a bit of restyling and a IMPORTANT fix to how tabs work interact with FULLscreen mode

files/.config/picom.conf

@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ shadow = true;
 #shadow-offset-x = -20;
 #shadow-offset-y = -20;
 
-shadow-radius = 3;
+#hadow-radius = 3;
-shadow-offset-x = 3;
+#shadow-offset-x = 3;
-shadow-offset-y = 3;
+#shadow-offset-y = 3;
-shadow-opacity = 0.6;
+#shadow-opacity = 0.6;
+shadow-radius = 12;
+shadow-offset-x = -10;
+shadow-offset-y = -10;
+shadow-opacity = 0.8;
 # shadow-red = 0.0;
 # shadow-green = 0.0;
 # shadow-blue = 0.0;
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ shadow-opacity = 0.6;
 shadow-exclude = [
     "! name~=''",
     #"!focused && ! class_g ?='xfce4-notifyd'",
+    #"name *= 'polybar'",
     "name = 'Notification'",
     "name = 'Plank'",
     "name = 'Docky'",

files/.config/polybar/config.ini

@@ -45,11 +45,15 @@ monitor = ${env:MONITOR:}
 override-redirect = true
 wm-restack = xmonad
 
-width = 100%:-28
+;width = 100%:-28
-height = 30
+;height = 30
+;offset-x = 14
+;offset-y = 7
 
-offset-x = 14
+width = 100%
-offset-y = 7
+height = 30
+offset-x = 0
+offset-y = 0
 
 radius = 0
 
@@ -77,15 +81,17 @@ padding-left = 0
 padding-right = 2
 
 module-margin-left = 1
-module-margin-right = 2
+module-margin-right = 1
 
-font-0 = fixed:pixelsize=10;2
+;font-0 = fixed:pixelsize=10;2
 ;font-1 = unifont:fontformat=truetype:size=8:antialias=false;0
 ;font-2 = siji:pixelsize=10;1
 ;font-7 = NotoEmoji:size=7;
 ;font-7 = "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font:size=7"
 ;font-0 = "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font:fontformat=truetype:size=10;2"
 ;font-1 = "NotoEmoji:scale=10;1"
+;font-0 = "JetbrainsMono Bold:size=10;2"
+font-0 = "JetbrainsMono:weight=medium:size=10;2"
 font-1 = "Symbola:size=8;1"
 font-2 = "FontAwesome5Free:style=Solid:size=8;2"
 font-3 = "Iosevka Nerd Font:size=17;4"
@@ -94,7 +100,7 @@ font-3 = "Iosevka Nerd Font:size=17;4"
 
 modules-left = xmonad bspwm
 modules-center = timerDisplay spotify mpd gitlab-pipeline player-mpv-tail date
-modules-right =  pulseaudio-control updates-arch pulseaudio filesystem memory cpu
+modules-right =  pulseaudio-control updates-arch pulseaudio filesystem memory cpu time
 ; network-traffic
 
 tray-position = right
@@ -159,20 +165,33 @@ label = %percentage_used%%
 [module/date]
 type = internal/date
 interval = 20
+date = %A, %d %m %y
+date-alt = %d-%m-%Y
+time = %H:%M
+time-alt = %H:%M:%S
+;format-prefix = "%{F#fbff8c}   %{F-}"
+;format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
+;label = "%{F#444}    %{F-}%{B#444}   %time% | %date%   %{B-}%{F#444}    %{F-}"
+label = "%date%"
+
+[module/time]
+type = internal/date
+interval = 20
 date = %a, %d %m %y
 date-alt = %d-%m-%Y
 time = %H:%M
 time-alt = %H:%M:%S
 ;format-prefix = "%{F#fbff8c}   %{F-}"
 ;format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
-label = "%{F#444}    %{F-}%{B#444}   %time% | %date%   %{B-}%{F#444}    %{F-}"
+;label = "%{F#444}    %{F-}%{B#444}   %time% | %date%   %{B-}%{F#444}    %{F-}"
+label = "%time%"
 
 [module/xmonad]
 type = custom/script
-;exec = "xmonad-log"
+exec = "/home/leon/.config/polybar/polybar-scripts/xmonad-status.sh"
-exec = '/home/leon/.config/polybar/polybar-scripts/xmonad-status.sh'
 tail = true
 ;interval = 1
+;exec = "xmonad-log"
 
 
 [module/timerDisplay]

files/.config/polybar/polybar-scripts/xmonad-status.sh

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 if [ "$MONITOR" = "HDMI-A-0" ]; then
-  while true; do
+  #while true; do
-    tail -F /tmp/xmonad-state-bar0
+    tail -f /tmp/xmonad-state-bar0
-  done
+  #done
 else
-  while true; do
+  #while true; do
-    tail -F /tmp/xmonad-state-bar1
+    tail -f /tmp/xmonad-state-bar1
-  done
+  #done
 fi
 
 #while true; do

files/.xmonad/lib/Config.hs

@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ import           XMonad.Util.EZConfig           ( additionalKeysP
                                                 , checkKeymap
                                                 )
 import XMonad.Util.NamedScratchpad
+
+import qualified XMonad.Layout.MultiToggle as MTog
+import qualified XMonad.Layout.MultiToggle.Instances as MTog
 import XMonad.Util.Run
 import XMonad.Util.SpawnOnce (spawnOnce)
 import XMonad.Layout.Tabbed
@@ -62,6 +65,10 @@ import           XMonad.Layout.SubLayouts
 import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
 import qualified XMonad.Util.XSelection as XSel
 import           XMonad.Layout.WindowNavigation ( windowNavigation )
+import           GHC.IO.Encoding                ( setLocaleEncoding
+                                                , utf8
+                                                , setFileSystemEncoding
+                                                )
 
 {-# ANN module "HLint: ignore Redundant $" #-}
 {-# ANN module "HLint: ignore Redundant bracket" #-}
@@ -101,7 +108,7 @@ scratchpads =
 -- Colors ------ {{{
 fg        = "#ebdbb2"
 bg        = "#282828"
-gray      = "#a89984"
+gray      = "#888974"
 bg1       = "#3c3836"
 bg2       = "#504945"
 bg3       = "#665c54"
@@ -135,7 +142,12 @@ myTabTheme = def
 
 -- layoutHints .                                 
 
-myLayout = avoidStruts . smartBorders .  ToggleLayouts.toggleLayouts resizableTabbedLayout . ToggleLayouts.toggleLayouts Full . layoutHintsToCenter $ layouts
+myLayout = avoidStruts 
+         $ smartBorders 
+         $ MTog.mkToggle1 MTog.FULL 
+         $ ToggleLayouts.toggleLayouts resizableTabbedLayout
+         $ layoutHintsToCenter 
+         $ layouts
   where
     layouts =((rename "Tall"       $ onlySpacing    $ mouseResizableTile         {draggerType = dragger})
           ||| (rename "Horizon"    $ onlySpacing    $ mouseResizableTileMirrored {draggerType = dragger})
@@ -149,7 +161,7 @@ myLayout = avoidStruts . smartBorders .  ToggleLayouts.toggleLayouts resizableTa
 
     resizableTabbedLayout = rename "Tabbed" . BoringWindows.boringWindows . makeTabbed . spacingAndGaps $ ResizableTall 1 (3/100) (1/2) []
 
-    gap            = 7
+    gap            = 10
     onlySpacing = gaps [ (dir, (gap*2)) | dir <- [L, R, D, U] ]  -- gaps are included in mouseResizableTile
     dragger        = let x = fromIntegral gap * 2
                      in FixedDragger x x
@@ -217,7 +229,8 @@ myKeys =
   , ("M-S-t",              toggleTabbedLayout)
 
 
-  , ("M-f", toggleFullscreen)
+  --, ("M-f", toggleFullscreen)
+  , ("M-f", sendMessage $ MTog.Toggle MTog.FULL)
 
 
   , ("M-S-C-c", kill1)
@@ -369,6 +382,8 @@ myManageHook = composeAll
 -- Main ------------------------------------ {{{
 main :: IO ()
 main = do
+  setLocaleEncoding utf8
+
   currentScreenCount :: Int <- countScreens
   let monitorIndices = [0..currentScreenCount - 1]
 
@@ -417,17 +432,19 @@ polybarLogHook monitor = do
 -- | create a polybar Pretty printer, marshalled for given monitor.
 polybarPP :: Int -> PP
 polybarPP monitor = namedScratchpadFilterOutWorkspacePP $ marshallPP (fromIntegral monitor)  $ def
-  { ppCurrent = withBG bg2
+  { ppCurrent = withFG aqua . withMargin
-  , ppVisible = withBG bg2
+   --ppCurrent = withBG bg2
-  , ppUrgent  = withFG red
+  , ppVisible = withFG aqua . withMargin
-  , ppLayout  = removeWord "Minimize" . removeWord "Hinted" . removeWord "Spacing" . withFG purple
+  , ppUrgent  = withFG red . withMargin
-  , ppHidden  = wrap " " " " . unwords . map wrapOpenWorkspaceCmd . words
+  , ppLayout  = removeWord "Minimize" . removeWord "Hinted" . removeWord "Spacing" . withFG purple . withMargin
+  , ppHidden  = withMargin . withFG gray . unwords . map wrapOpenWorkspaceCmd . words
   , ppWsSep   = ""
   , ppSep     = " | "
   , ppExtras  = []
-  , ppTitle   = withFG aqua . (shorten 40)
+  , ppTitle   = const "" -- withFG aqua . (shorten 40)
   }
     where
+      withMargin = wrap " " " "
       removeWord substr = unwords . filter (/= substr) . words
       withBG col = wrap ("%{B" ++ col ++ "}") "%{B-}"
       withFG col = wrap ("%{F" ++ col ++ "}") "%{F-}"

files/.xmonad/my-xmonad.cabal

@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
+cabal-version: >=1.10
 name:          my-xmonad
 version:       0.1.0.0
 build-type:    Simple
-cabal-version:       >=1.10
 
 executable my-xmonad
     main-is:          ../xmonad.hs
-  -- other-modules lists custom modules in my ~/.xmonad/lib/ directory
-  other-modules: Config
-               , Rofi
-  build-depends:       base
-                     , xmonad >= 0.13
-                     , xmonad-contrib >= 0.13
-                     , dbus >= 1.2.12
-                     , iwlib >= 0.1.0
-                     , netlink >= 1.1.1.0
-                     , containers >= 0.6.2.1
-                     , utf8-string >= 1.0.1.1
-                     , text >= 1.2.4.0
     hs-source-dirs:   lib
+    other-modules:
+        Config
+        Rofi
+
     default-language: Haskell2010
     ghc-options:      -Wall -threaded -fno-warn-missing-signatures
-                          -- -Werror -fno-warn-missing-signatures -threaded
+    build-depends:
+        base -any,
+        xmonad >=0.13,
+        xmonad-contrib >=0.13,
+        dbus >=1.2.12,
+        iwlib >=0.1.0,
+        netlink >=1.1.1.0,
+        containers >=0.6.2.1,
+        utf8-string >=1.0.1.1,
+        text >=1.2.4.0