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When I restart XMonad, Xmobar does appear to launch, as evident by the margin at the top of my screen. However, Xmobar is completely transparent or invisible. Switching workspaces doesn't make Xmobar visible either. I have looked online to try to find a solution, but nothing so far has worked.
Here is my XMonad config file:
--
-- xmonad example config file.
--
-- A template showing all available configuration hooks,
-- and how to override the defaults in your own xmonad.hs conf file.
--
-- Normally, you'd only override those defaults you care about.
--
import XMonad
import Data.Monoid
import System.Exit
import XMonad.Util.SpawnOnce
import XMonad.Util.Run
import XMonad.Hooks.ManageDocks
import XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog
import XMonad.Layout.Spacing
import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
import qualified Data.Map as M
-- The preferred terminal program, which is used in a binding below and by
-- certain contrib modules.
--
myTerminal = "alacritty"
-- Whether focus follows the mouse pointer.
myFocusFollowsMouse :: Bool
myFocusFollowsMouse = True
-- Whether clicking on a window to focus also passes the click to the window
myClickJustFocuses :: Bool
myClickJustFocuses = False
-- Width of the window border in pixels.
--
myBorderWidth = 1
-- modMask lets you specify which modkey you want to use. The default
-- is mod1Mask ("left alt"). You may also consider using mod3Mask
-- ("right alt"), which does not conflict with emacs keybindings. The
-- "windows key" is usually mod4Mask.
--
myModMask = mod4Mask
-- The default number of workspaces (virtual screens) and their names.
-- By default we use numeric strings, but any string may be used as a
-- workspace name. The number of workspaces is determined by the length
-- of this list.
--
-- A tagging example:
--
-- > workspaces = ["web", "irc", "code" ] ++ map show [4..9]
--
myWorkspaces = ["1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9"]
-- Border colors for unfocused and focused windows, respectively.
--
myNormalBorderColor = "#dddddd"
myFocusedBorderColor = "#0066FF"
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Key bindings. Add, modify or remove key bindings here.
--
myKeys conf@(XConfig {XMonad.modMask = modm}) = M.fromList $
-- launch a terminal
[ ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_Return), spawn $ XMonad.terminal conf)
-- launch dmenu
, ((modm, xK_r ), spawn "dmenu_run")
-- launch gmrun
, ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_r ), spawn "gmrun")
-- close focused window
, ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_c ), kill)
-- Rotate through the available layout algorithms
, ((modm, xK_space ), sendMessage NextLayout)
-- Reset the layouts on the current workspace to default
, ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_space ), setLayout $ XMonad.layoutHook conf)
-- Resize viewed windows to the correct size
, ((modm, xK_n ), refresh)
-- Move focus to the next window
, ((modm, xK_Tab ), windows W.focusDown)
-- Move focus to the next window
, ((modm, xK_j ), windows W.focusDown)
-- Move focus to the previous window
, ((modm, xK_k ), windows W.focusUp )
-- Move focus to the master window
, ((modm, xK_m ), windows W.focusMaster )
-- Swap the focused window and the master window
, ((modm, xK_Return), windows W.swapMaster)
-- Swap the focused window with the next window
, ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_j ), windows W.swapDown )
-- Swap the focused window with the previous window
, ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_k ), windows W.swapUp )
-- Shrink the master area
, ((modm, xK_h ), sendMessage Shrink)
-- Expand the master area
, ((modm, xK_l ), sendMessage Expand)
-- Push window back into tiling
, ((modm, xK_t ), withFocused $ windows . W.sink)
-- Increment the number of windows in the master area
, ((modm , xK_comma ), sendMessage (IncMasterN 1))
-- Deincrement the number of windows in the master area
, ((modm , xK_period), sendMessage (IncMasterN (-1)))
-- Toggle the status bar gap
-- Use this binding with avoidStruts from Hooks.ManageDocks.
-- See also the statusBar function from Hooks.DynamicLog.
--
-- , ((modm , xK_b ), sendMessage ToggleStruts)
-- Quit xmonad
, ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_q ), io (exitWith ExitSuccess))
-- Restart xmonad
, ((modm , xK_q ), spawn "xmonad --recompile; xmonad --restart")
-- Run xmessage with a summary of the default keybindings (useful for beginners)
, ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_slash ), spawn ("echo \"" ++ help ++ "\" | xmessage -file -"))
]
++
--
-- mod-[1..9], Switch to workspace N
-- mod-shift-[1..9], Move client to workspace N
--
[((m .|. modm, k), windows $ f i)
| (i, k) <- zip (XMonad.workspaces conf) [xK_1 .. xK_9]
, (f, m) <- [(W.greedyView, 0), (W.shift, shiftMask)]]
++
--
-- mod-{w,e,r}, Switch to physical/Xinerama screens 1, 2, or 3
-- mod-shift-{w,e,r}, Move client to screen 1, 2, or 3
--
[((m .|. modm, key), screenWorkspace sc >>= flip whenJust (windows . f))
| (key, sc) <- zip [xK_w, xK_e, xK_v] [0..]
, (f, m) <- [(W.view, 0), (W.shift, shiftMask)]]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Mouse bindings: default actions bound to mouse events
--
myMouseBindings (XConfig {XMonad.modMask = modm}) = M.fromList $
-- mod-button1, Set the window to floating mode and move by dragging
[ ((modm, button1), (\w -> focus w >> mouseMoveWindow w
>> windows W.shiftMaster))
-- mod-button2, Raise the window to the top of the stack
, ((modm, button2), (\w -> focus w >> windows W.shiftMaster))
-- mod-button3, Set the window to floating mode and resize by dragging
, ((modm, button3), (\w -> focus w >> mouseResizeWindow w
>> windows W.shiftMaster))
-- you may also bind events to the mouse scroll wheel (button4 and button5)
]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Layouts:
-- You can specify and transform your layouts by modifying these values.
-- If you change layout bindings be sure to use 'mod-shift-space' after
-- restarting (with 'mod-q') to reset your layout state to the new
-- defaults, as xmonad preserves your old layout settings by default.
--
-- The available layouts. Note that each layout is separated by |||,
-- which denotes layout choice.
--
myLayout = avoidStruts (spacingRaw True (Border 5 5 5 5) True (Border 10 10 10 10) True $ tiled ||| Mirror tiled ||| Full)
where
-- default tiling algorithm partitions the screen into two panes
tiled = Tall nmaster delta ratio
-- The default number of windows in the master pane
nmaster = 1
-- Default proportion of screen occupied by master pane
ratio = 1/2
-- Percent of screen to increment by when resizing panes
delta = 3/100
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Window rules:
-- Execute arbitrary actions and WindowSet manipulations when managing
-- a new window. You can use this to, for example, always float a
-- particular program, or have a client always appear on a particular
-- workspace.
--
-- To find the property name associated with a program, use
-- > xprop | grep WM_CLASS
-- and click on the client you're interested in.
--
-- To match on the WM_NAME, you can use 'title' in the same way that
-- 'className' and 'resource' are used below.
--
myManageHook = composeAll
[ className =? "MPlayer" --> doFloat
, className =? "Gimp" --> doFloat
, resource =? "desktop_window" --> doIgnore
, resource =? "kdesktop" --> doIgnore ]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Event handling
-- * EwmhDesktops users should change this to ewmhDesktopsEventHook
--
-- Defines a custom handler function for X Events. The function should
-- return (All True) if the default handler is to be run afterwards. To
-- combine event hooks use mappend or mconcat from Data.Monoid.
--
myEventHook = do
mempty
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Status bars and logging
-- Perform an arbitrary action on each internal state change or X event.
-- See the 'XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog' extension for examples.
--
--myLogHook = return ()
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Startup hook
-- Perform an arbitrary action each time xmonad starts or is restarted
-- with mod-q. Used by, e.g., XMonad.Layout.PerWorkspace to initialize
-- per-workspace layout choices.
--
-- By default, do nothing.
myStartupHook = do
spawnOnce "nitrogen --set-zoom-fill --head=0 --random ~/wallpapers/ &"
spawnOnce "nitrogen --set-zoom-fill --head=1 --random ~/wallpapers/ &"
spawnOnce "picom &"
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Now run xmonad with all the defaults we set up.
-- Run xmonad with the settings you specify. No need to modify this.
--
main = do
xmproc0 <- spawnPipe "xmobar -x 0 /home/ghostlycoding/.config/xmobar/xmobarrc0"
xmproc1 <- spawnPipe "xmobar -x 1 /home/ghostlycoding/.config/xmobar/xmobarrc1"
xmonad $ docks def {
-- simple stuff
terminal = myTerminal,
focusFollowsMouse = myFocusFollowsMouse,
clickJustFocuses = myClickJustFocuses,
borderWidth = myBorderWidth,
modMask = myModMask,
workspaces = myWorkspaces,
normalBorderColor = myNormalBorderColor,
focusedBorderColor = myFocusedBorderColor,
-- key bindings
keys = myKeys,
mouseBindings = myMouseBindings,
-- hooks, layouts
layoutHook = myLayout,
manageHook = manageDocks <+> myManageHook,
handleEventHook = myEventHook <+> docksEventHook,
logHook = dynamicLogWithPP xmobarPP
{ ppOutput = \x -> hPutStrLn xmproc0 x
>> hPutStrLn xmproc1 x
, ppTitle = xmobarColor "darkgreen" "" . shorten 20
, ppHiddenNoWindows = xmobarColor "grey" ""
},
startupHook = myStartupHook
}
-- A structure containing your configuration settings, overriding
-- fields in the default config. Any you don't override, will
-- use the defaults defined in xmonad/XMonad/Config.hs
--
-- No need to modify this.
--
-- | Finally, a copy of the default bindings in simple textual tabular format.
help :: String
help = unlines ["The default modifier key is 'alt'. Default keybindings:",
"",
"-- launching and killing programs",
"mod-Shift-Enter Launch xterminal",
"mod-p Launch dmenu",
"mod-Shift-p Launch gmrun",
"mod-Shift-c Close/kill the focused window",
"mod-Space Rotate through the available layout algorithms",
"mod-Shift-Space Reset the layouts on the current workSpace to default",
"mod-n Resize/refresh viewed windows to the correct size",
"",
"-- move focus up or down the window stack",
"mod-Tab Move focus to the next window",
"mod-Shift-Tab Move focus to the previous window",
"mod-j Move focus to the next window",
"mod-k Move focus to the previous window",
"mod-m Move focus to the master window",
"",
"-- modifying the window order",
"mod-Return Swap the focused window and the master window",
"mod-Shift-j Swap the focused window with the next window",
"mod-Shift-k Swap the focused window with the previous window",
"",
"-- resizing the master/slave ratio",
"mod-h Shrink the master area",
"mod-l Expand the master area",
"",
"-- floating layer support",
"mod-t Push window back into tiling; unfloat and re-tile it",
"",
"-- increase or decrease number of windows in the master area",
"mod-comma (mod-,) Increment the number of windows in the master area",
"mod-period (mod-.) Deincrement the number of windows in the master area",
"",
"-- quit, or restart",
"mod-Shift-q Quit xmonad",
"mod-q Restart xmonad",
"mod-[1..9] Switch to workSpace N",
"",
"-- Workspaces & screens",
"mod-Shift-[1..9] Move client to workspace N",
"mod-{w,e,r} Switch to physical/Xinerama screens 1, 2, or 3",
"mod-Shift-{w,e,r} Move client to screen 1, 2, or 3",
"",
"-- Mouse bindings: default actions bound to mouse events",
"mod-button1 Set the window to floating mode and move by dragging",
"mod-button2 Raise the window to the top of the stack",
"mod-button3 Set the window to floating mode and resize by dragging"]And my Xmobar config file:
Config {
-- appearance
font = "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:size=9:bold:antialias=true"
, bgColor = "black"
, fgColor = "#646464"
, position = Top
, border = BottomB
, borderColor = "#646464"
-- layout
, sepChar = "%" -- delineator between plugin names and straight text
, alignSep = "}{" -- separator between left-right alignment
, template = "%battery% | %multicpu% | %coretemp% | %memory% | %dynnetwork% }{ %RJTT% | %date% || %kbd% "
-- general behavior
, lowerOnStart = False -- send to bottom of window stack on start
, hideOnStart = False -- start with window unmapped (hidden)
, allDesktops = True -- show on all desktops
, overrideRedirect = False -- set the Override Redirect flag (Xlib)
, pickBroadest = False -- choose widest display (multi-monitor)
, persistent = True -- enable/disable hiding (True = disabled)
-- plugins
-- Numbers can be automatically colored according to their value. xmobar
-- decides color based on a three-tier/two-cutoff system, controlled by
-- command options:
-- --Low sets the low cutoff
-- --High sets the high cutoff
--
-- --low sets the color below --Low cutoff
-- --normal sets the color between --Low and --High cutoffs
-- --High sets the color above --High cutoff
--
-- The --template option controls how the plugin is displayed. Text
-- color can be set by enclosing in <fc></fc> tags. For more details
-- see http://projects.haskell.org/xmobar/#system-monitor-plugins.
, commands =
-- weather monitor
[ Run Weather "RJTT" [ "--template", "<skyCondition> | <fc=#4682B4><tempC></fc>°C | <fc=#4682B4><rh></fc>% | <fc=#4682B4><pressure></fc>hPa"
] 36000
-- network activity monitor (dynamic interface resolution)
, Run DynNetwork [ "--template" , "<dev>: <tx>kB/s|<rx>kB/s"
, "--Low" , "1000" -- units: B/s
, "--High" , "5000" -- units: B/s
, "--low" , "darkgreen"
, "--normal" , "darkorange"
, "--high" , "darkred"
] 10
-- cpu activity monitor
, Run MultiCpu [ "--template" , "Cpu: <total0>%|<total1>%"
, "--Low" , "50" -- units: %
, "--High" , "85" -- units: %
, "--low" , "darkgreen"
, "--normal" , "darkorange"
, "--high" , "darkred"
] 10
-- cpu core temperature monitor
, Run CoreTemp [ "--template" , "Temp: <core0>°C|<core1>°C"
, "--Low" , "70" -- units: °C
, "--High" , "80" -- units: °C
, "--low" , "darkgreen"
, "--normal" , "darkorange"
, "--high" , "darkred"
] 50
-- memory usage monitor
, Run Memory [ "--template" ,"Mem: <usedratio>%"
, "--Low" , "20" -- units: %
, "--High" , "90" -- units: %
, "--low" , "darkgreen"
, "--normal" , "darkorange"
, "--high" , "darkred"
] 10
-- battery monitor
, Run Battery [ "--template" , "Batt: <acstatus>"
, "--Low" , "10" -- units: %
, "--High" , "80" -- units: %
, "--low" , "darkred"
, "--normal" , "darkorange"
, "--high" , "darkgreen"
, "--" -- battery specific options
-- discharging status
, "-o" , "<left>% (<timeleft>)"
-- AC "on" status
, "-O" , "<fc=#dAA520>Charging</fc>"
-- charged status
, "-i" , "<fc=#006000>Charged</fc>"
] 50
-- time and date indicator
-- (%F = y-m-d date, %a = day of week, %T = h:m:s time)
, Run Date "<fc=#ABABAB>%F (%a) %T</fc>" "date" 10
-- keyboard layout indicator
, Run Kbd [ ("us(dvorak)" , "<fc=#00008B>DV</fc>")
, ("us" , "<fc=#8B0000>US</fc>")
]
]
}Edit: Xmobar just started appearing, though its not displaying anything. Currently it is only displaying what was last on top of it.
Last edited by GhostlyCoding (2022-01-02 17:14:16)
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You could launch Xorg with a minimal .xinitrc containing just your terminal emulator, e.g. alacritty& without any composition or window manager.
Then execute startx and from the terminal window start xmobar and see what it does.
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