Config.hs: implement mod-shift-/ newbie keybinding guide per http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=182

Ignore-this: bdfa33d3d06d7cf67fe689421f30a0ca

darcs-hash:20120113010410-f7719-04f51d6bbe88b291e4e388104c1350a27c203f80

1 files changed, 56 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/XMonad/Config.hs b/XMonad/Config.hs
index 6d8bab1..114df2a 100644
--- a/XMonad/Config.hs
+++ b/XMonad/Config.hs
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ keys conf@(XConfig {XMonad.modMask = modMask}) = M.fromList $
     -- quit, or restart
     , ((modMask .|. shiftMask, xK_q     ), io (exitWith ExitSuccess)) -- %! Quit xmonad
     , ((modMask              , xK_q     ), spawn "if type xmonad; then xmonad --recompile && xmonad --restart; else xmessage xmonad not in \\$PATH: \"$PATH\"; fi") -- %! Restart xmonad
+
+    , ((modMask .|. shiftMask, xK_slash ), spawn ("echo \"" ++ help ++ "\" | xmessage -file -")) -- %! Run xmessage with a summary of the default keybindings (useful for beginners)
+    -- repeat the binding for non-American layout keyboards
+    , ((modMask              , xK_question), spawn ("echo \"" ++ help ++ "\" | xmessage -file -"))
     ]
     ++
     -- mod-[1..9] %! Switch to workspace N
@@ -215,7 +219,6 @@ keys conf@(XConfig {XMonad.modMask = modMask}) = M.fromList $
         , (f, m) <- [(W.view, 0), (W.shift, shiftMask)]]
 
 -- | Mouse bindings: default actions bound to mouse events
---
 mouseBindings :: XConfig Layout -> M.Map (KeyMask, Button) (Window -> X ())
 mouseBindings (XConfig {XMonad.modMask = modMask}) = M.fromList
     -- mod-button1 %! Set the window to floating mode and move by dragging
@@ -229,7 +232,7 @@ mouseBindings (XConfig {XMonad.modMask = modMask}) = M.fromList
     -- you may also bind events to the mouse scroll wheel (button4 and button5)
     ]
 
--- | And, finally, the default set of configuration values itself
+-- | The default set of configuration values itself
 defaultConfig = XConfig
     { XMonad.borderWidth        = borderWidth
     , XMonad.workspaces         = workspaces
@@ -246,3 +249,54 @@ defaultConfig = XConfig
     , XMonad.handleEventHook    = handleEventHook
     , XMonad.focusFollowsMouse  = focusFollowsMouse
     }
+
+-- | Finally, a copy of the default bindings in simple textual tabular format.
+help :: String
+help = unlines ["The default modifier key is 'alt'. Default keybindings:",
+    "",
+    "-- launching and killing programs",
+    "mod-Shift-Enter  Launch xterminal",
+    "mod-p            Launch dmenu",
+    "mod-Shift-p      Launch gmrun",
+    "mod-Shift-c      Close/kill the focused window",
+    "mod-Space        Rotate through the available layout algorithms",
+    "mod-Shift-Space  Reset the layouts on the current workSpace to default",
+    "mod-n            Resize/refresh viewed windows to the correct size",
+    "",
+    "-- move focus up or down the window stack",
+    "mod-Tab        Move focus to the next window",
+    "mod-Shift-Tab  Move focus to the previous window",
+    "mod-j          Move focus to the next window",
+    "mod-k          Move focus to the previous window",
+    "mod-m          Move focus to the master window",
+    "",
+    "-- modifying the window order",
+    "mod-Return   Swap the focused window and the master window",
+    "mod-Shift-j  Swap the focused window with the next window",
+    "mod-Shift-k  Swap the focused window with the previous window",
+    "",
+    "-- resizing the master/slave ratio",
+    "mod-h  Shrink the master area",
+    "mod-l  Expand the master area",
+    "",
+    "-- floating layer support",
+    "mod-t  Push window back into tiling; unfloat and re-tile it",
+    "",
+    "-- increase or decrease number of windows in the master area",
+    "mod-comma  (mod-,)   Increment the number of windows in the master area",
+    "mod-period (mod-.)   Deincrement the number of windows in the master area",
+    "",
+    "-- quit, or restart",
+    "mod-Shift-q  Quit xmonad",
+    "mod-q        Restart xmonad",
+    "mod-[1..9]   Switch to workSpace N",
+    "",
+    "-- Workspaces & screens",
+    "mod-Shift-[1..9]   Move client to workspace N",
+    "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",
+    "",
+    "-- Mouse bindings: default actions bound to mouse events",
+    "mod-button1  Set the window to floating mode and move by dragging",
+    "mod-button2  Raise the window to the top of the stack",
+    "mod-button3  Set the window to floating mode and resize by dragging"]
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