Changes from standard unity-2d

• Xmonad workspace indicator!
• Display both application name and window title in panel
• Move launcher under panel so it doesn't cover it
• Load panel only on the primary screen
• Don't filter apps in lagacy tray
• Changed spread(application and workspace switcher) behaviour so it's useful in xmonad.
• Simplified spred layout and animations so it works much faster

Setup Xmonad on Ubuntu

Start with this tutorial

Clone this repository

git clone git://github.com/hamaxx/unity-2d-for-xmonad.git

Install unity-2d from Ubuntu repository

sudo apt-get install unity-2d

Install build dependencies for unity-2d from Ubuntu repository

sudo apt-get build-dep unity-2d

Compile unity-2d-for-xmonad

cd unity-2d-for-xmonad
cmake . && make

Running separate components

./launcher/app/unity-2d-launcher
./panel/app/unity-2d-panel
./places/app/unity-2d-places

Install unity-2d-for-xmonad

sudo make install

Enabling Xmonad workspace indicator (Inspired by xmonad-log-applet for gnome panel)

1. Use my xmonad.hs config file from xmonad-files folder
2. If you have problems with DBus error message, use the version in xmonad-files (Install with sudo cabal install)
3. Open dconf-editor, go to "com -> canonical -> unity-2d -> panel " and check the xmonadlog field or add "xmonadlog" to applets field.
4. Restart unity-2d-panel

What it looks like

If you experience problems with Xmonad not redrawing windows while switching workspaces, try disabling desktop icons

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false