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Update on that New York Times article on Circle Lenses...
10:55 PMSo I had mentioned before that I was interviewed and photographed for an article for the New York Times a couple weeks ago and the interview finally came out. I wasn't sure if I was going to post on it because I had just gotten an e-mail from the reporter, Catherine Saint Louis, on Saturday letting me know that my quotes had been cut for space. She was not sure if or if not any of my photos would be published. Much to my surprise, one actually did get used.
It's focused on the lens and not my face so you can't even tell it's me, plus I got no credit on it whatsoever. Ha! And check out the main photo they used. Not trying to be biased, but I guess Caucasians with circle lenses make for a more riveting story, eh? What can I say, she looks adorable in those violet lenses.
As I always say, I hope for the best and expect the worst. I suppose my preaching of positivity and feeling good with a small change didn't fit in with the whole illegal and you could go blind messages that were subtly put in the article. Oh well, still a pretty cool experience considering not everyone gets their photo printed in the New York Times, right?
And I mean, my Sally Hansen pink chrome polish looks SPOT ON. ;D
To check out the full article, visit the Sunday July 4th edition of the New York Times in the Fashion & Style section here. For your own sanity, you may want to avoid reading the super harsh comments. Just warning you.
PS. Happy 4th of July, Americans! It's a beautiful thing to have the freedom to say what you want to say, post what you'd like to post, and be who you want to be. Word up to having liberty and peace out, girlscout!
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wow! that's amazing that you were on the new york times :) although that is kind of weird that the cover was someone else, I was hoping it would be youu! xD the lens picture of you is pretty cool thoughh. ^^
ReplyDeletei read that article today! i thought i saw you on the side hehe but i thought it was just a coincidence. i think they're blowing the whole thing out of proportion. they comment on circle lenses and going blind when people inject botox into their face all the time? that is POISON right there. i understand there are risks but like any contacts, they must be worn with care. don't be ignorant. and we're not.
they're silly. i'm sad your quotes got cut :( they would have been great and let everyone see an unskewed argument.
congrats on having your photo used by the new york times though! that is a pretty big honour :)Your picture definitely deserves credit! I can't believe they didn't give you credit. You can ask for them to revise. It is so wrong they cut your quotes! I consider you the expert on circle lens--you of all girls should have been in the article! When I was in a newspaper article I asked them to spell my name correctly and they did so without hesitation--hopefully you can get them to mention your name. I wish you all a happy happy fun and safe 4th!
ReplyDelete- AnonymousJuly 4, 2010 at 1:12 AM
They are probably more concerned about the economy and how buying circle lenses doesn't benefit it (since you can only get circle lenses online) than the health risks... Besides, I don't see why someone would order a random prescription, instead of the one their doctor assigned them (and if so, why would it even be dangerous or ill-fitting?)
Why do they target circle lenses only? The risks are the same with regular contacts <_<
I can't believe they cut all of your parts except that one blurred photo though :o I totally agree with Shiro-san. I'd like to think MOST people have the common sense to visit their eye doctor, be knowledgable about contact lenses, and do their research about where they're buying their circle lenses from BEFORE they start using them. It's "buyer beware" but I don't think that should mean eye doctors automatically start labeling circle lenses as "dangerous." There are the same risks with regular contacts!
Everyone commenting the article so negatively is not taking the "bigger picture" into consideration... what about all the other products we have in America that were made in Asia??? What about our own "FDA approved" products, like Hydroxycut; that end up killing people?! -_-;
And totally unfair that you got no credit! Makes them seem so biased! >:(so sad that ur quotes got cut and they didn't even publish a clear picture of u, despite u making efforts for this. :(
I know u said that u're expecting worst.. But i guess it's still a bit too much.. U'll still have us readers supporting u..
xxYes you did warn us not to read the comments but yet I still sifted through all 100+ of them. Man oh man. The article was biased but I did find it to be informative...I did not know it was illegal to sell contacts w/o a prescription here but I guess it makes sense. Personally I wouldn't wear these, but it irks me how people in the comments jump to such quick conclusions about those who do and make such ignorant comments about it!
And yes I agree you definitely should have been credited for your photo. Such a large publication shouldn't make a mistake like that...bleh!- AnonymousJuly 4, 2010 at 8:21 AM
Hey Jen.
After reading the WHOLE article. I'm just blown away... [referring to the author]-like are you serious!? I actually thought that the author would write something NICE about circle lenses. But instead he or she is trying to destroy them!? WTF?! That person is trying to say that Asian countries are trying to ship them here to customers who buys them. MY FIRST LENSE I bought was from my neighborhood store! AND THEY WEREN'T EVEN ASIAN TO START WITH! I feel offended because I use circle lenses also and people are calling girls who uses them "idiots"! WTF?! Gahh. sigh* But anyways on the brighter side, you were in the article, CONGRATS! Ah, I read the article and was not too impressed really -.- I guess if your quote said something SLIGHTLY positive about circle lens, they would have cut it straight away. And to think they didn't credit you for the picture.
Also, they are pointing fingers at us Asians for introducing something illegal and bad to the US, as if there are no non-asian webstores selling non-asian lenses without prescription needed -.- heh.- AnonymousJuly 4, 2010 at 10:47 AM
@_@ it kinda bites that they didn't put your pictures up~ but way to take it in stride ^________^ <3 ~but not to be biased you look a gajillion times better than the girl on the cover @_@ :) but cheer up* but congrats anyways :) <3 i hate the fact that you didnt get credit D:< but cheer up* We all think your great! :) so keep it up :)
ReplyDelete It is a shame that the article seems to paint anyone who uses circle lenses as being vapid and vain. Like most things, it's a personal choice to wear them or not and whether you understand the risks associated with it.
I've seen cosmetic lenses being sold in France on the rack next to false eyelashes. So just because the FDA does not approve, does not automatically mean the product is harmful.
Too bad they didn't credit your photo and let in some positive quotes.Wow, shame on Catherine Saint-Louis! I'm severely disappointed in the quality of this reporting by the NY Times, even if it's just for fashion and style. Even if she didn't find your quotes valuable, the least she could have done was to give credit where it's due. Also, I, too, am pissed about the big Caucasian face on the front of the article while you and Phan's pictures mostly hide your faces. My god, the media has gone completely backward in its racist ways.
ReplyDelete- AnonymousJuly 4, 2010 at 2:01 PM
By Mainstream do they mean caucasians? Cause I'm pretty sure anyone that is asian pretty much knows about these since way before Lady Gaga decided to wear them. Sad she's being credited the spread of them. And blindness? Talk about over exaggeration. They're lenses just like any other so you have to be careful.
You totally should of been credited and on the front! You're so much prettier than that girl. - AnonymousJuly 4, 2010 at 2:15 PM
Wow. This article is ridiculous. The cut your quotes but in the ones of some little girl sounding much like a teenager saying she doesn't want them anymore because other people have them. The article has people thinking that owners of circle lenses are shallow and want to look like little girls so men will hit on them? What is the difference between putting in color contacts and dying your hair? Do they not make that connection? Obviously what you had to say didn't fit in with their agenda of making people seem vapid. <3 you!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJuly 4, 2010 at 3:39 PM
Wow…the comments are harsh. If I was a lens wearer, I can imagine being a bit offended. The entire article is just critical of lenses though and doesn't show any other side, so I can see where the comments are coming from. The readers of NYT do have better literary skills than the average soompier that's for sure XD
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJuly 4, 2010 at 3:48 PM
Congrats on your participation in the article, although it doesn't do justice to the entire perspective on circle lenses.
Btw, it's a good photo and you should get credit for it. Just because you're not in focus doesn't mean that you can't get credit. =) woot for being published! haha :)
i wish the article were a little more even-keeled and not quite so biased!hiii
where did you buy the nails claire mood? I'm searching but i'm not finding. Please help me because i want this very much.
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http://causaeestilo.blogspot.com/- AnonymousJuly 4, 2010 at 7:03 PM
Wow, I read this article yesterday and noticed that photo. I did NOT realize that it's you!
ReplyDelete the article is ridiculous. the comments aren't so bad either. they're mostly ppl who are asking for more proof about the contacts OR ppl bashing women/girls in general for changing their looks. blah blah blahh. you should've gotten credit too!
ReplyDeleteI just saw that article. I hate when articles that are so bias get so much publicity. The comments too..... some were so unnecessary.
No wonder I couldn't get my EOS package in. FDA probably raised their alerts on them. =[
They should have given you credit too. Not cool.- AnonymousJuly 5, 2010 at 2:41 AM
That was slanted article! It seems the NTY is more concerned with their big pharma friends than helping people.
Btw, I believe that Cosmetic lenses that have 0 power are legal to buy in the USA, barring a individual state law making them illegal in that state.
There are FDA approved lenses from Asia but that only means they met a certain standard of safety – like the use of botox. Also your blurred picture is bad.
Try another big newspaper next time. The NYT sucks.
Cheryl Li Those comments...they all jump to such quick concluding calling us idiots and saying that we are trying to copy western culture? our standards of beauty are in so many different varieties, how could our culture, almost half of the world want to copy them? Seriously, this article really made me mad and annoys me so much. And to the author, I find that rude to cut your comments and she didn't even credit you for the picture! That's clearly not fair. And also, just because some of us may wear these lenses for "beauty" doesn't mean anything, there are Botox injections, and a enormous amount of surgeries here in America that are SO much worse, and yet they make such a big deal about these lenses.
ReplyDelete- AnonymousJuly 5, 2010 at 5:22 AM
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ReplyDelete - AnonymousJuly 5, 2010 at 7:24 AM
Meh. The article wasn't that great to begin with, honestly. They were just trying to put a negative spin on the whole concept from the get-go and I'm not surprised that they cut you from that since your views on beauty and self esteem are so positive! The negative spin, the BRIGHT purple contact image and the ricebunny image are just for shock value so people will read it. *Huff!!*
I'm honestly glad you're not associated with this. They put ALL circle lense buyers into a crazy, vain, and immature category of ladies and I'm not liking it.
Keep doing what you're doing Jen! We love you for it. <3 Congrats for being included, it's a bummer they didn't give you credit or include your quotes though..
ReplyDeleteYeah so I was super excited that this article was coming out being an avid fan of circle lenses, but when i read the article I was kinda miffed that it was a completely negative article about circle lenses.
I don't think it's right that people pick and choose what is legal and illegal. Like many of these girls have said, Hydroxcut and other diet supplements are not FDA approved yet they're isn't a big fuss about that. I mean I know it doesn't have any Phen Phen or stuff like that anymore but come on seriously?
A customer should take the right precautions when buying any product, especially one for your eyes. That's why I feel networking is important. I would have never found legit sights had it not been for you and other gurus.
And damn skippy ur nail polish is right on target! It is super sad that didn't credit u for the photo.- AnonymousJuly 5, 2010 at 5:49 PM
Even though they pulled out your quotes... your photo came out nicely (your camera has a great focus)& I love the nail polish! Some of the quotes, esp. later ones, were not really even relevant to the title of the story >.< Actually what I got from the article was pretty much where to locate sellers or people who knew where to find them...
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJuly 6, 2010 at 5:17 AM
LOL...i think its hilarious how the NYT's attributed the reason for this new "trend" is because of Lady Gaga when its not even a new trend. Many of the makeup gurus on youtube such as yourself have been talking about these way before the video for Bad Romance came out. It was a horrible article with no facts supporting it and plus they didnt even credit you. The NYT's really doesnt seem to have any significant and thought provoking issues to talk about.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJuly 6, 2010 at 7:21 PM
Jen did you see this: http://gurugossip.omgforum.net/forum.htm
There's a lot of discussion on circle lens. And there is also a rave about you in the rave section. I thought I'd share.
Anyways I think that it wasn't right that your picture got blurred and Michelle's didn't. I'm very disappointed in the NYT for posting something so glaringly biased, though what media isn't nowadays =/. Not giving you photo credit is unacceptable, as that is not some random stock photo. The circle lens are not just found in "Japan, Singapore, and North Korea," but definitely Taiwan and China as well. This is the abc news version: http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/worries-over-circle-contacts-trend-20734327. It's even more slanted and completely attributes the trend to Lady Gaga. What the heck! I love Lady Gaga, but tons of people were loving circle lenses before Bad Romance came out. I find it ironic that it's an Asian reporter reporting the news in the video. At least Kristin Rowland did her best to give a positive, sensible outlook on lenses, but even that had to stand to the reporter's "she consulted a doctor first and she hasn't had a problem--yet".
ReplyDeleteIt is kinda sad how this reporter clearly doesn't pay attention to blogs or youtube channels of makeup gurus. Otherwise she would know better to what circle lens are. It has been around for years. And not just circle lens, regular contact lens can cause blindness too and how many reporter wants to talk about it? I think the article is very skewed. And I am sure Lady Gaga is not the first one in Hollywood wearing them! I can bet money on it !!!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous: The comments about me in the "Rave" section were hater comments, and untrue comments at that. People should actually check into what videos I have that are sponsored. Most of my reviews, especially lately, I review just because I want to share a good product and I am not connected with the company in any way! Plus, even when I review a product that was sponsored, it's not like I got paid for it. It's hurtful to say that I'm becoming fake... what the heck. :P
I'm going to avoid that forum. Isn't there enough negativity already in the world? I think we should spread positive messages online. Why waste time bringing someone down?- AnonymousJuly 6, 2010 at 9:48 PM
i can kinda see your face... lookin good! xD i think the reporter was worried that if they printed your face, the newspaper would be set on FIRE! haha, ow! xDDD lolll ^^
<3 It's pretty well known in Japan that colored lenses from dodgy companies/sites (ie. ones that aren't major brands from countries with strict regulations) are very likely a health hazard. They had this huge controversy a few years back over this; as a result, the gov't there did a major crackdown on mail-order lens companies (mostly the kind that you see in the back of gal-magazines).
It makes sense that contact lens sources should be heavily regulated, because technically, they're highly personal medical devices. I'm all for having fun with cute anime eyes (which Jen pulls off very nicely) but given that we're only blessed with one set of eyes, I'd be super cautious. We don't have a fool-proof set of regulations here, but I would pick the FDA over a system that lets poisoned milk and toys be exported all over the world.Hey girl, good job on keeping positive esp. considering that the article is drawing negative attention towards circle lenses. I think it's rude of the reporter to preach w/o scientific support or facts and even more rude to not give you proper credit. At least we all know it's you on the famous NYT :)
ReplyDeleteI saw this and recognised you! Interesting that you interviewed you and then went with a completely different angle. Least you look good in the photo :)
ReplyDeleteJust kinda surprised they didn't credit you for the photo used even if they did interview you and all that.
I checked out that forum that Anonymous mentioned and like, really, don't they have better things to do with their time? :\- AnonymousJuly 7, 2010 at 1:03 PM
While it's unfortunate that the lovely Jen wasn't identified in the photo caption, the article itself isn't biased. It reports the popularity of circle lenses and describes and quotes the people who use them. But the article also quotes a credible government official. The article simply pointed out the what the law is. Too many times, I see comments from readers who immediately cry "bias" when they read articles that they don't like (for whatever reason). Worse yet is implying and inferring "racism."
ReplyDelete Let me just tell you now ... LADY GAGA DID NOT START THIS TREND ! Asians already wore circle lenses before her , they're giving her credit for our creation - not cool ! They keep saying that ! I didnt start wearing them cause of LG and cause I cant afford the one just for weekly use in order to c clearly in school
ReplyDeleteI don't particularly think it is biased but being a beauty junkie myself I DO see the allure in them. So as an optometry student I wanted to comment...
First of all, TOO BAD THEY DIDN"T CREDIT YOU!! That sucks. I would want credit.
Second of all...there are dangers, including blindness. I mean that sounds so extreme but w/e. Think of the most extreme case as blindness - meaning not everyone will go blind if there is a complication but that will reduce your vision.
Before someone reads this and goes "but there are dangers for all CLs". That's true but there is more risk (esp for young people trying them out for the first time) for circle lenses where the width is larger and less permeable to oxygen. Now imagine wearing this for long periods of time. Not good. I know the recommended time is only like 6 hours but again, think of how many young people comply with that. I mean some would, religiously. But some may not.
Also they aren't fitted right to your cornea which is another source to cut off the oxygen. Also there's not guarantee you are getting an authentic pair. If it's real, great! if it's not...where are they coming from?? I mean i have friends that got them off of some random girl from facebook back then. No they didn't go blind but it just makes me wonder... even if you don't trust me, it's good to at least be wary.
Now if you are reading this saying "Man i'm not a dumba** why would I buy them off the streets like drugs", there's also risk of other EYE related problems. You can scratch them, or get infections or corneal edema. THE POINT IS...our eyes react differently. Some people can even be allergic to the material. You also have to consider that some people's eyes aren't in the best health to begin with :/ like if you are infection prone or so.
Obviously I just wanted to list some of the things that can happened. I'm trying not to be biased here bc I know a lot of people DO take good care of their lenses and replace them regularly. It's just that I see many people in the clinic everyday that DON'T...even with regular lenses. You tell them and they go "oh yea i do this i do that" but when you check their eyes under the slit lamp... it's obviously they haven't.
Anyways that's all I wanted to say! THanks!


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Mikko is now 2.5 years old (31 months), and he was 18 months old when I was musing aloud about whether it was appropriate to continue breastfeeding him while we were out and about.
In case you were wondering, I still am nursing him in public, but I keep thinking about the issue.
I wish it weren't an issue. I wish everyone believed, as I do, in the unquestioned benefits of full-term breastfeeding and accepted child-led weaning (although I have nothing against mutual or mother-led weaning per se, and that's not my argument here). I wish the society in which I lived wasn't so scared of boobies (e.g., nip slip! the horror!), particularly when said breasts are fulfilling their intended purpose.
But it's not that way. Lactivists are fighting for the right to breastfeed a tiny newborn in public, even with a blanket. Am I hurting the fight by nursing a gangling toddler in full view, sans cover-up?
Mikko still nurses a lot. Every time I read a blog post of someone who's nursing a toddler, it's the same story: "We're down to two feedings a day, morning and night," or "only before naptime," etc., and so nursing in public is not even relevant to the discussion. Whereas Mikko still nurses like a wee thing. He picks at solid food (see, it sounds ludicrous even to call it "solid food" in reference to a 2.5-year-old who weighs 36 pounds; I don't call what I eat "solid food," I just call it "food") but will take nummies whenever they're around. I heard once that the technique of "don't offer, don't refuse" is a weaning strategy, but for us, it just seems to be life. I don't need to offer, because he's always doing the asking.
I started counting up the number of times we nursed one day a few months ago, and it was over 15 before I lost track. That's a lot of nursing! So, just as with a newborn, I have these options:
- Wean or cut down on nursings.
- Stay home.
- Nurse my toddler in public.
I would never tell any mother to wean a young infant or keep her baby hungry just so she could go shopping or out to eat. I would never tell her she should just stay home until the baby could take a bottle or had weaned. I would never tell her she had to supplement her baby's breastfeeding with expressed milk or formula, or solids in the case of a slightly older baby.
So why do I feel like what I'm doing is toeing the line of what is acceptable?
If Mikko could choose, he would choose #3, unhesitatingly. He frequently asks to nurse in situations where I'm not comfortable. I wish I were comfortable everywhere, but I'm so aware now that what I'm doing is aberrant for this culture.
For instance, the other day we went to a birthday party for another little boy, and I was sitting on a straight chair next to the child's grandmother, with an uncle standing in front of me. Mikko wanted to nurse. I imagined the gasp of horror from the grandmother, the wide eyes of the uncle as he got a view down my opened shirt. I picked Mikko up and went into the birthday boy's bedroom. Mikko got distracted by the toys there, so that ended the desire.
Mikko doesn't need to nurse all day, in some sense. He could get nutrients from other foods. He could sate his thirst by drinking other beverages. He manages fine without me when I'm not available, as when Sam takes him out for hours at a time to the zoo or on errands. Mikko will ask for nummies when I'm not around, but he doesn't dissolve into tears or faint from hunger without them. I could see some saying that his breastfeeding is more of a habit, a comfort sucking now. It's not that I don't agree, just that I think it's a tricky thing to separate a child's needs from a child's wants. I'm not the one who can prioritize what's important to him. In breastfeeding throughout these past two and a half years, I've always trusted him to know when he needs to nurse and how much. It put me in good stead when he was a newborn, and I don't want to stop now.
But I find myself hesitating when he asks for nummies in public. I weigh the situation. Are we among friends? Are we among friends who would approve? If there are strangers around, is anyone near enough to see what's happening?
I try to breastfeed discreetly, just because I am so aware that what I'm doing is unusual and I don't want to draw negative attention my way — particularly not if that attention lands on my defenseless son's head. But I can't breastfeed as discreetly as I used to, because Mikko won't stand for fabric near his face anymore. If I try to lift up my shirt to feed, he protests. "No. Big nummies," is his demand. He wants the full deal, out of the top of my shirt. I have large breasts, so I cover up the extra skin with my free hand — but not too near his mouth, or he'll push my hand away and a scrabbling battle will ensue. He'll then pop off the nipple to berate me for daring to intrude on his space, and I figure that sort of scene is more likely to attract attention than quiet nursing with a little bit of boobage showing.
Along the same lines, could I refuse his request for nursing in public? Sometimes. Maybe. As with the situation with the toys, sometimes something can distract him. But sometimes not. And then screaming ensues. And I wonder if the screaming, followed by nursing, might not attract more attention than just quietly giving in for a few sips.
Here's my biggest fear about nursing a toddler in public, apart from any negative comments we might receive but have so far been lucky to avoid. (For what it's worth, we haven't garnered any positive ones, either, at least from strangers, but I'm all right with people just ignoring us.) My biggest fear is that I'm setting the breastfeeding-rights movement back. I worry that far from normalizing breastfeeding, my breastfeeding a toddler sends a signal that breastfeeding is only for extremists. It is so bizarre by the current cultural standards that I fear anyone seeing us who's on the fence won't think, for example, "Well, I should at least breastfeed my newborn, then," but something more along the lines of, "Ugh, breastfeeding is so weird and primal and crunchy, and that's never going to be me."
So that's where we stand. I breastfeed my full-fledged toddler in public. Frequently. But with a side dish of waffling.
I don't even want to come to a conclusion here about where I think I should go with this, because I want (I think) to hear your opinions and experiences about nursing a toddler in public. I mean, I love hearing from you all, but I was a little leery to post this. I'm afraid all the comments will function as a sort of poll, and I'll have to abide by the group decision or suffer the emotional consequences. I don't want to be heaped with guilt and shame if we continue to breastfeed in public if, for instance, the informal poll tells me we should stop and I should day-wean him.
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Xmonad/General xmonad.hs config tips
This document assumes you're running >= XMonad-0.8.
It describes general tips for configuring xmonad.hs, for example "How to make window X float by default" and others. If you can't find what you're searching for, you may want to look at the Config archive or ask for help on #email@example.com.
Also useful, for an overview of how to configure bindings and hooks, and (somewhat out of date) summary of xmonad-contrib extensions, see XMonad.Doc.Extending.
Please add what you found useful, and of course improving existing tips or adding alternatives is highly appreciated!
Managing Windows aka Manage Hooks
s define special actions to be performed on newly created windows matching specific properties.
Making window float by default, or send it to specific workspace
ManageHook examples
This example shifts Rhythmbox to workspace "=" and XDvi to "7:dvi", floats Xmessage, and uses manageDocks
to make docks visible on all workspaces. All this is combined with the default XMonad manageHook
. This step-by-step tutorial covers initially setting up a manageHook
, too.
import XMonad
import XMonad.Hooks.ManageDocks
import XMonad.Util.EZConfig
-- module imports and other top level definitions
myManageHook = composeAll
[ className =? "Rhythmbox" --> doShift "="
, className =? "XDvi" --> doShift "7:dvi"
, className =? "Xmessage" --> doFloat
, manageDocks
main = xmonad $ defaultConfig
{ workspaces = ["1:dev","2:mail","3:web","4:comm","5:ham","6:tmp","7:dvi","8","9","0","-","="]
, manageHook = myManageHook <+> manageHook defaultConfig -- uses default too
-- set terminal, modMask, etc.
} `additionalKeysP` myKeys
This example sends Firefox to workspace "web" when it starts. Gajim gets sent to workspace "jabber". Finally, it floats Firefox dialog windows, Gajim and Xmessage windows, and windows with Google or Pidgin as any part of the class name; likewise, any window with VLC anywhere in its title.
-- Data.List provides isPrefixOf isSuffixOf and isInfixOf
import Data.List
myManageHook = composeAll . concat $
[ [ className =? "Firefox-bin" --> doShift "web" ]
, [ className =? "Gajim.py" --> doShift "jabber" ]
, [(className =? "Firefox" <&&> resource =? "Dialog") --> doFloat]
-- using list comprehensions and partial matches
, [ className =? c --> doFloat | c <- myFloatsC ]
, [ fmap ( c `isInfixOf`) className --> doFloat | c <- myMatchAnywhereFloatsC ]
, [ fmap ( c `isInfixOf`) title --> doFloat | c <- myMatchAnywhereFloatsT ]
-- in a composeAll hook, you'd use: fmap ("VLC" `isInfixOf`) title --> doFloat
where myFloatsC = ["Gajim.py", "Xmessage"]
myMatchAnywhereFloatsC = ["Google","Pidgin"]
myMatchAnywhereFloatsT = ["VLC"] -- this one is silly for only one string!
Here's another example using both classes and titles:
myManageHook :: ManageHook
myManageHook = composeAll . concat $
[ [ title =? t --> doFloat | t <- myTitleFloats]
, [ className =? c --> doFloat | c <- myClassFloats ] ]
myTitleFloats = ["Transferring"] -- for the KDE "open link" popup from konsole
myClassFloats = ["Pinentry"] -- for gpg passphrase entry
Shift an app to a workspace and view it
The following will put new FocusMeNow windows on the "doc" workspace and also greedyView
that workspace.
import Control.Monad (liftM2)
myManageHook = composeAll
[ className = "FocusMeNow" --> viewShift "doc"
-- more hooks
where viewShift = doF . liftM2 (.) W.greedyView W.shift
Floating all new windows
To float all windows and manually tile them with ‹mod›-t, simply add <+> doFloat
to your manage hooks. Warning: you don't want to combine this with hooks such as doF W.swapDown
which put new windows below others. Also, the floating layer isn't designed for extensive use; if possible, limit doFloat
to apps that really need it (see examples in previous section.)
-- skipped
main = xmonad defaultConfig
{ manageHook = myManageHooks <+> doFloat
-- more changes
Making windows unfloat
A related task is - how do I unfloat windows of a particular class or name? See the unfloat
hook defined in the following example:
-- A manageHook to float everything by default and unfloat a few windows
myManageHook :: ManageHook
myManageHook = composeAll [ className =? "defcon.bin.x86" --> unfloat,
className =? "Darwinia" --> unfloat ]
<+> doFloat <+> manageDocks
where unfloat = ask >>= doF . W.sink
More info about ManageHooks
See the FAQ about using xprop to get the className
, appName
, title
or other string properties of windows.
See also the documentation for ManageHook or the ManageHook section in Extending XMonad.
The most popular Gimp setups with xmonad are the default of floating all Gimp windows, or using two nested Layout.IM modifiers to put the toolbox and dock panels to either side of some other layout like tabbed or (MyFavoriteTilingLayout ||| Full)
, plus usually floating tool dialogs with manageHook
s. Some people combine the toolbox and dock into a single panel. See sample configs below.
Gimp windows as seen by xmonad
To choose how to work with the Gimp in XMonad, it's helpful to understand the different types of windows as XMonad sees them. If you just want some example setups, skip to the next section.
- All Gimp windows, i.e. those with WM_CLASS class of "Gimp". These windows float if you have
manageHook defaultConfig
anywhere in yourmanageHook
. You probably don't want this if you plan to tile even the Gimp tool setting dialogs. Otherwise keep themanageHook defaultConfig
, and only unfloat the gimp-toolbox, gimp-image-window, and possibly gimp-dock.
- Transient or fixed size windows, like file open, ok/cancel, fixed size tool dialogs, etc. XMonad floats these by default for all applications, even without using
manageHook defaultConfig
. If you really want to, you can unfloat specific transients or fixed size windows -- see unfloat above.
- Gimp toolbox or dock(s), matched with WM_WINDOW_ROLE(STRING) to use
s ormanageHook
s to place and manage them. Also, with drag and drop you can combine or separate their tabs and panes into one or more windows depending on how you want to use them.
- On startup, a default Gimp install creates (1) an empty image window, (2) the toolbox window (brushes, eraser, etc. and their options), and (3) a single dock (layers, paths, etc.) Customize them by dragging tabs to and from existing panels or onto the "create panel separator" on either type of window, (it will highlight when a dragged tab is over it). (It's just below the fg/bg color swatches on the toolbox window.)
- Gimp tool windows, matched by suffix "tool" with WM_WINDOW_ROLE(STRING). (Or with darcs XMonad (0.9) or XMonad 0.10, use
from ManageHelpers). These are the many tool settings popups like Levels, Threshold, Curves that normally don't have toolbox tabs. Most people probably want these floated; below is an example of how to do it if you're not starting from all gimp windows being floated.
Tiling most windows in Gimp
A good way to work with the Gimp in XMonad is to tile most windows with resizableTall, Full, tabbed (or several layout choices separated by |||
) in the center of the screen, and....
Use withIM, nested withIM
s, or XMonad.Layout.LayoutCombinators to tile your toolbox, combined toolbox and dock, or separate toolbox and dock(s) at the screen edges. As needed, float or unfloat windows by role, or by using Hooks.ManageHelpers.isDialog from xmonad-contrib.
(See also Gimp windows section.)
To use nested withIM
s to have the toolbox and dock treated separately, see Nathan Howell's blog post about XMonad and the Gimp.
If the property matching doesn't seem to be working correctly, check class or role with xprop. See Using xprop to find an X property.
Here are some sample Gimp related manageHook
- For people using
manageHook defaultConfig
orclassName =? "Gimp"
import XMonad
import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
myManageHook = composeAll
[ (role =? "gimp-toolbox" <||> role =? "gimp-image-window") --> (ask >>= doF . W.sink)
-- Note: hooks earlier in this list override later ones, so put the
-- role hooks earlier than 'className =? "Gimp" ...' if you use both.
-- other skipped manageHooks...
where role = stringProperty "WM_WINDOW_ROLE"
- For people not using
manageHook defaultConfig
orclassName =? "Gimp"
import XMonad
import Data.List -- for `isSuffixOf`
-- etc
myManageHook = composeAll
[ -- other manageHooks
, className =? "Gimp-2.6" --> doShift "*" -- may be "Gimp" or "Gimp-2.4" instead
, (className =? "Gimp-2.6" <&&> fmap ("tool" `isSuffixOf`) role) --> doFloat
where role = stringProperty "WM_WINDOW_ROLE"
If you use a Tabbed or Full layout as your main layout and get unwanted focus shifts using withIM, instead try LayoutCombinators or ComboP, or one of the other layout combiners in xmonad-0.9 and later. Also, make sure you're using shiftMaster instead of swapMaster in your key and mouse bindings (swapMaster
was the old default before xmonad-0.9, and some people may still have it in xmonad.hs.)
Also, instead of picking the Full
window with ‹mod›-‹tab›, you can add the following to your mouse bindings, to be able to roll the mouse wheel over the Gimp toolbox until the correct window is focused, which seems to prevent the shifting around:
import XMonad.Actions.FlexibleManipulate as Flex
-- optional. but nicer than normal mouse move and size
, ((mod4Mask, button3), Flex.mouseWindow Flex.discrete)
-- scroll wheel window focusing
, ((mod4Mask, button4), const $ windows W.swapDown)
, ((mod4Mask, button5), const $ windows W.swapUp)
- To use draggable width (DragPane combining
) to put a single combined toolbox and dock to the right side of the screen
-- etc
import XMonad.Hooks.ManageDocks
import XMonad.Layout.NoBorders (smartBorders)
import XMonad.Layout.DragPane
import XMonad.Layout.LayoutCombinators hiding ((|||))
import XMonad.Layout.Tabbed
myLayoutHook = avoidStruts . smartBorders $
Tall 1 (3 / 100) (1 / 2) ||| tabbedLayout ||| Full ||| gimpLayout
tabbedLayout = tabbedBottomAlways shrinkText defaultTheme
gimpLayout = tabbedLayout ****||* Full
- To use
and a specific workspace ("*" here) for the Gimp
-- etc
import XMonad.Layout.IM
import XMonad.Layout.PerWorkspace
import XMonad.Layout.ResizableTile -- Actions.WindowNavigation is nice too
import XMonad.Util.EZConfig -- or use another method of binding resizable keys
main = xmonad $ defaultConfig
{ modMask = mod4Mask
-- make sure to use the same workspace Id in workspaces, doShift, and onWorkspace
, workspaces = ["a","b","c","d","e","f","g","*","i"]
-- etc
, manageHook = myManageHook
-- note: the default manageHook floats gimp, so do not <+> manageHook defaultConfig
, layoutHook = myLayouts
} `additionalKeysP` myKeys
myKeys = -- resize both axes in resizableTall
[ ("M-C-k", sendMessage $ MirrorExpand)
, ("M-C-j", sendMessage $ MirrorShrink)
, ("M-C-h", sendMessage $ Shrink)
, ("M-C-l", sendMessage $ Expand)
myLayoutHook =
onWorkspace "*" gimpLayout $
layoutHook defaultConfig -- layouts to use on other workspaces
gimpLayout = withIM (11/64) (Role "gimp-toolbox") $ ResizableTall 2 (1/118) (11/20) [1] ||| Full
-- other variations
-- mainLayouts = layoutHook defaultConfig
-- gimpLayout = avoidStruts $ withIM (11/64) (Role "gimp-toolbox") $ mainLayouts
-- gimpLayout = Full ||| (avoidStruts $ withIM (11/64) (Role "gimp-toolbox") $ ResizableTall 2 (1/118) (11/20) [1])
-- etc
Starting an app on more than one workspace
To start emacs on workspaces 2, 3, and 4, for example, use something like the following in your manage hook:
-- etc
import XMonad.Actions.CopyWindow
myManageHook = composeAll
[ className =? "Emacs" --> (ask >>= doF . \w -> (\ws -> foldr ($) ws (copyToWss ["2","4"] w) ) . W.shift "3" ) :: ManageHook
, resource =? "kdesktop" --> doIgnore
where copyToWss ids win = map (copyWindow win) ids -- TODO: find method that only calls windows once
Ignoring a client (or having it sticky)
You can have the position and geometry of a client window respected, and have that window be sticky, by ignoring it when it is created:
main = xmonad $ defaultConfig
, manageHook = manageHook defaultConfig
(className =? "XClock" --> doIgnore)
Would let xclock be sticky, and have its geometry respected.
In >xmonad-0.8, the XMonad.Layout.Monitor offers some useful functions for managing such windows as well.
Matching specific windows by setting the resource name or class
Sometimes, instead of matching a program's resource name or window class, it is useful to change the program's name and/or class to something easier to detect. This is most useful when starting programs inside terminal emulators, but can also be used to distinguish between, say, editor sessions.
Most X11 programs allow you to specify their resource name and/or class. Usually it's not possible to do so down to the level of individual windows, so you are likely to require WM_WINDOW_ROLE for that. Note that Java-based programs do not support any useful way to set either resource name or window class (bug 6528430).
Gnome and KDE
All Gnome and KDE programs support --name= and --class= options to specify the resource name and class for windows opened by those programs. Use the --help-all option to see these and other low-level options not normally visible.
Terminal emulator factories
gnome-terminal by default starts a single back-end "factory" and spawns terminal windows from it; all of these windows will share the same resource name and class. Use the --disable-factory option with --name= or --class= to ensure that the created window is not shared with unrelated terminals.
Other terminal emulators for Gnome and KDE are likely to behave similarly. (Konsole does not, at least as of this writing; but it does send itself to the background, which will break XMonad.Actions.SpawnOn unless you use the --nofork option.) Look for options to disable shared sessions or factories.
Xt (Xaw, Motif) applications
Programs such as xterm and the rxvt family of terminal emulators use the standard X11 Xt toolkit, and accept standard toolkit options ("man 7 X"; see the OPTIONS section). Specifically of interest here is the -name option. You cannot set the window class; this is fixed by the toolkit to a constant string supplied by the application developer (see XrmInitialize()).
urxvtc and urxvtd
This combination uses a single backend (urxvtd) which is asked to open terminal windows by urxvtc. These windows will share the same resource name. However, you can use -name to change the resource name of any individual window spawned by urxvtc. For example:
urxvtc -name weechat -e weechat-curses
The new resource name will be the first component of the WM_NAME property when listed using xprop:
... WM_CLASS(STRING) = "weechat", "URxvt" ... WM_NAME(STRING) = "weechat 0.4.1"
Then you can match the new resource name in the manageDocks section of your config file, for example, to move that window running weechat-curses to a specific workspace:
, resource =? "weechat" --> doShiftAndGo "7:irc"
Programs using the standard X11 toolkit use the resource name and class to read configuration information from the app-defaults database and ~/.Xresources. Be careful when changing the resource name to insure that it is not being used to select specific configuration information, or copy that configuration information to the new resource name you are using.
Gtk+ and Qt
Gtk+ and Qt programs are encouraged but not required to support --name and --class as specified in Gnome and KDE above. Unfortunately, if a given program doesn't support the standard options, it probably doesn't provide any way to control its resource name or class.
When Emacs has been built with support for X11, both -name and --name options should work regardless of the X11 toolkit used. If Emacs only supports running in a terminal, you will need to control the terminal used to run it instead (e.g. "xterm -n myeditor -e emacs somefile".)
As of 2013-03-08, Firefox is abusing the ICCCM (it is technically legal because the ICCCM does not explicitly say it is wrong, it "only" strongly implies it by describing how windows should work on POSIX systems) and changing the resource name for its download manager window to "Download". This means that you cannot match the download manager window for a custom Firefox instance.
Key and Mouse Bindings
Adding your own keybindings
This adds Mod-x keybinding for running xlock.
import qualified Data.Map as M
main = xmonad $ defaultConfig {
, keys = \c -> mykeys c `M.union` keys defaultConfig c
mykeys (XConfig {modMask = modm}) = M.fromList $
[ ((modm , xK_x), spawn "xlock") ]
For a list of the identifiers used for various keys, see Graphics.X11.Types and ExtraTypes.
Also, the Util.EZConfig extension allows adding keybindings with simpler syntax, and even creates submaps for sequences like, e.g. "mod-x f" to launch firefox. You can use normal xmonad keybinding lists with its additionalKeys function, or with additionalKeysP, the bindings look like this:
-- other imports
import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
import XMonad.Util.EZConfig
main = xmonad $ defaultConfig {
terminal = "urxvt"
, modMask = mod4Mask
[ ("M-<Up>", windows W.swapUp)
, ("M-x f", spawn "firefox")
[ ((mod4Mask, button3), (\w -> focus w >> Flex.mouseResizeWindow w))
, ((mod4Mask, button4), (\_ -> windows W.focusUp ))
, ((mod4Mask, button5), (\_ -> windows W.focusDown))
This is also described in [1]
Adding your own mouse bindings
Adding your own mouse bindings is explained in [2] Also see the EZConfig example above.
If you have a mouse with more than 5 buttons you can simply use '6' instead of 'button6' which isn't defined.
e.g. with EZConfig:
,((0, 6), (\w -> focus w >> windows W.swapMaster))
Displaying keybindings with dzen2
Sometimes, trying different xmonad.hs files, or while dialing in custom key bindings it can be nice to have a reminder of what does what. Of course, just editing or grepping the xmonad.hs is one solution, but for a nice colourized output, try adapting a script like this to your needs:
fgCol=green4 bgCol=black titleCol=green4 commentCol=slateblue keyCol=green2 XCol=orange3 startLine=3 ( echo " ^fg($titleCol) ----------- keys -----------^fg()"; egrep 'xK_|eys' ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs | tail -n +$startLine \ | sed -e 's/\( *--\)\(.*eys*\)/\1^fg('$commentCol')\2^fg()/' \ -e 's/((\(.*xK_.*\)), *\(.*\))/^fg('$keyCol')\1^fg(), ^fg('$XCol')\2^fg()/' echo '^togglecollapse()'; echo '^scrollhome()' ) | dzen2 -fg $fgCol -bg $bgCol -x 700 -y 36 -l 22 -ta l -w 900 -p
Then bind a key to spawn "/path/to/my/showKeysScript"
Note that in older versions of dzen ^togglecollapse() and ^scrollhome() may not yet be supported. Use something like the following in dzen command line to get similar result:
-e 'onstart=togglecollapse,scrollhome; entertitle=uncollapse,grabkeys; enterslave=grabkeys;leaveslave=collapse,ungrabkeys; button2=togglestick;button3=exit:13; button4=scrollup;button5=scrolldown; key_Escape=ungrabkeys,exit'
Binding to the numeric keypad
Bind to the non-numeric versions of these keys. They work regardless of NumLock status. To avoid conflicts with other apps you probably want to use them with modifiers. Here is an example of using them to navigate workspaces in the usual mod-N mod-shift-N way, but on the key pad:
-- other imports
import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
import XMonad.Util.EZConfig
myWorkspaces = ["1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","0"]
modm = mod4Mask -- win key for mod
myKeys = -- use with EZConfig.additionalKeys or edit to match your key binding method
-- more custom keybindings
[((m .|. modm, k), windows $ f i)
| (i, k) <- zip myWorkspaces numPadKeys
, (f, m) <- [(W.greedyView, 0), (W.shift, shiftMask)]]
-- Non-numeric num pad keys, sorted by number
numPadKeys = [ xK_KP_End, xK_KP_Down, xK_KP_Page_Down -- 1, 2, 3
, xK_KP_Left, xK_KP_Begin, xK_KP_Right -- 4, 5, 6
, xK_KP_Home, xK_KP_Up, xK_KP_Page_Up -- 7, 8, 9
, xK_KP_Insert] -- 0
Binding Workspaces on Function Keys
With default key binding method or EZConfig.additionalKeys
-- other imports
import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
import XMonad.Util.EZConfig
-- 'zip' will only bind as many keys as there are workspaces so define some more
myWorkspaces = map show [1..12]
modm = mod4Mask -- win key for mod
main = xmonad $ defaultConfig
{ workspaces = myWorkspaces
} `additionalKeys` myKeys
myKeys =
-- more custom keybindings
[((m .|. modm, k), windows $ f i)
| (i, k) <- zip myWorkspaces [xK_F1..xK_F12]
, (f, m) <- [(W.greedyView, 0), (W.shift, shiftMask)]]
With EZConfig.additionalKeysP use something like the following myKeys instead:
myKeys =
-- other "M-C-z" style keys
[ (otherModMasks ++ "M-" ++ key, action tag)
| (tag, key) <- zip myWorkspaces (map (\x -> "<F" ++ show x ++ ">") [1..12])
, (otherModMasks, action) <- [ ("", windows . W.greedyView) -- or W.view
, ("S-", windows . W.shift)]
For reference, the individual bindings assembled by the above list comprehensions look like this:
-- default or additionalKeys style:
-- skipped
, ((modm, xK_F12), windows $ W.greedyView "12")
, ((shiftMask .|. modm, xK_F1), windows $ W.shift "1")
-- etc
-- additionalKeysP style:
-- skipped
, ("M-<F12>", windows $ W.greedyView "12")
, ("M-S-<F1>", windows $ W.shift "1")
-- etc
Using Next Previous Recent Workspaces rather than mod-n
The Actions.Plane, Actions.CycleWS, and Actions.CycleRecentWS extensions allow many ways to navigate workspaces, or shift windows to other workspaces.
Plane is easier to set up, especially if you use Gnome. CycleWS allows binding to nearly any behavior you'd ever want. Actions.CycleRecentWS allows swapping with previous or next most recently viewed workspace similar to how many window managers cycle windows with alt tab.
In darcs xmonad-contrib (will release as 0.9): Layout.IndependentScreens simulates dwm style workspaces per screen. For spatial navigation more general than Plane, i.e. four 3x3 grids of workspaces, see Actions.WorkspaceCursors.
Skipping the Scratchpad workspace while using CycleWS
The Util.Scratchpad module provides a configurable floating terminal that is easily shifted to the current workspace or banished to its own "SP" workspace. Most people want the "SP" tag ignored during workspace navigation. (Note that in xmonad newer than 0.8.* the scratchpad workspace has been renamed to "NSP".)
Here's one way to do that with Actions.CycleWS, ready to be customized, for example to use HiddenEmptyWSs instead of HiddenNonEmptyWSs, etc.
Note that notSP
is defined in the where clause of this example. It is
just another name for (return $ ("SP" /=) . W.tag) :: X (WindowSpace -> Bool)
Likewise, for getSortByIndexNoSP
, look in where clause.
import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
import XMonad.Util.EZConfig -- optional, but helpful
import Xmonad.Actions.CycleWS
import XMonad.Util.Scratchpad
import XMonad.Util.WorkspaceCompare
modKey = mod4Mask
-- other keybindings [ ]
-- focus /any/ workspace except scratchpad, even visible
[ ((modKey, xK_Right ), moveTo Next (WSIs notSP))
, ((modKey, xK_Left ), moveTo Prev (WSIs notSP))
-- move window to /any/ workspace except scratchpad
, ((modKey .|. shiftMask, xK_Right ), shiftTo Next (WSIs notSP))
, ((modKey .|. shiftMask, xK_Left ), shiftTo Prev (WSIs notSP))
-- focus HiddenNonEmpty wss except scratchpad
, ((modKey .|. controlMask , xK_Right),
windows . W.greedyView =<< findWorkspace getSortByIndexNoSP Next HiddenNonEmptyWS 1)
, ((modKey .|. controlMask , xK_Left),
windows . W.greedyView =<< findWorkspace getSortByIndexNoSP Prev HiddenNonEmptyWS 1)
-- move window to HiddenNonEmpty wss except scratchpad
, ((modKey .|. shiftMask, xK_Right),
windows . W.shift =<< findWorkspace getSortByIndexNoSP Next HiddenNonEmptyWS 1)
, ((modKey .|. shiftMask, xK_Left),
windows . W.shift =<< findWorkspace getSortByIndexNoSP Prev HiddenNonEmptyWS 1)
-- move window to and focus HiddenNonEmpty wss except scratchpad
, ((modKey .|. controlMask .|. shiftMask, xK_Right), shiftAndView' Next)
, ((modKey .|. controlMask .|. shiftMask, xK_Left), shiftAndView' Prev)
-- toggle to the workspace displayed previously, except scratchpad**
, ((modKey, xK_slash myToggle)
-- Make sure to put any where clause after your last list of key bindings*
where notSP = (return $ ("SP" /=) . W.tag) :: X (WindowSpace -> Bool)
-- | any workspace but scratchpad
shiftAndView dir = findWorkspace getSortByIndex dir (WSIs notSP) 1
>>= \t -> (windows . W.shift $ t) >> (windows . W.greedyView $ t)
-- | hidden, non-empty workspaces less scratchpad
shiftAndView' dir = findWorkspace getSortByIndexNoSP dir HiddenNonEmptyWS 1
>>= \t -> (windows . W.shift $ t) >> (windows . W.greedyView $ t)
getSortByIndexNoSP =
fmap (.scratchpadFilterOutWorkspace) getSortByIndex
-- | toggle any workspace but scratchpad
myToggle = windows $ W.view =<< W.tag . head . filter
((\x -> x /= "NSP" && x /= "SP") . W.tag) . W.hidden
-- *For example, you could not (++) another list here
-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- If notSP or some variant of the shiftAndView functions isn't needed, but
-- you do want to use shiftTo or moveTo, delete notSP and use a version of:
-- ((modKey, xK_Right ), moveTo Next . WSIs . return $ ("SP" /=) . W.tag)
Also of course, the where definitions, or X () actions bound here can be moved out to top level definitions if you want to use them repeatedly.
**This is another way to toggle workspaces except scratchpad.
import Control.Monad
-- toggle to the workspace displayed previously, except scratchpad
, ((modKey, xK_slash toggleSkip ["NSP"])
-- | toggle any workspace but scratchpad
toggleSkip :: [WorkspaceId] -> X ()
toggleSkip skips = do
hs <- gets (flip skipTags skips . W.hidden . windowset)
unless (null hs) (windows . W.view . W.tag $ head hs)
Do not show scratchpad workspace in status bar or dynamicLog
You can also use fmap (.scratchpadFilterOutWorkspace)
on a ppSort
in your logHook.
, logHook = dynamicLogWithPP defaultPP {
ppSort = fmap (.scratchpadFilterOutWorkspace) $ ppSort defaultPP
import XMonad.Util.WorkspaceCompare
-- etc
, logHook = dynamicLogWithPP defaultPP {
ppSort = fmap (.scratchpadFilterOutWorkspace) getSortByTag
Doing things on another workspace while focus stays on current
With darcs xmonad (will release as 0.9) -- see also
Actions.OnScreen and onScr
You can use something like the following in your keybindings for a two monitor setup (or two screens via LayoutScreens.)
import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
-- c here is your XConfig l, aka defaultConfig { ....
, ((modMask c, xK_v), withOtherOf2 W.view) -- focus other visible screen
, ((modMask c, xK_g), withOtherOf2 W.greedyView) -- swap workspaces on screens
, ((modMask c, xK_f), withOtherOf2 W.shift) -- move current window to other screen
, ((modMask c, xK_u), onOtherOf2 W.focusUp) -- focus up on other screen
withOtherOf2 :: (WorkspaceId -> WindowSet -> WindowSet) -> X ()
withOtherOf2 fn = do
tag <- join . gets $ screenWorkspace . (1 -) . W.screen . W.current . windowset
flip whenJust (windows . fn) tag
onOtherOf2 :: (WindowSet -> WindowSet) -> X ()
onOtherOf2 fn' = do
wset <- gets windowset
other <- screenWorkspace . (1 -) . W.screen . W.current $ wset
windows $ W.view (W.currentTag wset) . fn' . maybe id W.view other
More generally
onWorkspace :: WorkspaceId -> (WindowSet -> WindowSet)
-> (WindowSet -> WindowSet)
onWorkspace wsid f w = W.view (W.currentTag w) . f . W.view wsid $ w
-- silly usage example: focus master on workspace "3"
, ((modMask c, xK_F12), windows $ onWorkspace "3" W.focusMaster)
Quick and dirty OnScreen helper
With darcs xmonad (will release as 0.9) see also Actions.OnScreen
-- For example, to focus a specific workspace on the second screen
-- use something like this in startupHook or a key binding:
-- If the requested screen doesn't exist, the action is done on the
-- current screen instead.
import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
-- skipped
, startupHook = onScr 1 W.greedyView "web"
-- skipped
onScr :: ScreenId -> (WorkspaceId -> WindowSet -> WindowSet) -> WorkspaceId -> X ()
onScr n f i = screenWorkspace n >>= \sn -> windows (f i . maybe id W.view sn)
Arranging Windows aka Layouts
Binding keys to a specific layout
Sometimes people want to bind a key to a particular layout, rather than having to cycle through the available layouts:
You can do this using the JumpToLayout message from the XMonad.Layout.LayoutCombinators extension module. For example:
import XMonad hiding ( (|||) ) -- don't use the normal ||| operator
import XMonad.Layout.LayoutCombinators -- use the one from LayoutCombinators instead
import XMonad.Util.EZConfig -- add keybindings easily
main = xmonad myConfig
myConfig = defaultConfig {
layoutHook = tall ||| Mirror tall ||| Full
} `additionalKeysP`
[ ("M-<F1>", sendMessage $ JumpToLayout "Tall")
, ("M-<F2>", sendMessage $ JumpToLayout "Mirror Tall")
, ("M-<F3>", sendMessage $ JumpToLayout "Full")
tall = Tall 1 (3/100) (1/2)
Docks, Monitors, Sticky Windows
See #Ignoring a client (or having it sticky)
Using local state in the config file
Xmonad/Mutable state in contrib modules or xmonad.hs
Sharing a configuration across different hosts
It is possible to have different parts of the configuration file vary from one host to another, without needing a different config file for each host. Here is an example from my configuration file:
import System.Posix.Unistd
-- etc
main = do
host <- fmap nodeName getSystemID
-- or -- host <- nodeName `fmap` getSystemID
-- or -- host <- nodeName <$> getSystemID -- import Control.Applicative
xmonad $ defaultConfig
{ terminal = "rxvt"
, modMask = (if host === "janice" then
mod1Mask .|. controlMask
-- also can pass hostname to functions outside main if needed
, logHook = dynamicLogWithPP $ myPP host
, startupHook = whereAmI host
} where -- like this:
whereAmI name = spawn $ xmessage "Silly, this host is " ++ name
-- and this:
myPP hostname =
if hostname === "janice" then dzenPP else xmobarPP
Multi head with VMs VNC or other non standard X
To manually split your screen if your X server doesn't deal with xinerama correctly, see the LayoutScreens extension or Fake Xinerama.
Also, if you're not sure if xmonad was compiled with xinerama support, see the xinerama sections in the XMonad FAQ to check and remedy.


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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between acrylic and canvas finishes?
Acrylic finish:- A high contrast finish that maximises depth and dimension of the printed photo. This increases that 'window effect' and gives a realism that is difficult to replicate using other picture framing techniques.
- The 'glass' look is very contemporary and the reflectivity of acrylic mounted prints further adds to this dynamic framing technique. The look is ideal if you're decorating a contemporary home or a commercial spaces such as reception area.
- Larger sizes become heavy, similar in weight to large mirrors.
- A matte, non-reflective finish, eliminating reflection caused by strong side light from large windows.
- Canvas prints are lightweight making them easy for you to hang, even at the largest sizes.
- A heavy weight coating protects the canvas prints long term and prevents damage in transit.
- The colour of canvas prints can be very vibrant but they are are low in contrast giving a soft painterly effect ideal for home decorating. The weaved canvas textured further adds to this aesthetic.
- Canvas prints are a relatively affordable way to decorate large walls.
What is the profile depth of the canvas stretcher frames?
We use stretcher frames with a profile of 32mm.
How long will your acrylic and canvas prints last?
We take great care to choose materials to extend the life of our products. How long they last depends on where they are displayed. Like any artwork, the temperature and amount of light that the prints are subjected to will determine the lifespan of the prints. Moisture in the room can cause mould to develop on the back of the canvas prints. To avoid this a mould inhibitor can be applied but acrylic face mounts would be a better choice in damp areas.
Are the acrylic pictures safe to travel with or transport? Can they crack like glass?
The acrylic pictures are supplied with a temporary protective plastic layer over the face to protect them from scratches in transit. If you'll be traveling with them either leave this plastic in place or protect the face instead using several layers of food wrap (such as 'Gladwrap'). Then, if possible use bubble wrap for further protection. Note that acrylic is more flexible than glass and won't crack so it's much safer to transport than glass.
Do I have to use your sizes as quoted on this website? Are custom sizes available?
Yes as we primarily produce to order we can make custom picture sizes. First, shortlist the pictures you're interested in then please contact us by phone or email to arrange custom sizing.
How quickly will my order be completed?
Turnaround for canvas prints is 7-10 days. Acrylic face mounts have a two to three week turnaround. Delivery is additional to these times.
Is turnaround time dependent on size, i.e. longer time for larger canvases?
Turnaround time is somewhat dependent on size but volume is most likely to delay the order.
How are orders posted? With Australia Post?
For postage to Sydney, Wollongong & Newcastle destinations we use local courier companies. For orders outside these areas we use an agent who uses a range of couriers (eg Couriers Please, TNT, etc) dependent on parcel dimensions and delivery destination.
If I want to print a photo on Plexiglass is that possible?
Yes. Plexiglass is a brand name given to acrylic so it is the same material that we're currently using for acrylic face mounting.
What is the largest maximum size for acrylic prints? Canvas prints?
The maximum size for the acrylic prints 2420x1210mm. For canvas prints it is 2950x1300mm. We don't offer the largest sizes possible online. Please contact us with your specific requirements if you're interested in the largest sizes possible.
Does acrylic yellow over time?
There is much misunderstanding with regard to the longevity of plastics, especially outside in the elements. All plastics come from petroleum and natural gas. Sunlight, especially ultraviolet radiation, has a disastrous effect on most plastics. Some plastics, like polyethylene (PE) milk jugs, degrade quickly in the sun – in a matter of months. Acrylic comes from natural gas and is completely inert when in solid form so will not yellow when kept indoors. Due to the inherent UV stability of acrylic it can maintain its transparency after 30 years of outdoor exposure.
Do you have any guidelines on cleaning methods for acrylic face mounts and canvas prints?
Regarding acrylic prints, we recommend a gentle clean with some dish washing detergent and warm water. Use a clean microfiber cloth. To quickly get rid of more persistent greasy marks you can also use methylated spirits which is available from all hardware stores. Lastly, avoid using glass cleaners (such as Windex) as they may contain ammonia which can be damaging to acrylic. Regular cleaning of canvases should be limited to dry dusting. If necessarily, canvases may periodically be cleaned with a lightly damp cloth to give a more thorough clean.
Can you print and produce my photos on acrylic or canvas?
Yes! Send your photos to us and we can start an order for you. More information at www.gushapro.com.au
Do you have any advice on hanging large prints?
Download our guide to picture hanging fixings and options. If you have hollow walls made with plasterboard (eg Giproc) then simple, nail in, brass picture hooks are ideal for pictures with a weight of up to 5-6kg. If you have cement walls you have two options. You can drill in and use 6mm plastic wall plugs and then simply add a screw. The second popular option is buying stick on (eg Command brand hooks) strip hooks.
The larger acrylic pictures come fitted with two 'D-ring' hangers. Below is a video demonstrating how to hang these on your wall.
Can I collect an order from your office/gallery?
Yes pick up is available from the studio address detailed on our Contact Page.
Shipping & Lead Times
Our products are made to order and have different production times. Please see below our current production time for each product category. Turnaround time is somewhat dependent on size but volume is most likely to increase lead time of your order. Depending on your location, the delivery of your order to remote and regional destinations such as central QLD, NT, TAS and WA will require more shipping time than the other states and capital cities. Please allow additional delivery times during peak periods. Express delivery is also an option, simply contact us to arrange.
- Acrylic 'Glass' prints - 2-3 weeks
- Canvas prints - 2 weeks
- Canvas prints with float frames - 2-3 weeks
- Prints in frames - 2-3 weeks
- Rolled prints - 5-7 days
We've carefully developed the packaging of your order to ensure it arrives safely. Our heavy-duty boxes are made with 7mm thick, twin-wall corrugated cardboard, specially designed to withstand rough handling during shipping. Rolled prints are carefully rolled with protective paper to protect the print surface during shipping.
International Shipping
Please contact us directly for international shipping of your order. In order to quote, provide the destination address and a contact phone at the delivery address. Duties and taxes must be paid by the recipient.
Damaged in transit
We will replace any products that arrive damaged. When shipping large, fragile items, there is always a risk of damage during transit. Thankfully, this is a rare occurrence for us due to considerable protective packaging.
If items arrive damaged, contact us immediately via email within 24 hours of receiving the product and provide photos of the damage along with the original packaging. Please do not discard the packaging until sufficient evidence is provided to us.
Print & Framing Options
Acrylic 'Glass'
Prints first made on a glossy finish paper. This print is then face-mounted to optically clear, Perspex 'glass' creating an amazing sense of depth.
Perfect for the modern home or contemporary interior, acrylic prints are completely frameless with no fittings on the front.
There is a hidden hanging system attached to the back which 'floats' the artwork approximately 20mm from the wall.
Stretched Canvas
The stretched canvas finish is frameless and non reflective providing a 'painted' feel.
The printed canvas is wrapped around a timber stretcher frame which has a thickness (profile) of 32mm.
They are light weight, easy to hang on any wall regardless of wall strength or fixing limitations.
Canvas with Float Frame
White Float Frame
Oak Float Frame
Black Float Frame
Framed Prints
Framed prints are made in Australia from sustainably sourced timber.
We use 3mm glass, and a solid 3mm MDF backing to frame and protect your print. The framed artworks come ready-to-hang with a hanging cord affixed to the back.
Each frame includes protective tape around the back edges to further enhance its stability.
Rolled Paper Prints
Rolled paper prints are ideal for traditional framing. Delivered in a tube, rolled prints are compact and lightweight making an ideal way to send prints overseas. Rolled prints include an unprinted border around the photo for ease of handling.
Rolled Canvas Prints
This option has the same finish as our stretched canvas print without the stretcher frame for ease of transporting or sending internationally. The canvas print can then be stretched on a frame or traditionally framed using a local custom framing shop.


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