My Xmonad configuration
This is rather simple Xmonad configuration with KDE integration which would also work standalone.
Inspiration
Primary source of information for Xmonad KDE integration:
Moreover this configuration is based on the following examples:
- John Goerzen's Configuration
- Fedora default configuraton (package
xmonad-config, see xmonad builds) - yakuake-like Xmonad Scratchpad
- Cycling through workspaces in multi monitor setup in XMonad
- General xmonad.hs config tips from haskell wiki
Quick setup
Install Xmonad and clone this repository into ~/.xmonad directory:
$ git clone https://github.com/marbu/xmonad.git ~/.xmonad
KDE 4
$ mkdir -p ~/.kde/env
$ echo 'KDEWM=/usr/bin/xmonad' > ~/.kde/env/set_window_manager.sh
Note: runner (in KDE triggered via alt-f2) is binded to meta-p as expected, but you should configure it to use floating mode (otherwise the input line loses focus and you are not able to type anything in it). This is a reported bug of xmonad-contrib.
KDE 5 Plasma Workspace
Compared to KDE 4, the only difference is the location of configuration files:
$ mkdir -p ~/.config/plasma-workspace/env
$ echo 'export KDEWM=/usr/bin/xmonad' > ~/.config/plasma-workspace/env/set_window_manager.sh
Note: Plasma now uses meta key in some default keybindings (eg. meta-tab is catched by Plasma and not Xmonad) which needs to be reconfigured.
Unfortunatelly, there are few new issues compared to KDE 4 with xmonad:
KDE Bug 351141fixed in Plasma 5.8- KDE Bug 351706
- multiple screens mess with window placement (most of windows from multiple virtual desktops end up on single virt. desktop when screen is connected or disconnected) and this may be a consequence of new KDE 5 feature which maintains separate desktop configuration when new screen is attached (further investigation needed)