XMonad.Layout.LayoutCombinators

The XMonad.Layout.LayoutCombinators module provides combinators for easily combining multiple layouts into one composite layout, as well as a way to jump directly to any particular layout (say, with a keybinding) without having to cycle through other layouts to get to it.

Usage

You can use this module with the following in your ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs:

import XMonad.Layout.LayoutCombinators hiding ( (|||) )

Then edit your layoutHook to use the new layout combinators. For example:

myLayout = (Tall 1 (3/100) (1/2) *//* Full)  ||| (Tall 1 (3/100) (1/2) ***||** Full) ||| Full ||| etc..
main = xmonad def { layoutHook = myLayout }

For more detailed instructions on editing the layoutHook see:

XMonad.Doc.Extending

To use the JumpToLayout message, hide the normal ||| operator instead:

import XMonad hiding ( (|||) )
import XMonad.Layout.LayoutCombinators

If you import XMonad.Layout, you will need to hide it from there as well. Then bind some keys to a JumpToLayout message:

  , ((modm .|. controlMask, xK_f), sendMessage $ JumpToLayout "Full")  -- jump directly to the Full layout

See below for more detailed documentation.

Layout combinators

Each of the following combinators combines two layouts into a single composite layout by splitting the screen into two regions, one governed by each layout. Asterisks in the combinator names denote the relative amount of screen space given to the respective layouts. For example, the ***||* combinator gives three times as much space to the left-hand layout as to the right-hand layout.

Combinators using DragPane vertical

These combinators combine two layouts using XMonad.DragPane in vertical mode.

(*||*) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(**||*) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(***||*) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(****||*) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(***||**) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(****||***) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(***||****) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(*||****) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(**||***) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(*||***) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(*||**) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

Combinators using DragPane horizontal

These combinators combine two layouts using XMonad.DragPane in horizontal mode.

(*//*) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(**//*) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(***//*) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(****//*) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(***//**) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(****//***) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(***//****) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(*//****) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(**//***) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(*//***) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(*//**) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (DragPane ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

Combinators using Tall (vertical)

These combinators combine two layouts vertically using Tall.

(*|*) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(**|*) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(***|*) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(****|*) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(***|**) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(****|***) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(***|****) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(*|****) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(**|***) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(*|***) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(*|**) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

Combinators using Mirror Tall (horizontal)

These combinators combine two layouts horizontally using Mirror Tall.

(*/*) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Mirror Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(**/*) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Mirror Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(***/*) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Mirror Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(****/*) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Mirror Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(***/**) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Mirror Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(****/***) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Mirror Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(***/****) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Mirror Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(*/****) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Mirror Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(**/***) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Mirror Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(*/***) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Mirror Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

(*/**) :: (Read a, Eq a, LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> CombineTwo (Mirror Tall ()) l1 l2 a infixr 6

New layout choice combinator and JumpToLayout

The standard xmonad core exports a layout combinator ||| which represents layout choice. This is a reimplementation which also provides the capability to support JumpToLayout messages. To use it, be sure to hide the import of ||| from the xmonad core; if either of these two lines appear in your configuration:

import XMonad
import XMonad.Layout

replace them with these instead, respectively:

import XMonad hiding ( (|||) )
import XMonad.Layout hiding ( (|||) )

The argument given to a JumpToLayout message should be the description of the layout to be selected. If you use XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog, this is the name of the layout displayed in your status bar. Alternatively, you can use GHCi to determine the proper name to use. For example:

$ ghci
GHCi, version 6.8.2: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
Loading package base ... linking ... done.
:set prompt "> "    -- don't show loaded module names
> :m +XMonad.Core   -- load the xmonad core
> :m +XMonad.Layout.Grid  -- load whatever module you want to use
> description Grid  -- find out what it's called
"Grid"

As yet another (possibly easier) alternative, you can use the XMonad.Layout.Named modifier to give custom names to your layouts, and use those.

For the ability to select a layout from a prompt, see Xmonad.Prompt.Layout.

(|||) :: (LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => l1 a -> l2 a -> NewSelect l1 l2 a infixr 5

A reimplementation of the combinator of the same name from the xmonad core, providing layout choice, and the ability to support JumpToLayout messages.

data JumpToLayout

Constructors

JumpToLayout String

A message to jump to a particular layout , specified by its description string..

NextLayoutNoWrap

Wrap

Instances

Read JumpToLayout

Show JumpToLayout

Message JumpToLayout

Types

data NewSelect l1 l2 a

Instances

(LayoutClass l1 a, LayoutClass l2 a) => LayoutClass (NewSelect l1 l2) a

(Read (l1 a), Read (l2 a)) => Read (NewSelect l1 l2 a)

(Show (l1 a), Show (l2 a)) => Show (NewSelect l1 l2 a)