Xmonad and Xmobar: avoidStruts no longer exposes Xmobar

Question

I've been using Xmonad with the same config for months now. I reinstalled Arch recently, and ever since then avoidStruts no longer keeps Xmobar from being hidden behind windows.
I have installed the xmonad and xmonad-contrib packages; my config compiles without errors. I'm at a loss here because I can't identify any changes that may have been made to either of the aforementioned packages that might cause this issue.
xmonad.hs
import XMonad
import Data.Monoid
import Data.Ratio ((%))
import System.Exit
import XMonad.Hooks.EwmhDesktops
import XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog
import XMonad.Hooks.ManageDocks
import XMonad.Hooks.UrgencyHook
import XMonad.Layout.NoBorders
import XMonad.Layout.Named
import XMonad.Layout.Grid
import XMonad.Layout.IM
import XMonad.Util.Run(spawnPipe)
import System.IO
import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
import qualified Data.Map as M
-- The preferred terminal program, which is used in a binding below and by
-- certain contrib modules.
myTerminal = "urxvt"
-- Whether focus follows the mouse pointer.
myFocusFollowsMouse :: Bool
myFocusFollowsMouse = True
-- Width of the window border in pixels.
myBorderWidth = 2
-- 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 = "#404040"
-- myFocusedBorderColor = "#0080ff"
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")
-- launch gmrun
, ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_p ), spawn "gmrun")
-- close focused window
, ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_c ), kill)
-- close focused window (2)
, ((modm, xK_z ), kill)
-- close focused window (3)
, ((modm, xK_Escape), 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")
-- Start Opera
, ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_i ), spawn "chromium")
-- Start Thunar
, ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_f ), spawn "pcmanfm")
-- Start networking gui
, ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_o ), spawn "wicd-gtk --no-tray")
-- Video Settings
, ((modm .|. shiftMask, xK_v ), spawn "nvidia-settings")
++
-- 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 = tall ||| grid ||| 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 = 65/100
-- Percent of screen to increment by when resizing panes
delta = 5/100
tall = named "Tall"
$ avoidStruts
$ Tall nmaster delta ratio
grid = named "Grid"
$ avoidStruts
$ withIM (1%7) (Role "buddy_list") (GridRatio (4/3))
full = named "Full"
$ noBorders
$ Full
-- 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
-- , className =? "Nm-connection-editor" --> doFloat
-- , className =? "Wicd-client.py" --> doFloat
, resource =? "desktop_window" --> doIgnore
, resource =? "kdesktop" --> doIgnore
-- , className =? "Xfce4-notifyd" --> 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
myEventHook = fullscreenEventHook
-- 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 h = dynamicLogWithPP $ xmobarPP
{ ppOutput = hPutStrLn h
, ppTitle = xmobarColor "green" "" . shorten 200
, ppUrgent = xmobarColor "white" "red" . wrap "" ""
-- 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 ()
-- Run xmonad with the settings you specify.
main = do
xmproc <- spawnPipe "/usr/bin/xmobar /home/chris/.xmonad/xmobarrc"
xmonad $ withUrgencyHook NoUrgencyHook $ defaultConfig
{ terminal = myTerminal
, focusFollowsMouse = myFocusFollowsMouse
, borderWidth = myBorderWidth
, modMask = myModMask
, workspaces = myWorkspaces
, normalBorderColor = myNormalBorderColor
, focusedBorderColor = myFocusedBorderColor
, keys = myKeys
, mouseBindings = myMouseBindings
, layoutHook = myLayout
, manageHook = myManageHook
, handleEventHook = myEventHook
, logHook = myLogHook xmproc
, startupHook = myStartupHook
xmobarrc
Config
{ font = "xft:ProFont:pixelsize=12"
, bgColor = "#000000"
-- used to make the bar appear correctly after Mod-q in older xmonad implementations (0.9.x)
-- doesn't seem to do anything anymore (0.10, darcs)
-- , lowerOnStart = False
, commands =
[ Run Wireless "wlan0" ["-t", "<essid> <quality>%"] 10
, Run CommandReader "/home/chris/.xmonad/volume-listener.sh" "vol"
, Run CommandReader "/home/chris/.xmonad/hdaps-listener.sh" "hdaps"
, Run Battery
[ "-t", "<acstatus> <left>%"
, "-f", "AC/online"
, "-o", "Bat"
, "-O", "AC"
20
, Run Date "%a %b %_d %H:%M" "date" 10
, Run StdinReader
, sepChar = "%"
, alignSep = "}{"
, template = "%StdinReader% }{ <fc=#ff0000>%hdaps%</fc> %wlan0wi% Vol %vol% %battery% <fc=#ee9a00>%date%</fc> "
Last edited by cheese, lol (2012-10-26 03:15:39)

Answer 1

Downgrade to xmobar-0.15. See here.