[xmonad] Get VLC to do fullscreen float in Xmonad

[wagnerdm at seas.upenn.edu]

I didn't read your entire config, but is there a reason you can't just  
use the Full layout that's already in your layout hook? When you have  
them both open side-by-side, hit mod+space a few times and enjoy.
~d

Quoting Christer Eriksson <agkbill at gmail.com>:

> Hi,
>
> This is my first post to the list.
>
>
> Short background: I have started to use XBMC for watching and organizing
> videos. Everything works great except playing the videos. I have a constant
> stutter about every 3-4 seconds and from time to time the picture freeze
> but the movie running in the background with sound OK, moving the mouse
> take away the freeze (I think XMONAD might be involved in the freeze but
> that is another story).
>
> I do not have thous problems with VLC therefor I have configured XBMC to
> use VLC to play videos.
>
> I have two monitors, one for movies and one as desktop, using a Nvidia-card
> in TwinView (propitiatory driver).
>
> My problem is that when I start a movie VLC starts and XMONAD tiling it as
> it should. But of cause I do not want VLC and XBMC side by side on the
> monitor. I would like VLC fullscreen on top of XBMC.
>
> I have tried to solve it by using  "XMonad.Hooks.ManageHelpers" and
> "doFullFloat" but no luck.
>
> My xmonad.hs looks like this.
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> --
>
> -- 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.Hooks.ManageDocks
>
> import XMonad.Util.Run(spawnPipe)
>
> import XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog
>
> import System.IO
>
>
>
> import XMonad.Hooks.ManageHelpers
>
>
>
> import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
>
> import qualified Data.Map        as M
>
>
>
>
>
> main = do
>
>     xmproc <- spawnPipe "/usr/bin/xmobar /home/christer/.xmonad/xmobarrc"
>
>     xmonad defaults
>
> --        { manageHook = manageDocks <+> manageHook defaultConfig
>
>           { manageHook = myManageHook
>
>         , layoutHook = avoidStruts  $  layoutHook defaultConfig
>
>         , logHook = dynamicLogWithPP xmobarPP
>
>                         { ppOutput = hPutStrLn xmproc
>
>                         , ppTitle = xmobarColor "green" "" . shorten 100
>
>                         }
>
>         }
>
>
>
> myManageHook = composeOne
>
>     [ className =? "vlc"        -?> doFullFloat
>
>     , className =? "skype"           -?> doFloat
>
>     , resource  =? "desktop_window" -?> doIgnore
>
>     , resource  =? "kdesktop"       -?> doIgnore ]
>
>
>
>
>
> -- The preferred terminal program, which is used in a binding below and by
>
> -- certain contrib modules.
>
> --
>
> -- myTerminal      = "xterm"
>
> myTerminal      = "urxvt"
>
>
>
> -- Whether focus follows the mouse pointer.
>
> myFocusFollowsMouse :: Bool
>
> myFocusFollowsMouse = True
>
>
>
> -- Width of the window border in pixels.
>
> --
>
> myBorderWidth   = 3
>
>
>
>
>
> -- 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"
>
>
>
>
>
> myNormalBorderColor  = "#000000"
>
> myFocusedBorderColor = "#ff0000"
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> -- 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 -b")
>
>
>
>     -- 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")
>
>     ]
>
>
>
>
>
>     --
>
>     -- 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 = 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   = 1/4
>
>
>
>      -- 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.
>
> --
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> -- 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 = xmonad 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 = defaultConfig {
>
>       -- simple stuff
>
>         terminal           = myTerminal,
>
>         focusFollowsMouse  = myFocusFollowsMouse,
>
>         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
>
>     }
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Any Idea what I missed?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Christer
>