{-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable, FlexibleInstances, MultiParamTypeClasses, TypeSynonymInstances, PatternGuards #-} ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- | -- Module : XMonad.Layout.WorkspaceDir -- Copyright : (c) 2007 David Roundy <droundy@darcs.net> -- License : BSD3-style (see LICENSE) -- -- Maintainer : none -- Stability : unstable -- Portability : unportable -- -- WorkspaceDir is an extension to set the current directory in a workspace. -- -- Actually, it sets the current directory in a layout, since there's no way I -- know of to attach a behavior to a workspace. This means that any terminals -- (or other programs) pulled up in that workspace (with that layout) will -- execute in that working directory. Sort of handy, I think. -- -- Note this extension requires the 'directory' package to be installed. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- module XMonad.Layout.WorkspaceDir ( -- * Usage -- $usage workspaceDir, changeDir, WorkspaceDir, ) where import System.Directory ( setCurrentDirectory, getCurrentDirectory ) import Control.Monad ( when ) import XMonad hiding ( focus ) import XMonad.Prompt ( XPConfig ) import XMonad.Prompt.Directory ( directoryPrompt ) import XMonad.Layout.LayoutModifier import XMonad.StackSet ( tag, currentTag ) -- $usage -- You can use this module with the following in your @~\/.xmonad\/xmonad.hs@: -- -- > import XMonad.Layout.WorkspaceDir -- -- Then edit your @layoutHook@ by adding the Workspace layout modifier -- to some layout: -- -- > myLayout = workspaceDir "~" (Tall 1 (3/100) (1/2)) ||| Full ||| etc.. -- > main = xmonad def { layoutHook = myLayout } -- -- For more detailed instructions on editing the layoutHook see: -- -- "XMonad.Doc.Extending#Editing_the_layout_hook" -- -- WorkspaceDir provides also a prompt. To use it you need to import -- "XMonad.Prompt" and add something like this to your key bindings: -- -- > , ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_x ), changeDir def) -- -- For detailed instruction on editing the key binding see: -- -- "XMonad.Doc.Extending#Editing_key_bindings". data Chdir = Chdir String deriving ( Typeable ) instance Message Chdir data WorkspaceDir a = WorkspaceDir String deriving ( Read, Show ) instance LayoutModifier WorkspaceDir Window where modifyLayout (WorkspaceDir d) w r = do tc <- gets (currentTag.windowset) when (tc == tag w) $ scd d runLayout w r handleMess (WorkspaceDir _) m | Just (Chdir wd) <- fromMessage m = do wd' <- cleanDir wd return $ Just $ WorkspaceDir wd' | otherwise = return Nothing workspaceDir :: LayoutClass l a => String -> l a -> ModifiedLayout WorkspaceDir l a workspaceDir s = ModifiedLayout (WorkspaceDir s) cleanDir :: String -> X String cleanDir x = scd x >> io getCurrentDirectory scd :: String -> X () scd x = catchIO $ setCurrentDirectory x changeDir :: XPConfig -> X () changeDir c = directoryPrompt c "Set working directory: " (sendMessage . Chdir)