add central place for modifiers

src/XMonad/Custom/Modifiers.hs

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module XMonad.Custom.Modifiers where
+
+import Graphics.X11.Types
+
+
+
+-- | Used when giving KeyMasks directly
+myMainModMask, mySecondaryModMask, myTertiaryModMask:: KeyMask
+
+myMainModMask      = mod4Mask     -- Super_L
+mySecondaryModMask = mod1Mask     -- Alt_L
+myTertiaryModMask  = controlMask  -- control
+
+-- | For XMonad.Util.EZConfig, these can be used
+myMainModifier, mySecondaryModifier, myTertiaryModifier :: String
+myMainModifier          = "M"
+mySecondaryModifier     = "M1"
+myTertiaryModifier      = "C"

src/XMonad/Custom/ProgramWorkSpaces.hs

@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ import XMonad.Actions.WindowGo
 
 import XMonad.Custom.BindingUtils
 import XMonad.Custom.Workspaces
+import XMonad.Custom.Modifiers
 
 
--- |
+-- | use secondary modifier to access program workspaces
-myProgramWorkSpaceSuperKey :: String
+myProgramWorkSpaceModifier :: String
-myProgramWorkSpaceSuperKey = "M1"
+myProgramWorkSpaceModifier = mySecondaryModifier
 
 -- | WorkSpaces (key, label, executable, className/ general )
 type ProgramWorkSpace = (String, String, String, Query Bool)
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ myProgramWorkSpaces = map second4 myProgramWorkSpacesConfig
 rawFocusBindings :: [(String, X())]
 myProgramWorkSpacesShiftBindings :: [(String, X())]
 (rawFocusBindings, myProgramWorkSpacesShiftBindings) =
-    makeWorkspaces myProgramWorkSpaceSuperKey (map quadrupleToPairFront myProgramWorkSpacesConfig)
+    makeWorkspaces myProgramWorkSpaceModifier (map quadrupleToPairFront myProgramWorkSpacesConfig)
 
 myProgramWorkSpacesFocusBindingsNoLaunch :: [(String, X ())]
 myProgramWorkSpacesFocusBindingsNoLaunch = addControlToBinding rawFocusBindings

xmonad-custom.cabal

@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ library
                    XMonad.Custom.UniversitySetup
                    XMonad.Custom.Layout
                    XMonad.Custom.Workspaces
+                   XMonad.Custom.Modifiers
   hs-source-dirs:  src
   ghc-options:     -funbox-strict-fields -Wall -Wno-unused-do-bind
   build-depends:   base
                  , xmonad
                  , xmonad-contrib
                  , ghc
+                 , X11
   default-language: Haskell2010