Difference between revisions of "Xmonad/Notable changes since 0.8"

Revision as of 12:47, 29 January 2009

This page is for keeping a record of significant changes in darcs xmonad and xmonad-contrib since the 0.8 release. (0.8.1 was a maintenance release, with no changes to user functionality. It simply includes ghc-6.10.1 related updates and workaround for 64-bit users building xmonad-contrib on ghc-6.10.1.)

The idea is to put here a list of things which a user upgrading from 0.8 to 0.9 might like to know, so that they are sure to be included in the 0.9 release notes.

Changes to the xmonad core

Spawned processes are now handled by xmonad. Using 'exec xmonad' in .xsession/.xinitrc

files now "does the right thing."

Changes in xmonad-contrib

New contrib modules

Actions.GridSelect -- graphically go to, select, do things with windows
Actions.SpawnOn --

Layout.Monitor -- Many useful functions for gkrellm, clock, widget type windows
Layout.FixedColumn -- like Tall, but using window hints to decide master width
Layout.GridVariants
Layout.ThreeColumnsMiddle -- master in center three column layout
Layout.CenteredMaster

Util.Paste -- for pasting strings to windows

Updated modules

Hooks.DynamicLog module has a new 'statusBar' function to simplify status bar configuration. Similar 'dzen' and 'xmobar' quick bar functions have changed type to allow better compositionality.The 'dynamicLogDzen' and 'dynamicLogXmobar' have been removed.

Layout.Grid has configurable aspect ratio

Util.XSelection has new functions to allow transforming the selection before acting on it.

XMonad.Prompt has more tab completion settings, configurable history filter, several bug fixes.

Hooks.UrgencyHook now can be configured with reminders at intervals, and urgency can be cleared with a keybinding even without "visiting" the urgent window.

Actions.CycleWS now includes HiddenWS type.

Actions.Plane has a planeKeys function to automatically set up default workspace

navigation.

Actions.Search has more searches.

Actions.WindowBringer now works with external programs other than dmenu, such as nafai's gtk window selector

Actions.WindowGo has raiseMaster variant of runOrRaiseMaster

Config.Kde has optional KDE 4 specific settings.

Deleted modules

Config.PlainConfig is now the separate project, shepheb's xmonad-light.

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 ===Updated modules===
-* DynamicLog module has a new 'statusBar' function to simplify status bar configuration. Similar 'dzen' and 'xmobar' quick bar functions have changed type to allow better compositionality.The 'dynamicLogDzen' and 'dynamicLogXmobar' have been removed.
+* Hooks.DynamicLog module has a new 'statusBar' function to simplify status bar configuration. Similar 'dzen' and 'xmobar' quick bar functions have changed type to allow better compositionality.The 'dynamicLogDzen' and 'dynamicLogXmobar' have been removed.
+* Layout.Grid has configurable aspect ratio
-* Config.Kde has optional KDE 4 specific settings.
 * Util.XSelection has new functions to allow transforming the selection before acting on it.
-* XMonad.Prompt has more tab completion settings, history filter.
+* XMonad.Prompt has more tab completion settings, configurable history filter, several bug fixes.
+* Hooks.UrgencyHook now can be configured with reminders at intervals, and urgency can be cleared with a keybinding even without "visiting" the urgent window.
+* Actions.CycleWS now includes HiddenWS type.
+* Actions.Plane has a planeKeys function to automatically set up default workspace
+navigation.
 * Actions.Search has more searches.
+* Actions.WindowBringer now works with external programs other than dmenu, such as [http://github.com/Nafai77/utilities/tree/master/src/gtkmenu.hs nafai's gtk window selector]
+* Actions.WindowGo has raiseMaster variant of runOrRaiseMaster
+* Config.Kde has optional KDE 4 specific settings.
+===Deleted modules===
+* Config.PlainConfig is now the separate project, [http://braincrater.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/announcing-xmonad-light/ shepheb's xmonad-light].