XMonad.Actions.WindowBringer

dmenu operations to bring windows to you, and bring you to windows. That is to say, it pops up a dmenu with window names, in case you forgot where you left your XChat.

Usage

Import the module into your xmonad.hs:

import XMonad.Actions.WindowBringer

and define appropriate key bindings:

, ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_g     ), gotoMenu)
, ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_b     ), bringMenu)
, ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_y     ), copyMenu)

For detailed instructions on editing your key bindings, see the tutorial.

data WindowBringerConfig

Constructors

WindowBringerConfig

Fields

• menuCommand :: String

  The shell command that will handle window selection

• menuArgs :: [String]

  Arguments to be passed to menuCommand

• windowTitler :: WindowSpace -> Window -> X String

  A function that produces window titles given a workspace and a window

• windowFilter :: Window -> X Bool

  Filter function to decide which windows to consider

Instances

Default WindowBringerConfig

Defined in XMonad.Actions.WindowBringer

Methods

def :: WindowBringerConfig

gotoMenu :: X ()

Pops open a dmenu with window titles. Choose one, and you will be taken to the corresponding workspace.

gotoMenuConfig :: WindowBringerConfig -> X ()

Pops open a dmenu with window titles. Choose one, and you will be taken to the corresponding workspace. This version accepts a configuration object.

gotoMenu' :: String -> X ()

Pops open an application with window titles given over stdin. Choose one, and you will be taken to the corresponding workspace.

gotoMenuArgs :: [String] -> X ()

Pops open a dmenu with window titles. Choose one, and you will be taken to the corresponding workspace. This version takes a list of arguments to pass to dmenu.

gotoMenuArgs' :: String -> [String] -> X ()

Pops open an application with window titles given over stdin. Choose one, and you will be taken to the corresponding workspace. This version takes a list of arguments to pass to dmenu.

bringMenu :: X ()

Pops open a dmenu with window titles. Choose one, and it will be dragged, kicking and screaming, into your current workspace.

bringMenuConfig :: WindowBringerConfig -> X ()

Pops open a dmenu with window titles. Choose one, and it will be dragged, kicking and screaming, into your current workspace. This version accepts a configuration object.

bringMenu' :: String -> X ()

Pops open an application with window titles given over stdin. Choose one, and it will be dragged, kicking and screaming, into your current workspace.

bringMenuArgs :: [String] -> X ()

Pops open a dmenu with window titles. Choose one, and it will be dragged, kicking and screaming, into your current workspace. This version takes a list of arguments to pass to dmenu.

bringMenuArgs' :: String -> [String] -> X ()

Pops open an application with window titles given over stdin. Choose one, and it will be dragged, kicking and screaming, into your current workspace. This version allows arguments to the chooser to be specified.

copyMenu :: X ()

Pops open a dmenu with window titles. Choose one, and it will be copied into your current workspace.

copyMenuConfig :: WindowBringerConfig -> X ()

Pops open a dmenu with window titles. Choose one, and it will be copied into your current workspace. This version accepts a configuration object.

copyMenu' :: String -> X ()

Pops open an application with window titles given over stdin. Choose one, and it will be copied into your current workspace.

copyMenuArgs :: [String] -> X ()

Pops open a dmenu with window titles. Choose one, and it will be copied into your current workspace. This version takes a list of arguments to pass to dmenu.

copyMenuArgs' :: String -> [String] -> X ()

Pops open an application with window titles given over stdin. Choose one, and it will be copied into your current workspace. This version allows arguments to the chooser to be specified.

windowMap :: X (Map String Window)

A map from window names to Windows.

windowAppMap :: X (Map String Window)

A map from application executable names to Windows.

windowMap' :: WindowBringerConfig -> X (Map String Window)

A map from window names to Windows, given a windowTitler function.

bringWindow :: Window -> WindowSet -> WindowSet

Brings the specified window into the current workspace.

actionMenu :: WindowBringerConfig -> (Window -> WindowSet -> WindowSet) -> X ()

Calls dmenuMap to grab the appropriate Window, and hands it off to action if found.