XMonad.Layout.WorkspaceDir

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.

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

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.

workspaceDir :: LayoutClass l a => String -> l a -> ModifiedLayout WorkspaceDir l a

changeDir :: XPConfig -> X ()

data WorkspaceDir a

Instances

LayoutModifier WorkspaceDir Window

Methods

modifyLayout :: LayoutClass l Window => WorkspaceDir Window -> Workspace WorkspaceId (l Window) Window -> Rectangle -> X ([(Window, Rectangle)], Maybe (l Window))

modifyLayoutWithUpdate :: LayoutClass l Window => WorkspaceDir Window -> Workspace WorkspaceId (l Window) Window -> Rectangle -> X (([(Window, Rectangle)], Maybe (l Window)), Maybe (WorkspaceDir Window))

handleMess :: WorkspaceDir Window -> SomeMessage -> X (Maybe (WorkspaceDir Window))

handleMessOrMaybeModifyIt :: WorkspaceDir Window -> SomeMessage -> X (Maybe (Either (WorkspaceDir Window) SomeMessage))

pureMess :: WorkspaceDir Window -> SomeMessage -> Maybe (WorkspaceDir Window)

redoLayout :: WorkspaceDir Window -> Rectangle -> Maybe (Stack Window) -> [(Window, Rectangle)] -> X ([(Window, Rectangle)], Maybe (WorkspaceDir Window))

pureModifier :: WorkspaceDir Window -> Rectangle -> Maybe (Stack Window) -> [(Window, Rectangle)] -> ([(Window, Rectangle)], Maybe (WorkspaceDir Window))

hook :: WorkspaceDir Window -> X ()

unhook :: WorkspaceDir Window -> X ()

modifierDescription :: WorkspaceDir Window -> String

modifyDescription :: LayoutClass l Window => WorkspaceDir Window -> l Window -> String

Read (WorkspaceDir a)

Methods

readsPrec :: Int -> ReadS (WorkspaceDir a)

readList :: ReadS [WorkspaceDir a]

readPrec :: ReadPrec (WorkspaceDir a)

readListPrec :: ReadPrec [WorkspaceDir a]

Show (WorkspaceDir a)

Methods

showsPrec :: Int -> WorkspaceDir a -> ShowS

show :: WorkspaceDir a -> String

showList :: [WorkspaceDir a] -> ShowS