Fullscreen for chromium and no more window hints

.xmonad/xmonad.hs

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import XMonad.Hooks.EwmhDesktops
 import XMonad.Hooks.ManageHelpers
 import XMonad.Hooks.FadeInactive
 import XMonad.Hooks.SetWMName
+import Monad
 import Data.Monoid
 import Data.List
 import Data.Maybe
@@ -143,16 +144,51 @@ gsConfig = defaultGSConfig
         -- jump back to the center with the spacebar, regardless of the current position.
         reset = M.singleton (0,xK_space) (const (0,0))
 
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Fullscreen hack from http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=339
+
+-- Helper functions to fullscreen the window
+fullFloat, tileWin :: Window -> X ()
+fullFloat w = windows $ W.float w r
+    where r = W.RationalRect 0 0 1 1
+tileWin w = windows $ W.sink w
+
+evHook :: Event -> X All
+evHook (ClientMessageEvent _ _ _ dpy win typ dat) = do
+  state <- getAtom "_NET_WM_STATE"
+  fullsc <- getAtom "_NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN"
+  isFull <- runQuery isFullscreen win
+  -- Constants for the _NET_WM_STATE protocol
+  let remove = 0
+      add = 1
+      toggle = 2
+      -- The ATOM property type for changeProperty
+      ptype = 4 
+      action = head dat
+  when (typ == state && (fromIntegral fullsc) `elem` tail dat) $ do
+    when (action == add || (action == toggle && not isFull)) $ do
+         io $ changeProperty32 dpy win state ptype propModeReplace [fromIntegral fullsc]
+         fullFloat win
+    when (head dat == remove || (action == toggle && isFull)) $ do
+         io $ changeProperty32 dpy win state ptype propModeReplace []
+         tileWin win
+  -- It shouldn't be necessary for xmonad to do anything more with this event
+  return $ All False
+evHook _ = return $ All True
+
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Layouts:
 
-mLayout = smartBorders Full ||| tiled ||| hintedTile Wide ||| simplestFloat ||| Circle ||| magnifier Circle
+--mLayout = smartBorders Full ||| tiled ||| hintedTile Wide ||| simplestFloat ||| Circle ||| magnifier Circle
+mLayout = smartBorders Full ||| tiled ||| Mirror tiled ||| simplestFloat ||| Circle ||| magnifier Circle
   where
      -- default tiling algorithm partitions the screen into two panes
      --tiled   = Tall nmaster delta ratio
-     --tiled   = ResizableTall nmaster delta ratio []
+     tiled   = ResizableTall nmaster delta ratio []
-     hintedTile = HintedTile nmaster delta ratio TopLeft
+     --hintedTile = HintedTile nmaster delta ratio TopLeft
-     tiled      = hintedTile Tall
+     --tiled      = hintedTile Tall
 
      -- The default number of windows in the master pane
      nmaster = 1
@@ -224,7 +260,7 @@ mConfig = defaultConfig
   , layoutHook         = mLayout
   --, manageHook         = manageSpawn sp <+> mManageHook
   , manageHook         = mManageHook
-  , handleEventHook    = pickyFocusEventHook
+  , handleEventHook    = pickyFocusEventHook >> evHook
   , startupHook        = do
       ewmhDesktopsStartup >> setWMName "LG3D"
       return () >> checkKeymap mConfig mKeys