Xfce: Difference between revisions

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After logging in you will be greeted by xfce's desktop which interferes with xmonad. To solve this issue you have to remove the <code>xfdesktop</code> process from being started in the session.

Open the session manager in the application launcher with <code>MOD(+SHIFT)+p</code> and then typing in "Session and Startup". Go to tab "Session" and set the restart style of <code>xfdesktop</code> to "Never". Kill the process with "Quit program", then "Save session." After this, xfce4 and xmonad will work together nicely.

===== Java-based GUI applications =====

Java-based applications may not work properly with xmonad. The applications main window may stay blank or gray on startup. This is a known issue with some versions of Java, where xmonad is not recognized as a "non-reparenting" window manager. There are multiple solutions to this problem as described on xmonad's FAQ page.

One alternative is to fake xmonad's window manager name, after running the EMWH initialization. This particular approach works well when running xmonad alongside the xfce-based desktop (described above).

{{file|~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs|haskell|

import XMonad

import XMonad.Config.Xfce

import XMonad.Hooks.EwmhDesktops

import XMonad.Hooks.SetWMName

main = xmonad xfceConfig

{ terminal = "xfce4-terminal"

, modMask = mod4Mask -- Use Win as MOD key

, startupHook = ewmhDesktopsStartup >> setWMName "LG3D" -- for some reason the double greater sign is escaped here due to wiki formatting, replace this with proper greater signs!

}

</nowiki>

}}

===== Additional resources =====

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[https://wiki.haskell.org/File:Xmbindings.png Haskell Wiki: Xmonad default key bindings]

[https://wiki.haskell.org/Xmonad/Frequently_asked_questions#Problems_with_Java_applications.2C_Applet_java_console Haskell Wiki FAQ: Problems with Java applications]

== Troubleshooting ==

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 After logging in you will be greeted by xfce's desktop which interferes with xmonad. To solve this issue you have to remove the <code>xfdesktop</code> process from being started in the session.
 Open the session manager in the application launcher with <code>MOD(+SHIFT)+p</code> and then typing in "Session and Startup". Go to tab "Session" and set the restart style of <code>xfdesktop</code> to "Never". Kill the process with "Quit program", then "Save session." After this, xfce4 and xmonad will work together nicely.
+===== Java-based GUI applications  =====
+Java-based applications may not work properly with xmonad. The applications main window may stay blank or gray on startup. This is a known issue with some versions of Java, where xmonad is not recognized as a "non-reparenting" window manager. There are multiple solutions to this problem as described on xmonad's FAQ page.
+One alternative is to fake xmonad's window manager name, after running the EMWH initialization. This particular approach works well when running xmonad alongside the xfce-based desktop (described above).
+{{file|~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs|haskell|
+<nowiki>
+    import XMonad
+    import XMonad.Config.Xfce
+    import XMonad.Hooks.EwmhDesktops
+    import XMonad.Hooks.SetWMName
+    main = xmonad xfceConfig
+            { terminal = "xfce4-terminal"
+            , modMask = mod4Mask -- Use Win as MOD key
+            , startupHook = ewmhDesktopsStartup >> setWMName "LG3D" -- for some reason the double greater sign is escaped here due to wiki formatting, replace this with proper greater signs!
+            }
+</nowiki>
+}}
 ===== Additional resources =====
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 [https://wiki.haskell.org/File:Xmbindings.png Haskell Wiki: Xmonad default key bindings]
+[https://wiki.haskell.org/Xmonad/Frequently_asked_questions#Problems_with_Java_applications.2C_Applet_java_console Haskell Wiki FAQ: Problems with Java applications]
 == Troubleshooting ==