X11
A Haskell binding to the X11 graphics library. (by xmonad)
xcffib
A drop-in replacement for xpyb based on cffi (by tych0)
X11 | xcffib | |
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2 | 1 | |
103 | 90 | |
-1.0% | - | |
6.7 | 6.0 | |
6 days ago | 21 days ago | |
Haskell | Python | |
BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License | Apache License 2.0 |
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X11
Posts with mentions or reviews of X11.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-10-11.
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Minimize(d) windows: list, open from list, open all
The instructions on https://github.com/xmonad/X11 seem fairly straightforward, so I could update. But dealing with this library is not something I remember ever doing explicitly and is not mentioned (explicitly, at least) in the instructions have followed lately for (re)installing XMonad via stack (e.g., https://github.com/xmonad/xmonad/blob/master/INSTALL.md, https://github.com/slotThe/xmonad/blob/new-tutorial/INSTALL.md or https://brianbuccola.com/how-to-install-xmonad-and-xmobar-via-stack/). In fact, for Debian systems all that is suggested is an apt install of several packages. So I'd rather not try this experiment on my own right now since, in the past, I've sometimes been left with a mess that took me a while to get out from.
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Problems setting up dual monitor workspaces in xmonad
Looks like your xmonad (or, more specifically, https://hackage.haskell.org/package/X11) is built without xinerama. Check if you have libxinerama-dev and then make sure X11 and xmonad are rebuilt.
xcffib
Posts with mentions or reviews of xcffib.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-04.
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How to install on Ubuntu: my solution
#!/bin/bash # last updated July 4, 2023... “We will not go quietly into the night..."" # Update system sudo apt-get update # Install core dependencies sudo apt-get install -y python3-cffi libpangocairo-1.0-0 --reinstall # Install xcffib with pip # pinning to this version since newer versions don't have ffi_build (I think renamed to just ffi): # https://github.com/tych0/xcffib/tree/v0.12.1/module pip3 install xcffib==0.12.1 # Install cairocffi with pip # The order of xcffib and cairocffi is important and the flags are important: # https://github.com/qtile/qtile/issues/994#issuecomment-497984551 pip3 install --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation cairocffi==1.4.0 # Install Qtile pip3 install qtile==0.22.1 --force-reinstall # Create a desktop entry for Qtile echo "[Desktop Entry] Name=Qtile Comment=Qtile Session Exec=qtile start Type=Application Keywords=wm;tiling" | sudo tee /usr/share/xsessions/qtile.desktop echo "Qtile installation completed successfully. You can select Qtile from your session manager."
What are some alternatives?
When comparing X11 and xcffib you can also consider the following projects:
wayland - Core Wayland protocol and libraries (mirror)
nanovg - NanoVG Haskell bindings
OpenGL - Haskell bindings to OpenGL
barcodes-code128 - A Haskell library for generating Code 128 barcodes
x11-xim - haskell library to use xim
nehe-tuts - OpenGL NeHe tutorials converted to Haskell
freetype2 - My personal branch of the freetype2 source code
hip - Haskell Image Processing Library
clay - A CSS preprocessor as embedded Haskell.
opengles - A simplified OpenGL ES core wrapper library for Haskell.
plot-light - A lightweight plotting library, exporting to SVG
vinyl-gl - Utilities for working with OpenGL's GLSL shading language and vinyl records.