Hook and keybindings for automatically sending the next spawned window(s) to the floating layer.

This module provides actions (that can be set as keybindings) to automatically send the next spawned window(s) to the floating layer.

You can use it by including the following in your ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs:

import XMonad.Hooks.FloatNext

and adding floatNextHook to your ManageHook:

myManageHook = floatNextHook <> manageHook def

The floatNext and toggleFloatNext functions can be used in key bindings to float the next spawned window:

, ((modm, xK_e), toggleFloatNext)

floatAllNew and toggleFloatAllNew are similar but float all spawned windows until disabled again.

, ((modm, xK_r), toggleFloatAllNew)

The following functions are used to display the current state of floatNext and floatAllNew in your XMonad.Hooks.StatusBar.PP. willFloatNextPP and willFloatAllNewPP should be added to the ppExtras field of your XMonad.Hooks.StatusBar.PP.

Use runLogHook to refresh the output of your logHook, so that the effects of a floatNext/... will be visible immediately:

, ((modm, xK_e), toggleFloatNext >> runLogHook)

The String -> String parameters to willFloatNextPP and willFloatAllNewPP will be applied to their output, you can use them to set the text color, etc., or you can just pass them id.