allbery wrote:
> > You might want XMonad.Layout.SimplestFloat.
> _______________________________________________
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-- 
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allbery.b at gmail.com

From alainbe at free.fr  Sun Jun 11 23:06:48 2023
From: alainbe at free.fr (Alain Bertrand)
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 01:06:48 +0200
Subject: [xmonad] don't manage windows layout
In-Reply-To: <CAKFCL4XOTUjrgzjboOqSYtEecubuZns8wt3wu6OqTFzCY5p4=A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <92d17551-e165-451e-f9cb-d86ae48cd177@free.fr>
 <CAKFCL4VfPb=fjjNHYhQ==kuN-Ac2s4LoyiXmzrjmxyJWcCOaZg@mail.gmail.com>
 <9250b6ed-dd97-d5f1-a930-f8041132d470@free.fr>
 <CAKFCL4XOTUjrgzjboOqSYtEecubuZns8wt3wu6OqTFzCY5p4=A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <cd946436-cfbc-6c79-fa05-d1895823d13c@free.fr>

On 12/06/2023 00:46, Brandon Allbery wrote:
> You're not actually using `myLayoutHook`, so the compiler can't
> determine the type of its layout. See line 34.


Many thanks.

I join the corrected xmonad.hs file in case it could be useful to somebody.


Best regards,

Alain
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From platon7pronko at gmail.com  Mon Jun 12 07:34:04 2023
From: platon7pronko at gmail.com (Platon Pronko)
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:34:04 +0800
Subject: [xmonad] don't manage windows layout
In-Reply-To: <92d17551-e165-451e-f9cb-d86ae48cd177@free.fr>
References: <92d17551-e165-451e-f9cb-d86ae48cd177@free.fr>
Message-ID: <84184b68-9b71-f915-d4b0-102cf59854d0@gmail.com>

On 2023-06-12 06:19, Alain Bertrand wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a program which doesn't work nicely with xmonad because of the apparition of popup windows, supposed to be small but who take suddenly half the size of the screen.
> 
> Is there a layout for xmonad which would (un)manages windows just like, say Openbox  ?

I use myManageHook for floating or ignoring such popup windows. This way you can keep your usual layout and only add some special cases for misbehaving windows.

Something like this:

myManageHook :: ManageHook
myManageHook =
   composeAll
   [ fmap (isInfixOf "Gnuplot") title --> doFloat
   , className =? "Xfce4-panel" --> doIgnore
   , className =? "Yad" --> doFloat
   , isInProperty "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE" "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_TOOLBAR" --> doIgnore -- fix for libreoffice dialogs
   , isInProperty "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE" "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH" --> doIgnore -- splash screens
   , isFullscreen --> doFullFloat
   , isDialog --> doFloat
   , role =? "pop-up" --> doFloat
   ]

(you can check the window properties using xprop utility)

-- 
Best regards,
Platon Pronko
PGP 2A62D77A7A2CB94E


From alainbe at free.fr  Wed Jun 14 16:56:01 2023
From: alainbe at free.fr (Alain Bertrand)
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2023 18:56:01 +0200
Subject: [xmonad] don't manage windows layout
In-Reply-To: <84184b68-9b71-f915-d4b0-102cf59854d0@gmail.com>
References: <92d17551-e165-451e-f9cb-d86ae48cd177@free.fr>
 <84184b68-9b71-f915-d4b0-102cf59854d0@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <5f839d99-701e-57f3-90e7-d295ea9be69f@free.fr>

Hi,

Thanks for this suggestion. As it turned out, the app I want to use has 
unfriendly behaviour even with

XMonad.Layout.SimplestFloat and I think that I will need to use this solution.

Best regards,

Alain

On 12/06/2023 09:34, Platon Pronko wrote:
> On 2023-06-12 06:19, Alain Bertrand wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have a program which doesn't work nicely with xmonad because of the 
>> apparition of popup windows, supposed to be small but who take 
>> suddenly half the size of the screen.
>>
>> Is there a layout for xmonad which would (un)manages windows just 
>> like, say Openbox  ?
>
> I use myManageHook for floating or ignoring such popup windows. This 
> way you can keep your usual layout and only add some special cases for 
> misbehaving windows.
>
> Something like this:
>
> myManageHook :: ManageHook
> myManageHook =
>   composeAll
>   [ fmap (isInfixOf "Gnuplot") title --> doFloat
>   , className =? "Xfce4-panel" --> doIgnore
>   , className =? "Yad" --> doFloat
>   , isInProperty "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE" "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_TOOLBAR" 
> --> doIgnore -- fix for libreoffice dialogs
>   , isInProperty "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE" "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH" 
> --> doIgnore -- splash screens
>   , isFullscreen --> doFullFloat
>   , isDialog --> doFloat
>   , role =? "pop-up" --> doFloat
>   ]
>
> (you can check the window properties using xprop utility)
>