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XMonad.Operations.sendMessage that provides knowledge of whether the message was handled, and utility functions based on this facility. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="section1" >Synopsis</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="body" ><TABLE CLASS="vanilla" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3Asend" >send</A > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AMessage" >Message</A > a => a -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Bool.html#t%3ABool" >Bool</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3AtryMessage" >tryMessage</A > :: (<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AMessage" >Message</A > a, <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AMessage" >Message</A > b) => a -> b -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Bool.html#t%3ABool" >Bool</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3AtryMessage_" >tryMessage_</A > :: (<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AMessage" >Message</A > a, <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AMessage" >Message</A > b) => a -> b -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/ghc-prim-0.2.0.0/GHC-Unit.html#t%3A%28%29" >()</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3AtryInOrder" >tryInOrder</A > :: [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3ASomeMessage" >SomeMessage</A >] -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Bool.html#t%3ABool" >Bool</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3AtryInOrder_" >tryInOrder_</A > :: [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3ASomeMessage" >SomeMessage</A >] -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/ghc-prim-0.2.0.0/GHC-Unit.html#t%3A%28%29" >()</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3Asm" >sm</A > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AMessage" >Message</A > a => a -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3ASomeMessage" >SomeMessage</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3AsendSM" >sendSM</A > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3ASomeMessage" >SomeMessage</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Bool.html#t%3ABool" >Bool</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3AsendSM_" >sendSM_</A > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3ASomeMessage" >SomeMessage</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/ghc-prim-0.2.0.0/GHC-Unit.html#t%3A%28%29" >()</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="section1" ><A NAME="1" ><A NAME="1" >Usage </A ></A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="doc" ><P >You can use this module with the following in your <TT >~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs</TT >: </P ><PRE > import XMonad.Actions.MessageFeedback </PRE ><P >You can then use this module's functions wherever an action is expected. </P ><P >Note that most functions in this module have a return type of <TT >X Bool</TT > whereas configuration options will expect a <TT >X ()</TT > action. For example, the key binding </P ><PRE > -- Shrink the master area of a tiled layout, or move the focused window -- to the left in a WindowArranger-based layout ((modKey, xK_Left), tryMessage Shrink (MoveLeft 50)) </PRE ><P >is mis-typed. For this reason, this module provides alternatives (ending with an underscore, e.g. tryMessage_) that discard their result and return an <TT >X ()</TT >. For example, to correct the previous example: </P ><PRE > ((modKey, xK_Left), tryMessage_ Shrink (MoveLeft 50)) </PRE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:send" ><A NAME="v%3Asend" ></A ></A ><B >send</B > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AMessage" >Message</A > a => a -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Bool.html#t%3ABool" >Bool</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/XMonad-Actions-MessageFeedback.html#send" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="doc" >Behaves like XMonad.Operations.sendMessage, but returns True of the message was handled by the layout, False otherwise. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:tryMessage" ><A NAME="v%3AtryMessage" ></A ></A ><B >tryMessage</B > :: (<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AMessage" >Message</A > a, <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AMessage" >Message</A > b) => a -> b -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Bool.html#t%3ABool" >Bool</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/XMonad-Actions-MessageFeedback.html#tryMessage" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="doc" >Sends the first message, and if it was not handled, sends the second. Returns True if either message was handled, False otherwise. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:tryMessage_" ><A NAME="v%3AtryMessage_" ></A ></A ><B >tryMessage_</B > :: (<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AMessage" >Message</A > a, <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AMessage" >Message</A > b) => a -> b -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/ghc-prim-0.2.0.0/GHC-Unit.html#t%3A%28%29" >()</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/XMonad-Actions-MessageFeedback.html#tryMessage_" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:tryInOrder" ><A NAME="v%3AtryInOrder" ></A ></A ><B >tryInOrder</B > :: [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3ASomeMessage" >SomeMessage</A >] -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Bool.html#t%3ABool" >Bool</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/XMonad-Actions-MessageFeedback.html#tryInOrder" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="doc" >Tries sending every message of the list in order until one of them is handled. Returns True if one of the messages was handled, False otherwise. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:tryInOrder_" ><A NAME="v%3AtryInOrder_" ></A ></A ><B >tryInOrder_</B > :: [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3ASomeMessage" >SomeMessage</A >] -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/ghc-prim-0.2.0.0/GHC-Unit.html#t%3A%28%29" >()</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/XMonad-Actions-MessageFeedback.html#tryInOrder_" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:sm" ><A NAME="v%3Asm" ></A ></A ><B >sm</B > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AMessage" >Message</A > a => a -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3ASomeMessage" >SomeMessage</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/XMonad-Actions-MessageFeedback.html#sm" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="doc" >Convenience shorthand for <TT ><A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3ASomeMessage" >SomeMessage</A ></TT >. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:sendSM" ><A NAME="v%3AsendSM" ></A ></A ><B >sendSM</B > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3ASomeMessage" >SomeMessage</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Bool.html#t%3ABool" >Bool</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/XMonad-Actions-MessageFeedback.html#sendSM" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:sendSM_" ><A NAME="v%3AsendSM_" ></A ></A ><B >sendSM_</B > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3ASomeMessage" >SomeMessage</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/ghc-prim-0.2.0.0/GHC-Unit.html#t%3A%28%29" >()</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/XMonad-Actions-MessageFeedback.html#sendSM_" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="botbar" >Produced by <A HREF="http://www.haskell.org/haddock/" >Haddock</A > version 2.6.1</TD ></TR ></TABLE ></BODY ></HTML >