----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- | -- Module : XMonad.Hooks.FadeInactive -- Copyright : (c) 2008 Justin Bogner -- License : BSD -- -- Maintainer : Justin Bogner -- Stability : unstable -- Portability : unportable -- -- Makes XMonad set the _NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY atom for inactive windows, -- which causes those windows to become slightly translucent if something -- like xcompmgr is running ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- module XMonad.Hooks.FadeInactive ( -- * Usage -- $usage fadeInactiveLogHook ) where import XMonad import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W import Control.Monad (forM_) -- $usage -- You can use this module with the following in your @~\/.xmonad\/xmonad.hs@: -- -- > import XMonad -- > import XMonad.Hooks.FadeInactive -- > -- > myLogHook :: X () -- > myLogHook = fadeInactiveLogHook fadeAmount -- > where fadeAmount = 0xdddddddd -- > -- > main = xmonad defaultConfig { logHook = myLogHook } -- -- fadeAmount can be any integer -- you will need to have xcompmgr -- or something similar for this to do anything -- -- For more detailed instructions on editing the layoutHook see: -- -- "XMonad.Doc.Extending#The_log_hook_and_external_status_bars" -- -- For more detailed instructions on editing the layoutHook see: -- -- "XMonad.Doc.Extending#Editing_the_layout_hook" -- | -- sets the opacity of a window setOpacity :: Window -> Integer -> X () setOpacity w t = withDisplay $ \dpy -> do a <- getAtom "_NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY" c <- getAtom "CARDINAL" io $ changeProperty32 dpy w a c propModeReplace [fromIntegral t] -- | -- fades a window out by setting the opacity fadeOut :: Integer -> Window -> X () fadeOut amt = flip setOpacity amt -- | -- makes a window completely opaque fadeIn :: Window -> X () fadeIn = flip setOpacity 0xffffffff -- | -- lowers the opacity of inactive windows to the specified amount fadeInactiveLogHook :: Integer -> X () fadeInactiveLogHook amt = withWindowSet $ \s -> forM_ (concatMap visibleWins $ W.current s : W.visible s) (fadeOut amt) >> withFocused fadeIn where visibleWins = maybe [] unfocused . W.stack . W.workspace unfocused (W.Stack _ l r) = l ++ r