{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-} ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- | -- Module : XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog -- Description : Send information about xmonad's state to an X11 property or standard output. -- Copyright : (c) Don Stewart -- License : BSD3-style (see LICENSE) -- -- Maintainer : Don Stewart -- Stability : unstable -- Portability : unportable -- -- __Note:__ This module is a __compatibility wrapper__ for the following: -- -- * "XMonad.Hooks.StatusBar" -- * "XMonad.Hooks.StatusBar.PP" -- -- DynamicLog API is frozen and users are encouraged to migrate to these -- modern replacements. -- -- /Original description and documentation follows:/ -- -- xmonad calls the logHook with every internal state update, which is -- useful for (among other things) outputting status information to an -- external status bar program such as xmobar or dzen. DynamicLog -- provides several drop-in logHooks for this purpose, as well as -- flexible tools for specifying your own formatting. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- module XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog ( -- * Usage -- $usage -- * Drop-in loggers xmobarProp, xmobar, statusBar, dzen, dzenWithFlags, dynamicLog, dynamicLogXinerama, xmonadPropLog, xmonadPropLog', xmonadDefProp, -- * Build your own formatter dynamicLogWithPP, dynamicLogString, PP(..), def, -- * Example formatters dzenPP, xmobarPP, sjanssenPP, byorgeyPP, -- * Formatting utilities wrap, pad, trim, shorten, shorten', shortenLeft, shortenLeft', xmobarColor, xmobarAction, xmobarBorder, xmobarRaw, xmobarStrip, xmobarStripTags, dzenColor, dzenEscape, dzenStrip, filterOutWsPP, -- * Internal formatting functions pprWindowSet, pprWindowSetXinerama, ) where -- Useful imports import XMonad import XMonad.Layout.LayoutModifier import XMonad.Hooks.ManageDocks import XMonad.Hooks.StatusBar.PP import XMonad.Hooks.StatusBar -- $usage -- You can use this module with the following in your @~\/.xmonad\/xmonad.hs@: -- -- > import XMonad -- > import XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog -- -- If you just want a quick-and-dirty status bar with zero effort, try -- the 'xmobar' or 'dzen' functions: -- -- > main = xmonad =<< xmobar myConfig -- > -- > myConfig = def { ... } -- -- There is also 'statusBar' if you'd like to use another status bar, or would -- like to use different formatting options. The 'xmobar', 'dzen', and -- 'statusBar' functions are preferred over the other options listed below, as -- they take care of all the necessary plumbing -- no shell scripting required! -- -- Alternatively, you can choose among several default status bar formats -- ('dynamicLog' or 'dynamicLogXinerama') by simply setting your logHook to the -- appropriate function, for instance: -- -- > main = xmonad $ def { -- > ... -- > logHook = dynamicLog -- > ... -- > } -- -- For more flexibility, you can also use 'dynamicLogWithPP' and supply -- your own pretty-printing format (by either defining one from scratch, -- or customizing one of the provided examples). -- For example: -- -- > -- use sjanssen's pretty-printer format, but with the sections -- > -- in reverse -- > logHook = dynamicLogWithPP $ sjanssenPP { ppOrder = reverse } -- -- Note that setting the @logHook@ only sets up xmonad's output; you -- are responsible for starting your own status bar program (e.g. dzen -- or xmobar) and making sure xmonad's output is piped into it -- appropriately, either by putting it in your @.xsession@ or similar -- file, or by using @spawnPipe@ in your @main@ function, for example: -- -- > import XMonad.Util.Run -- for spawnPipe and hPutStrLn -- > -- > main = do -- > h <- spawnPipe "xmobar -options -foo -bar" -- > xmonad $ def { -- > ... -- > logHook = dynamicLogWithPP $ def { ppOutput = hPutStrLn h } -- -- If you use @spawnPipe@, be sure to redefine the 'ppOutput' field of -- your pretty-printer as in the example above; by default the status -- will be printed to stdout rather than the pipe you create. -- -- Even if you don't use a statusbar, you can still use -- 'dynamicLogString' to show on-screen notifications in response to -- some events. For example, to show the current layout when it -- changes, you could make a keybinding to cycle the layout and -- display the current status: -- -- > , ((mod1Mask, xK_a ), sendMessage NextLayout >> (dynamicLogString myPP >>= xmessage)) -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- | Run xmonad with a dzen status bar with specified dzen -- command line arguments. -- -- > main = xmonad =<< dzenWithFlags flags myConfig -- > -- > myConfig = def { ... } -- > -- > flags = "-e onstart lower -w 800 -h 24 -ta l -fg #a8a3f7 -bg #3f3c6d" -- -- This function works much in the same way as the 'dzen' function, only that it -- can also be used to customize the arguments passed to dzen2, e.g changing the -- default width and height of dzen2. -- -- You should use this function only when the default 'dzen' function does not -- serve your purpose. -- dzenWithFlags :: LayoutClass l Window => String -- ^ Flags to give to @dzen@ -> XConfig l -- ^ The base config -> IO (XConfig (ModifiedLayout AvoidStruts l)) dzenWithFlags flags = statusBar ("dzen2 " ++ flags) dzenPP toggleStrutsKey -- | Run xmonad with a dzen status bar set to some nice defaults. -- -- > main = xmonad =<< dzen myConfig -- > -- > myConfig = def { ... } -- -- This works pretty much the same as the 'xmobar' function. -- dzen :: LayoutClass l Window => XConfig l -- ^ The base config -> IO (XConfig (ModifiedLayout AvoidStruts l)) dzen = dzenWithFlags flags where fg = "'#a8a3f7'" -- n.b quoting bg = "'#3f3c6d'" flags = "-e 'onstart=lower' -dock -w 400 -ta l -fg " ++ fg ++ " -bg " ++ bg -- | This function works like 'xmobarProp', but uses pipes instead of -- property-based logging. xmobar :: LayoutClass l Window => XConfig l -- ^ The base config -> IO (XConfig (ModifiedLayout AvoidStruts l)) xmobar = statusBar "xmobar" xmobarPP toggleStrutsKey -- | Like 'statusBarProp', but uses pipes instead of property-based logging. -- Only use this function if your status bar does not support reading from a -- property of the root window. statusBar :: LayoutClass l Window => String -- ^ The command line to launch the status bar -> PP -- ^ The pretty printing options -> (XConfig Layout -> (KeyMask, KeySym)) -- ^ The desired key binding to toggle bar visibility -> XConfig l -- ^ The base config -> IO (XConfig (ModifiedLayout AvoidStruts l)) statusBar cmd pp k conf= do sb <- statusBarPipe cmd (pure pp) return $ withEasySB sb k conf -- | -- Helper function which provides ToggleStruts keybinding -- toggleStrutsKey :: XConfig t -> (KeyMask, KeySym) toggleStrutsKey = defToggleStrutsKey -- | An example log hook, which prints status information to stdout in -- the default format: -- -- > 1 2 [3] 4 7 : full : title -- -- That is, the currently populated workspaces, the current -- workspace layout, and the title of the focused window. -- -- To customize the output format, see 'dynamicLogWithPP'. -- dynamicLog :: X () dynamicLog = dynamicLogWithPP def -- | -- Workspace logger with a format designed for Xinerama: -- -- > [1 9 3] 2 7 -- -- where 1, 9, and 3 are the workspaces on screens 1, 2 and 3, respectively, -- and 2 and 7 are non-visible, non-empty workspaces. -- -- At the present time, the current layout and window title -- are not shown. The xinerama workspace format shown above can be (mostly) replicated -- using 'dynamicLogWithPP' by setting 'ppSort' to /getSortByXineramaRule/ from -- "XMonad.Util.WorkspaceCompare". For example, -- -- > def { ppCurrent = dzenColor "red" "#efebe7" -- > , ppVisible = wrap "[" "]" -- > , ppSort = getSortByXineramaRule -- > } dynamicLogXinerama :: X () dynamicLogXinerama = withWindowSet $ io . putStrLn . pprWindowSetXinerama -- | Run xmonad with a property-based xmobar status bar set to some nice -- defaults. -- -- > main = xmonad $ xmobarProp myConfig -- > -- > myConfig = def { ... } -- -- The intent is that the above config file should provide a nice -- status bar with minimal effort. Note that you still need to configure -- xmobar to use the @XMonadLog@ plugin instead of the default @StdinReader@, -- see above. -- -- If you wish to customize the status bar format at all, use the modernized -- interface provided by the "XMonad.Hooks.StatusBar" and -- "XMonad.Hooks.StatusBar.PP" modules instead. -- -- The binding uses the "XMonad.Hooks.ManageDocks" module to automatically -- handle screen placement for xmobar, and enables 'mod-b' for toggling -- the menu bar. xmobarProp :: LayoutClass l Window => XConfig l -- ^ The base config -> XConfig (ModifiedLayout AvoidStruts l) xmobarProp = withEasySB (statusBarProp "xmobar" (pure xmobarPP)) toggleStrutsKey