Comments on: XMonad for the Masses? http://braincrater.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/xmonad-for-the-masses/ Thoughts from my splattered grey matter. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:26:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Asheesh Laroia http://braincrater.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/xmonad-for-the-masses/#comment-53 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:46:59 +0000 http://braincrater.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-53 Thanks, this was very interesting.

Let me know if you’re in need of a machine to be the xmonad Haskell web build server, though!

]]> By: bradenshep http://braincrater.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/xmonad-for-the-masses/#comment-46 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:32:41 +0000 http://braincrater.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-46 @ vt100

PlainConfg, now known as xmonad-light, is exactly what you describe: a way for the user to assemble his own config out of precompiled pieces of Haskell code. It just happens that this is easier to deploy as a small standalone app, as xmonad-light is, than as a web service.

]]> By: vt100 http://braincrater.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/xmonad-for-the-masses/#comment-45 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:04:34 +0000 http://braincrater.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-45 For the second option, you could avoid the risks of arbitrary code by having a code generator that produces a configuration file based on the user’s selections.

This of course places limits on the power that the user has. On the other, if you are a real power user who wants to be able to freely code in Haskell, you should download ghc. The users who just want some quick configurability should be satisfied with what a config file generator could produce.

]]> By: web design company http://braincrater.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/xmonad-for-the-masses/#comment-33 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:16:10 +0000 http://braincrater.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-33 I tried XMonad for a while, but I ended up liking the similar WM [awesome](http://awesome.naquadah.org/) better. The 2.x version has a traditional configuration file, and the 3.x series uses a lua configuration file.

]]> By: Vincent http://braincrater.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/xmonad-for-the-masses/#comment-32 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:11:19 +0000 http://braincrater.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-32 Hi

I chose XMonad. I got over the depency issue and i love it. Especially the way XMonad manages multiple screens is amazing. I love the configuration file, i just miss awesome’s spiral/dwindle. But that is certainly not a dealbraker!

]]> By: apfelmus http://braincrater.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/xmonad-for-the-masses/#comment-30 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:48:10 +0000 http://braincrater.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-30 Another option would be a small embedded Haskell98 interpreter/compiler, so xmonad can compile/interpret the configuration itself. GHC is not the only Haskell98 compiler out there. (Well, the 98 suffix is crucial…).

]]> By: Joachim Breitner http://braincrater.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/xmonad-for-the-masses/#comment-29 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:07:23 +0000 http://braincrater.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-29 Hi,

for the autobuilder: I might run that on my server, if the ghc from debian etch is sufficient or I find enough space for a debian lenny changeroot. This way I can make sure we also get daily debian packages :-)

Greetings,
Joachim

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