My xmonad Configuration

I really like awesome but would love to write configs in haskell instead of lua.

You should also install:

Usage

Clone this repo to somewhere like ~/.config/xmonad/.
In ~/.profile set XMONAD_CONFIG_DIR to this folder.
Log out & in to reload .profile & run xmonad --recompile && xmonad --restart.

While developing, you can run stack build --file-watch.

Things Awesome does that I like:

Keyboard shortcut popup
On click tag selection
Multiple tag viewing, Clients on multiple tags
Better Floating Placement when using keyboard toggle
Floating layout
Maximizable floating windows
- Add custom maximize function, checks if window floating, if so adds to floating set(in ExtensibleState), unfloats, & maximizes. When un-maximized, float & re-position.
Configure & launch hs-notifications from xmonad
Layout icons
MPD Widget
Click window in taskbar to minimize/restore
Minimize windows
Increase / Decrease Column Count
Jump to Urgent - make it change focused screen if necessary
ncmpcpp dropdown (Util.Scratchpad)
Keep on Top keybinding
Mod-RightMouseBtn to resize master width
Shell Prompt below the status bar instead of overlaid on top
Equal spacing to each window in status bar.

Extra things I want it to do:

Quick note taking to a file (Prompt.AppendFile)
- Maybe different modes for different lists, eg. shopping list, notes, todo list
Quick access to calculator
Native systray & notifications
Native randomized wallpaper changes? Or just keep using feh-bg.
Supervise & re-start statusbar/notification threads: https://hackage.haskell.org/package/threads-supervisor-1.1.0.0/docs/Control-Concurrent-Supervisor-Tutorial.html
Proper dynamic tagging + autotagging new windows (sometimes assigned tags get fucked in awesome)
- Need to write custom XMonad.Prompt that will use DynamicWorkspaces extension to add new workspaces w/ names as expected by IndependentScreens extension. Not sure how to make dynamic keybindings to switch to newly created workspaces.
Jump to window prompt w/ autocomplete
Workspace-specific positioning on init
- Gimp: Put image in center & toolbars to left & right side, all floating.
- Audio: non-mixer & jamin stacked on left, Claudia on right
Project-specific workspaces that open terminals and run commands
- SESE Website: Open main term w/ server/client vim & file tabs, another term w/ files & server repl tabs, & third term with build script, move palemoon & chromium to appropriate screens.

Links to do some of that stuff:

GPL-3.0

Name	Name	Last commit message	Last commit date
Latest commit prikhi Update Floating Window Classes Jan 14, 2025 556f800 · Jan 14, 2025 History 172 Commits
.github/workflows	.github/workflows	ci: Bump Action & GHC Versions	Aug 6, 2023
icons	icons	Show Icon Instead of Name for the Current Layout	Apr 14, 2020
src	src	Update Floating Window Classes	Jan 14, 2025
xmobar @ 78cbf4a	xmobar @ 78cbf4a	Update Stackage LTS to v21.2	Jul 14, 2023
xmonad @ 5da25c5	xmonad @ 5da25c5	ci: Install libxpm Headers	Sep 7, 2021
xmonad-contrib @ 8e4880a	xmonad-contrib @ 8e4880a	Update Stackage LTS to v21.2	Jul 14, 2023
.gitignore	.gitignore	ci: Add Cabal File	Sep 4, 2021
.gitmodules	.gitmodules	Update Dependencies	Feb 9, 2020
README.md	README.md	Add Screenshot to README	Apr 11, 2020
Setup.hs	Setup.hs	Build Window Manager with Stack	Mar 16, 2018
build	build	Tweak Builds & Bump Stackage LTS to v20.23	Jun 3, 2023
cabal.project	cabal.project	Tweak Builds & Bump Stackage LTS to v20.23	Jun 3, 2023
hie.yaml	hie.yaml	Add hie.yaml for Haskell Language Server	May 20, 2021
package.yaml	package.yaml	Lint package.yaml File	Feb 15, 2021
screenshot.png	screenshot.png	Add Screenshot to README	Apr 11, 2020
stack.yaml	stack.yaml	Bump Stackage LTS to v22.33	Sep 8, 2024
stack.yaml.lock	stack.yaml.lock	Bump Stackage LTS to v22.33	Sep 8, 2024
xmonad-prikhi.cabal	xmonad-prikhi.cabal	ci: Add Cabal File	Sep 4, 2021
xmonad.hs	xmonad.hs	Restructure Package To Allow	Mar 16, 2018