Linux,XMonad Layout

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I am using XMonad and I want a layout that has at least three fixed 85 character wide windows and another window with a spiral like layout. (I have a large widescreen 34 inch screen)

I attempted to this using combinations but I didn't manage, any help/direction to examples will be appreciated.

Thanks!

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score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 11 '16 at 13:21

It would be helpful, if you showed us, what you tried by now. Anyway here's an example on how to create several custom layouts.

You need to create a new layout in your .xmonad/xmonad.hs For this you need to have a little experience with haskell.

I've created several Layouts which can be used by pressing a specific key combination here's an example:

import the following:

import XMonad.Layout.Spacing
import XMonad.Layout.LayoutCombinators hiding ( (|||) )
import XMonad.Layout.Fullscreen
import XMonad.Layout.NoBorders
import XMonad.Layout.Reflect
import XMonad.Layout.Combo
import XMonad.Layout.TwoPane
import XMonad.Layout.Tabbed 
import XMonad.Layout.PerWorkspace
import XMonad.Layout.IM
import XMonad.Layout.Grid
import XMonad.Layout.FixedColumn
import XMonad.Layout.ThreeColumns
import Data.Raio((%))

And then you could do something like this:

sPx = 1

verticalLayout = spacing sPx $ avoidStruts $ reflectHoriz $ Tall 1 0.03 0.5
verticalLayoutLargeScreen = spacing sPx $ avoidStruts $ ThreeCol 1 0.03 0.5
horizontalLayout = spacing sPx $ avoidStruts $ Mirror $ Tall 1 0.03 0.5
webdevLayout = spacing sPx $ avoidStruts $ Tall 1 0.03 0.63
fullscreenLayout = noBorders $ fullscreenFull $ Full

myLayout =
    onWorkspace "2:web" (webdevLayout ||| fullscreenLayout) $ reflectHoriz $
                 (withIM (3%7) (ClassName "Profanity")
                 (verticalLayoutLargeScreen ||| Grid ||| Full |||
                 verticalLayout ||| horizontalLayout ||| fullscreenLayout))

After this define a mapping for your key combo:

myAdditionalKeys = [
    -- Switch to next layout:
    ((mod4Mask .|. shiftMask, xK_m), sendMessage NextLayout),
]

and then do not forget to add your layout and your key Mapping to the config, could look like this:

main = do
xmonad $ defaultConfig
         { manageHook = manageSpawn <+> myManageHook <+> manageDocks,
           layoutHook = myLayout,
           logHook = dynamicLogWithPP xmobarPP {
                   ppOutput = hPutStrLn xmproc,
                   ppLayout = (\ x -> ""),
                   ppTitle = xmobarColor "#b2ed00" ""
                 } >> updatePointer (Relative 0.99 0.99),
           modMask = mod4Mask,
           borderWidth = 4,
           normalBorderColor = "#777777",
           focusedBorderColor = "#ccff00",
           workspaces = myWorkspaces,
           focusFollowsMouse = True,
           terminal = "x-terminal-emulator"
         }
         `removeKeys` myRemoveKeys
         `additionalKeys` myAdditionalKeys

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