nixpkgs/modules/services/x11/window-managers/wmii.nix
Eelco Dolstra bc95e0fdf9 * Simplified the X server directory structure: x11/xserver/* -> x11/.
svn path=/nixos/trunk/; revision=17005
2009-09-10 12:50:58 +00:00

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{pkgs, config, ...}:
let
inherit (pkgs.lib) mkOption mkIf;
cfg = config.services.xserver.windowManager.wmii;
option = { services = { xserver = { windowManager = {
wmii = {
enable = mkOption {
default = false;
example = true;
description = "Enable the wmii window manager.";
};
};
}; }; }; };
in
mkIf cfg.enable {
require = option;
services = {
xserver = {
# stop wmii by
# $wmiir xwrite /ctl quit
# this will cause wmii exiting with exit code 0
#
# why this loop?
# wmii crashes once a month here. That doesn't matter that much
# wmii can recover very well. However without loop the x session terminates and then your workspace setup is
# lost and all applications running on X will terminate.
# Another use case is kill -9 wmii; after rotating screen.
# Note: we don't like kill for that purpose. But it works (-> subject "wmii and xrandr" on mailinglist)
windowManager = {
session = [{
name = "wmii";
start = "
while :; do
${pkgs.wmiiSnap}/bin/wmii && break
done
";
}];
};
};
};
environment = {
x11Packages = [
pkgs.wmiiSnap
];
};
}