XMonad.Actions.OnScreen

Control workspaces on different screens (in xinerama mode).

Usage

This module provides an easy way to control, what you see on other screens in xinerama mode without having to focus them. Put this into your ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs:

 import XMonad.Actions.OnScreen

Then add the appropriate keybindings, for example replace your current keys to switch the workspaces with this at the bottom of your keybindings:

     ++
     [ ((m .|. modm, k), windows (f i))
       | (i, k) <- zip (workspaces conf) ([xK_1 .. xK_9] ++ [xK_0])
       , (f, m) <- [ (viewOnScreen 0, 0)
                   , (viewOnScreen 1, controlMask)
                   , (greedyView, controlMask .|. shiftMask) ]
     ]

This will provide you with the following keybindings:

• modkey + 1-0: Switch to workspace 1-0 on screen 0
• modkey + control + 1-0: Switch to workspace 1-0 on screen 1
• modkey + control + shift + 1-0: Default greedyView behaviour

A more basic version inside the default keybindings would be:

        , ((modm .|. controlMask, xK_1) windows (viewOnScreen 0 "1"))

where 0 is the first screen and 1 the workspace with the tag 1.

For detailed instructions on editing your key bindings, see XMonad.Doc.Extending.

onScreen

Arguments

:: (Eq sid, Eq i)

=> (i -> StackSet i l a sid sd -> StackSet i l a sid sd)

default action

-> sid

screen id

-> i

index of the workspace

-> StackSet i l a sid sd

current stack

-> StackSet i l a sid sd

Switch to the (hidden) workspace with index i on the screen sc. A default function (for example view or greedyView) will be run if sc is the current screen, no valid screen id or workspace i is already visible.

viewOnScreen

Arguments

:: (Eq sid, Eq i)

=> sid

screen id

-> i

index of the workspace

-> StackSet i l a sid sd

current stack

-> StackSet i l a sid sd

Switch to workspace i on screen sc. If i is visible use view to switch focus to the workspace i.

greedyViewOnScreen

Arguments

:: (Eq sid, Eq i)

=> sid

screen id

-> i

index of the workspace

-> StackSet i l a sid sd

current stack

-> StackSet i l a sid sd

Switch to workspace i on screen sc. If i is visible use greedyView to switch the current workspace with workspace i.

onlyOnScreen

Arguments

:: (Eq sid, Eq i)

=> sid

screen id

-> i

index of the workspace

-> StackSet i l a sid sd

current stack

-> StackSet i l a sid sd

Switch to workspace i on screen sc. If i is visible do nothing.