xmobar doesn't show

verzache · 2021-08-19 23:14:38

It's my first time posting so bare with me, I've got xmonad installed, and I installed xmobar and set it up, it was working fine but when I attempted to make the font size bigger it didn't work, a suggestion was to kill xmobar and start it again, I tried that but now xmobar doesn't launch at all, I can open it by terminal, writing xmobar and it works fine but if I open another terminal the bar disappears again, any ideas?

here is my xmobarrc:

 Config { font = "xft:DejaVu Sans:size12:antialias=true"
        , borderColor = "black"
        , border = TopB
        , bgColor = "black"
	, lowerOnStart =     False
	, allDesktops =      True
	, persistent =       True
	, overrideRedirect=False
        , fgColor = "grey"
        , position = TopW L 100
        , commands = [ Run Weather "CYVR" ["-t","<tempC>C","-L","18","-H","25","--normal","green","--high","red","--low","lightblue"] 36000
                        , Run Network "eth0" ["-L","0","-H","32","--normal","green","--high","red"] 10
                        , Run Network "eth1" ["-L","0","-H","32","--normal","green","--high","red"] 10
                        , Run Cpu ["-L","3","-H","50","--normal","green","--high","red"] 10
                        , Run Memory ["-t","Mem: <usedratio>%"] 10
                        , Run Swap [] 10
                        , Run Com "uname" ["-s","-r"] "" 36000
                        , Run Date "%a %b %_d %Y %H:%M:%S" "date" 10
                        , Run StdinReader
                        ]
        , sepChar = "%"
        , alignSep = "}{"
        , template = "%StdinReader% | %cpu% | %memory% * %swap% | %eth0% - %eth1% }{<fc=#ee9a00>%date%</fc> | %uname% | %CYVR% "
        }

It's basically the sample template but I tweaked it with what I read on the wiki in an attempt to fix it

and here is my xmonad.hs

 
-- 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 System.Directory 
import System.IO (hPutStrLn)
import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
import qualified Data.Map        as M
import XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog
import XMonad.Hooks.ManageDocks (avoidStruts)
import XMonad.Layout.LayoutModifier
import XMonad.Layout.Spacing
import XMonad.Util.Dmenu
import XMonad.Util.EZConfig
import XMonad.Util.Run
import XMonad.Util.SpawnOnce




-- 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   = 10

-- 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  = "#969286"
myFocusedBorderColor = "#8C456B"

------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 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_p     ), spawn "dmenu_run")

    -- launch gmrun
    , ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_p     ), 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_r] [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 (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 = 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 = return ()

------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Now run xmonad with all the defaults we set up.

-- Run xmonad with the settings you specify. No need to modify this.
--
main = do 
	xmproc <- spawnPipe "xmobar /home/verzache/.config/xmobar/xmobarrc"
	xmonad $ docks defaults
-- 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.
--
defaults = 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         = myManageHook,
        handleEventHook    = myEventHook,
        logHook            = myLogHook,
        startupHook        = myStartupHook
    }

-- | 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"]

again it's the sample template but changed around by attempting to fix it.

So in my futile attemps, I found another problem, when I tried to play around with the borderWidth mod-q didn't recompile it, soo it never changed, and I figured it out that for some reason if modify my xmonad.hs in ways like adding spacing or running xmobar I am no longer able to change anything until I delete that code but I don't get it why, the code should be written correctly.

verzache wrote:

 xmproc <- spawnPipe "xmobar -x 0 /home/verzache/.config/xmobar/xmobarrc"

Hm, Soo I managed to make it open with xmonad, I just re-wrote the code the same way it was and now it works?

Nevermind I broke it again, i just changed avoidStrutsOn to avoidStruts and my whole xmonad went to default settings? -- It made a swap file, why does that happen?

Soo, update, xmobar now launches as it should, but now avoidstruts isn't working, I searched around, the last person talking about it was when xmobar was 0.12 version but now its 0.38, any tips?

Figured it out, Just need help for closing this post

Last edited by verzache (2021-08-21 09:10:48)

seth · 2021-08-20 06:09:00

Please edit your post and use code tags, https://bbs.archlinux.org/help.php#bbcode and do not copy files out of a "cat" output (at least I assume that's what happened, because there're some shady linebreaks)
You can upload the actual files following the tip in the 1st link below.

verzache · 2021-08-20 11:56:21

Thank you for your reply! I fixed the code tags, but the link you have me on uploading text isn't helpful, a lot of those applications don't have a "how do they work" readme neither can I read about them on the wiki, I read the man page of cURL but that doesn't do what you'd like me to do. I might have understood it wrong, soo please do correct me.

seth · 2021-08-20 14:05:07

run_command | curl -F 'f:1=<-' ix.io
cat /path/to/file | curl -F 'f:1=<-' ix.io

You get a link that you can post that that's where to output of "run_command" or the contents of /path/to/file were uploaded.

verzache · 2021-08-20 14:21:16

Ah! there it is should be fixed now, as I said I'm new to this soo bare with me, I have a pretty basic understanding of this, but I'm trying.

Arch Linux

#1 2021-08-19 23:14:38

xmobar doesn't show

#2 2021-08-20 06:09:00

Re: xmobar doesn't show

#3 2021-08-20 11:56:21

Re: xmobar doesn't show

#4 2021-08-20 14:05:07

Re: xmobar doesn't show

#5 2021-08-20 14:21:16

Re: xmobar doesn't show

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